PSK31LX(1)

📦 version 2.2, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

👑 PSK31LX(1) — bestie edition

General Commands Manual ✨ welcome to the psk31lx page, it's giving terminal, it's giving ham radio, it's giving iconic 🎀

🌸 NAME

psk31lx — a terminal based ncurses program for psk31 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS

psk31lx [-h] [-l] [-q] [-t serialdevice] [-x] [-v]

✨ DESCRIPTION

Okay so bestie, listen. psk31lx uses your soundcard to receive and transmit PSK31, which is an extremely narrow band HF-mode 🌈 PSK31 is a mode for keyboard QSO's, no cap.

psk31lx is a simple terminal based program that uses ncurses to display received text and input text to transmit. There is also a phase scope and a spectrum analyzer to aid in tuning 👑 like, she's got range.

💅 OPTIONS

  • -h — printf this message 💬
  • -l — Invert phase shift for LSB mode 🔄
  • -q — Enable QPSK mode ⚡
  • -t device — Specify the PTT device. Default is /dev/ttyS1. For the first serial device use -t /dev/ttyS0 🔌
  • -v — print version number 🏷️
  • -x — TX tracks RX freq 📡

🎀 KEYBOARD COMMANDS

The following keys are used to control psk31lx ⌨️✨

  • Ctrl A — toggle afc
  • Ctrl B — toggle BPSK/QPSK
  • Ctrl C — exit/terminate
  • Ctrl K — toggle NET on/off
  • Ctrl L — toggle LSB/USB
  • Ctrl R — RX mode
  • Ctrl T — TX mode
  • Ctrl U — tune mode
  • Ctrl K — toggle NET
  • Ctrl W — CW ID
  • Ctrl X — Clear all windows
  • ESC — Exit
  • Up Arror — increase rx freq + 1 Hz
  • Down Arrow — decrement rx freq - 1 Hz
  • Right Arrow — increase rx freq by 8 Hz
  • Left Arrow — decrease rx freq by 8 Hz
Not me pointing out that Ctrl K shows up twice up there and that one of the arrow keys is literally spelled Up Arror 😭 bestie I am reporting the page exactly as it is, typos and all, we do not edit the sacred text 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO

More information about psk31lx is available on its website, http://wa0eir.bcts.info 🫶

💀 BUGS

Please send bug reports to: wa0eir@wa0eir.bcts.info 🍓 (yes, actually, fr fr)

💜 AUTHOR

psk31lx was written by Hansi Reiser, DL9RDZ and modified by Ted Williams, WA0EIR. two legends, one program, periodt 👑

okay and that's the whole page!! this was PSK31LX(1) from the General Commands Manual, dated April 25, 2011, and she ATE 💅✨ mwah, go make some QSOs bestie 🧚💖

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