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PSK31

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Introduction

Since the spring of 1999, PSK31 has taken off like wildfire. What seems to be so attractive is that for very little investment, a simple station can achieve virtually flawless communications under very adverse conditions. This new mode also seems to have been made for the ham who might be hampered by an indoor, or less than optimum antenna. There are numerous reports of solid two-way communication when the signal is barely audible from the speaker.

PSK31 requires a standard ham station, a computer with a SoundBlaster 16 compatible card, some free software and a very simple four component circuit if you wish the computer to control TR switching .

The article, "PSK31 -- Has RTTY's Replacement Arrived?" explains all you need to get started. There are several articles with additional and more current information below. See the list of articles about PSK31.

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Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.

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ARRL Periodicals Index Search - This database contains the QST index from 1915 to the present and the QEX index from 1981 to the present. For QST issues from 1970 to the present, and some selected articles back to 1922 (when construction articles featuring tubes began in earnest), identifying keywords have been added to the technical articles. By entering keywords (ANTENNA) or combinations of keywords (CONSTRUCTION ANTENNA VERTICAL HF) into the Title words: field, you may create dynamic bibliographies.
Technical article KEYWORD list. Hints for more successful searching

Suggested keywords for more articles like the ones on this page are: PSK31

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