Icom I706MKTMG DRTTY FSK operation, DRTTY AFSK operation, Q2 RTTY TONE, Q3 RTTY SHIFT

Models: I706MKTMG IC-706MKIIG

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DRTTY (FSK) operation

RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT 4

DRTTY (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.

Q2

 

RTTY

 

RTTY mode is selected.

S1 3 5 7 9

20 40

60dB

VFO A

PO

5

10

CH

M1 SPL A/B A=B

RTTY

RTTY mark frequency

 

is set to 2125 Hz.

Push [MENU] one or more times to select

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).

Q2 RTTY TONE

RTTY

Q3 RTTY SHIFT

2125 and 1615 Hz are available.

RTTY shift frequency is set to 170 Hz.

170/200/425 Hz are available.

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).

RTTY

RTTY keying is set to

 

‘normal’.

 

normal: key open=mark

 

key close=space

Q4 RTTY KEYING

reverse: key open=space

 

key close=mark

DRTTY (AFSK) operation

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).

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.

PRESETTING FOR RTTY Tone frequency

Same as above.

Shift frequency

Same as above.

RTTY keying

Same as above.

 

 

Normal

 

 

Reverse

space mark

 

 

 

space mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

170

 

2125

 

2125

 

 

170

 

 

 

 

Hz

 

Hz

 

 

Hz

 

 

Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BFO

 

BFO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed freq.

 

 

 

 

displayed freq.

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Icom I706MKTMG DRTTY FSK operation, DRTTY AFSK operation, Q2 RTTY TONE, Q3 RTTY SHIFT, Q4 RTTY KEYING, Shift frequency