Kenwood TS-890S Operation Manual - Page 79
Adjusting the PSK Decode Threshold Level
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COMMUNICATING AIDS 5 The layout of the PSK communication screen is as follows. Indicator TX/RX Details FFT Scope Character String Buffer Waterfall Threshold Level Indicator Indicates the status of the function. TX/RX Details Displays the character strings that are transmitted or received. Character String Buffer Character strings to be transmitted. FFT Scope The audio FFT scope is used for viewing the tuning status. If there are multiple signals in the band, the target signal is tuned such that it becomes a 1500 Hz tone. Zero-in needs to be performed accurately in the PSK mode. Zeroin the target signal while monitoring the FFT scope and vectorscope. Waterfall Displays the transition in the spectrum of the TX audio signal in tandem with the FFT scope. Vectorscope The vectorscope indicates the way in which the PSK signals received are tuned. It comes in handy when tuning to the signal of the target station while monitoring the waveform on the vectorscope. Threshold Level Displays the threshold value of the RX signal input level for decoding. Indicator Displays Display Behavior Appears when the communication log function is ON. Appears when the communication log function is ON and in the standby mode. Appears when signal decoding is in progress. Appears when encoding the character strings in the TX character string buffer. Appears when the decode function is stopped or disabled. Appears when transmitting the auto standby channel during transmission of the message memory. Displays the baud rate. Displays the communication mode. Appears when in the insert mode. Appears when in the overwrite mode. Appears when AFC is ON. Displays the difference in frequency at the bottom. Appears when NET is ON. Saving PSK Communication Logs The CW, RTTY and PSK communication screens can be saved using the communication log function. Please refer to "Communication Log" on page 5-27. Adjusting the PSK Decode Threshold Level Noise that occurs when there is no signal may sometimes be erroneously detected as text, which results in the display of unwanted text. To reduce the occurrence of such issues, adjust the threshold level. Raise the threshold level when there is frequent erroneous detection due to noise. 1 Press F5 [THLD]. The threshold level setting can now be adjusted. Operating the PSK Communication Screen The following operations are enabled when the PSK communication screen opens. • Pressing the [Page Up] or [Page Down] key scrolls the display of the TX or RX details. Key F1 [MORE] F2 [B/QPSK] F3 [31/63] F3 [PAUSE] F4 [LOG] F4 [(CLEAR)] F5 [THLD] F5 [MEMORY] F6 [AFC] F7 [EXTEND] Behavior Switches the key guide. Switches between the BPSK and QPSK modes. Switches between the PSK31 and PSK63 modes. Pauses update (drawing) of the TX/RX details display area. Pressing the key again resumes the update (drawing). Turns ON/OFF the communication log function. Pressing and holding this key displays the screen for selecting a log file that is saved. Pressing and holding the key clears the text displayed on the TX/RX details screen. Switches to the threshold level configuration mode. Switches to the PSK Message screen. Switches the AFC function. Enlarges the size of the PSK communication screen. Pressing it again restores the screen to the standard size. 2 Press F4 [-]/ F5 [+] or turn the [MULTI/CH] control to adjust the level. Setting Value 1 to 10 (default) to 30 (1 step) • Adjust the threshold value in the ascending order according to the receiving status of noise, for example. Start from a small value between the range of 1 to 30 and configure the threshold value to a point where reception is good. 3 Press F1 [ ] to end the process. 5-23