WSJT-X/doc/user_guide/en/transceiver-setup.adoc

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.Receiver Noise Level
- If it is not already highlighted in green, click the *Monitor*
button to start normal receive operation.
- Be sure your transceiver is set to *USB* (or *USB Data*) mode.
- Use the receiver gain controls and/or the computer's audio mixer
controls to set the background noise level (scale at lower left of
main window) to around 30 dB when no signals are present. It is
usually best to turn AGC off or reduce the RF gain control to
minimize AGC action.
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TIP: The PC audio mixer normally has two sliders, one for each
application attached which should be set to maximum (0dB FS) as
it cannot help with distortion from overly high or low input
levels from your receiver and another *Master* level which is
analogue attenuator on the sound card before the Analogue to
Digital Converter (ADC). The *Master* level can be used to adjust
the signal level received by _WSJT-X_.
.Bandwidth and Frequency Setting
- If your transceiver offers more than one bandwidth setting in USB
mode, it may be advantageous to choose the widest one possible, up
to about 5 kHz. This choice has the desirable effect of allowing
the *Wide Graph* (waterfall and 2D spectrum) to display the
conventional JT65 and JT9 sub-bands simultaneously on most HF bands.
Further details are provided in the <<TUTORIAL,Basic Operating
Tutorial>>. A wider displayed bandwidth may also be helpful at VHF
and above, where FT8, JT4, JT65, and Q65 signals may be found over
much wider ranges of frequencies.
- If you have only a standard SSB filter you wont be able to display
more than about 2.7 kHz bandwidth. Depending on the exact dial
frequency setting, on HF bands you can display the full sub-band
generally used for one mode.
.Transmitter Audio Level
* Click the *Tune* button on the main screen to switch the radio into
transmit mode and generate a steady audio tone.
* Listen to the generated audio tone using your radios *Monitor*
facility. The transmitted tone should be perfectly smooth, with no
clicks or glitches. Make sure that this is true even when you
simultaneously use the computer to do other tasks such as email, web
browsing, etc..
* Adjust the *Pwr* slider (at right edge of main window) downward from
its maximum until the RF output from your transmitter falls
slightly. This is generally a good level for audio drive.
* Toggle the *Tune* button once more or click *Halt Tx* to stop your
test transmission.