Specifications

CHAPTER 6 - BAUDOT AND ASCII RTTY OPERATION
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6.1 Overview................................................... 6-1
6.2 Where to Operate Baudot and ASCII RTTY..................... 6-1
6.2.1 PK-900 Baudot RTTY Parameter Settings................. 6-1
6.2.2 HF Receiver Settings.................................. 6-2
6.2.3 Tuning in Baudot and ASCII Stations................... 6-2
6.3 Transmitter Adjustments.................................... 6-4
6.3.1 Going On The Air...................................... 6-4
6.4 A Typical Baudot RTTY Contact.............................. 6-4
6.4.1 Calling CQ............................................ 6-5
6.4.2 Answering a CQ........................................ 6-5
6.5 Baudot RTTY Operating Tips................................. 6-5
6.5.1 Changing Speed........................................ 6-6
6.5.2 Formatting Your Transmitted and Received Text......... 6-6
6.5.3 Sending a Synchronous Idle or DIDDLE.................. 6-7
6.5.4 Echoing Transmitted characters As Sent................ 6-7
6.5.5 Sending Only Complete Words........................... 6-7
6.5.6 Operating on the Wrong Sideband....................... 6-7
6.5.7 Framing Errors........................................ 6-7
6.5.8 UnShift-On-Space (USOS)............................... 6-7
6.5.9 Operating at Commercial or VHF Wide RTTY Shifts....... 6-8
6.5.10 The CODE Command for International RTTY Compatibility. 6-8
6.5.11 Copying Encoded RTTY Transmissions.................... 6-8
6.6 ASCII RTTY Operation....................................... 6-8
6.6.1 Starting ASCII Operation.............................. 6-8
6.6.2 ASCII RTTY Operating Tips............................. 6-9
6.6.3 Changing ASCII Baud Rates............................. 6-9
6.6.4 Operating at Commercial or Wide ASCII RTTY Shifts..... 6-10
6.6.5 Other RTTY Commands for ASCII Operation............... 6-10
6.7 Simultaneous RTTY and Packet Operation..................... 6-10
6.7.1 Selecting Modems...................................... 6-11
6.7.2 Displaying Received Data.............................. 6-12
6.7.3 Switching Between Ports............................... 6-12
6.7.4 More Thoughts on Port Switching....................... 6-14
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