I use FSK with my Paragon and a Kantronics KAM. It works fine. To go to
the RTTY mode, press SHIFT then CW. This should give the proper offsets.
I run with the PBT centered with all filters except the 1.8 kHz. If you
need to offset the RIT or PBT, check the frequencies of the carrier/BFO
oscillators. They can change with crystal and trimmer capacitor aging. I
found that I had to shoot the trimmer caps with contact cleaner because
some had become unstable. I had the same thing with my Icom R-71A.
With the Paragon, I can even copy RTTY with the .25 kHz filter.
73,
Bob WB2VUF
Ken Brown wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am curious about this statement:
>
>
>>Interestingly, Stan at Ten Tec was reading the list and also replied moments
>>ago. He said that the Paragon can not receive true FSK and that using the
>>offset is a requirement.
>>
>
> I understand that "True FSK" transmit capability refers to either
> frequency shift keying a single oscillator, or switching between two
> oscillators in RF stages (such as BFO oscillators, or shifting the VFO)
> as opposed to using audio tones into a SSB transmitter.
>
> What is "True FSK" receive? Using a discriminator in the IF instead of
> using audio tone detectors or an audio discriminator circuit? Or would
> it be two detectors each with their own narrow IF filter? Is using an
> audio tone demodulator NOT true FSK receiving?
>
> DE N6KB
>
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