[Elecraft] Help setting up digital

[Don Wilhelm]

Some data mode applications will do RTTY in USB by inverting the 
mark/space.  If using one of those, stay in DATA A submode for RTTY.
But do follow the instructions in the documentation for the software you 
are using.  Most DATA modes (other than RTTY) will operate from a 
waterfall display where you click on a signal of interest and that 
signal is decoded.  The bandwidth controls on the receiver would 
normally be set wide to see a wide waterfall with many signals.

Most using RTTY prefer MMTTY which would normally be used with AFSK A 
sub-mode on the K3/K3S (LSB on other transceivers).  You would normally 
tune to the RTTY signal with the VFO knob, and operate with a narrow 
bandwidth.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/19/2017 4:23 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
> This is grossly oversimplified, but it's a place to start: the software
> makes noises, the transmitter transmits them, the remote receiver
> receives them, and the software at the other end turns them back into
> letters on the screen.
>
> Different noises for RTTY, PSK-31, Olivia, Throb, Hellescriber, etc. but
> the technique does not change, and once you get a program working, you
> likely don't need to change anything but the VFO to change modes.
>
> I'd start with PSK-31 because it's popular.  DATA A will do fine.
>
> 73 -- Lynn
>
> On 3/19/2017 12:23 PM, Alan. G4GNX wrote:
>> I'm also interested.
>>
>> Are you saying that the K3 should be set to DATA A and the controlling
>> software on the PC will handle TX/RX, whether it's PSK, RTTY etc.?
>>