[RTTY] MMTTY difficulties

Lee Roberts ham at n0sq.us
Mon Feb 11 19:28:00 EST 2013


You are right. I didn't think that would have solved my problem since the 
button implies that one is using a USB device. After selecting the appropriate 
option I was able to send all of the macro. Combine that with eliminating the 
diddle problem and having to reverse the transmitted RTTY in the TS2000 I was 
up and running. But, I still have to figure out the "problem" with not being 
able to get the crosshair pattern in MMTTY. I had to use my experience and a 
little guessing as to where to tune my radio instead. I played with filters and 
other settings but couldn't get the crosshair pattern - it was more like an X 
pattern but the lines weren't at right angles to each other and the X was 
tilted (if you know what I mean). I couldn't get the X lines to be at right 
angles. Sometimes I had a pattern where one of the lines was wiggly instead of 
straight. As a matter of fact, playing with the filter options didn't help much 
in cleaning up signals, IMHO. I'm not sure if this setup is a major 
improvement over using the Kam+ but at least the Kam will be useful as a 
backup since it works with N1MM without the MMTTY. I suppose in a lab the 
N1MM/MMTTY setup would outperform the N1MM/Kam setup.

Thanks for everyones help.

Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote ..
> 
> > I'm not using a USB to serial port adapter.
> 
> I did not say you were ... I said that your system acted like it was.
> You could have a very large buffer defined in your system configuration
> so use the feature in MMTTY that is designed to compensate for a large
> buffer.  It just happens to be labeled "USB Port".
> 
> 73,
> 
>     ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 2/9/2013 10:59 AM, ham at n0sq.us wrote:
> > I'm not using a USB to serial port adapter. I'm using a real/legacy serial 
port.
> >
> > Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote ..
> >>
> >>>> Yes. With the diddles turned off I can send traffic to the test
> >>>> radio OK. But with the diddles turned on no traffic can be sent.
> >>>> Also, when I try to send traffic with a macro only part of the text
> >>>> gets sent before the radio dekeys.
> >>
> >> This acts like the USB port is really a USB to serial adapter.
> >> Select Option | Setup MMTTY | MISC tab ... in the box labeled
> >> "Tx Port" click the "USB Port" button.  Select "C: Limiting Speed"
> >> in the "Processing method" box and click "OK.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >>      ... Joe, W4TV
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2/8/2013 10:04 PM, ham at n0sq.us wrote:
> >>> Kok Chen <chen at mac.com> wrote ..
> >>>>
> >>>> On Feb 8, 2013, at 3:51 PM, ham at n0sq.us wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> A real motherboard serial port - not USB
> >>>>
> >>>> So you are probably transmitting in FSK.
> >>>>
> >>>> Did you check the baud rate of your UART and make sure it can be set to 
45.45
> >> baud?
> >>>
> >>> Yes.
> >>>
> >>>> Wrong baud rates usually result in some gibberish print, but you said 
there
> >> is
> >>>> no print at all, correct?
> >>>
> >>> Correct.
> >>>
> >>>> A reversed RTTY sounds different from correct RTTY; wrong baud rate will 
also
> >> sound
> >>>> distinctly different.  Listen to a real life signal off the air and make 
sure
> >> the
> >>>> KAM prints properly, and listen again to the signal from your own 
transmitter
> >> --
> >>>> do they sound pretty much the same?
> >>>
> >>> Kam is working fine.
> >>>
> >>>> When you turn diddles off,  does the receiver hear a single constant 
tone?
> >>>
> >>> Yes. But, I did have to go into the TS2000 menu and invert the tones.
> >>>
> >>>> With the diddles turned off, do you hear an active RTTY tone pair when 
you
> start
> >>>> typing?
> >>>
> >>> Yes. With the diddles turned off I can send traffic to the test radio OK. 
But
> >> with the diddles turned on no traffic can be sent. Also, when I try to send
> traffic
> >> with a macro only part of the text gets sent before the radio dekeys.
> >>>
> >>>> Testing with diddles turned off might at least confirm that your typing 
is
> getting
> >>>> through to the UART.
> >>>>
> >>>> 73
> >>>> Chen, W7AY
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