[TenTec] I surrender

[Lee]

  Joe, from what you say, perhaps my assumption was wrong. Do you have a 
piece of hardware that is between the computer serial port (RS-232 or 
USB) and the Omni PTT connection or is this something that is being done 
in software? What you describe is new to me. It is not difficult to 
build an adapter but....Jim, K9YC just posted a suggestion to use VOX. 
That should work OK with Winmor as T/R switching times were designed to 
be compatible with the Signalink which uses VOX type T/R control.

Please keep us posted.

-Lee- WA3FIY

------ Original Message ------
From: "Joe Papworth via TenTec" <tentec at contesting.com>
To: lee at wa3fiy.com; tentec at contesting.com
Cc: k8mp at aol.com
Sent: 3/4/2018 1:35:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] I surrender

>PS- I forgot to ask:
>When setting PTT to the Com port, it gives a warning message that "It 
>might not work with all radios". I've been ignoring it since the PC 
>only has one serial port and I have no choice.
>
>Does that sound kosher to you?
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lee <lee at wa3fiy.com>
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><tentec at contesting.com>
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>
>Joe, to make the radio transmit you will  need to know the serial port
>"COM" number used for keying PTT.  On the radio setup screen under "PTT
>Port" open the drop down menu and near the bottom of the list you 
>should
>see your COM port listed.  Select that, then check both "Enable RTS" 
>and
>"Enable DTR".  Then "Update".
>
>At this point I usually close the WINLINK session and start from the
>home screen.  For some reason  the program often won't key PTT until I
>do that.   Winlink bug maybe...I dunno but restarting has always caused
>things to work properly.
>
>
>-Lee-     WA3FIY
>
>
>------ Original Message ------
>From: "Joe Papworth via TenTec" <<a 
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>To: <a href="mailto:lee at wa3fiy.com">lee at wa3fiy.com</a>; <a 
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>Cc: <a href="mailto:k8mp at aol.com">k8mp at aol.com</a>
>Sent: 3/4/2018 11:18:52 AM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] I surrender
>
>>Aha! So it does work!
>>
>>What rig did you choose from the Radio Set-up? The two 
>>generic-sounding
>>Icom choices talk to the Omni VI for freq and mode but they don't key
>>it.
>>Carl suggested that there may not be a keying command, per se, so 
>>maybe
>>they're toggling something else in FLDigi and MMTTY.
>>
>>I'm looking at the FLDigi rig control set up and that one has Omni VI
>>in its list, so that one was a no-brainer. (How lucky for me).
>>I noticed there's a check box that says "PTT via HamLib command"
>>(HamLib is what they call their list of rigs that they are pre-set-up
>>for control)
>>That box is checked and it suggests to me that PTT is done via a radio
>>command.
>>
>>Regarding the PC to radio connections, I'm using a serial port for rig
>>control and the Line-in/out from the PC directly to the Audio out/in 
>>on
>>the back of the rig.
>>
>>I'm looking at MMTTY now. It also has Omni VI Plus in its radio list,
>>so it was also a no brainer.
>>It's interesting to note that MMTTY also shows the RX and TX command
>>syntax. ( \$FEFExxE01601FD\w10 for TX )
>>
>>In my and Winmor TNC Setup, I just picked the PC's sound card device
>>names from the drop-downs.
>>In the Radio set-up, I tried both of the generic Icom choices, 
>>(Changed
>>the rig address to 04 to talk to the Omni)
>>Those both talk to the Omni, except for making it xmit.
>>
>>What are your Winmor settings Lee?
>>
>>Thanks, Joe
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Lee <<a href="mailto:lee at wa3fiy.com">lee at wa3fiy.com</a>>
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>>href="mailto:tentec at contesting.com">tentec at contesting.com</a>>
>>Cc: k8mp <<a href="mailto:k8mp at aol.com">k8mp at aol.com</a>>; tentec <<a 
>>href="mailto:tentec at contesting.com">tentec at contesting.com</a>>
>>Sent: Sun, Mar 4, 2018 9:24 am
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>>
>>Joe,
>>
>>The Omni VI works fine with Winlink Winmor. I have one here that I 
>>have
>>used many times.
>>
>>I assume MMTTY and fldigi are being used with the Omni. If so, then we
>>know the hardware interface works so it is only a configuration issue
>>with Winlink. What do you use for an interface between your computer
>>and the Omni? In Winlink there are two setup screens that need
>>attention, "WINMOR TNC setup" and "Radio Setup". TNC setup selects
>>the sound card interface and Radio Setup selects radio control if used
>>(yours appears to be working fine) and PPT control.
>>
>>Can you look at the MMTTY or fldigi setup parameters to get an idea of
>>what works?
>>
>>73,
>>
>>-Lee-
>>
>>WA3FIY
>>
>>Sounds like the PTT line to the Omni is not getting triggered.
>>
>>
>>
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