[WriteLog] FW: WriteLog, MMTTY plug-in, MK2R+, Carrier only on transmit

[Dick Dievendorff]

Joe, thanks (again) for your suggestions.

I did find and checked the Strict BPS checkbox on the Ports tab.

I added a couple of characters to each of my RTTY messages in the Writelog
memory setup.

I unchecked Software Generated FSK on the RttyRite Port tab.

The Port (COM6) on the RTTYrite Ports tab matches the COM6 I have for FSK in
the microHAM Ports tab.

However under RTTYrite TU menu, TNC Setup..., MMTTY Settings... Misc Tab,
the Tx Port area has Sound + COM+TxD and Com+Txd radio buttons that you're
telling me I need to select (I agree with you).  Those radio buttons are
still disabled.  That continues to be the main problem.

I've restarted the computer, which was one suggestion.  

When I "Save Configuration" in WriteLog, I get a popup indicating that it
"can't save wave recording file to:", which leads me to wonder if there's an
RTTY mode missing somewhere.  I searched in vain for an RTTY mode switch.

I did open the writelog.ini file, and found under the [Ports] tab that
there's a "cwtype=6" statement.  I found no other mention of "cwtype" in the
WriteLog help.  Hmm.  Maybe nothing should =6 in the [Ports] section of
writelog.ini.

When I changed cwtype=6 to cwtype=9 in the writelog.ini file, I found the
Rttyrite TU menu, TNC setup, MMTTY settings, Misc tab, tx port area radio
buttons were now enabled, and I was able to check the bottom one and I am
now sending RTTY.  

Maybe I'll be ready in time for the next contest!

Does anyone know what cwtype= means in the [Ports] section of writelog.ini?

73 de Dick, K6KR

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 6:12 PM
To: dieven at msn.com; writelog at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] FW: WriteLog, MMTTY plug-in, MK2R+, Carrier only on
transmit


Dick, 

> When I fire up WriteLog 10.42D and configure the ports, I 
> have selected COM6 in the RTTYrite window and have checked 
> Software generated FSK DTR.

Do not use "Software generated FSK."  Treat MK2R+ and Router 
as if they were a hardware UART.  Check "strict BPS" on the 
FSK port of Router and add two or three extra spaces at the 
end of the Writelog macro (if using RTTrite).  

If using MMTTY, do not use "Software generated FSK."  In the 
MMTTY plug-in configuration select "Sound + COM-TxD" or 
"COM-TxD" on the Misc tab or the MMTTY set-up screen.  Then 
click "USB Port" and select "C: Limiting Speed" so MMTTY will 
pace the characters properly. 

73, 

   ... Joe Subich, W4TV 
       microHAM America 
       http://www.microHAM-USA.com 
       http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM 
       support at microham.com 
 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick Dievendorff
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 7:14 PM
> To: WriteLog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] FW: WriteLog, MMTTY plug-in, 
> MK2R+,Carrier only on transmit
> 
> 
> Plain MMTTY, without Writelog, will send FSK.  So it's 
> something I have
> wrong between WriteLog, MMTTY Plug-in and MMTTY.
> 
>  
> 
> From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:dieven at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 3:46 PM
> To: 'WriteLog at contesting.com'
> Subject: WriteLog, MMTTY plug-in, MK2R+, Carrier only on transmit
> 
>  
> 
> I'm trying (for the first time) to get Writelog, MMTTY, the 
> MMTTY plug-in
> and an MK2R+ running for a few QSOs before the ARRL RU ends.
> 
>  
> 
> I can receive RTTY fine.
> 
>  
> 
> I'm sending carrier only.
> 
>  
> 
> When I have Writelog shut down, the microHAM router  Ports 
> tab, FSK says
> "COM 6" and the PTT checkbox is checked.  When I click Test 
> and listen on
> another receiver, I can hear FSK.  I believe therefore that my MK2R is
> keying the rig (PTT) and shifting frequency (FSK). 
> 
>  
> 
> The radio is an IC-7800 in RTTY mode.
> 
>  
> 
> When I fire up WriteLog 10.42D and configure the ports, I 
> have selected COM6
> in the RTTYrite window and have checked Software generated FSK DTR.
> 
>  
> 
> Under RTTYrite TU type (MMTTY) MMTTY settings, Misc tab, the 
> Tx port shows
> COM -Txd (FSK) selected, but it's greyed out.  AA5LU's very 
> nice tutorial
> tells me that this is an indication that a port has not been 
> selected.  But
> I think I have selected the Port in the Rttyrite window, it's COM6.  
> 
>  
> 
> Obviously I'm missing a step.  Can anyone suggest a way to get TX FSK
> working?
> 
>  
> 
> TU & 73 de Dick, K6KR
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
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