Right on. I want to transmit just where I was calling CQ.
And although tuning RIT is nice on a radio that has a knob to twist, the
Flex has a little thumb wheel control thing that is extremely awkward to
use with the mouse. I figured out how to use the FlexControl knob when
running but since I still need to set a PTT with hardware on one "radio"
and I don't like the NET idea, I am back to MMTTY this morning.
If you have to use AFSK, this seems to be working just fine that way.
Jerry, W6IHG
On 4/21/2013 5:25 AM, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
I agree with Joe and Ed. However, I would still recommend that users not employ
2Tone in the main Rttyrite window when transmitting
AFSK. Despite NET being limited to +/- 60 hz with 2Tone, you cannot guarantee
that your transmit frequency will be what it was on
your initial transmission to a station. On the second transmission, random
noise or nearby QRM can cause AFC to change your
frequency and NET will then having you transmitting off frequency from your
initial transmission. I just think it's a poor operating
practice.
73, Don AA5AU
-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed Muns
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:12 AM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] AFSK and a PTT Port?
I second all of Joe's comments. Furthermore, the 2Tone AFC and NET "locked on
feature" can be effectively disabled by simply
zero-beating the station you are working. If CQing, then zero-beat with RIT. If
S&P, then zero-beat with the VFO. 2Tone provides
a very efficient means to zero-beat with its dual pairs of yellow tone lines.
Just line them up with your tuning and AFC/NET are
irrelevant.
Admittedly, I was initially dismayed with 2Tone's AFC being on all the time and
WriteLog not able to turn off NET like N1MM Logger
can. But, I have become comfortable based on how I operate, which is to always
zero-beat the station I am working. The 2Tone AFC
has an advantage in that it starts copying a signal once it is tuned within +/-
60 Hz and one can finish zero-beating while the
caller is finishing their transmission.
Thus, I've been using 2Tone as my main decoder because I have enough experience
now to believe it is superior in more cases than
either MMTTY or the DXP38. Since I use FSK transmission, NET doesn't matter
and AFC is nullified by my zero-beat tuning that I've
always done.
Ed W0YK
Jerry W6IHG wrote:
I must use AFSK with the Flex and because of the NET issue I really
don't want 2Tone in control of the transmitter.
Joe W4TV wrote:
NET is not a significant issue with 2Tone ...
2Tone is a completely different paradigm than MMTTY. First, 2Tone
limits AFC to +/- 60 Hz where MMTTY's AFC is 85, 125 or
170 Hz depending on the value in the "Sweep" box on the AFC/ATC/PLL
tab (and
AFCSweep in any stored profiles). Second, 2Tone *does not* reset the
stored MARK frequency each time it transmits. MMTTY will move the
limit in receive, reset MARK (NET) on transmit and move the limit
again on the next receive cycle. However, once 2Tone has reached the
limit, (either + or - 60 Hz), the only direction it will move is back
toward the set point.
The 2Tone paradigm is almost equivalent to FSK (and would be if Net
were off) ...
While it would be nice if WriteLog were to automatically turn Net OFF
when calling CQ and turn it back on when the transmit frequency was
moved by more than 500 Hz or 1 KHz ("crank the VFO"), the alternative
is for Writelog users to e-mail G3YYD and ask that he replace the
"Set-up" button with a NET button. After all, Set-up is available on
the Menu at the top of the 2Tone Window which means the "Set-up"
button does nothing more than save *one* mouse click when changing
things that typically get changed once in an entire operating session
- if that
often!. Putting a NET (ON/OFF) button on the 2Tone window
would allow
the user to turn net on/off as they move from Run to S&P or vice
versa.
_______________________________________________
WriteLog mailing list
WriteLog@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
WriteLog on the web: http://www.writelog.com/
_______________________________________________
WriteLog mailing list
WriteLog@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
WriteLog on the web: http://www.writelog.com/
--
-----------------------------------------------
Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
jpixton@shentel.net
-----------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
WriteLog mailing list
WriteLog@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
WriteLog on the web: http://www.writelog.com/
|