![]() I want to have the ability to choose between my Yaesu FT-891 and a lighter cw radio for portable ops backpacking trips. So, my goal is to get on the air with cw. ![]() For now, I am delighted it is decoding Morse. The longer version is that I have no idea if it is set up to work the other non-cw digital modes. Here is Fldigi decoding the ARRL code practice at 35 words a minute. Even with all of this radio interference that you can see on the waterfall below, fldigi could still pick cw out of the noise and decode it. There is also a way to allow rig control, which is what I did.ĩ. These choices were somewhat random, but they did work in my situation. I changed the “write delay” and “Init delay” to zero. Check in the computer’s device manager which com port the IC-705 is using. ![]() Just make sure the mode on the transceiver is set to cw.ħ. The FT8 preset on the IC-705 works fine for fldigi cw decoding. Go ahead and plug your IC-705 usb cable into your computer at this point. xml file into the “rig description file” location. Configure Fldigi to work with the IC-705. Go to this link and then pick this file to download: fldigi-4.1.20_setup.exeģ. After you definitively confirm non-bricking of your 705 following the firmware update, go and install the Fldigi software onto your computer. Why? Because it has an FT8 preset button! (And that FT8 preset button also makes getting on FT8 with the 705 almost brainless by the way!)Ģ. You need to install at least the IC-705 firmware version 1.20. I’ll show you how I got these things hooked up.ġ. I’m not ashamed (well maybe a little…) Fldigi, of course, is the classic ham radio digital mode software. Yup, I can send code ok, but just cannot hear it very well yet.so now the computer can listen for me. So, my cheating strategy was to use the morse code decoder in Fldigi to enhance my cw comprehension. Ok, with that out of the way, I LOVE this new little toy! In fact, it has greatly helped renew my interest in learning cw (along with the nearly 40 pound pack I have been lugging into the woods due to my qro radio gear weight.) And I decided that instead of learning the code properly, I wanted to cheat. It is all my stuff and I am just telling you about it. And best of all, I can wear it on my thigh! Remember, I do not get paid in money, gifts, or “attagirls” for any goods I talk about on this website. It is a straight key and iambic paddle combination device, and it weighs only 2 ounces. Techie wearables are all the rage these days… and I sure as heck don’t want to be left out! So, when I learned about the ’s Whiterook MK-48 Mini Combo Key, I jumped at the chance to get one.
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