Mode Contestia

Contestia: Olivia's faster cousin.

Group	Amateur: digital
Default frequency	14.1095 MHz
Default sample rate	2 Msps
In the mode list	Keyboard, 14.1095 MHz

Step-by-step: Tutorial-Contestia

What Contestia is

Contestia is a keyboard-to-keyboard digital mode from the fldigi family, related to Olivia.

Frequencies and settings

Setting	Value
Start frequency	14.1095 MHz
Tuning range of the mode table	1 to 30 MHz
Sample rate asked	2 Msps
Lowest working rate	250 ksps
Channel width	3 kHz

OnAir takes any frequency you type; the numbers above are the mode's starting point and the range its table describes. In the app the shortcut label is Keyboard, 14.1095 MHz.

What OnAir shows

Contestia (Olivia with 6-bit characters, upper case, faster), 14.1095 MHz.

Tips and caveats

• Checked with generated signals and impairments; recordings of real signals welcome.
• Which radio: An RTL-SDR can receive HF only in direct-sampling mode, which OnAir offers in its radio settings; results depend on the antenna. SDRplay and Airspy HF+ radios are better suited.
• Try it without a radio: most modes include a built-in synthetic test signal, so you can open the screen and try the controls first.
• Receiving and the law: Amateur radio signals are meant to be received. Receiving needs no licence in most countries; OnAir does not transmit. See Legal.

Related pages

• All modes, Amateur: digital
• Supported radios, Troubleshooting, FAQ
• More in Amateur: digital: FT8, FT4, FT2, WSPR, JT65, JT9, Q65, FST4, MSK144, PSK31, JS8Call, RTTY, CW, SSTV, HamDRM, Olivia, MFSK, THOR, DominoEX, Hellschreiber