[RTTY] HELP please

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Dick, 

If the Mark V goes into transmit (assuming your are using RTS 
for PTT), it is likely that something is wrong with the audio 
level going into the radio. 

Check the following:  

  1) Play Control (Master output volume) for the Windows Mixer 
  2) Wave Balance (AFSK output level) for the Windows Mixer

  One or the other above may be muted 

  3) check the Mic gain and  RF Power setting on the Mark V 
  4) since the RigBlaster Plus uses the microphone input, 
     make certain that the processor is turned off. 
  5) make certain that the audio cables from the sound card to 
     the RigBlaster Plus are plugged in completely. 
  6) make certain that the audio adjust on the rear panel of
     the RigBlaster Plus has not been turned down accidentally. 
  7) make certain that the microphone cable between the 
     RigBlaster Plus and Mark V has not been damaged - if 
     you have a microphone plugged into the RigBlaster Plus, 
     does everything work properly in SSB? 

If these suggestions don't turn up something, plug the microphone 
directly into the Mark V and confirm that the rig operates properly 
in SSB.  If it does, contact the manufacturer of you interface for 
customer support. 

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 Dick White
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 12:06 PM
> To: RTTY Contesting
> Subject: [RTTY] HELP please
> 
> 
> 
> Last Thursday I worked YU6AO on RTTY at 0012z. Turned off the 
> rig as usual.
> The next morning when I tried to work some RTTY, I was unable 
> to do so. I
> use a MARK-5 FIELD; RigBlaster Plus; I have DigiPan, MMTTY, 
> N1MM with MMTTY
> engine and MixW using AFSK on the HD and have been using them 
> for the past
> year.
> I can receive ok.
> When I hit  TX, the program appears to be sending,  the 
> RigBlaster green
> light comes on,  the rig goes into TX, but there is no signal 
> going out.
> I have gone over the rig many times and can't find a setting 
> that is off.
> I checked the computer ands it says COM 1, that I have used 
> for years and
> only used for RTTY/PSK31, is working properly.
> I have checked all the digital programs and they are all set on COM 1
> When I try N1MM Logger ( ver 6.7.1 ) and check the com port I get this
> message " Error opening port 1."
> I have looked at all I know to check and can't find out what 
> to fix. Not
> sure if the computer program, the RigBlaster or the Mark-5 is 
> the problem.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas as to what I need to do to correct this 
> ?  It was
> working fine one day and not the next. Boy, do I miss my old Paragon,
> Kantronics TNC and the DOS CT and WF1B programs. They worked 
> all the time
> every time.  All suggestions appreciated.
> 
> 73  Dick  KS0M
> 
> Richard C. "Dick" White
> Fulton, MO. 65251  U.S.A.
> whiter26 at sbcglobal.net
> 
> Amateur Radio Station - KS0M
> 
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