Yeah, Mike, there's something "magic" about it. Receive tuning isn't finicky. And when you send CW with the paddle, you get to hear both your CW sidetone as well as the FSK mark/space tones, 12 dB down :)
Wayne N6KR > On Aug 17, 2020, at 7:16 PM, Michael Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wayne > > I think doing RTTY is a good idea. Speaking from someone who used to own a > Model 15 with Tube Terminal Unit! :) > > I still do RTTY today. > > Mike va3mw > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 9:27 PM Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > No, this is not a trick question :) And yes, I'm aware that most data mode > operation uses computer based modes like FT8 and JS9call these days. But read > on. > > Of all the data modes available to ultralight adventures, RTTY is the easiest > to use, for three reasons -- assuming you have a KX3 or KX2: > > - it's easy to tune in mark/space tones using the CWT display on the rig's LCD > > - text decode appears immediately on the VFO B display -- no other gear > required > > - paddle-sent CW gets converted to RTTY while in FSK-D mode > > - no need for a computer, smartphone, etc. to do demodulation > > The K3/K3S, KX3, and KX2 all have these RTTY and PSK modes built-in, at > multiple baud rates. > > I've made hundreds of Field Day and contest QSOs using RTTY on Elecraft rigs, > but I was wondering...has anyone tried RTTY on a SOTA outing? > > If someone would like to experiment with this on a sked, I'd be happy to give > it a go. > > I also have the vague notion that slower, nonstandard RTTY might be fun to > experiment with to improve SNR and reduce bit error rate during fading. > Thoughts on this topic would be welcome. It would be easy to add such a mode > to our KX line. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
