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[N4MJG]

Hi all,

i have signalink and ft 897d with hrd, i like to get back in digitalin been time since i done with digital what  ft8 you like ?


73
Jackie
N4MJG
SKCC 7305 SINCE 2005
NAQCC 5233
OMISS 11548
PREFER EQSL

[N4MJG]

my problem is i can't see on my right eye !HRD IS hard to see for me anyway !

[K6AER]

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[N4MJG]

LOL


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[AK4YA]

I have the same equipment.

Dump HRD as psk interactive qso is dead.  Get wsjtx and start with ft8 or for interactive qso use jscall.

Set signalink tx knob about halfway, rx knob full clockwise, and delay fully counterclockwise.

In the windows control panel for levels for the signalink tx and rx device, set both as close to 0dB as you can.

On the yaesu set dig vox to zero and dig gain to 25, and turn off all dsp for both tx and rx, and set rf/sql knob to rfgain and disable agc.  Then when operating use the rfgain knob to get the signal in wsjtx in the sweet green spot.  Also use IPO when freq is below 14mhz

In wsjtx use the fakeit feature, and for ptt use cat not vox, and use the software slider to control all power levels for tx and also for tuning if you don't have an autotuner

[N4MJG]

AK4YA,

PLAN ON KEEP KEEP HRD OTHER thing i will download the wsxty or whatever it call. may take awhile to lean the FT8
 since have that his radio computer ! i would like to try it ! reason i want to keep HRD  until i have learned it ! if i like that is ! and thank you AK4YA !!!


73
Jackie
N4MJG
SKCC 7305 SINCE 2005
NAQCC 5233
OMISS 11548
PREFER EQSL

quote author=AK4YA link=topic=137495.msg1277072#msg1277072 date=1667788349]
I have the same equipment.

Dump HRD as psk interactive qso is dead.  Get wsjtx and start with ft8 or for interactive qso use jscall.

Set signalink tx knob about halfway, rx knob full clockwise, and delay fully counterclockwise.

In the windows control panel for levels for the signalink tx and rx device, set both as close to 0dB as you can.

On the yaesu set dig vox to zero and dig gain to 25, and turn off all dsp for both tx and rx, and set rf/sql knob to rfgain and disable agc.  Then when operating use the rfgain knob to get the signal in wsjtx in the sweet green spot.  Also use IPO when freq is below 14mhz

In wsjtx use the fakeit feature, and for ptt use cat not vox, and use the software slider to control all power levels for tx and also for tuning if you don't have an autotuner
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[AK4YA]

you wont find much PSK31 going on at all anymore with HRD. But you may want to try it out to flesh out the settings recommendations I gave as all the settings I listed will be the same.  For our gear there are 2 main things you want to make sure is the case:
1. you never get any ALC in digital mode transmit
2. your signalink's PTT always immediately comes on at the power output you want.

Those 2 are somewhat related, but you'll just have to monkey with it all.  Ive had cases where the PTT on the signalink keeps clicking on/of during a TX session and I just had to much around with the different places for tx gain settings (radio, software, etc) until I found those settings that I gave you that seemed to work.

Just remember to keep your radios power output in digital modes to < 40w

[N4MJG]

Ok i just dump HRD  2 days ago and got all the setting on my singalink setup and ready to go all i need to get wsjtx going if my old laptop downloaded if  i can get going !
 thank you 73

Jackie
N4MJG
SKCC 7305 SINCE 2005
NAQCC 5233
OMISS 11548
PRER EQSL

you wont find much PSK31 going on at all anymore with HRD. But you may want to try it out to flesh out the settings recommendations I gave as all the settings I listed will be the same.  For our gear there are 2 main things you want to make sure is the case:
1. you never get any ALC in digital mode transmit
2. your signalink's PTT always immediately comes on at the power output you want.

Those 2 are somewhat related, but you'll just have to monkey with it all.  Ive had cases where the PTT on the signalink keeps clicking on/of during a TX session and I just had to much around with the different places for tx gain settings (radio, software, etc) until I found those settings that I gave you that seemed to work.

Just remember to keep your radios power output in digital modes to < 40w

[AK4YA]

you get it up and running?  id be up for doing some psk on HRD a bit if you want to get your system baselined and back operational.

[K6JH]

HRD is useful if you want to look at or edit your log. WSJT-X keeps a log but all you can do is export an ADIF file. So you might want HRD or some other logger anyway.

HRT Alerts is kind of useful to track new countries, states, counties, grids, etc. But it presents the info in a table that might be hard to read compared to JT-alert or GridTracker. YMMV.