[RTTY] FSK and TS940

[tomhomsley at knology.net]

Good info on RTTY and the 940.
Tom, N4WBS

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:51:57 -0500, Richard Ferch <ve3iay at rac.ca> wrote :

> On 24 Jan 2004 at 13:36:36 -0000,  Tom Homsley, N4WBS said:
> 
>  >I have a Kenwood TS940 I am trying to set up to run FSK.  Software is
>  >MMTTY.  Hardware is PC COM1 to RigBlaster Pro to ACC2 (13-pin DIN) on 
rear
>  >of 940.  Reports say I have a carrier but no diddle?  One report on
>  >eham/elmer said the Processor-Out had to be adjusted???  Any ideas?
>  >Tom, N4WBS
> 
> Tom,
> 
> I am not directly familiar with the TS940, but if it's like some other 
> older Kenwoods, FSK keying is not done using the ACC2 connector. On my 
> TS850, ACC2 does have pins for PTT, for receive audio, and for transmit 
> audio you can use for AFSK, but there is no pin in ACC2 for FSK keying. 
> There is a separate RCA phono jack on the back panel labelled RTTY. If 
your 
> radio is like mine, you have to take the FSK keying signal from the 
> Rigblaster Pro and connect it to this RTTY jack, otherwise in FSK mode 
you 
> will only get a steady carrier.
> 
> 73,
> Rich VE3IAY
> 
> 
> 
> 

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