I generally recommend people start in the digital world with
PSK31. There is quite a bit of activity between 14.070 and
14.073 on the 20 meter band. You can use the radio's VOX for
keying, so you can avoid having to worry about a keying
interface for the start. The PSK signal is symmetric, so you
should be able to work and copy other stations without worrying
about USB vs. LSB issues.
When you get PSK running, you know your computer can communicate
with your radio both ways. Then when you try other modes, and
they don't work, you start debugging with a large number of
things that do work.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 11/19/15 at 8:57 AM, ab...@arrl.net (Mark) wrote:
After being CW only for over 2 decades, I've made the decision
(now that I have a K3S/100) to move into digital comms. It's
time for me to experience a 1st contact in a new mode - been a
really long time.
For software, I've got DXLab for logging (WW included, of
course), FLDIGI, DigiPan, MMTY, JT65-HF, WSPR, LP Bridge and a
very messy desktop!
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Bill Frantz |"After all, if the conventional wisdom was
working, the
408-356-8506 | rate of systems being compromised would be
going down,
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