Re: [Elecraft] K3: FSK or AFSK

On 9/27/2010 4:30 PM, Bill Myers wrote: I'm trying to remember why I wanted a FSK-capable radio for RTTY. I've done thousands of RTTY Qs in contests, sometimes scoring fairly well, and I've NEVER used FSK. If you're using a radio that allows you to put the AFSK tones in the center of the

Re: [Elecraft] K3: FSK or AFSK

On 9/27/2010 4:30 PM, Bill Myers wrote: I'm trying to remember why I wanted a FSK-capable radio for RTTY. I've done thousands of RTTY Qs in contests, sometimes scoring fairly well, and I've NEVER used FSK. If you're using a radio that allows you to put the AFSK tones in the center of

Re: [Elecraft] K3: FSK or AFSK

Thanks to all - your help was conclusive. There is certainly no need to switch from AFSK. The filter issue was the reason my pre-K3 setups were not quite satisfactory! So, I get to use that serial port for some other toy. That's a good thing! 73 Bill -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] K3: FSK or AFSK

I'm trying to remember why I wanted a FSK-capable radio for RTTY. Before (the K3), I have used sound-card programs (MMTTY, WriteLog) - now I have the option. As I am a little short on serial ports, I initially set up the K3 using AFSK. Why should I switch? Bill K6IFF -- View this message in

Re: [Elecraft] K3: FSK or AFSK

On 9/27/2010 4:30 PM, Bill Myers wrote: I'm trying to remember why I wanted a FSK-capable radio for RTTY. Before (the K3), I have used sound-card programs (MMTTY, WriteLog) - now I have the option. As I am a little short on serial ports, I initially set up the K3 using AFSK. Why should I

Re: [Elecraft] K3: FSK or AFSK

Bill, You have a successful setup, so why even consider switching. There is no difference between FSK and AFSK on the receiving end. The major difference on the transmitting end is that FSK is more tolerant of things like the mark frequency setting, but other than that, I cannot find any