[RTTY] MMTTY question

FireBrick FireBrick" <w9ol@billnjudy.com
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 20:43:05 -0500


Nope
Using a ptt circuit on com 1 and running MMTTY in FSK mode on my MP.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner" <w7ti@dslextreme.com>
To: "FireBrick" <w9ol@billnjudy.com>
Cc: "RTTY reflector" <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY question


On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:27:13 -0500, FireBrick wrote:

>I frequently experience a problem with MMTTY in that after a series of
cq's,
>I will hit the transmit button and a continuous tone will come out.
>After a few moments, the diddle will return and it will send the buffer
>normally.
>Subsequent cq's will be normal until again it will return.
>
>I can MAKE it do it in MMTTY standalone.
>Send cqs, repeatedly with just short listening periods in between.
>After 10 to 20 transmissions, I will experience a non start, just a
>continuous tone and then a resumption of the cqing.
>
>Others have experienced it. We haven't been able to cure it. Not everyone
>suffers from it.

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Are you using software PTT?  I had the same problem and changed to
hardware PTT.  Problem solved.

I realize this is just a work-around and there really should be a
software fix, but life is short and transistors are cheap.  Let us know
how you make out.

Bill, W7TI