Digi Modes

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Anyone have experience using RTTY, BPSK, JT65 (Steve?) and other digital modes for HF?
Any comments/advice you can give on selecting MIXW, DigiPan, FLdigi, & others would be appreciated, especially if you use the Signalink USB.

Recently purchased a Signalink USB for use with my TS-450. Made my first QSO with BPSK last night but I'm unsure if the TX is tuned proper.

The Tutorials that I saw were incomplete and the guides are.... just guides. Tried tuning with FLdigi and could not get the ALC to back off using the TX Audio control. Processor was off.

I guess I could contact Tigertronics as a last resort.

Thanks for reading.

I've used JT65/JT9 modes quite a bit and found them pretty useful in making long distance contacts. The JT modes are great and you can really get out there with 20W or less. Generally what I've seen is 5 to 10w is normal and 20W is concidered "high power". I use the wsjtx1.3 software that decodes both JT65 and JT9 mode. I made my own interface using a board from easydigi and works pretty good. Couple that with an external USB sound "card" and you've got a disposable interface that only sets you back about $30. My first attempt at JT mode was using my mike as the input that was set near my computer speaker... it worked!

SSTV I've played with well. I don't seem to hear a lot of traffic on that mode. No contacts to date, but have decoded a few CQ's.

Good luck.

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