Transmitting Character Strings From The Psk Message Memory; Settings Related To Psk; Configuring The Psk Tone Frequency; Reversing The Direction Of Phase Change In The Qpsk Mode - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

Transmitting Character Strings from the PSK
Message Memory
A message that is registered in the PSK message memory can be
transmitted as follows.
1 Press F3 [DECODE] to display the PSK
communication screen.
2 Press F5 [MEMORY] to display the PSK Message
screen.
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3 Press F3 [CH 1] to F6 [CH 4] or F3 [CH 5] to F6 [CH
8] to select the channel that contains the message
to be transmitted.
The PSK message of the channel corresponding to the function
key is being transmitted automatically.
• However, the PSK message will not be transmitted
automatically if auto TX is set to OFF.
• If the channel guide is not displayed, press F2 [MORE].
• Pressing F7 [NEXT] each time switches between F3 [CH
1] to F6 [CH 4] and F3 [CH 5] to F6 [CH 8].
• After transmitting the PSK message that is indicated by an
<< >> display beside it, this transceiver returns
to the RX mode.

Settings Related to PSK

Configuring the PSK Tone Frequency

Configure the tone frequency when signals are received in the PSK
mode.
Configure in Menu [2-12] "PSK Tone Frequency"
Setting Value 1.0/ 1.5 (default)/ 2.0 [kHz]
Reversing the Direction of Phase Change in the QPSK
Mode
• When the QPSK signal received cannot be decoded correctly,
try decoding with the BFO frequency switched from the LSB
side to the USB side.
• Decoding cannot be performed correctly when the BFO
frequency of the PSK signal received is in the reverse state
(frequencies of the lower and upper sidebands are reversed).
• Pressing and holding the [FSK/PSK] mode key enables
reverse signals to be decoded.

PSK Operation Using a PC

For details on operation in the PSK mode using a data
communication software program that makes use of the sound
function of a PC instead of the built-in encoder and decoder
functions of this transceiver while this transceiver is configured to
the SSB-DATA mode, please refer to
Communication" (1-4).
As audio from an external input cannot be transmitted in
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the PSK mode, make use of the SSB or SSB-DATA
mode.
Alternatively, audio from an external device can also be
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transmitted using the DATA VOX function.
"PC Connection for Data
COMMUNICATING AIDS 5

Communication Log

The CW, RTTY and PSK communication screens can be saved
using the communication log function.
• Before doing so, configure the destination for saving the data in
"File Storage Location" of the
(11-2) to "Internal Memory" or "USB Flash Drive".
• To save the data to a USB flash drive, insert a USB flash drive
formatted using this transceiver into
1 Set to the CW, RTTY (FSK) or PSK mode.
2 Press F3 [DECODE] to display the corresponding
communication screen.
3 Press F4 [LOG] to set the communication log
function to "On".
Pressing F4 [LOG] each time toggles the communication log
function between ON and OFF.
• "Log: On" appears on the communication screen for about
1 second when the communication log function is ON, and
"Log: Off" is displayed for about 1 second when the function
is OFF.
• When the communication log function is functioning in the
ON mode, the communication log ON indicator is displayed
on the title bar.
• When the communication log function is ON and the
transceiver is in the standby mode, "
title bar. (When there is insufficient space in the USB flash
drive or when a USB flash drive is not inserted when the
destination for saving the logs is configured to a USB flash
drive.)
The file name is made up of the date and time in
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numerical format together with an underscore. The
extension of the file is based on the selection made in
Menu [2-14] "CW/RTTY/PSK Log File Format". The date
and time is expressed in the following sequence:
yyyymmdd_hhmmss.
• (Example)
• If the date is 10:20:30 a.m., February 15, 2018:
• 20180215_102030.txt
The file is stored in the following folder.
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• CW: KENWOOD\TS-890\DECODE\CW
• RTTY: KENWOOD\TS-890\DECODE\RTTY
• PSK: KENWOOD\TS-890\DECODE\PSK
When removing the USB flash drive, make sure to
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execute "Safely Removing the USB Flash
(11-6).

Selecting a Log File Format

Select a format for the log file to be saved.
Configure in Menu [2-14] "CW/RTTY/PSK Log File
Format"
Setting Value html/ txt (default)
html: Saves the log file in the html format.
txt: Saves the log file in the text format.
"USB/File Management Menu"
(USB-A).
" is displayed on the
Drive"
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