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D rtty (fsk) operation, D rtty (afsk) operation, M1 spl a/b a=b – Icom I706MKTMG User Manual

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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

D RTTY (FSK) operation

Connect a terminal unit as at left.

Select RTTY (or åRTTY—see bottom of page)
mode with [MODE].

Select the desired FSK tone/shift frequencies and
keying polarity as below.

Set the desired frequency with the main dial.

• Use [

(F-1)

1/4] in the M4 display when critical setting is

required.

Operate the connected PC or TNC (TU).

PRESETTING FOR RTTY
Tone frequency

Push [DISPLAY] for 2 sec. to select quick set mode.

Push [MENU] one or more times to select Q2
RTTY TONE; then rotate the main dial to select
the desired tone frequency (p. 48).

Shift frequency

Push [DISPLAY] for 2 sec. to select quick set mode.

Push [MENU] one or more times to select Q3
RTTY SHIFT; then rotate the main dial to select
the desired shift frequency (p. 48).

RTTY keying

Push [DISPLAY] for 2 sec. to select quick set mode.

Push [MENU] one or more times to select Q4
RTTY KEYING; then rotate the main dial to
select the desired keying polarity (p. 48).

Connect a terminal unit as at left.

Select SSB (LSB) mode with [MODE].

• Generally, LSB is used on the HF bands and FM is

used for the VHF band.

Select the desired FSK tone/shift frequencies and
keying polarity as below.

Set the desired frequency with the main dial.

• Use [

(F-1)

1/4] in the M4 display when critical setting is

required.

Operate the connected PC or TNC (TU).

PRESETTING FOR RTTY
Tone frequency
Same as above.

Shift frequency
Same as above.

RTTY keying
Same as above.

RTTY reverse mode
Received characters are occasionally garbled when
the receive signal is reversed between MARK and
SPACE. This reversal can be caused by incorrect
TNC connections, settings, commands, etc.

To receive a reversed RTTY signal correctly, select
åRTTY (RTTY reverse) mode.
➥ Push [MODE] for 1 sec. (while RTTY is selected)

to select åRTTY mode.

• Check the receive signal.

CH

VFO A

RTTY

M1 SPL A/B A=B

RTTY mode is selected.

P

O

S1

5

5

3

7

9

20

40

10

60dB

RTTY

Q2 RTTY TONE

RTTY mark frequency
is set to 2125 Hz.

2125 and 1615 Hz are
available.

RTTY

Q3 RTTY SHIFT

RTTY shift frequency is
set to 170 Hz.

170/200/425 Hz are
available.

RTTY

Q4 RTTY KEYING

RTTY keying is set to
‘normal’.

normal: key open=mark

key close=space

reverse: key open=space

key close=mark

D RTTY (AFSK) operation

Reverse

Normal

BFO

170

Hz

2125

Hz

170

Hz

2125

Hz

BFO

mark

space

displayed freq.

displayed freq.

mark

space

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