I bought one USB to 2 SERIAL from SIIG recently and it works grate on my PC
and laptop.
Gilles ve2lx
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To: <n1rl@earthlink.net>; <lists@microham-usa.com>; <aa5au@bellsouth.net>;
<writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Using MMTTY with WriteLog
>I have found the only usb to serial converter is the keyspan 19 HS ( they
> also have a 4 port model) for about 30 bucks. tom N6AJR
>
>
> In a message dated 3/3/2008 12:30:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> n1rl@earthlink.net writes:
>
> Hi, Joe & Don
>
> Thanks again. Yes, I'm aware that the MMTTY engine does not use EXTFSK,
> and
> the rest of what you say makes sense. The USB - >serial adapter I'm using
> (which has a Prolific driver; the hardware has no mfr ID on it) came with
> my
> RIGblaster Plus. West Mountain Radio's info is what ultimately pointed me
> to
> EXTFSK, since I couldn't get MMTTY to work as a standalone at that point.
>
> So, could the issue be that I need yet another USB - >serial adapter that
> will handle 5 bit codes? Can you recommend one? (I have another one here,
> but I have not tried it; however, it did not work when I was trying to
> get
> MMTTY to work as a standalone either.)
>
> 73, Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:lists@microham-usa.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:43 PM
> To: 'Don Hill AA5AU'; 'Rick Lindquist'; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Using MMTTY with WriteLog
>
>
> Don,
>
> The MMTTY plug-in initializes the MMTTY engine with the COM Port
> passed by WriteLog at start-up. WriteLog has no "EXTFSK" option
> in the Ports menu.
>
> When started as a DLL (which is what the plug in does), MMTTY
> does not use the (PTT/FSK) port information stored in MMTTY.INI
> ... it uses the configuration options passed at the start up.
> When MMTTY receives a port (even if EXTFSK has been configured
> for that port) it will not start EXTFSK. Prior to the addition
> of "Software FSK on DTR," I spent dozens of hours looking for
> a configuration option that would allow the MMTTY plug-in to
> call/use EXTFSK with no success.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Don Hill AA5AU [mailto:aa5au@bellsouth.net]
>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:21 AM
>> To: 'Joe Subich, W4TV'; 'Rick Lindquist'; writelog@contesting.com
>> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Using MMTTY with WriteLog
>>
>>
>> This is incorrect.
>>
>> Software generated FSK will work for USB-to-serial adapters
>> with the MMTTY plug-in. I'm doing it on one computer/radio now. The
>> key is to go to MMTTY stand-alone and change EXTFSK to the
>> port number of the adapter on the TX tab and then on the MISC tab, USB
>> Port, select C: Limiting Speed. In WL, select the port of
>> the adapter in the Rttyrite menu along with Software generated FSK.
>>
>> Rick's having a similar issue but the suggestions we have
>> been giving him aren't working for some reason.
>>
>>
>> 73, Don AA5AU
>> http://www.aa5au.com
>> http://www.rttycontesting.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 8:53 PM
>> To: 'Rick Lindquist'; writelog@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Using MMTTY with WriteLog
>>
>>
>> If your USB to serial adapter does not support 5bit codes at
>> 45.45 baud (e.g., if you must use EXTFSK for MMTTY in stand alone
>> mode), the MMTTY plug-in will not work.
>>
>> The MMTTY plug-is does not permit the use of EXTFSK and
>> WriteLog's "Software generated FSK (TxD)" is only valid for
>> RTTYrite (the
>> native RTTY support with Sound Board FSK or Stereo Sound Board FSK).
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
>> > [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Lindquist
>> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:21 PM
>> > To: writelog@contesting.com
>> > Subject: [WriteLog] Using MMTTY with WriteLog
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, I'm stumped again. Even after reviewing (and
>> reviewing) the fine
>> > tutorials by Don, AA5AU, I still cannot get the MMTTY module to
>> > transmit FSK RTTY with WriteLog. MMTTY works fine as a standalone
>> > program from its currently assigned COM port (7), and I can
>> even get
>> > Rittyrite to transmit FSK (from the type-ahead buffer; there don't
>> > appear to be any memories - just a funky little tuning
>> screen with a
>> > very slow response time).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > After selecting the COM 7 under Rittyrite's Ports menu,
>> then "Software
>> > generated FSK TXD," the "COM-TxD(FSK)" choice in the MMTTY
>> Setup MISC
>> > screen is grayed out. At one point, I got MMTTY/WriteLog to key the
>> > radio, but it just transmitted a carrier, not RTTY.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm using a RIGblaster Plus on COM 7 via a USB - >RS-232
>> > adapter. The radio
>> > is an ICOM IC-756PROIII. I had been using the general DXCC
>> > tracker logging
>> > module, but it still would not work after I loaded an RTTY
>> > RoundUp contest
>> > module.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Any ideas or suggestions? Many thanks! 73, Rick, N1RL
>
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