Yet i still can't copy it by ear....still just noise. Obviously YMMV. 73 de Lee, AA4GA
On Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 12:20 PM Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com [KX3] < kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Thanks, everyone, for all the pragmatic and philosophical observations > about FT-8. Depending on who you ask, it’s anywhere from miraculous to > take-it-or-leave-it. Or both. This is characteristic of many aspects of > amateur radio, of course. To each their own. > > A different sub-noise-floor mode, PSK31, was on my mind this morning. > After breakfast I grabbed my KX2 and 17/20 meter whip and went outside to > check the bands. All of the CW signals were weak at the time. Then I > happened across a warbling PSK31 signal in this mode’s preferred segment > (14070-14073)—a VA7 calling CQ. > > I used the KX2’s auto-spot function, resulting in perfect copy. He came > back to me on the first call at 10 W, which is not unusual; PSK31 has an > established track record as a great QRP more. > > The important point is that I was able to carry on a satisfying, > non-automated, data-mode QSO using a only a hand-held radio with an > attached keyer paddle. In my sweats. On a gorgeous day right out of a > Maxfield Parrish painting. Without a computer. > > I was reminded that PSK31 *is* that mystical unicorn: the sub-noise-floor > data mode that’s also a conversational mode. It isn’t full QSK, like CW, > and it lacks the rigor of FT-8, but it has some of the advantages of both. > This is why PSK31 (and PSK63) are built into the K3, K3S, KX3, and KX2. All > you need is a keyer paddle. If you prefer a keyboard, you can use a > terminal emulator application running on a variety of devices. Just attach > your device to the rig using the supplied USB cable. > > To summarize: If you’re a CW op who’s temporarily out of CW signals, or an > FT-8 user who longs for a few unmediated QSOs, take a walk on the wild side > and try PSK. > > Notes: > > 1. Elecraft radios have a special mode, “PSK-D”, that treats PSK31/63 as a > narrowband mode for VFO tuning purposes. You don’t just park the VFO at > 14070 like you do when using a sound card and a computer. Instead, use a > very narrow filter bandwidth (50 to 100 Hz) and tune around the 3 kHz PSK > segment using the VFO set to 1-Hz steps. When you find a signal, tap the > keyer speed knob, which auto-tunes the received signal (this is the “SPT” > function). > > 2. RTTY mode (FSK-D) is also available. This legacy mode is great fun > during RTTY contests. 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