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This is a
copy of an active DigiPan vers 1.6d PSK31 screen. The window descriptions were added by W1PY. This is one great digital mode that
occupies a very narrow band. The
signals in the blue waterfall display are all located within a 2.5 KHz
bandwidth. This is the bandwidth required
for one SSB signal. It is possible to
communicate keyboard to keyboard with hams around the world using 20 to 30
watts and a simple inverted-V antenna.
That’s what I use and in a few weeks I have worked Australia, Japan,
New Zealand, Europe, Asia, Africa, etc.
(W1PY). It’s a QRPer’s dream
mode. At these power levels TV and
other RFI are kept to a mininum. If
you’re interested in finding out more about PSK31, click on the following
URL:
Here you
will find links to all the free PSK31 software; i.e, DigiPan 1.6d and
several others. You will also find
all the information you will ever need to start using this mode. I’ve tried several of the software
packages but I keep coming back to DigiPan.
It’s simple to use and has everything a PSK31 user needs. For hardware, all you need is an HF transceiver,
a soundcard in your computer, and two audio cables to feed audio to and from
the mic input and speaker output on your rig. But all that is explained in info that comes with the software
help file. Try it, you’ll like it! It puts some fun back into the HF bands
(subjective opinion, W1PY). |
