A method and apparatus for equalizing digital data signals is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of demodulating and decoding an input signal having input data to produce a data output, remodulating the data output to produce a pseudo-training sequence including an idealized input signal, and generating equalizer parameters from the pseudo-training sequence. The apparatus comprises a demodulator for demodulating an input signal to produce a data output, a modulator, communicatively coupled to the demodulator, for remodulating the data output to produce a pseudo-training sequence including an idealized input signal, and a parameter generation module, communicatively coupled to the modulator for generating equalizer parameters from the pseudo-training sequence.