[RTTY] VP6DX

[Charles Morrison]

> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:33:45 -0800
> From: Kok Chen <chen at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] VP6DX
> To: RTTY Reflector <rtty at contesting.com>
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> Another interesting thing is that the news page also mentioned that
> VP6DX is using the microKeyer II interface.  The reason it is of
> interest to us is this: if they are using FSK instead of AFSK, the
> actual baud rate from a microKeyer will not be 45.45 baud but it will
> instead be either 45.0 baud or 45.76 baud (depends on which one the
> software decides is "closer").
> 
> 
> 73
> Chen, W7AY
> 
> 

This is very interesting, why is this?  I thought the speed was set by the
software?

Charlie
Ki5xp