Path: utzoo!utgpu!ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca!CUVMA!SWL-L Date: Mon, 12 Feb 90 17:40:51 EST Reply-To: Mike Pflueger Sender: Short Wave Listener's List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was From: Mike Pflueger Subject: Re: How do I monitor RTTY, FAX, and other HF Utility stations? X-To: swl-l@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: UofToronto LAN redistribution Message-ID: <90Feb13.215041est.58261@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> Newsgroups: bitnet.swl-l Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu In article <1990Feb8.194719.7372@chinet.chi.il.us>, megabyte@chinet.chi.il.us (Dr. Megabyte) writes: > Well it comes to this: I want to monitor all those buzzes, beeps and chirps > I hear on my Icom R71 and I now I need more equipment. I know there are > really two routes: Try the AEA PK-232. It'll copy basically everything except SSTV. Copies RTTY (baudot, ASCII) TOR (e.g. AMTOR, SITOR), CW, FAX (yes, weather fax and other photos), multiplex, NAV STX, and packet. IMHO the best. A very complete package for around $300. Audio in, RS-232 out. Needs a terminal emulation program. Needs their program (~$60) to display FAX onscreen (Mac or PC, I think its available for Amiga & Commodore also). They are rumored to be near completion of a DSP (digital signal processing rather than analog modems) unit - which should be more flexible for upgrades, etc. Any ham store should be familiar with this, and all the ham mags have ads for it. FYI, most non-amateur RTTY is encrypted. What isn't is mostly weather information, although a few wire services can be heard. -- Mike Pflueger @ AG Communication Systems (formerly GTE Comm. Sys.), Phoenix, AZ UUCP: {...!ames!ncar!noao!asuvax | uunet!hrc | att}!gtephx!pfluegerm Work: 602-582-7049 FAX: 602-581-4850 Packet: WD8KPZ @ W1FJI Internet: PLEASE USE UUCP PATH (NOT INTERNET)!