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Re: [TenTec] Paragon RTTY (FSK)

To: geraldj@storm.weather.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon RTTY (FSK)
From: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@qsl.net>
Reply-to: wb2vuf@qsl.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:27:48 -0400
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The KAM AFSK output uses 170 Hz shift, but if you select "modem" shift it will use whatever frequencies you have programmed as the mark and space tones. Some TNC's, like the original PK-232 used 200 Hz shift for RTTY as well as PACKET.

                        73,

                        Bob WB2VUF

Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 07:17 -0400, Vic Klein wrote:

Good thought. I'll have to dig around and see if I can find the KAM manual
and what the Paragon is expecting for a tuned signal. I never had to worry
about that before, it just worked, but back when I got the KAM, computers
were different and nobody used sound card interfaces...everyone used a KAM
or other TNC for an interface. It still works very well, provides a nice
signal tuning indicator, so if I just need to shift the decode tones that
might work.

=Vic=
WA4THR


When you go FSK transmit and AFSK receive, you have to set the transmit
carrier shift to the same offset as the receive tone frequencies. I
don't know how that's set in the Paragon or even if its adjustable. I
have KAM and I think its listening fairly high, like 2125 and 2295 for
170 shift RTTY. Lots of computer types run 200 Hz instead of 170 Hz
shift because that comes from the 300 baud land line modem. I don't have
the operations manual for my KAM so I can't be sure about these things.
The connections and commands manuals make figuring it out more
difficult.


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