[WriteLog] Rittyrite PSK

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> NO!  WHOA, I THINK I JUST FOUND THE PROBLEM!
>
> On the Audio tab there is a box labeled,"Voice/Digital settings
> selector on USB/LSB/FM modes".  My box is set to "Use VOICE
> settings".  When I change the selection to "Use DIGITAL settings" the
> two black boxes change positons. One box is now around "FSK/DIGITAL
> Line input (rear)" and in the TX Monitor area the box is now around
> "DIGITAL" and viola, I am now getting PSK tones out of the speaker
> and output from the radio!

That should not be happening.  What is your rig setting in both
WriteLog and Router (CAT | Set | Radio)?

Router should detect any of the -D modes as digital and automatically
select the digital routing.  For testing, please set Router for the
IC-7800 (change CI-V address in Router to match what the 7600) and
see if it properly follows the mode.

 > If I use the "Select by frequency" choice
 > the boxes change position based upon the VFO frequency. Apparently
 > the changes happen according to the Digital Band Map frequency table.
 > So apparently the problem is because of the "Use VOICE settings"
 > choice when in a digital mode, at least for PSK.

"Select by frequency" has been around for PSK (and AFSK support) for
a very long time.  It is there for rigs like Kenwood, Pre-Pro series
Icom and TenTec rigs that lack separate audio based digital "modes."

 > It doesn't bother RTTY as its been that way for a long time.

RTTY (FSK) is always detected as a digital mode and doesn't use the
audio anyway.

 > So now I have to either remember to set the choice to "Use DIGITAL
 > settings" for PSK or use "Select by frequency" and make sure the
 >  Digital Band Map is to my liking.  Any suggestions on which way
 > to go?

Both have side effects.  You can make separate Router presets for
"normal" and PSK to switch the Voice/Digital setting for PSK.  That
that requires remembering to select a preset when using PSK but
causes the least impact to other operation.  If you use Digital
Band Map, it will get in the way of voice operation if you try to
work split (phone) DX on 40 since Router can't detect when an Icom
rig has been switched to split.

Please check your rig selections.  I will advise the microHAM
programmers to check the IC-7600 support.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 8/22/2010 1:55 AM, Gary AL9A wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Joe Subich,  W4TV"<lists at subich.com>
 > To:<writelog at contesting.com>
 > Sent: August 20, 2010 8:02 AM Subject:
 > Re: [WriteLog] Rittyrite PSK
>
>
>>
>> Gary,
>>
>> Is the WriteLog mixer configured for microHAM CODEC output?
>>
> Yes, I'm using the new WlogSbControlW6 that came out with V10.77. All
> three entries for 'xmit from PC', 'DVK mic' and 'rec to PC' have
> microHAM CODEC's selected.
>
>> Is Writelog (RTTYrite) configured for Stereo Sound Board AFSK? Is
>> the radio assigned to the LEFT channel (or Sound Board AFSK and
>> only one radio)?
>>
> I only have one radio so I use Sound Board AFSK.
>
>> Have you set the IC-7600 for ACC audio input the "data" modes
>> (Data 1 Mod, Data 2 Mod, Data 3 Mod) = ACC?
>>
> All Data modes are at the Icom defaults.  DATA1 MOD = ACC, DATA2 MOD
> = MIC,ACC, DATA3 MOD = MIC.  I use USB-D1 or LSB-D1.  Are you saying
> that all data modes should be set to ACC?
>
>> Have you set microHAM Router Audio Switching FSK/DIGITAL to Line
>> Input (rear)?
>>
> Yes.
>> Does microHAM Router properly detect LSB-D1 as "digital" and place
>> the black box around the FSK/Digital setting?
>>
>
> NO!  WHOA, I THINK I JUST FOUND THE PROBLEM!
>
> On the Audio tab there is a box labeled,"Voice/Digital settings
> selector on USB/LSB/FM modes".  My box is set to "Use VOICE
> settings".  When I change the selection to "Use DIGITAL settings"
> the two black boxes change positons. One box is now around
> "FSK/DIGITAL Line input (rear)" and in the TX Monitor area the box is
> now around "DIGITAL" and viola, I am now getting PSK tones out of the
> speaker and output from the radio!  If I use the "Select by
> frequency" choice the boxes change position based upon the VFO
> frequency. Apparently the changes happen according to the Digital
> Band Map frequency table. So apparently the problem is because of the
> "Use VOICE settings" choice when in a digital mode, at least for PSK.
> It doesn't bother RTTY as its been that way for a long time.  So now
> I have to either remember to set the choice to "Use DIGITAL settings"
> for PSK or use "Select by frequency" and make sure the Digital Band
> Map is to my liking.  Any suggestions on which way to go?
>
>> Does the 7600 have a separate mic gain setting for digital modes?
>> Many of the newer radios do ... often in a menu.
>>
> The 7600 has a "Drive Gain" setting in the Level set mode.  Mine is
> at the factory default of 50%.  The manual says that, "The drive
> gain is active for all modes other than SSB mode with the speech
> compressor OFF."
>
> 73, Gary AL9A
>
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