[Yaesu] FT-1000D Packet/RTTY input question

[Jon Ogden]

on 11/4/02 10:31 AM, Darrell Gordon / W4CX at w4cx@mindspring.com wrote:

> Can someone clear up a mystery for me on the FT-1000D?  Why a separate RTTY
> and Packet input?  The manual is pretty poor, but seems to imply that the
> RTTY only wants a shift voltage (DC?) and the Packet input expects tones.
> What do you do when you want to run both modes from one multifunction tnc?
> 
> 74, W4CX Darrell


Darrell,

The difference is in the filtering as I understand.

If you want to run a multi-mode TNC, you use the RTTY port.  I have my KAM+
hooked up to that and run all sorts of stuff through it.  The RTTY port will
handle FSK or AFSK.

Use the RTTY port and you'll be fine.

73,

Jon
NA9D

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