[UK-CONTEST] PSK/RTTY with an old 1000MP

[Andy swiffin]

>>> Darren GØTSM <uk-contest at g0tsm.com> wrote on 09/03/2006 10:56:16:
> G3RXP wrote:
> 
>> >Also anyone know why a good signal on the RTTY display gives good stong
>> >peaks but the bar signal graph doesnt move and prints out rubbish???
> 
> Sounds like RTTY is reversed, if you are TXing with FSK then you need 
> to set the tone option in the MP to 'Reversed' then make sure you are 
> using  LSB/RTTY. If you are using AFSK are you using the right 
> sideband?. I've never used AFSK but I guess it's the same as FSK,ie LSB.
> 

Yes, that's right,  LSB for rtty for AFSK.  Reversal does sound the most likely problem.

For PSK it doesn't matter whether you use LSB or USB - I use whichever is better for avoiding QRM and set the rig to the upper or lower end of the patch as appropriate.

73
Andy
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