Welcome Bob. DM780 will perform well for you with the most popular modes, Multipsk will add a few more modes. Take a look at FLDIGI also. All three will give you the most used modes. In addition to RTTY and PSK31, the most common other modes are
Feld-Hell Olivia MFSK16 I have heard over 200 unique call signs on JT65A mode in the past 3 weeks, so don't forget that mode. It is perhaps the "oddest" mode in that there is essentially no conversation, just the exchange of callsign and signal report. Multipsk has that mode, a new application JT65A-HF is due out in a few weeks. Andy K3UK On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Bob <k...@arrl.net> wrote: > > > Well, I guess I will give the digital modes a try, and need a few > suggestions on which modes to try first and which software to use. > > I've had tons of psk and rtty qsos, but want to try some of the more exotic > ones. With the upcoming TARA Skirmish and Feld Hell Sprint, now would be an > opportune time. > > I normally use Winwarbler for psk and rtty. I recently downloaded DM780 and > had one Feld Hell qso. From what I can tell, Olivia, MFSK16, & JT65A are > pretty popular modes, but I will need a different program. At this second, > I'm downloading Multipsk. Is that my best bet for a multi-mode digital > program? > > And, are those three modes the ones I should start working with? It would be > really great if there is enough activity on each mode to keep me occupied. > > I'm using a pretty fast computer with plenty of capacity, a good sound card > and interface (MicroKeyer) tied to a Icom 756 ProII. I'm familiar with the > sked pages. > > I'd appreciate any feedback. > > Hope to get you all in the new digital log from Delaware soon. > > Bob - K3MQ > >
