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Subject: Re: rtty and psk ? Newsgroups: gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.kenwood.th-f7e Date: 2007-07-02 13:54:02 GMT (1 year, 3 weeks, 2 days, 18 hours and 41 minutes ago) Ted wrote: > Ken Taylor wrote: > >> It will, in USB mode. You will need to make up a cable to connect it to >> your PC for decoding. Depending on where you are, you may also need a >> better aerial too. I use a slinky with a couple of croc clips on mine. >> >> 73 >> Ken >> M1SLH >> >> g3tpi wrote: >> >> >>> Can anyone tell me if the th-f7e will rx rtty and psk on the hf bands ?? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for the prompt reply Ken....Will order one today... >>> >>> > I am thinking of returning to amateur radio after many years qrt and > though this would be an ideal piece of kit to listen round the bands ? > > Regards > Ted Wager G3TPI > High Peak UK > Using PClinuxOS > Well it's very small, the controls are fiddly and the audio is not up to much. There is memory management software available, which helps, and the rig has all sorts of scanning modes. I have used it on HF (rx obviously) and it works better with a few feet of wire, but I had to attach a lot of adapters together to that frail little aerial socket, which was a bit of a worry. It is now scanning the European TV channels as a sporadic E sensing device. 73 Ken M1SLH |
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