[RTTY] WRITELOG USB INTERFACE PROBLEM

[Jack West]

THANKS JOE,

NOW I CAN QUIT RACKING MY BRAIN OVER THIS.  I WILL GO BACK TO 
MULTIPLE PCI COMM PORTS WHEN USING WRTIELOG.  THE ADVERTISEMENT
BRIEFLY MENTIONED FSK AND I WAS TOO HASTY.  SOME DAYS PEANUTS,
SOME DAYS SHELLS.

73 DE JACK / W7LD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv at subich.com>
To: "'Jack West'" <w7ld at theriver.com>; <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 10:05 AM
Subject: RE: [RTTY] WRITELOG USB INTERFACE PROBLEM


> 
> > WRITELOG VER10.52 (FSK RTTY) TO THE TS-940 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE 
> > USING WIN-XP-PRO. THE CAT WORKS, THE PTT WORKS, THE CW WORKS, ETC. 
> > BUT "I AM UNABLE TO STEER FSK COMMANDS FROM THE MMTTY ENGINE TO THE 
> > USB INPUTS OF THE MICRO HAM USB II UNIT."
> 
> WriteLog does not permit use of EXTFSK in the MMTTY plug-in.  You will 
> note there is no way to select EXTFSK as the "PTT Port" in the MMTTY 
> plug in and no option to select EXTFSK in RTTYrite as the FSK port 
> (which is passed to MMTTY at startup).  Due to that limitation, the USB 
> II cannot be used for FSK with MMTTY and WriteLog.  Similarly, since 
> "Software FSK" in RTTYrite is limited to TxD only, FSK cannot be used 
> with RTTYrite and the USB II.  
> 
> You have discovered a limitation of the application software as USB II 
> functions quite well with MMTTY/EXTFSK on a stand-alone basis.  USB II
> "overloads" the DTR line from the USB UART and uses the same output for 
> CW and FSK (with EXTFSK). 
> 
> 73, 
> 
>    ... Joe Subich, W4TV 
>        microHAM America 
>        http://www.microHAM-USA.com 
>        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM 
>        support at microham.com 
>  
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> > [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jack West
> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:40 PM
> > To: RTTY GROUP
> > Subject: [RTTY] WRITELOG USB INTERFACE PROBLEM
> > 
> > 
> > GENTLEMEN:
> > 
> > I HAVE BEEN USING WRITELOG SUCCESSFULLY IN RTTY (FSK) AND CW 
> > SINCE VER. 10.46 UNDER WIN-98SE USING MULTIPLE PCI COMM PORTS.  
> > NOW I AM TRYING TO USE WIN-XP AND USB VIA A MICROHAM USB II 
> > INTERFACE. I NEED HELP.
> > 
> > WHAT WORKS:
> > 
> > RUNNING MMTTY RTTY PROGRAM IN FSK USING USB II INERFACE AND THE
> > EXTFSK ADD ON PROGRAM RUNNING WIN-XP PRO TO MY TS-940. ALL 
> > FUNCITONS WORK AS ADVERTIZED, IE. CAT, FSK, PTT, ETC. 
> > 
> > RUNNING N1MM PROGRAM (FSK RTTY) (CW) (MMVARI SOUND CARD PROGRAMS)
> > INCLUDING AFSK RTTY, USING MICRO HAM USB II USB INERFACE AND 
> > WIN XP-PRO TO MY TS-940. THE FSK RTTY USES THE MMTTY ENGINE AND 
> > THE EXTFSK ADD ON.
> > 
> > RUNNING MIXW PROGRAM (ALL AFSK, CW, AND SOUND CARD MODES) USING
> > WIN-XP-PRO TO MY ICOM-735 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE. (NON FSK 
> > CAPABLE)
> > 
> > RUNNING WRITELOG VER.10.52 CW AND SSB MODES (DVK) USING 
> > WIN-XP-PRO TO MY TS-940 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE.
> > 
> > RUNNING WRITELOG VER.10.52 (FSK RTTY) WITH MMTTY V13 WRITELOG 
> > PLUGIN TO MY TS-940 USING WIN-98SE, INCLUDING PACKET SPOTTING 
> > USING MULTIPLE COMM PORTS. ALL FUNCTIONS 100%.
> > 
> > RUNNING MIXW (FSK RTTY) USING MMTTY ENGINE AND EXTFSK ADD ON
> > VIA WIN-98SE TO MY TS-940. ALL FUNCTIONS 100%.
> > 
> > WITH A COMM PORT INTERFACE, USING EITHER WIN98SE OR WIN-XP-PRO, I 
> > SIMPLY SELECT A PORT THAT I HAVE INCLUDED IN COMMSLOT .INI AND A 
> > PORT FROM THE RITTY WINDOW AND ALL IS WELL WITH FSK SIGNALS.
> > 
> > WHAT DOES NOT WORK:
> > 
> > WRITELOG VER10.52 (FSK RTTY) TO THE TS-940 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE 
> > USING WIN-XP-PRO. THE CAT WORKS, THE PTT WORKS, THE CW WORKS, ETC. 
> > BUT "I AM UNABLE TO STEER FSK COMMANDS FROM THE MMTTY ENGINE TO THE 
> > USB INPUTS OF THE MICRO HAM USB II UNIT."
> > 
> > EXTFSK PROGRAM IS NOT USED WITH WRITELOG. AA7AU'S WRITELOG 
> > WRITE UP MENTIONS THE USE OF USB AND TALKS ABOUT IT BEING SELECTED
> > IN THE PORTS MENU. (WHERE?)  I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM 
> > FOR SIX MONTHS AND I NEED HELP.  WHAT AM I MISSING?
> > 
> > WHAT ARE THOSE MONO AND STEREO SOUNDCARD FSK TU'S IN WRITELOG??  
> > HOW, WHY, AND WHEN DO WE USE THEM?
> > 
> > I HAVE READ AND READ AND I HAVE NOT FOUND THE ANSWER.
> > AN ANSWER FROM SOME KIND SOUL WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
> > 
> > DE
> > JACK / W7LD / "LUCKY DOG"
> > 
> > PS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MICRO HAM USB ROUTER PROGRAM
> > AND ITS VIRTUAL COMM PORTS. THEY WORK AS ADVERTISED.
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