[WriteLog] Writelog and plug-in MMTTY - and EXTFSK?

[Gary AL9A]

Hi Ray,

I'm fairly new to RTTY myself and no expert, but I don't think you need to 
run EXTFSK with newer versions of WL.  The Update History for WL shows that 
in January 2007 V10.62  added "Do Software FSK on DTR in RttyRite".

Go to the WL Help manual and on the Search tab enter "RTTY" and hit the List 
Topics button.  In the resulting list find the Title "Rtty Software FSK". 
Good explanation of the problem with using USB to serial converters for FSK. 
WL gets around this problem by using software generated FSK in RttyRite 
rather than the EXTFSK solution in MMTTY itself.  This section shows how to 
get it properly setup.  Good luck.

73,
Gary AL9A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Day" <rayday at cox.net>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: January 27, 2010 9:01 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] Writelog and plug-in MMTTY - and EXTFSK?


> Hi all,
>
> Ray N6HE here, transitioning from ASFK to pure FSK.  Rig, FYI, is an Omni
> VII, computer a laptop (no hard serial ports).
>
> I have a USB-Serial Port driven standalone MMTTY (with EXTFSK) up and
> running fine on pure FSK.
>
> Now to get Writelog with the MMTTY plug-in running from the same 
> USB-Serial
> port...
>
> I have no rig or CW ports set up under Writelog's SETUP/PORTS (I'm not
> using CW or rig control here) and I have MMTTY selected under the Rttyrite
> TU Type and COM5 selected for the Rttyrite COM port; it's the same COM5
> USB-serial port I use when I drive the standalone MMTTY (with EXTFSK
> installed).
>
> I have, on the MMTTY screen running under Writelog, under the MISC tab,
> TxPort = COM-TxD and the "USB Port" box set to "limiting speed."
>
> So the question is, do I need to somehow install EXTFSK with Writelog's
> MMTTY plug-in, also? The plug-in MMTTY just runs and installs...with the
> resulting version of MMTTY running under Writelog not having the usual
> MMTTY (with EXTFSK) method of selecting the COM port as "EXTFSK," then a
> little pop-up window allowing the selection of what (DTR/RTS/TxD) drives
> PTT and FSK signal out.  So I don't see how Writelog/MMTTY chooses what
> function (DTR/RTS/TxD) goes to what pins on the DB9 (serial port out to
> rig). I am using a W3YY Interface unit that works great with the 
> standalone
> MMTTY/EXTFSK.
>
> I now, with settings as described above, get a solid tone (no shifting)
> when trying to transmit FSK RTTY.
>
> Any help?
>
> Thanks as always,
> Ray N6HE
>
>
>
>
>
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