[WriteLog] AFSK and the Icom IC-761

[WA9ALS - John]

Billy, you should be duping your questions to the Icom list too.  I'm
not familiar with the 761 - using the PROII and have also used the 706
and FT-1000MPs, in both FSK and AFSK.

It sounds like you have at least 1 problem (rig not transmitting the
tones coming to it.  I'm not clear, but it sounds like the rig is not
keying either.

You need to input the audio into either the AFSK input on the ACC jack
(recommended) or to the mic input.  Then you need to key the rig, either
1) via a keying interface into the rig's PTT pin, or 2) via CAT control.
Since you're obviously already using CAT control (reading freq etc),
that would be the easiest/fastest for today - just tell WriteLog to use
PTT on the rig's COM port.

I would forget about using VOX, although it might work, depending on
what audio input you use.

Later (after the Roundup) when you have AFSK working, you might consider
using FSK - less to worry about getting set correctly etc.

Help any?  73

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Billy Cox
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 3:20 AM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Cc: Larry V
> Subject: [WriteLog] AFSK and the Icom IC-761
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> K4OOO's is "almost" ready to rumble in the ARRL Roundup ...
> 
> Almost in that we can't seem to get his IC-761 to key up with 
> AFSK and WL ...
> 
> What we know ...  P-166, 64m RAM, WL10.28, sound card
> using stereo AFSK ... rig is tracking fine as to freq. and mode.
> 
> We are going into/out of  the IC761 via the ACC1 jack using 
> pins 4 and 5 for xmit and rcve, and pin 2 for ground ...
> 
> The soundcard is now decoding FB ... the wide band works
> well also ... we watched AA5AU work stations this evening
> and K4OOO now sees the advantage of using both 'windows'
> by watching what each caught or missed during AU's QSOs.
> 
> The soundcard is sending tones to the rig ... we can hear the 
> tones with headphones at the SPEAKER OUT on the sound card, 
> or by manually putting the IC761 into transmit via the 
> footswitch or the manually engaging the front panel T/R switch ...
> 
> Alt-K works as to sending, not sending ... the rig just won't 
> key via VOX or ?????  We see the tone levels (mid-range) 
> going out of the sound card to the rig when looking at the 
> record/volume windows.
> 
> "LSB is really FSK" is checked, and we tried using the 761
> in both RTTY (Icom front panel) and LSB ... but no joy yet ...
> 
> Now prepared for the "gentle slap to the forehead" and be 
> reminded of what we have overlooked ... <gently please>
> 
> TU ... Solve this folks and we have yet another NEW RTTY 
> contester on board ... and hopefully in time for the Roundup !
> 
> 73 Billy AA4NU
> 
> 
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