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Question 144

How are the audio input and output of a transceiver connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

  1. To a computer running a terminal program and connected to a terminal node controller unit
  2. To the audio output and input of a computer running FT8 softwareCorrect answer
  3. To an FT8 conversion unit, a keyboard, and a computer monitor
  4. To a computer connected to the FT8converter.com website

Explanation

FT8 is generated and decoded entirely in software on a computer, which exchanges ordinary audio with the transceiver. The radio's receive audio goes to the computer input and the computer output feeds the radio's microphone or auxiliary input, with no dedicated hardware controller involved.

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