[GreenKeys] The things I worry about.

[Ron Kolarik]

Always the MARK tone. It just drives me nuts when the newbies running 
software and always USB
spot their frequency as carrier plus 1500 Hz. I can find them with the 
Flex but it still bothers me.

Ron K0IDT


On 9/14/2015 12:37 AM, Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
> Running RTTY.
> Assuming 170 Hz shift, and 2125 Hz mark tone.
> What frequency do you tell people you're at?
> If your receiver is in lower sideband mode and your marking frequency is
> 7097.875 KHz, do you tell people you're transmitting on 7100 KHz. That
> would be where the suppressed carrier isn't if you're running SSB AFSK.
> Do you tell them you're transmitting at 7097.875 KHz because that's
> where the mark tone is. Or do you tell them you're at 7097.790 KHz
> because that's the mid point between your mark and space frequencies,
> especially if you're running true FSK and there isn't a suppressed 
> carrier?
>
> What do you tell them if you're using an AEA PK-232 and you're too lazy
> to change the default RTTY shift from 200 to 170 Hz?
> Which tone is 30 Hz off frequency, or are both tones 15 Hz off frequency.
>