[RTTY] Which RTTY Program To Use ??

[The Tolberts]

Ok, I have MMTY receiving and think I have the COM port set correctly. I
don't have a 13 pin connector for ACC2 ( is there a source other than
Kenwood for those darn things??) so I tried PTT using the rig control. Rig
control seems ok and PTT will key but wont unkey. As I read the MMTY help
file the "\" in the buffer should unkey the rig. What did I miss?

73 Jamie WW3S

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Harder" <jon@praxisworks.org>
To: "The Tolberts" <jtolbert@gremlan.org>; "WA9ALS - John"
<wa9als@starband.net>; <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Which RTTY Program To Use ??


> > What exactly needs done to transmit fsk with MMTY and a TS850??
>
> Jamie --
>
> The 850's FSK setup is pretty simple and works great with MMTTY.  You need
> to do something like this:
>
> 1. Build a simple level-shifter to provide FSK keying from the computer to
> the 850's RTTY RCA jack, and to handle PTT.  It can be done on the same
> port.  I have used the one described at http://www.w5bbr.com/pttfsk.html
> quite successfully for several years.   The 850's PTT line is on pin 9,
> shield to 8, of ACC2.  (Fixed audio out for the sound card is available on
> pin 3, shield to 4 of ACC2, or you can use speaker audio if you want to
ride
> the AF gain.)
>
> 2.  Go to Joe's nice 850 info site at http://www.qsl.net/k0bx/   Choose
the
> tab marked TS-850FSK and follow the set-by-step setup of the 850 menu for
> FSK.
>
> 3.  In MMTTY select Option -> Setup MMTTY -> Misc and choose Comm TxD
(FSK).
> In TX tab, go to PTT and choose your comm port.  Confusing, but it's also
> the FSK keying port.  Be sure your demod frequencies and shifts in MMTTY
> setup match the menu settings you've just put in the 850.  Turn on the
> "Moni" push-button on the 850, adjust the level,  and listen to your
signal.
> If it's upside-down, you can go back to the 850 menu and set menu number
11
> to the alternate choice, ON works for me.
>
> 4.  This should work well.  If you have your 850s rig control enabled, you
> can set this up under TX -> Radio Command and choose the Kenwood options.
> Set frequency offset to OFF for FSK.  This allows logging the freq of QSOs
> right in MMTTY.
>
> Among the great advantages of FSK on the 850 is that you can use  CW
filters
> in the two IFs to gain sharp selectivity.   There's been much recent
> discussion of this here on the list.  I have a choice of 500 or 270 hz
> filters in the first IF (8 mHz)   and 500 in the second.  This together
with
> the 850's slope tuning is a terrific setup.
>
> One final note.  As a WriteLog user,  I use the MMTTY plug-in for one
> RttyRite window, and my ST-8000 in another, paralleling the audio and FSK
> lines.  Wow, what a combo -- ready for anything!
>
> Hope this gets you going soon on FSK with your 850, Jamie.
>
> 73  de Jon         K1US
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Tolberts" <jtolbert@gremlan.org>
> To: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>; <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 2:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Which RTTY Program To Use ??
>
>
> > What exactly needs done to transmit fsk with MMTY and a TS850??
> >
> > 73 Jamie WW3S
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
> > To: <rtty@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 10:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [RTTY] Which RTTY Program To Use ??
> >
> >
> > > > Amen, Dick.  I will stick to the KAM also.  I much prefer running
FSK.
> > > > Writelog supports the KAM+.
> > > >
> > > > I also tried the MMTTY plug in with Writlog.  In my experience, it
> does
> > > not
> > > > copy any better than the KAM+.
> > > >
> > > > Jim   W4LC
> > >
> > > The common "soundcard" programs (including MMTTY, RITTY,
> Writelog/Rttyrite
> > > etc) also support FSK transmit, so you don't have to give that up.
You
> do
> > > need a serial port that supports 5-bit code though.  73
> > >
> > >
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