[RTTY] Radio for RTTY Contest travelling?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> So, the K3 has a spectrum scope now? And a dedicated RTTY RX mode?

The K3 has always had a dedicated RTTY decoder on the display 
as well as your choice of dedicated FSK or AFSK modes with  
dual-tone filter (DSP), real roofing filters of the appropriate 
bandwidth and (optional) dual receive that works properly.  

If you want a spectrum scope add the SDR-IQ (not much larger 
than a pack of cigarettes) connected to the IF output.  The 
display will window down to about 1/8 screen on the computer 
and provide spectrum, waterfall or both - with span adjustable 
from 1 KHz to 190 KHz.  

As a whole, the K3 (with user choice of options) and a light 
weight 15-30 A switching make a hard package to beat for 
portable operation.  It sure puts the "portable" rigs like 
the FT-8x7 series, TS-480, IC-706/7000 to shame ... and 
buries the receivers in even the best of the "home station" 
rigs.  

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
  



> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill, W6WRT
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:04 PM
> To: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
> Cc: asnp3d at gmail.com; ar at dseven.org; rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Radio for RTTY Contest travelling?
> 
> 
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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> On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:43:59 -0400 (EDT), Doug Faunt N6TQS
> +1-510-655-8604 <faunt at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> >The K3 is about half the weight of a IC756PROIII and I'd say
> two K3's
> >are about 6 times the radio that a single 756PROIII is.
> 
> REPLY:
> 
> So, the K3 has a spectrum scope now? And a dedicated RTTY RX mode?
> 
> 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________
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