[RTTY] Dovetron Help

[Joe]

I have to agree with Jerry, all my rtty life I wanted a Dovetron, I 
finally got one.  It worked fine, but with the variable tuning of the 
mark and space I was never on the other guys freq.  I used it as a front 
end on a PK-232.  After about 6 months I got rid of it, the 
soundcard/mmtty is far the best terminal unit I have every had in my 28 
years on rtty.  Maybe MITTY is a bit better but MMTTY sure does a 
excellent job.

My suggestion, don't buy it, buy a soundcard interface like the Rascal, 
and use MMTTY

Joe K0BX


Jerry Flanders wrote:
> If this is the aprx 4 inch high x 19 inch wide unit with red LED " + 
> scope" display in the middle, I am familiar with it. I had a couple of 
> them and used them as TUs in conjunction with WriteLog software. I used 
> them as "Dumb Terminals", which means they simply demodulate the tones 
> and output the standard 5-bit RTTY codes.
> 
> Their main feature was that the mark and space tones could be 
> independently set, and were infinitely variable within the given ranges. 
> Problem is that in ham band RTTY you don't need that because we use 
> fixed tones, fixed shift, etc.
> 
> In most ham stations with modern computers, the sound card solution, 
> such as MMTTY, works very well. A piece of hardware like the MPC-1000R 
> is pretty, but doesn't work any better.
> 
> Unless you particularly want a dumb hardware TU to play with or want to 
> actually drive an old mechanical printer with it, it has few advantages.
> 
> Jerry W4UK
> 
> At 01:51 2/14/04, Richard wrote:
> 
>>         I am in possession of a Dovetron MPC-1000R on a 'try before you
>> buy' basis.
>> It appears to be in good working condition, etc.
>>
>>         After reading the documentation that accompanied the unit, I
>> have a few questions:
>>
>> 1.      What software is available for use with this unit?  Which one(s)
>> do you recommend?
>>
>> 2.      What is the best way to connect this unit to my PC?  Via serial?
>> Or?
>>
>> 3.      Are there any sources for said cables or will I have to homebrew
>> them?
>>
>> Any advice, hints, tricks, etc you can provide are greatly appreciated.
>>
>> 73 DE Richard, KG6STS
>>
>>
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