[RTTY] To: ALL Re: RIGBLASTER PRO, KENWOOD FSK, Help...???

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > I did read the manual, found it less then helpful unless I run an
 > Icom or a Yaesu.

That's because RB Pro does not support radio control in TTL interfaced
Kenwood (any Kenwood prior to the TS-x70 series) transceivers.  From
page 16 of the RigBlaster Pro manual:

  >> Older Kenwood radios that have provisions for TTL control are not
  >> possible to control with a RIGblaster pro. These Kenwood radios
  >> utilize what is referred to as Negative Logic and are not
  >> compatible with the Positive Logic employed in the RIGblaster pro
  >> TTL to RS232 converter. Positive logic, as employed in most
  >> computer interface circuitry, represents a logical one with a
  >> positive voltage and a logical zero with a zero voltage.

That's a cop-out - West Mountain Radio simply too cheap to spend the 
price of two transistors to convert the negative to positive logic and
a pair of jumpers to select negative or positive logic.  That's just
the way they designed the product.

 >> 2) Is N1MM Logger configured for FSK? Is it set up for the correct
 >> "Digital" port?
 >
 >  >>> Leaving the logger portion out of it for the moment.
 > MMTTY, Setup, Misc. The TX port is set for COM-TxD(FSK) USB port,
 > Processing A, Normal

I don't think you can take the logger out of it unless you want to
set up MMTTY in stand alone mode.  It is likely that you do not
have N1MM Logger and MMTTY configured correctly.

You need to configure N1MM Logger for MMTTY/FSK on the Digital
Mode tab and configure the "Digital" port.  You also need to
configure the FSK & PTT port on the TX Tab in MMTTY.  See the
example configuration I wrote for N1MM Logger and microHAM USB
Interface III (www.microham.com/Downloads/U3_N1MM_Setup.pdf).
It will have the necessary settings for MMTTY and N1MM Logger
to get you going (it has more than you need).

Note, you will need to setup EXTFSK for FSK Output on TxD and
PTT Output on RTS instead of FSK=DTR and PTT=RTS as documented
for the microHAM interface (DTR is CW).

 > 5) Is the FSK LED blinking on the RigBlaster Pro?
 >
 > No, The 2 green, and 2 red (PTT,CW) flash on startup of MMTTY.
 > When I click TX, the CS, PTT, and CW lights light.

That's expected because you don't have MMTTY configured for EXTFSK.

 >> The TS-950 is set for "mark" with FSK closed. That is what MMTTY
 >> should generate with an open collector transistor driver like those
 >> in the RigBlaster. If you are inverted,, simply change the setting
 >> of Menu 54 in the TS-950 (TS-950 Operation Manual, pg 26).
 >
 > Switching Menu 53/54 have no effect.

It won't until you get MMTTY/N1MM working.  Right now you don't have
a FSK signal to the transceiver.  Once you get FSK to the rig, you
will want to make sure transmit and receive are both "right side up."

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2/26/2011 1:22 AM, Michael Haack wrote:
> Joe,
>
> Thanks, And its nice to know I'm not the only one up at this hour...
>
> I did read the manual, found it less then helpful unless I run an Icom
> or a Yaesu.
> And, There is no help whatever on the actual signals on the RS232 IN/OUT
> PORT Jumpers.
>
> That aside, I will take and go thru your questions and recheck my
> answers one at a time to make sure I have them covered.
>
>
> On 25-Feb-11 11:06 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>>
>> It would be *SO* refreshing if people would read the manufacturer's
>> documentation on their interface, software and transceiver before
>> asking for help.
>>
>> > But I'm getting only one one tone.
>>
>> Any time you get only one tone with MMTTY and a rig the problem is
>> in one of two areas. Either MMTTY and/or your contest software is
>> not configured for FSK or the USB/Serial port is not connected to
>> the transceiver.
>>
>> 1) are you using a "real" serial port or are you using a USB to
>> serial converter?
>
>  >>> I'm using a USB to serial Converter.
>>
>> 2) Is N1MM Logger configured for FSK? Is it set up for the correct
>> "Digital" port?
>
>  >>> Leaving the logger portion out of it for the moment.
> MMTTY, Setup, Misc. The TX port is set for COM-TxD(FSK) USB port,
> Processing A, Normal
>>
>> 3) Is N1MM Logger configured to use the same port as connected to
> the RigBlaster Pro?
>  >>> Its set for COM port 4, As the USB/Serial indicated that is where
> is is
>>
>> 4) Is the FSK port connected to Serial/COM In/Out A on the RigBlaster
>> Pro and are the jumpers connected as shown in either block 3 or 7
>> on page 29 of the RigBlaster Pro manual (Rig control doesn't matter
>> since RB Pro can't handle Kenwood TTL CAT).
>
> Yes, The FSK/Serial/Com In/Out are on "A".
> And Yes, Jumpers are as in Block 3.
>
> 5) Is the FSK LED blinking on the RigBlaster Pro?
>
> No, The 2 green, and 2 red (PTT,CW) flash on startup of MMTTY.
> When I click TX, the CS, PTT, and CW lights light.
>>
>> > I know the Kenwood FSK logic is reverse to most others.
>>
>> The TS-950 is set for "mark" with FSK closed. That is what MMTTY
>> should generate with an open collector transistor driver like those
>> in the RigBlaster. If you are inverted,, simply change the setting
>> of Menu 54 in the TS-950 (TS-950 Operation Manual, pg 26).
>
> Switching Menu 53/54 have no effect.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>
>