[Elecraft] Dial setting 60m digital frequencies?

[Ken]

Rich,

Thank you very much!    I've only had the K3 for a couple of months and I'm still learning!  That was an area I had totally missed!

73, Ken
WA8JXM

On Mar 8, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Richard Ferch wrote:

> Your calculations appear to be based on using AFSK A - REV (USB) with a 
> Pitch setting of 2125 Hz. The probability of error is very high using 
> such a difficult choice. Use DATA A instead; it's much simpler. I can 
> see no reason to use AFSK A (normal or reverse) in this situation unless 
> you really enjoy making life difficult for yourself.
> 
> In DATA A, set the dial to the same setting you would use for SSB (1.5 
> kHz below the channel centre) and use 1500 Hz audio.
> 
> If you were doing PSK31 with CW paddles and no computer, you would use 
> PSK D, and in that case you would tune the dial to the channel centre, 
> the same as in CW. On receive your audio would be at 1010 Hz.
> 
> 73,
> Rich VE3KI
> 
> 
> Ken WA8JXM wrote:
> 
>> With the new ability to use PSK31 on the 60m channels, I am uncertain about how to \
>> get on the proper frequency.   FCC only allows operation on precisely the center of \
>> the channel (e.g. 5405.0).
>> 
>> As best as I can tell, for 1500 Hz audio, the K3 should be set for the CW frequency \
>> +0.625 kHz in reverse Data mode (or the SSB channel frequency +2.125.)   Channel 5 \
>> (5405.0) would require setting the K3 dial to 5405.625 with the PSK signal at 1500 \
>> Hz.  Channel 2 (5348 center frequency) requires setting the K3 dial to 5348.625 Data \
>> Rev.
>> 
>> Can anyone confirm my calculations?