[RTTY] Fw: [rigblaster] Fw: Rigblaster Plug & Play Question

[James Colville]

AFC!!!  ARRGGGHHHHHH!!  Don't get me started!

Why did they put this into software?  This is why you have a VFO!

 Is AFC so I can have more FUN chasing those who call me around the band
with my RIT?


73
Jim W7RY



On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Marty W8AKS <w8aks55 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I took the liberty of forwarding Don's message on to Del at West Mountain
> and here is his answer,
> 73
> Marty
> W8AKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Del Schier
> To: rigblaster at yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 15:02
> Subject: RE: [rigblaster] Fw: [RTTY] Rigblaster Plug & Play Question
>
>
>
> Yes the RIGblaster P&P optoisolated CW keying output could be controlled by
> the MMTTY EXTFSK extension. If it is set to key DTR it would work.
>
> You would just have to make the appropriate cable and set the xmit shift
> right. You might even be able to parallel the RIGblaster keying output to
> key both a CW straight key jack and the FSK keying inputs, switching modes
> with the radio mode switch.
>
> Note that AFSK works very well with the advantage that the software AFC
> tunes automatically and precisely zero beats the other station; a slow and
> tedious manual operation with true FSK. As far as I can tell the only
> advantage to pure FSK is that some radios have pre programmed narrow RTTY
> filters inside the AGC loop may not let you program the radio's SBB filters
> to keep strong adjacent stations from killing the RF gain. Otherwise the
> DSP audio filtering in a program like MMTTY is far superior than any
> radio's
> IF filters.
>
> Thanks,
> 73
>
> Del Schier, K1UHF
>
> West Mountain Radio
> 34 Smith Street
> Norwalk, CT 06851
>
> <http://www.westmountainradio.com> http://www.westmountainradio.com
> tel: 203 853 8080
> fax: 203 299 0232
>
> From: rigblaster at yahoogroups.com [mailto:rigblaster at yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Marty W8AKS
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:51 AM
> To: rigblaster at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [rigblaster] Fw: [RTTY] Rigblaster Plug & Play Question
>
> Del, I found this in my email this morning. Do you have any comments? I can
> repost them on the rtty reflector if you would like.
> 73
> Marty
> W8AKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net <mailto:aa5au%40bellsouth.net<aa5au%2540bellsouth.net>>
> >
> To: "'RTTY Reflector'" <rtty at contesting.com <mailto:rtty%40contesting.com<rtty%2540contesting.com>>
> >
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 3:35
> Subject: [RTTY] Rigblaster Plug & Play Question
>
> > Updating some of my web pages and reviewing the Rigblaster Plug & Play
> > unit information I have on hand. I know from past reviews of
> > this unit that it is not intended for FSK transmission. However, since it
> > does CW keying using the DTR line of the built-in
> > USB-to-serial converter, is there any reason why this CW line couldn't be
> > used for FSK with MMTTY with the use of EXTFSK. If FSK is
> > configured to DTR in EXTFSK, it would seem that you could then key FSK
> > instead of CW using the CW line of the Rigblaster Plug &
> > Play. I see no reason why it wouldn't work. Doesn't anyone else?
> >
> > Has anyone tried this?
> >
> > 73, Don AA5AU
> > http://www.aa5au.com
> > http://www.rttycontesting.com
> >
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