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Subject: [WriteLog] Receive Audio Switching
From: k5zd@charter.net (Randy Thompson, K5ZD)
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 17:08:48 -0000
Unless the WX0B box has a way to handle this (and I think it might), option
C is your choice.

By the way, WriteLog is no different than CT and TRlog in what it provides
for switching outputs on the LPT port.  So that is why I pointed you back to
the WX0B box manual.

R

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard L. King [mailto:k5na@texas.net]
> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 16:30 PM
> To: Randy Thompson, K5ZD; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Receive Audio Switching
>
>
> Thanks for the response Randy.
>
> WL is selecting the transmitting radio just fine. I can use the
> program to
> direct CW to either radio. So I assume that the A/B selection is
> working OK.
>
> My problem is that my headphones are not switching to radio two when I am
> transmitting on radio one. I know this works somehow with TR and CT.
>
> I assume the problem with WL is one of several possibilities:
>
>          A. I have overlooked something in my setup.
>
>          B. I need to modify my SO2R box to track a LPT pin that changes
> state when transmitting.
>
>          C. There is no such pin and I have to buy a W5XD+ keyer to
> accomplish headphone switching.
>
> Option "C" is a little hard to accept because it means I have to
> spend more
> money to duplicate hardware that I already have.
>
> Maybe what I want to do isn't possible with WL?
>
> 73, Richard
>
> At 13:29 11/2/02 +0000, Randy Thompson, K5ZD wrote:
> >Because WL only supplies a bit on the LPT port for controlling
> the transmit
> >radio selection.  Headphone switching has to be handled by the
> WX0B box.  So
> >your solution is somewhere in the WX0B manual.
> >
> >One of the many great features of the W5XD external keyer is that it will
> >handle both the transmit and audio switching.  All from the keyboard and
> >quite elegantly.  Plus it does an excellent job of sending perfect CW.
> >
> >Randy, K5ZD
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Richard L. King
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 03:00 AM
> > > To: writelog@contesting.com
> > > Subject: [WriteLog] Receive Audio Switching
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi everyone. I am very new at using Writelog.
> > >
> > > I am trying to set up for SS CW using two FT1000MP MkVs and a
> WX0B SO2R
> > > box. Here is my problem.
> > >
> > > When I am transmitting and listening on either the left or
> right radio, I
> > > expect the headphone audio to auto-switch to the second
> radio. It doesn't
> > > do that and continues to feed my transmitting sidetone from the
> > > transmitting radio into the headphones.
> > >
> > > I can manually switch the headphones to A(left), B(Right), or
> A+B (both).
> > > But the SO2R box seems to be failing to auto-switch my
> headphones to the
> > > other radio on transmit.
> > >
> > > There is probably something very simple that I have overlooked.
> > > Any advice?
> > >
> > > 73, Richard
> > >
> > > k5na@texas.net
> > >
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