Getting Connected With Digital

Getting Your PC Ready Adding a Time Sync Program Download a Time Sync program of your choice I use NetTime a Network Time Synchronization Tool from http://www.timesynctool.com/

Installing NetTime Select Install as a Service

Set Update Interval

Connecting the PC to Radio Amateur Radio Transceiver Control called CAT control Cat Control Cable Serial cable USB cable

Select Radio Control Software Select your radio control software from the many packages available A Google search using “radio control software” or “cat control software” will produce several list to select from Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) TRX-Manager N1MM Logger (N1MM) Windows for K3 Suite (win4K3)

Ham Radio Deluxe

Ham Radio Deluxe

Windows for K3 Suite

Windows for K3 Suite

Connecting the Audio In / Out PC Sound Card External Sound Card With external PTT control (from PC) With internal PTT control (Signalink) Radio Sound Card

PC Sound Card

External Sound Card Without PTT Control

External Sound Card With PTT Control

Radio Sound Card

Select And Install Your Digital Software Digital Master 780 and HRD Log (part of HRD) PSK-31, PSK-63, RTTY, Olivia and Many Others Week Signal by Joe Taylor (WSJT-X) FT8, JT9, JT65, WSPR and Others

Configuring DM780 Select ‘Program Options’ on main page

Callsign (My Info)

PTT

Soundcard

Configuring DM780 Close the Program Option window after you are done Options are saved automatic Select the mode and band you want to operate

Configuring WSJT-X ON the main screen select ‘File’ and then select ‘Settings” These Tabs That Need To Be Configured General Radio Audio Colors Click ‘OK’ after compleating last tab

General

Radio

Audio

Reporting

Colors

Main Page Select ‘Mode’ and them ‘FT8’

Main Page Check ‘Hold Tx Freq’

Main Page Check ‘Auto Seq”

Main Page Click ‘Call 1st”

Main Page Select the Band You want to Work

Adjust Audio In & Out Levels On the Windows Taskbar right click on the speaker and select sound

Adjust Audio In & Out Levels Select ‘Playback’ tab, then select ‘Speakers USB Audio CODEC’ and then ‘Properties’

Adjust Audio In & Out Levels Select the ‘Levels’ tab and adjust the ‘Speakers’ slider for a 60db input level on the indicator in the lower left corner then click ‘OK’

Adjust Audio In & Out Levels Select ‘Recording’ tab, then select ‘Microphone USB Audio CODEC’ and then ‘Properties’

Adjust Audio In & Out Levels On the Waterfall select a clear spot to adjust the transmit level by holding the shift key and left clicking the mouse to set transmit frequency

Adjust Audio In & Out Levels Select ‘Tune” on the main page to turn on transmit (you may have to minimize the main page to get your sound menus back)

Adjust Audio In & Out Levels Adjust the ‘Microphone’ slider for proper Rig input level then click ‘OK’ twice

Select Odd or Even Transmit Even – Transmits at the 00 and 30 Second mark Receives at the 15 and 45 second mark Odd – Transmits at the15 and 45 Second mark Receives at the 00 and 30 Second mark

Selecting the Transmit Frequency Study the Waterfall and pick a clear spot to transmit on Hold the shift key down and left click the mouse to on the spot to set the transmit frequency

Start Calling CQ Select ‘Enable Tx’ to start calling CQ With the ‘Auto Seq’ check the computer will sequence through the steps to complete the when someone answers your CQ

Call Ended When the call completes you will be prompted to log the call Click ‘OK’ and the call will be logged Select ‘Enable Tx’ to start the next call

A Suggestions That Work for Me Use the same start and stop sequence for your programs each time FT8 Pick a transmit frequency under 2kHz Keep transmit power under 20 watts Switch between Odd & Even time periodically

Have Fun Using FT8