Joe, You can make your choice of several software applications - MMTTY, fldigi, HRD/DM780, and several others - AFSK or FSK will be part of your decision. Download each of the applications and take a look at the user interface and choose the one you like better. After that, yes, you will have to "Read The Fine Manual" for that application, and perhaps re-read the K3 Data Modes section of the manual to see how to connect it and set the K3 for whichever FSK-D or AFSK that you have chosen for your software application. There are just too many combinations and personal preferences for anyone else to tell you how you should do it.
If in the process of RTFM there is something you need clarification about, then I am certain a pointed question here will bring you several answers, but given the question you have asked, you will get answers "all over the board" because there are many combinations and permutations. I really don't want to discourage you, but that is just the way it really is. If you want to "do it the easy way", use MMTTY as a soundcard application (AFSK-A not FSK-D) and connect your soundcard line in/out to the K3 line out/in, and select PTT with DTR in both MMTTY and on the K3 CONFIG menu. Click the RTTY signal in the waterfall and communicate. (yes, you will have to set the soundcard line output level and the K3 line-in level for 4 to 5 bars of ALC (do that adjustment in TX TEST) - do not use compression for data modes. Click on the RTTY signal wanted in the waterfall and make the contact. That should get you started, but you may want to expand beyond that easy start. If all that does not make sense to you right now, you will have to do some study to put it all together. There are so many variations and personal preferences that "spoon feeding" is not possible. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2010 6:33 PM, W8JH wrote: > Any suggestions on an easy to use RTTY program for the K3? Very casual use > expected. I would like to spend my time on the air rather than reading a > huge pdf manual! > 73, > Joe ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
