[TenTec] PSK31 & the Argonaut V

[We5f@aol.com]

Hello to the group:

I am a proud owner of a new Argonaut V.  This past weekend I hooked up a 
serial 
cable from my laptop to the rig, and the aux cable to the mic input and 
speaker 
output jacks on that laptop.  The Argo instructions say that is all I need to 
work 
PSK31.

No problem running Ham Radio Deluxe to control the rig.  Everything works FB. 
 I do 
wish the Argonaut had an instruction for controlling volume from the 
software.

However I can't get the PSK31 program that comes with HRD to reliably switch 
the 
Argo from RX to TX and back again.  I selected "soundcard control of PTT" in 
the 
program.  I'm trying to use the laptop soundcard to activate the rig's vox.  
I have the 
Argo VOX set for low gain and the ANTIVOX set high, as advised in the manual.

Most of the time, the TX putton on the PSK31 screen doesn't function.  
Occasionally, 
I've gotten it to key the rig to transmit and send my message.  However, when 
I 
hit "escape", the Argo just "locks up" and won't switch back to receive (or 
do anything, for that matter).  I have to turn the Argo off  and back on again 
to reset it to get it to receive again.

Has anyone else experienced this?  What's the fix?  I may be making this more 

difficult than need be.  I'd like to hear what setup other Argo owners are 
using to 
run both Ham Radio Deluxe and PSK31 together.

TIA/73, Jim K5HO

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