[RTTY] Help for FT-1000-MP Mark V

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > Or just use SSB with a resistive attenuator from the sound card to the
 > microphone socket pin.

Which does horrible things if you run the sound card level too high in
the PC or forget to turn off the compressor in the rig.  The big benefit
of PKT in the Yaesu rigs is that it makes sure the compressor is off and
the mic preamp is bypassed so you do not cause clipping *before* the
mic gain control.   It also avoids external switching that can fail and
introduce hum/distortion.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2015-03-31 4:29 PM, David G3YYD wrote:
> Or just use SSB with a resistive attenuator from the sound card to the
> microphone socket pin. Did that for years on my old FT1KMP. Used a
> changeover switch to switch between microphone and attenuate audio from the
> PC.PTT was done by using VOX.
> 73 David G3YYD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich,
> W4TV
> Sent: 31 March 2015 20:04
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Help for FT-1000-MP Mark V
>
>
>
>> My problem is understanding how you tell if her radio is set to AFSK
>> or FSK?
>
> RTTY-L and RTTY-U are FSK. To operate AFSK with any of the Yaesu
> transceivers one selects PKT mode.  Prior to the FT-9000/FT-2000 PKT was
> restricted to LSB mode which makes in difficult to use in some digital modes
> (QPSK##, JT-65, JT9, MFSK#, etc.) but correct for AFSK RTTY and usable (with
> a display difference) for BPSK##.
>
> 73,
>
>     ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2015-03-30 11:44 PM, Gary AL9A wrote:
>> Looking for some insight into RTTY settings for the Mark V.  I am
>> trying to help Corliss AL1G upgrade her RTTY setup, but am unfamiliar
>> with her radio. She is in Anchorage and I am about 45 road miles away
>> from her QTH so we are doing this via email and phone calls.
>>
>> She currently has a Rig Expert Standard as her interface, but is going
>> to upgrade to a microHAM MKII.  She has MMTTY stand alone running and
>> we are trying to get her new upgraded version of WriteLog to use
>> either the MMTTY plug in or the XMMT.ocx.  She has been following the
>> tips on AA5AU's web site, but she still is having problems getting the
>> radio to key up in WriteLog.  At this point I am unsure if she is
>> transmitting AFSK or FSK.
>>
>> I downloaded the manual for the Mark V and scanned through it looking
>> for subjects that included RTTY, AFSK and FSK.  I've discovered that
>> the Mark V has two jacks on the back of the radio related to RTTY.  A
>> 5 pin DIN labeled PACKET is for AFSK, PSK and other digital modes.  A
>> 4 pin DIN is for FSK. My problem is understanding how you tell if her
>> radio is set to AFSK or FSK? The manual says to push the RTTY button
>> on the radio to select either RTTY LSB  or RTTY USB.  That's it.  So
>> is this AFSK or FSK?  Because of the LSB/USB choices it sounds like
>> the radio is going to transmit AFSK with either of these settings through
> the PACKET jack.
>> I can't find anything in the manual that specifically says how to set
>> it to do FSK.  Is there a menu item buried somewhere that has to be
>> tweaked in order to get it to transmit FSK?  Any guidance appreciated.
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
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