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--- radios:ft-991a [2023/11/02 20:40] – [Packet Radio with NinoTNC] m5mpc
+++ radios:ft-991a [2024/03/26 23:04] (current) – mm0rfn
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 The FT-991A has an in-built automatic antenna tuner.
-===== Packet Radio with NinoTNC =====
+===== TNC cable =====
-Report from Simon M0XLZ is that he successfully uses NinoTNC with FT-991A to connect to GB7IOW over 300 baud HF packet (IL2P).
+{{:packet:ft-450d_data_jack.png|}}
-Settings on the radio are:
+(taken from FT-450D manual)
-  * mode: data-usb
+| **Pin** | **Use**  | **NinoTNC / Kantronics pin** |
-  * dial setting of 7.04575 (for GB7IOW)
+| 1       | TX audio | 1               |
+| 2       | Ground   | 6               |
+| 3       | PTT      | 3               |
+| 5       | RX audio | 5               |
-On the F button:
-  * DT Gain 60
+A suitable cable can be made from a PS/2 extension lead, scrap PS/2 mouse or keyboard. Sometimes with the mouse/keyboard option, not all of the required pins are populated, so may not be suitable. Identify the pins with a multimeter (a croc clip lead is useful here.) Solder a DB9 plug on to the other end as above.
-  * Shift +200hz
-  * Width 500hz (NB see note below)
-On the Menu button:
+===== Packet Radio with NinoTNC =====
-  * item 073 Data Out Level at 80
-The received signal needs to be at least 3 S points over the noise floor.
-If you set the width at 500hz the filter slope starts to cut off at about 1700hz which is no good. The shift moves the centre point of the filter up 200hz, the filter gets rid of any AGC reduction from powerful neighbouring signals, like the bottom end of FT4. I only found out by using Fldigi to monitor the signal in the waterfall. Another thing that may help is that I have menu items 064 and 065 set at 1500hz.
+Settings on the radio for HF are:
-And data mode set to others (menu 062)
+  * mode: data-usb
+  * dial setting of 7.04575 (for GB7IOW)
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+On the (F) button:
-M5MPC
+  * DT Gain 10  (DT Gain is unique to each setup, monitor ALC - increase until you see ALC kicking in, then back off)
-I use the same as above, with a few changes.  (F) button shift is set default (0).  DT Gain is unique to each setup, monitor ALC - increase until you see ALC kicking in, then back off.
+On the Menu button:
+  * 073 Data Out Level at 80-95
+  * 062 Data Mode - OTHERS
+  * Remember to set 108/109 back to DAKY/DATA if you've been using the SCU.
 For legacy HF modes with a 1700 CF (Centre Frequency)
-     Menu 064 and 065 set at 1700Hz. (F) Width 500hz
+  * Menu 064 and 065 set at 1700Hz. (F) Width 500hz
-For the new beta NinoTNC modes with a 1500 CF
+For the new beta NinoTNC modes with a 1500 CF (500Hz Bandwidth)
-     Menu 064 and 065 set at 1500Hz. (F) Width 800hz    (500Hz does work though)
+  * Menu 064 and 065 set at 1500Hz. (F) Width 800hz    (500Hz does work though)
-I do find Menu 073 does need to be set very high.
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 The FT-991A’s USB interface can be used for packet radio with soundcard modem software, with the caveat that it cannot be used for 9600 baud. See https://sourceforge.net/p/fldigi/wiki/FT991A_9600/
+{{tag>radio packet hf vhf uhf 1200 9600}}