Well this may work for you but it does NOT work for me. If I uncheck that
box I immediately lost=e radio control and cannot do anything. The Band Map
is no showing the frequency and nothing works.
Another example of how frustratingly difficult it is to set up WriteLog to
do what you want!
I am using a separate cable with no jumpers for CW / PTT and Radio control.
My radio REQUIRES that the box be checked or it fails to be controlled. It
is a Kenwood TS-870.
Nice thought but no help for me and I suspect for any Kenwood.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Turner
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:31 PM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Satisfaction At Last (maybe)
>
>
> I think I might have found why WriteLog and MMTTY sometimes add a long
> carrier to the beginning and/or end of a macro transmission. I seem to
> have cured the problem at my station anyway, and it might be worth
> checking out if you are having it. I know some people have reported
> success by changing the "priority" setting in MMTTY, but that might even
> be related to what I found. All stations are different in various ways,
> so this may not be the cure in every situation but it's worth a try.
>
> A little background. For the last ten years, I've been doing hardware
> PTT on all my programs via a serial port with the usual transistor
> interface. A few years ago I installed MMTTY as a stand alone program
> and set it up for PTT via Com2 as always. I had rig control disabled;
> no VFO and no PTT, because it conflicted with LogWindows, my logging
> program. They both wanted to access the radio and one or the other had
> to go.
>
> MMTTY running alone worked fine that way. The problem of the long
> carrier started when I began using WriteLog for contesting in
> conjunction with MMTTY. I've been fighting the long carrier problem on
> and off ever since. And it has been a real fight, believe me!
> Sometimes I'd think I had it cured and things would work for a while and
> then back it would come. In the XE contest just finished, I got about
> 50 QSOs into it before the problem reared its ugly head. So take this
> with a grain of salt because the final chapter is not yet written, but
> it's looking good so far. I hate crow, but I'll eat it if I have to.
>
> I'm not a expert on these things, but I believe the problem comes from a
> conflict when you accidentally have WriteLog/MMTTY set to use BOTH
> software PTT and hardware PTT. You should use only one and completely
> disable the other. Here's how the accident can happen: When you first
> install WriteLog using a software-capable radio, you will naturally want
> to enable VFO reading just to keep your band changes synchronized
> between radio and log, if for no other reason. So you go to Setup>Ports
> and check the box for "rig", select your rig type, and if you're like
> me, you accept the remaining defaults. WRONG! The box on the far right
> which says Comm PTT is "yes" by default, and that's incorrect if you
> want to use some other com port for hardware PTT like I did. The "yes"
> means to use SOFTWARE PTT on the radio port.
>
> Now that I know what's going on, it all comes clear. (Life's like that,
> isn't it?)
>
> To summarize:
>
> 1. If you want to use hardware PTT on a com port other than the one
> your radio is on, be sure the "Comm PTT" box next to your radio is OFF.
>
> 2. If you want to use software PTT, be sure the "Comm PTT" box is ON,
> and don't even think about connecting a cable for hardware PTT.
>
> And be sure MMTTY (stand alone) is set to the same mode of operation
> you're using with WriteLog. Again, that's where I went wrong. I had
> stand alone MMTTY set for hardware PTT and WriteLog set for software
> PTT. Live and learn.
>
> Anyway, after putting this fix in place I did several more hours of
> contesting and all was well. I'm going to give it the acid test during
> next week's contest, so stay tuned. If the problem comes back, I'll
> probably just kill myself and in two years, you can have my call.
>
> Just kidding.... you CAN'T HAVE MY CALL! :-)
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
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