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Playing with PSK31

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 I finally installed FLDigi on the new computer and got to play around with some PSK31.   For those who don't know it is a phase sift keyed digital mode.  Below are some screenshots of the FLDigi software and what the signal looks like on SmartSDR.      I have always enjoyed the QSO's on PSK.  Many operators are rather short with a quick exchange of station info, operator info, and signal report.  Sometimes you will see ragchews in progress.  If you don't mind reading and typing everything, you might give it a try. It is easy to setup, especially on the Flex 6300 with DAX handling the audio in and out of the rig and computer.  I started PSK when it was rather new with older analog rigs.  I remember using an old Radioshack HTX-10 10m transceiver for 10m PSK back when the band was good.  If I only knew then, I would have logged all those contacts.  Thanks to LOTW now I keep rather good logs of most contacts, using N1MM+.  FLDigi ha a built in logbook, and can be interfaced to