[WriteLog] COM1 for CW & FSK

[Ric Plummer]

The setup here, which works fine for all WL modes ( but I don't use MMTTY )
is:
    COM1= FSK right rig
    COM2 = FSK left rig
    COM 4 = rig control and CW for right rig
    COM5 = fir control and CW for left rig

requires .ini statements to get COM5 into the ports menu etc
PTT is thru the rig control serial interface, the rigs are IC-756PRO
I use the W5XD+ keyer for SO2R

So, 2 COM ports per rig, but if you want rig control and FSK, then you need
them anyway.
and keep the CW ( and PTT if you need it also ) on the rig control COM port

Ric KV1W


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Harder" <jon at praxisworks.org>
To: "Jim McDonald" <jim at n7us.net>; "WriteLog Reflector"
<Writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 15:51
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] COM1 for CW & FSK


> Jim, I've recently gone through this myself while setting up a RigBlaster
> Pro to handle SSB and PSK audio I/O, as well as doing CW and FSK on one
com
> port.  FSK keys via TxD as usual, and CW is on DTR.  PTT is either via rig
> control, or none at all for CW QSK. This all works fine under some other
> software, but sadly not with WL, my favorite!   I get the same symptoms
you
> describe.
>
> What I've found is that when a ComPort is designated for CW in "Setup
> Ports,"  it is no longer available for WL/MMTTY to use in FSK.  That's
where
> the error message is coming from.  Since I mainly operate FSK under WL
> anyway, I've chosen one of my spare serial ports available in the
"CommSlot"
> group as a place to park the "CW"  button when I want to run MMTTY in WL.
> And that's 95%  the case, so I just leave it there.  Then if setting up
for
> a CW contest, I just move the CW button back to the port to be
> "semi-shared."    That way no cables have to be changed.
>
> Saw your earlier post and just woke up to the situation you described!
Hope
> this note may help.  GL and 73,
>
> Jon         K1US
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim McDonald" <jim at n7us.net>
> To: "WriteLog Reflector" <Writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 3:08 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] COM1 for CW & FSK
>
>
> I just set up Writelog for CW keying and FSK on COM1 (TXD) on a new
> computer.
>
> Using the MMTTY plug-in, as I have before, I am getting an error message
> that COM1 isn't available for FSK.  I've selected COM1 in the Ports
> drop-down in the RTTYrite window, though I don't see the port selection
> option in the TX window of MMTTY.
>
> When I transmit in FSK, the memory contents are apparently sent, based on
> the screen display, but the transmitter is keying with a steady carrier
(not
> FSK).
>
> MMTTY is working fine as a stand-alone program.
>
> CW transmission using COM1 (DTR) works fine.
>
> Any thoughts on why the FSK problem?  Thanks.
>
> Jim N7US
>
>
>
>
>
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