Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 119

Operations On The Rtty Encode/decode Screen, Selecting Main Band And Sub Band For Reception (fsk)

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Note: ◆◆If a value other than "170 [Hz]" is selected in Menu 2-06, "FSK Spacing", the RTTY Encode/Decode screen does not open. {page 5-50} ◆◆Noise Reduction 1, Noise Reduction 2, Beat Cancel 1, Beat Cancel 2, Audio Peak Filter and the RX DSP equalizer do not function for RTTY message decoding. The RTTY Encode/Decode screen has the following layout. 59BOE395SBOTDSJQU 4UBUVT#BS ''54DPQF ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5 SELECTING MAIN BAND AND Sub band FOR RECEPTION (FSK) You can select decoding either on the main band or on the sub band. d

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ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5
Index
Contents
Note:
If a value other than “170 [Hz]” is selected in Menu 2-06,
"FSK Spacing", the
RTTY Encode/Decode
screen does not
open.
{page 5-50}
Noise Reduction 1, Noise Reduction 2, Beat Cancel 1, Beat Cancel
2, Audio Peak Filter and the RX DSP equalizer do not function for
RTTY message decoding.
The
RTTY Encode/Decode
screen has the following
layout.
TX and RX Transcript
Status Bar
FFT Scope
Text String Buffer
Waterfall
Threshold Level
Status bar: The band name and encode or decode in
use appear on the left side and the status (overwriting or
insertion) of the text string entry at the time of pressing
[Insert]
on the USB keyboard appears on the right.
Contents of transmission or reception: The text string
transmitted or received appears. Press and hold
[(CLEAR)]
(F4) to delete the text string.
Buffer of TX text string: The text string to be transmitted
appears. Pressing
[PAUSE]
pauses the reception.
FFT scope: The audio FFT scope is used to check the tuning
state visually.
Waterfall: The spectrum of the receive audio signal is displayed.
Threshold: Displays the threshold level of the receive signal.
OPERATIONS ON THE RTTY ENCODE/DECODE
SCREEN
You can operate the transceiver using the following
procedure while the
RTTY Encode/Decode
screen is open.
Pressing the
[Page Up]
or
[Page Down]
key on the USB
keyboard scrolls the contents of transmission and reception.
Press
[EXTEND]
(F7) extends the
RTTY Encode/Decode
screen; it expands vertically.
The analog meter, if displayed on the main band, changes to
the digital meter.
If you press the key again, the display of the
RTTY Encode/
Decode
screen and meter reverts to the previous display.
TX and RX Transcript
Status Bar
FFT Scope
Text String Buffer
Waterfall
Threshold Level
Pressing
[PAUSE]
(F3) pauses the text displayed in the
RTTY Encode/Decode
screen. Pressing the key again
releases the pausing of the text.
The text received while pausing is not processed.
Pressing and holding
[(CLEAR)]
(F4) clears the text
displayed in the TX text string.
Pressing
[MORE]
(F1) alternates the function key guide to
another one.
SELECTING MAIN BAND AND SUB BAND FOR
RECEPTION ±FSK²
You can select decoding either on the main band or on the
sub band.
[F1]~[F7]
[FSK/PSK/REV]
1
Press
[FSK/ PSK/ REV]
to enter RTTY (FSK) mode.
2
Press
[DECODE]
(F3) to open the
RTTY Encode/
Decode
screen.
3
Press
[M/S]
(F2) to select either main band or sub
band.
Note:
If the selected decoding object falls under either one of the
following conditions, "RX: Reselect FSK" appears in the
RTTY
Encode/Decode
screen.
A mode other than RTTY (FSK) is selected.
The receive capability for the sub band is disabled when the sub
band is selected.
If the transceiver is in any mode other than RTTY (FSK) mode,
"TX: Reselect FSK" appears in the
RTTY Encode/Decode
screen.
Press
[FSK/PSK/REV]
.