Re: struggling with gMFSK setup

[brownh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Haines Brown)]

Sorry for the delay in responding, for I swapped out my audio card
(turns out to have been unnecessary), and had other distractions as
well. 

But your information was _invaluable_! It explained very nicely what
was going on with my soundcard, and how to set the linux alsamixer
controls. Now the PTT LED on my SignaLink goes on as it should. Not
tried it on the air yet, but about to do so.

One other (OT) question. One usually runs a mode like PSK31 at well
under half power because it is nearly 100% duty cycle. However, my
FT-817 manual says nothing about this. Am I to assume that it can
handle 5 watts at 100% duty cycle, or should I bring power down to 2.5
watts (50%)?

Another OT question. I've seen it said that more than 25 watts makes no
sense in PSK31 because it can reach anywhere at that power. Is this
really so? I suppose the quality of one's antenna has some bearing,
and so, if the statement above is true, it assumes an efficient
antenna. 

Haines Brown KB1GRM 
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