[FARC] Fw: [MDC-EC] MT-63 Demo Tuesday 08 February, 8:30 PM

[Rolan O. Clark]

All,

If anyone wants to test MT63 2K  on the air please let me know . I am 
planning on being at EOC next Tuesday eve and participate in the below test 
but I would like to check MT63 2k through the 147.06 before hand to be sure 
all works well. It should but it would be nice to verify it before hand.  I 
live outside of Adamstown, about 6 miles south of Frederick and I would 
first like to work someone simplex to be sure all is ok that way.

I will be using FLDIGI for the program and I have an USB Signalink inter 
face for the IC2720 but we can do it using 'acoustical coupling'  if you 
don't have a hard wired interface. Here's how  it's done. As with all these 
programs it takes a while to get familiar with what it  takes to set it up.

1. Go to  http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html and under Windows Setup 
download fldigi-3.20.34
2. Install the program configure it for MT63 2K
3. When you TX on the program be sure you hear the modulation from the 
speaker and if so hold the PTT on your mic while it  is close to the speaker 
and that should be enough to 'couple' the MT63 2K signal to your transmitter 
to transmit the signal.
4. For receive, connect an audio cable from your speaker to the line in on 
your computer and set your sound card configuration on the FLDIGI  program 
to that audio in.
5. I have also used headsets and plugged them into the mic in on the sound 
card on this laptop and then hold the earpiece close to the radio speaker on 
receive and it will act as a microphone and allow you to copy the received 
data.  You would have to set your card configuration on the FLDIGI to used 
that mic input.

If anyone wants to try this over the air I will be glad  to try it if  we 
can find a mutual time.

73 de rolan w3fdk

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeff Fishman
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 6:24 PM
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Subject: [FARC] Fw: [MDC-EC] MT-63 Demo Tuesday 08 February, 8:30 PM

If anyone is interested in participating in this, please let me know.
Jeff KB3FIO
ARES EC
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 6:00 PM
Subject: [MDC-EC] MT-63 Demo Tuesday 08 February, 8:30 PM


> Hi Folks;
>
> An on-air demonstration of MT-63 has been planned with MEMA for
> Tuesday evening, February 8, 8:30 PM, after the monthly RACES drill
> concludes. Tony KF3AK will be operating from Camp Fretterd, and I'll
> be in Carroll County. We're tentatively using the 147.060 Western
> Region Net frequency.
>
> For this demo it would be great to get a couple other EOCs or hospital
> stations to participate. Since MT-63 works quite well with simple
> acoustic coupling, there will be no set-up required, other than to
> have a computer with FLDIGI and FLMSG ready.
>
> This should be a fun demo. If all goes well we should demonstrate that
> an ICS-213, RadioGram, or RACES SITREP form can be sent error-free in
> about 20% of the time needed to send it by voice.
>
> Please let me know if you're interested in participating.
>
> 73; Steve, N3SB
>
>
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