Specifications
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CODe "n" Default: 0 (International)
Mode: Baudot RTTY, Morse, AMTOR Host: C1
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"n" - 0 to 5 specifies a code from the list below.
CODE Meaning Morse Baudot AMTOR Packet
0 International RX/TX RX/TX RX/TX -
1 US teleprinter - RX/TX RX/TX -
2 Cyrillic RX RX/TX RX/TX -
3 Transliterated Cyrillic RX RX RX -
4 Katakana RX/TX - - -
5 Transliterated Katakana RX - - -
6 European RX - - RX
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Note that not all the codes in the list above can be transmitted. In the Morse,
Baudot and AMTOR columns below, RX means receive only, and RX/TX means both
transmit and receive are enabled.
NOTE: FCC Part 97.69 and 97.131 calls for the use of (CODE 0) "International
Telegraph Alphabet Number 2" five unit teleprinter code. The Baudot
characters "$", "#" and "&" are NOT permitted for use by US Amateurs.
CODE 0: International
In Morse, this means the International Morse Code.
For Baudot and AMTOR, this means the ITA #2 teleprinter code, which is
internationally recommended for Baudot and TOR communications and shown below:
LOWER CASE SET UPPER CASE SET
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ( ) ? +
Q W E R T Y U I O P ? ? Q W E R T Y U I O P ? ?
A S D F G H J K L ? ' A S D F G H J K L : ?
Z X C V B N M , . / Z X C V B N M , . ?
The following special characters are receive only and are used in non-English
Morse alphabets.
Morse Receive
---- ch
-.-.. c
.-..- e
--..- z
--.-- n
In response to requests from European customers, the "national" ITA#2 characters
unassigned in the US have been made available for both transmission and
reception. FIGS-F, FIGS-G and FIGS-H have been assigned characters according to
standard use and are shown below. Note that some national alphabets use these
characters for accented letters not appearing in English.
Baudot ITA #2 U.S.
Character CODE 0 CODE 1
FIGS-F | !
FIGS-G { &
FIGS-H } #
3rd-Q q
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