[Elecraft] Legacy = Low Latency: FSK-D mode

[Wes]

Sorry about the cut and paste.  Clearly Wayne didn't write the top part, I did.

On 3/22/2019 3:19 PM, Wes wrote:
> I waited until all of the frenzy subsided and bought myself a K3 back in '08 
> IIRC.  I was using a TS-870SAT primarily on SSB at the time and frankly, I was 
> disappointed in the K3, particularly from an ergonomic point of view.  So in 
> looking for a use for the K3 I investigated RTTY. Although I had been licensed 
> for about 50 years at that time I had never operated RTTY.  I've never to this 
> day used the internal RTTY capability, nor FSK for that matter, but I did 
> start using AFSK.  I got hooked.  So I thought to try for DXCC and now have a 
> DXCC certificate that actually says "RTTY" on it. Today it's harder to find 
> new ones, but I have 254 confirmed now with my modest station.
>
> It's great fun and even though it's a "digital" mode, operator skill still 
> makes a difference.
>
> Unfortunately, I heard one of the current DXpeditions plopped on 14.080 using 
> the abysmal FT8 the other day, so nothing is sacred anymore.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>> On 3/22/2019 9:14 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>
>> Next time you're listening on 20 meters, the most popular band for RTTY, take 
>> a quick spin above 14.080. If you hear some of those magical tones, turn on 
>> FSK-D mode and give this mode a try.
>>
>>