Be careful in setting up items on the different tabs, to be sure. Win4k3suite supports a software based panadapter that can be used with the kx3, k3 and k3s. Ng7ms 1 hour and 55 minute presentation on setting up fsk frequency shift keying with an elecraft k3 k3s using mmtty as the decoding software. Hamscope hamscope is a freeware windows multimode communications package for amateur radio that supports. The tones transmitted by the pc should match the tones expected by the k3, particularly. Just slide the waterfall slide on a carrier frequency and droidrtty will decode the signal. Rtty software, digital mode ham radio ham radio software. The configurer has many tabs with program settings influencing all aspects of the behavior of the program. Alc action except in radios with alc designed for psk, e. Getting started in rtty contesting contest university. Ill leave it as an exercise the reader to demonstrate that a turning the k3 s bandwidth control does not move the blip but b turning the k3. Winwarbler allows you to conduct qsos in the psk31, psk63, psk125, and rtty modes using your soundcards analogtodigital and digitaltoanalog conversion functions.
Win4k3suite is a comprehensive and easy to use control program for the elecraft k3 and kx3 and the entire kline. This mode is gradually dying out in favor of more robust modes like psk31 in the amateur service. Rtty for android droidrtty mobile software development. Unfortunately i did not have a 10,000 rig, so i used my fathers. Rtty programs, software for ham radio rtty emission mode category is a curation of 23 web resources on, extfsk by mm hamsoft, mmtty mm hamsoft, gmfsk. Here is an exercise you can do on your shack computer to exercise writelog remote control and see how it works but without needing a second pc to do the control. Rfspace, dtr1, elecraft k3, cgantenna, elektor, perseus ver 4. The hal p38 is the only thing so far that i have used that can decode better. Ook of the internal fsk tone generator in the radio, but rather has everything to do with spectrum usage in a crowded contest environment. Mscan meteo text an easy to use windows program to receive navtex and rtty. The following video i created is very verbose and may not be for everyone. Fsk rtty with the k3 0 mini and remote rig interface ron lodewyck n6ee july 30, 2014 i use the elecraft k3 0 mini1 and the remote rig rrc1258 mkiis2 interfaces to access my own k33 and also stations using the k3 on the remote ham radio4 service.
First, im unclear as to whether a keying interface simple npn 1k combo is needed for the fsk in and. Com has been established to focus on the many aspects of amateur radio teletype rtty and to present to the dedicated rttyer, and to the curious, a location wherein one can find information relating to rtty and baudot communications. In each rtty contest i operate, i find about 810% new calls that ive not seen before. So, if you use the k3 s internal fsk generator, you can rest assured that your spectrum will look almost identical to figure 1 at any power output. Numerous filter settings allow for selection of only those message you wish to monitor. Hfpacket and uhfpacket ax25 are supported in kisstnc emulation mode. Operating rtty and especially rtty contesting has quickly become my favourite facet of amateur radio. A waterfall shows the frequency spectrum of 100hz to 2500hz. The resource is currently listed in in a single category.
The display is 7 characters and scrolls as new text is decoded. The settings provided for the k3, n1mm, and mmtty are very helpful. This link is listed in our web site directory since thursday aug 23 2001, and till today mmtty mm hamsoft has been followed for a total of 87847 times. Power requirements for rtty are really not that much greater than they are for psk31. This receive buffer can contain a maximum of 10,000 characters. Top downloaded rtty files for free downloads at winsite. So using the k3 utility software, available free from elecraft, is a natural. The motivation has little to do with the timeless debate of which keying method is better soundcard driven afsk vs. Rtty baudot code, ascii 7 or 8 bits, psk31 bpsk and qpsk,bpsk63, amtorfec sitorb, navtex, mfsk16, mfsk8.
These machines were superseded by personal computers pcs running software to emulate teleprinters. Power, grounding, bonding, and audio for ham radio safety, hum, buzz, and rfi jim brown k9yc santa cruz, ca. Getting fsk rtty to work with the k3 0 mini and various logging software in either case can be a real challenge. You can get started using rtty and psk31 without a computer by using the internal keyer in data modes. Writelog remote control includes the ability to connect an elecraft k3 in terminal mode from writelogs control site to its remote site. Several reports of never operated digital modes before, but had to. Win4k3suite overview win4k3suite for the elecraft k3 k3s. So, if you use the k3 s internal fsk generator, you can rest assured that your spectrum will look almost identical to. Introduction the elecraft k3s sets the standard for compact, highperformance transceivers the ideal choice for dxpeditions, multitransmitter contesting, field day, and home stations alike. Rx equalizers, notch filtering, and builtin psk31, cw, and rtty decodeencode.
Ive read the remoterig section on rtty and w1ues writeup. Computer to rig interfacing you dont need to buy an. This article investigates the transmitted rtty spectrum using different modulation methods. Droidrtty is an application to decode and encode ham radio rtty with the build in microphonespeaker or wired to your radio.
That is because the elecraft transceivers are different from other amateur transceivers, mainly in the. I looked at the rig comparison on elecrafts website and its clear that the k3 is the better receiver. The k3 must be switched to modeband in the usual way. Radioteletype rtty is a telecommunications system consisting originally of two or more electromechanical teleprinters in different locations connected by radio rather than a wired link.
Mine works perfectly i didnt have to do anything special windows 10 pro installed and everything just worked ron va7hz on 8102015. Aug 14, 2007 it is really a software dsp system that was written before the term really became well known or popular. Finally mmtty needs audio from the k3 to decode the rtty. The reason it hasnt been urgent is that the elecraft k3 has superb afsk circuitry that carefully controls the bandwidth of the transmitted signal. What i see is that i am able to transmit power in rtty mode if my k3 is set into data a mode. What is your favorite software for fsk rtty that supports windows 10, and why do you like it. Fskcw optically isolated pc interface for keying ham transmitters and transceivers. Of course an external computer control program could present two entire sets. About mmtty mm hamsoft the resource is currently listed in in a single category.
Most people who have a k3 have a computer handy for updates and to do logging. These radios have the ability to decode rtty, psk and cw signals without a computer and display them on their front panel. Elecraft k3 the k3 is more sophisticated than the k2 with. Setting up your k3 for psk and other audiobased digital modes the k3 is an outstanding platform for operating digital modes. Just start the software and be in the proper data mode on the radio, then tune to a rtty signal. Rtty radio teletype also known as baudot or ita2 uses the baudot 5bit alphabet with fsk frequencyshift keying to send text messages over the shortwave. For the kx3 all you need to do is connect the kx3 iq output to the linein of your sound card. Rtty crystal filter width preferences for rtty contesting, tom osborne. This mode looks like dominoex and rtty in the same time. Nowhere did i actually see anything about getting the audio to the pc software. Switch the k3 to usb, and the same 3550 carrier now appears at 3556. Rtty crystal filter width preferences for rtty contesting, jens petersen. Setting elecraft transceivers for soundcard digital don wilhelm w3fpr the setup for soundcard digital modes using elecraft transceivers k3 k3skx2kx3 and also the k2 is different than the setup advice for other amateur transceivers. Radioteletype evolved from earlier landline teleprinter.
It would be nice if all i needed for field day was a keyboard. It already has dedicated direct fsk and psk with your cw paddles. This is not a skimmer, it decodes a single signal in the 3khz audio coming from the transceiver via a soundcard, just like any other rtty program. The cq wpx rtty contest took place february 89, 2020. Rtty software, digital mode ham radio amtor, psk31, ax25. Version history truetty rtty software, digital mode ham. Setting elecraft transceivers for soundcard digital. Now in n1mm, in dx mode, in the call field if you type rtty the mmtty module is called into play for fsk and if you type cw n1mm does cw without mmtty. With a computer and sound card, it can also send and receive other digital modes, such as amtor, pactor and wsjt, for which software to generate. With your radio in either fsk or rtty or lsb mode, tune across one of the rtty subbands. Before i choose a path, i wanted to ask users with experience using rtty, is the older mmtty still the best way to go, or are there other more up to date packages for fsk rtty.
Add in a steppir controller at the k3 end and it gets even more complex. Jim, n4st i was told by an elecraft service tech to set up the k3s for 4 bars of alc when operating digital modes, including the jt modes. Radiocom 6 is a software suite featuring encoding and decoding of various digital and. If i set my k3 to afsk a mode, the radio has the appearance of transmitting in rtty mode but there is no power. Cw, psk, mfsk, rtty, hell, dominoex, olivia, and throb are all. The configurer is our name for the tabbed dialog that appears when you click config on the entry window top menu, and then choose configure ports, mode control, audio, other. The k3 can send and receive radio teletype rtty, psk31, and amtorpactor. Remote control k3 exercise writelog contesting software. Supported modes are rtty baudot code, ascii 7 or 8 bits, psk31 bpsk and qpsk. Truetty interfaces with logger software via inifiles and windows messages. Rtty mit 16 743 individualrufzeichen davon erfreuliche 69,6 % mit. The rtty decoding is the best of the soundcard software i have tried believe me, ive tried lots. Rtty decoder for windows xp7810, 3264bit freeware gritty is an rtty decoding program based on the technology developed for the rtty skimmer server project. What got me going was the availability of free software mmtty that allowed me to operate.
Fskcw optically isolated pc interface for keying ham. Power, grounding, bonding, and audio for ham radio safety. The setup interface exchange dll channel option selects used channel of dxsoftex. Radiocom6 transmits and receives data sstv, psk31, rtty, weather fax. Start your logging software and get it to connect to the k3 instructions for logger32 and n1mm follow below. You may set any desirable mark frequency that is available in both the transceiver and mmtty or other external rtty software you are using. Supports all options such as the internal antenna tuners, 2nd receiver, 100 watt amplifier modules, as well as software utilities such as the k3 kx3 frequency memory editor. Panadapter support win4k3suite for the elecraft k3 k3s.
Input and output soundcard numbers can be above ten now. Elecraft k3 wkio3b has confusing rtty transmit behavior. Im a relative newcomer to rtty, having just started operating rtty a few years ago, but i really enjoy the mode. Depending on what time of day or night it is, you can first check from around 14080 to 14090 khz or 2108021090 khz to try to find a rtty signal to tune. The kx 2nd l k is an accessory for use with the elecraft kx2 or kx3 radios and also now the k3.
As a general chit chat program for rtty and psk31 it is excellent. Rtty crystal filter width preferences for rtty contesting, joe subich, w4tv. This software combination has made rtty contesting a point and click operation and combined with the increase in rtty operators can create high qso rates during contests. Make sure the transceiver rtty menu items are set for normal polarity and 170hz shift.
In the past with my older k3 which used a standard serial port connection, i did not have to do this. Elecraft k3 sdr setup writelog contesting software. It offers complete control of the following elecraft components. If you are new to digital modes, you might want to read over this section. Power and rf connections to the z0 were done from the underside. Any software that properly uses the hardware generated bit clock and paces data to the fsk device at one character every 7.
Also, instructions are included in how to use both 2tone and gritty as receiveonly decoders. Truetty can also transfer received characters to another program and get text to transmit from other software by using the dxsoftex. Getting started on rtty introduction everyday more and more amateur radio operators are operating on the hf digital modes, in particular, rtty. One of the projects on my relatively longterm list has been an fsk interface. Im running into problems interfacing my k3 with mmtty on transmit.
It offers psk, mfsk and rtty digital modes with logging and macro capabilities. Psk in a box suitable for casual digital operation in the field cw, rtty, psk31 now psk63, others real soon now. For for a 3550 khz carrier, the k3 on lsb shows it at 3553. Airlink express is a user friendly digital mode software package for the amateur radio operator. Donna, ag6v doing rtty on the elecraft k3 is quite simple. Several reports of never operated digital modes before, but had to try it. The software is now packaged using the windows installer thus making it easier to download and install on the computer as well as removing it too. Because there is no one method, whether it be a software program or a hardware modem, that. Ive successfully configured most of what i need but rtty has been a problem. K5po talks about some recent additions to his elecraft k3 for improved rtty performance. There are several reasons for wanting to be a rtty op. Funk software decoder dekoder sdr antennenberechnung. The default setting in mmtty uses a 48 tap filter centered on the transmitted tones.
Demodulator tab screen the only thing you may consider changing here is to enable dual peak filter by clicking the check box as shown. This mode uses bit symbols with minimal code distance 4, so all single and some double errors can be fixed. There are other programs out there that do an acceptable job with rtty, but mmtty is still the best, in my books. I have a new k3s radio that uses the new usb for sound and radio control. Rtty crystal filter width preferences for rtty contesting, continued. I started operating rtty in 1984 using a dragon 32 6800 cpu computer and g4bmk software and terminal unit. This is the default configuration in most software that supports fsk keying. A program for amateur radio digital communications via a sound card. Ive run mmtty on rtty using fskd directly keying the k3 via the suggested single transistor in the mmtty help file and found it worked fine. My interest then waned until 2002 when i discovered mmtty and n1mm.
Rtty introduction getting started ndepending on your station setup, experience with digital modes, and persistence, getting your hardware and software configured for rtty operating can take anywhere from 15 minutes to infinity. But there is also an option to use dataa mode to operate psk or any other audio based digital mode in conjunction with soundcardbased digital mode. Elecraft k3 as a transmitter and a flexra dio flex 5000a as a spectrum analyzer. Winwarbler provides two independent means of sending and receiving rtty signals. This is not anything unique to the k3 all transmitters to my knowledge have this issue. According to elecraft hi hi keep the info coming, it. The main category is rtty software that is about rtty programs, software for ham radio rtty emission mode. I honestly have been trying to save up for an omni vii and a us interface navigator. Because of this, we suggest that you adjust the software volume controls only through windows instead of your programs adjust waterfall drive or adjust transmitter drive or similarly worded menus.
Sep 28, 2016 of the great rtty mode features on my icom 7300. He said the k3s was different from most rigs and that a few bars of alc would keep things clean while preventing power hunting that can occur if the k3s has inadequate audio drive. Here is a demonstration version of the broadcast scheduler used by rtty. Fsk rtty with the k30 mini and remote rig interface ron. Fldigi is a modem program for most of the digital modes used by radio amateurs today. I use the elecraft k3 0 mini1 and the remote rig rrc1258 mkiis2 interfaces to access my own k33 and also stations using the k3 on the remote ham radio4 service.