Getting Started With PSK31

David Spoelstra – N9KT

 

Interfaces:

This is the one I highly recommend.  It comes in kit form or fully assembled - RASCAL by BUX Comm:  http://www.packetradio.com/psk31.htm

West Mountain Radio RIGblaster:  http://www.westmountainradio.com/

Tigertronics SignalLink:  http://www.durhamradio.ca/tigertronics-signalink.htm

WM2U's PSK31 Page:  http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/psk31.html

DONNER's Digital Interface Sales:  http://home.att.net/~n8st/index.html

Lots of links:  http://www.psk31.com/Hook_it_Up/hook_it_up.htm

More links:  http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/interface.html

 

Software:

This is the one I recommend for beginners - DigiPan:  http://members.home.com/hteller/digipan/

This is what I recommend for intermediate and above - WinWarbler:  http://www.qsl.net/winwarbler/

Receive 20 conversations at once!  http://www.faria.net/w1sql/psk31.htm

WM2U's PSK31 Page:  http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/psk31.html

West Mountain Radio List:  http://www.westmountainradio.com/links/psk31.htm

Tigertronics List:  http://tigertronics.com/sl_soft.htm

G3VFP List:  http://www.g3vfp.com/download.html

Hamscope:  http://users.mesatop.com/~ghansen/

BuxComm List:  http://www.packetradio.com/freeware.htm

MM Hamsoft (this is THE software for RTTY and SSTV):  http://www.qsl.net/mmhamsoft/

 

Audio level tuning instructions:

http://www.netsync.net/users/obrienaj/psk.htm

Also check the instructions that come with DigiPan.

 

Frequencies (always use USB):

1838.15kHz, 3580.15kHz, 7070.15kHz, 7035.15kHz, 10137.15kHz, 14070.15kHz, 18100.15kHz, 21080.15kHz, 24925kHz, 28120.15kHz, 50.290mHz, 144.144mHz, 222.07mHz, 432.2mHz, 909mHz

 

PSK Radios:

PSK-20 (20m), PSK-30 (30m) and PSK-40 (40m) kits by Small Wonder Labs (www.smallwonderlabs.com) for $100 each.

PSK-80 (80m) kit by NJQRP Club (www.njqrp.org/warbler/) for $45!

 

Other digital modes:

Try some of the other digital modes – PSK125, MFSK-16, MT63, Throb, RTTY (use MMTTY), SSTV (use MMSSTV) and Hell!