[Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Dean
Can any body recommend a couple of the best digital programs to work with the K3? I was looking for one that is compatible with PSK D and FSK D. Thanks! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Julian, G4ILO
As far as I know there is only one program (apart from the terminal in the K3 Utility) that makes any use pf PSK D and FSK D at all and that is my program KComm. However it is really transmit only. You have to receive by reading the K3 display, because there isn't a good way to get the text into

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Richard Ferch
Can any body recommend a couple of the best digital programs to work with the K3? I was looking for one that is compatible with PSK D and FSK D. Any program that supports FSK on other radios will work with the K3 in FSK D mode, decoding RTTY using a sound card and keying the radio via pin

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread K2QI
I like DM780. It comes as part of HRD. It works perfectly with the K3. James K2QI On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Dean ebd...@mytargets.com wrote: Can any body recommend a couple of the best digital programs to work with the K3? I was looking for one that is compatible with PSK D and FSK D.

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Of K2QI Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:53 AM To: Dean Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3? I like DM780. It comes as part of HRD. It works perfectly with the K3. James K2QI On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Dean ebd

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU
What would you like out of PSK D and FSK D? We could consider adding it to fldigi if there are advantages. BTW, you didn't say what OS you were using, but fldigi runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Leigh/WA5ZNU -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread K6LE
I don't know about the OP's requirements but to me the advantage of being able to use the FSK D mode would be the ability to run FSK without and interface. Presently I am running both Fldgi and cocoaModem and they both work great in AFSK modes so I guess it's not a big deal to me. BTW, one of

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU
Thank you, Rick. You can configure fldigi to use RS232 commands for TX and RX control, and the K3 has built-in transformer isolation so you don't need an interface to run, just two shielded audio cables with 3.5mm plugs and an RS232 9-pin straight-through cable. FSK D would also require the

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
; 'Dean' ebd...@mytargets.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3? I like DM780. It comes as part of HRD. And does not, last time I checked, support either PSK_D or FSK_D (FSK). It is an audio only package. 73, ... Joe, W4TV

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU wrote: What would you like out of PSK D and FSK D? We could consider adding it to fldigi if there are advantages. I'm not really sure what advantages there are to using PSK D or FSK D. Having to receive PSK by accurately tuning in a signal instead of clicking on a

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread K6LE
Leigh, I understand about RS232 for keying the rig and that is a nice feature of Fldigi, however, that doesn't accomplish direct FSK keying which takes us back to the OP's original desire (I think) As far as cocoaModem using RS232 rig control, I wouldn't really want it to since I have either

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Kok Chen
I had recently made some measurements of RTTY and PSK31 which shows that sound card driven programs using DATA-A can put out a cleaner transmitted signal than the K3's internal generators in the PSK-D and FSK-D modes. Unlike many other rigs, the K3 is very forgiving about the precise Mic

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread K2QI
). It is an audio only package. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K2QI Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:53 AM To: Dean Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Kok Chen wrote: I had recently made some measurements of RTTY and PSK31 which shows that sound card driven programs using DATA-A can put out a cleaner transmitted signal than the K3's internal generators in the PSK-D and FSK-D modes. Unlike many other rigs, the K3 is very

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Kok Chen
On Feb 8, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Julian, G4ILO wrote: By 50 watts average PSK power do you mean PWR set to 50, or PWR set to 100 or whatever gives an average 50W out? 50 W with PWR knob, and measured to be close to 50W on an external averaging wattmeter with an idling Varicode on BPSK31 This

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread K6LE
Chen, With the ease of set up and use of AFSK on the K3 and with your tests showing how clean it can be, together with the terrific functionality of using both receivers with cocoaModem, I have decided that I am not going to bother getting FSK working either with direct keying or via FSK D

Re: [Elecraft] Best Digital Program for the K3?

2010-02-08 Thread Dean45
Coming from CW, and being fairly new to other digital modes, I liked the option with PSK D to occasionaly use the paddle instead of the keyboard. Also, because I would sometimes use the radio stand alone for PSK D/FSK D, it made sence to get used to how it works while I have the computer on and