[Elecraft] Get the kids off the street - making my move!

[Peter Pauly]

For James:

I don't see as much JT9 as I do JT65, but JT9 works better for weaker
signals (even weaker than JT65) so you can work stations that are farther
away or under worse conditions.

JT65/JT9 is like shooting fish in a barrel (it's easy to make a lot of
distant contacts).

I also have to confess that it's so slow, I usually do something else while
I'm making QSO's.

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net>
wrote:

> I concur with Bill in that PSK is an easy mode to get running.   It is
> fun, regardless if you chase DX or just like to rag chew. Although I use
> the K3S, there is only one cable required between the computer and the
> radio.  It handles the audio and the PTT and CAT commands.     No interface
> required.  I do use a SignaLink USB with one of my other radios.  For
> software, FLDIGI is free, and has the required configuration files for the
> KX3 and K3/K3S radios.  Plus the MACRO's are easy to configure for your
> personal liking and it creates a log which can be uploaded to your favorite
> logging program.
>
> I finally figured out that the more software applications I have running
> to do different things, the more issues I have to resolve. Some software
> systems will easily hand shake and work with others, while others turn into
> more of a fist fight.  I typically only run one application and let it do
> all my radio chores.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> K3S s/n 10163
>
> On 11/19/2015 6:06 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
>
>> I generally recommend people start in the digital world with PSK31. There
>> is quite a bit of activity between 14.070 and 14.073 on the 20 meter band.
>> You can use the radio's VOX for keying, so you can avoid having to worry
>> about a keying interface for the start. The PSK signal is symmetric, so you
>> should be able to work and copy other stations without worrying about USB
>> vs. LSB issues.
>>
>> When you get PSK running, you know your computer can communicate with
>> your radio both ways. Then when you try other modes, and they don't work,
>> you start debugging with a large number of things that do work.
>>
>> 73 Bill AE6JV
>>
>
>
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