[RTTY] FlexRadio now has dedicated RTTY mode

[Michael Clarson]

Bill: I agree with you -- love the 6300 for RTTY. Having mark/space shown
on the spectrum display allows one to tune spot on very quickly. Don't have
to wait for the decoder to catch up. My only complaint (as I do lots of
S&P) is that if one is zoomed out to see a decent portion of the band, its
difficult to see what is happening around the frequency one is tuned to. If
zoomed in, one is constantly tuning beyond the range of the panadapter. To
me, the best solution is to show, in addition to the current display,  a
portion of spectrum right around the filter -- similar to the display MMTTY
gives you, but in the RF domain. An alternative to that would be to keep
the slice centered on the display and move the spectrum display with the
tuning knob. Others have suggested that the mark/space lines be extended
into the waterfall. I was not successful using the focus helper on the
flex, but set my computer so the active window is the one the mouse is over
to get me back to the logger. One does need the second monitor to really
take advantage of the spectrum display and use a logger efficiently.--73,
Mike, WV2ZOW

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:

> If anyone has thought about getting a new radio recently, perhaps you
> should consider one of the FlexRadio Signature Series of Software
> Defined Radios (SDR).  In a recent software upgrade, FlexRadio has
> added a dedicated RTTY mode to their already excellent line of radios.
> The main advantage of SDRs is of course, their panoramic display of
> the spectrum, from as little as four kHz to the entire band and more,
> and anything in between.   Many radios these days have some for of
> panoramic display but having a full screen on a second monitor will
> spoil you for anything else, I assure you.
>
> Another advantage is the simplicity of interconnects to the computer.
> Just one Ethernet cable. No more cables for audio, PTT, FSK, etc.
> Nice!  You do need a thing called a 100/1000 BaseT Ethernet Switch if
> you want to share a single Ethernet port on your computer with the
> Internet. I got mine at WalMart for about $35.
>
> There are three versions of the Signature Series, of which I have the
> low-end one, model 6300. The main difference is the number of "slices"
> or channels one can have active at the same time.  I have not operated
> one of the higher-end ones but a SO2R op might want to look at their
> capabilities.
>
> http://www.flexradio.com/
>
> Feel free to email me direct if you have any questions.  There is also
> a discussion group at:
>
> https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/
>
> The usual disclaimers apply, no commercial interest, just a satisfied
> customer.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
> dezrat at Outlook.com
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