[Elecraft] P3SVGA data RTTY FSK D

[W4ATK]

	I had the opportunity to spend a couple of hours on the TARA Grid Dip contest Saturday. I choose to work RTTY with the P3SVGA and FSK D. What a hoot!  Everything worked as it should. Each new contact went better than the previous one. I had quickly put in a couple of text messages for the contest and they proved to be adequate. 

	I have divided the 50 Text message capability into 4 groups CW (12) PSK31(12) RTTY (12) and an auxillary group of 12. They are accessed as F1 thru F12 (CW), <SHIFT> F1 thru <SHIFT> F12 (PSK31), <ALT> F1 thru <ALT> F12 (RTTY), and the aux group, <CTRL> F1 thru <CTRL> F12.  Each function key carries basically the same message, just "personalized"  for the particular mode, so other than remembering the correct pre-key, F! is always "CQ". etc. For the contest I used the aux group, <ALT> Function Keyes personalized for the Grid Dip.

	To make a long story short, this scheme has worked well for me on CW and RTTY. I must admit tuning PSK31 has been a bit more of a trial but I have made a few contacts. Clicking on the browser is a lot easier. :-))

Jim, W4ATK