‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JULY 2012 QST PAGE 38‰ THE FLEXIBILITY OF DIGITAL FILTERS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. THIS MAKES THE RECEPTION OF SHORTWAVE SIGNALS MUCH CLEARER. MSDR VERSION 2 ALLOWS THE USE OF THE RADIOS HAND MIC FOR VOICE. FOR THE FT 817 THIS REQUIRES THE PRESENCE OF AN OPTIONAL FILTER. THE SOFTWARE SUPPORTS INDIVIDUAL MODE SETUPS THAT ALLOW THE TRANSCEIVER TO SWITCH MODES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE SOFTWARE AND THE REGULAR HAND MICROPHONE CAN BE USED TO SWITCH TO TRANSMIT. THIS IS CALLED LOCK TO TXCR. MORE DETAILS ON THIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE SOFTWARE MANUAL THAT IS PART OF THE SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD. MOST HF RADIOS PROVIDE ONE OR MORE OPTION SLOTS FOR HIGH QUALITY, MULTIPOLE CRYSTAL FILTERS FOR SSB AND CW. THIS IS THE PERFECT SPOT FOR THE LIF EXTRACTION WITHOUT HAVING TO MODIFY THE RADIO. THIS PORT IS BIDIRECTIONAL. THIS ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ