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FT-891 Advance Manual
DATA (PSK) Operation
Example of DATA Communications device
Use commercial or free computer software for PSK data communications. See the
illustration below for connecting the FT-891 transceiver to a computer. Be sure to read
the instruction manual of the interface device to be connected to the radio and computer.
RTTY/DATA JACK
DATA IN
GND
DAKY
SHIFT
RTYO
BUSY
DATA OUT
GND
PACKET PTT
N.C.
DATA IN
N.C.
Interface device
commercially available
DAKY
R
TYO
D
ATA
IN
GND
To LINE IN / MIC IN,
LINE OUT / MIC OUT,
COM port, etc.
Commercially available
USB Cable
To USB port
RTYO
DATA IN
GND
To MIC IN /
LINE IN
To MIC OUT /
LINE OUT
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The FT-891 allows for PSK, Olivia, Contestia, etc. digital modes to be sent by the Data
method or SSB. The conventional method is to use USB, except RTTY, however the
Data method allows for more accurate carrier frequency control, which is helpful in a
Contest or DX environment.
