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RTTY TX transmits Radio TeleTYpe (RTTY) signals using Baudot/ITA2 encoding. It generates an FSK signal with configurable baud rate, frequency shift, and tone placement.
Controls
Baud — Transmission speed. Options: 45, 45.45 (default), 50, 75, 100, 110, 150, 200 baud.
Shift — Frequency separation between Mark and Space tones. Options: 85, 170 (default), 200, 450, 850 Hz.
Inverted (checkbox, default: on) — Swaps Mark and Space tone assignments. Enabled by default to match the most common RTTY convention.
Mark t — Sets the absolute frequency offset of the Mark tone. Options:
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| CNT (default) | Centered: Mark = −shift/2, Space = +shift/2 |
| 0 | Mark at 0 Hz offset |
| 2125 | Mark at +2125 Hz (US HF AFSK standard) |
| −2125 | Mark at −2125 Hz |
| 1275 | Mark at +1275 Hz |
| −1275 | Mark at −1275 Hz |
The computed Mark and Space tone values (in Hz, relative to the carrier) are shown on the line below these controls. They update automatically when Shift, Mark t, or Inverted are changed.
Set message — Opens the text entry keyboard. The message text is displayed below the button. Default: PORTAPACK. The message is encoded using Baudot/ITA2 (USOS disabled for maximum receiver compatibility) and transmitted once per START press.
RF Parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Stored in persistent memory — typical HF RTTY: 14.080 MHz (20 m) |
| Bandwidth | 2.048 MHz |
| Sample rate | 2.048 MSps |
| Stop bits | 1.5 (fixed) |
| TX gain | 0–47 dB (LNA), 0/14 dB (AMP) |
Transmission
Press START to transmit. The message is sent once and transmission stops automatically when complete. Press STOP to abort early.
Settings Persistence
Settings are saved to tx_rtty.ini.
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Contributors
How to collaborate
Contributing Guidelines
How to ask questions correctly
Hardware
- PortaPack Versions (which one to buy)
- Features
- HackRF Versions
- Description of the hardware
- Enclosure/cases
- Repairs
- Mods
User manual
Intended use and Legality
- Usage cautions
- First steps
- Firmware update procedure
- User interface
- Powering the PortaPack
- Troubleshooting
- Won't boot
- Config Menu
- Firmware upgrade
- Diagnose firmware update in Windows
- Receive Quality Issues
- No TX/RX
- TX Carrier Only
- H2+ speaker modifications
- Dead Coin Cell Battery
- Factory Defaults
- SD card not recognized by PC with the SD-card over USB selected
- DFU overlay
- Full reset
- SolveBoard
- How to Format SDCard
- What if I don't like some of the apps
Applications
- 📥 Receivers
- 📤 Transmitters
- ADS-B(S) TX
- Adult Toys
- APRS TX
- BHT Xy/EP
- BLE TX
- BLESpam
- Burger Pager
- CVS Spam
- EPIRB
- FlipperTX
- GPS Sim
- Hopper
- Jammer
- KeeLoq TX
- Key fob TX
- LGE Tool
- MDC-1200 TX
- Morse TX
- OOK
- OOK Brute
- OOK Editor
- P25 TX
- POCSAG TX
- RDS
- RTTY TX
- SAME TX
- Signal gen
- Soundboard
- Spectrum Painter
- SSTV
- TEDI/LCR
- TouchTunes
- TPMS TX
- 🔄 Transceivers
- 🟡 Recon
- 🔴 Capture
- ▶️ Replay
- 🖲️ Remote
- 🔍 Looking Glass
- 🛠️ Utilities
- 🎮 Games
- ⚙️ Settings
- 💻 HackRF Mode
Misc
Developer Manual
- Compilation of the firmware
- Compile on WSL with ninja
- How to compile on Windows faster with WSL 2
- Using Docker and Kitematic
- Docker command-line reference
- Using Buddyworks and other CI platforms
- Notes for Buddy.Works (and other CI platforms)
- Using ARM on Debian host
- All in one script for ARM on Debian host
- Compile on Arch based distro (exclude Asahi), or other weird distros
- Dev build versions
- Notes About ccache
- Create a custom map
- Code formatting
- PR process
- Description of the Structure
- Software Dev Guides
- Tools
- Research
- UI Screenshots
- Maintaining
- Creating a prod/stable release (Maintainers only)
- Maintaining rules
- Development States Notes
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