[RTTY] Re: Noise with MMTTY

[Don Inbody]

I am going to run "split", with xmit on the LSB side (for AFSK) and CW
narrow on the rcv side.  This does not work well for contesting, as I have
to manually match the two VFOs, but will work for casual contesting or rag
chewing.

I don't know that it is possible to turn the AGC off in a TS-430.  Of
course, I have learned many new things over the years.

Don

Don Inbody/AD0K
QSL via LotW and eQSL

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Peter Laws
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 13:29
To: RTTY at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [RTTY] Re: Noise with MMTTY

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Don Inbody wrote:

-> My only problem is the tendency of my rig (TS-430) to clamp down the
-> AGC when a nearby loud signal comes on, thereby virtually eliminating
-> the weaker signal I may be copying.  In that circumstance, a tight
-> filter (or moving the IF shift) will help.


This is the issue I have with my IC-725 - nearby loud signals kill me.
I've considered getting a narrower INRAD filter for the SSB side (I run
AFSK with MMTTY) but I think I'd still have the same problem ...  or would
I?

I've been told that the 1.8 kHz filters make SSB a little harsh-sounding
...  could I build a jig to be able to switch the filters in and out?

Another crazy thought I had - add the 500 Hz CW filter and run split.
Doable?

Clearly, a new IC-7800 would fix all this, but I'm *cheap*.

-- 
73,
Peter Laws
N5UWY/9
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