[WriteLog] CW Decoder setup: K3, WL and MicroKeyer2?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Stereo does work, as audio is being fed by the radio to the "other"
> channel (which you can see), which you cannot hide (both displays
 > go away).
>
> My conclusion is that the R + L connections on the plug that goes
> into the radio from the MK2 DB-37 need to be swapped. My shaking
> hands and semi-mediocre eyesight make me a bit more nervous about
> this than I'd prefer!

No, the problem is in WriteLog.  If you are using the default sound
card, the Stereo/Mono switching operates correctly.  If microHAM
CODEC is not the default sound card (the preferred configuration for
other modes) selecting "mono" will cause WriteLog to select the
wrong (default) soundcard no matter which soundcard has been selected
for "rec to PC" in the WriteLog Mixer Control.

I forwarded your original posting to Wayne along with some test data.
Wayne postulated the error and I was able to verify it on one of my
test systems by feeding audio to a second (default) sound card in
parallel with microHAM CODEC.

While I have no specific knowledge of future releases, I am confident
that Wayne will fix the bug in the next version of Writelog.

73,

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



On 11/29/2010 8:45 PM, Eric Rosenberg wrote:
> Correct on #1, not #2
>
> As I said, Mono does not work. Looking at the display, one can see that
> no audio is being fed from the radio to the 'correct" channel in WL.
>
> Stereo does work, as audio is being fed by the radio to the "other"
> channel (which you can see), which you cannot hide (both displays go away).
>
> My conclusion is that the R + L connections on the plug that goes into
> the radio from the MK2 DB-37 need to be swapped. My shaking hands and
> semi-mediocre eyesight make me a bit more nervous about this than I'd
> prefer!
>
> 73,
> Eric W3DQ
> Washington, DC
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:23:05 -0500
>> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV"<lists at subich.com>
>> Subject:
>> To: writelog at contesting.com
>> Message-ID:<4CF11449.5000405 at subich.com>
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>>> 1- The CW decoder only works if WL's CW Decoder is set for Stereo (2
>>> radios) and displays to decoder screens, one being active, the other
>>> showing no activity. I only have one radio!
>> It depends on which CW decoder you are using.  If you want only
>> one decoder, set Writelog for a "sound board" instead of "stereo
>> sound board" or right click on the CW display, select "setup CW
>> decoder" and choose "Mono" instead of "stereo."
>>
>>>> 2- Tuning the decoder has always been pretty funky for me. The
>>>> K3'sPITCH is set at 500. WLs 's decoder filters are set at 500.
>>    >>   When tuned iin and decoding properly, the tuned in station sits
>>    >>   at the bottom of the decoder window. Shouldn't it be at the hash
>>    >>   mark in the middle of the window?  Am I doing something wrong?
>>
>> Read the manual?  The value used in "Setup CW Decoder" is the
>> lowest frequency decoded.  If you want 500 Hz in the middle,
>> set the bottom to 325 ... the filters (in the multi-channel
>> decoder) will be 325-395, 395-465, 465-535, 535-606 and 606-676
>> with 500 Hz centered in the middle one.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>       ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>> On 11/26/2010 8:03 PM, Eric Rosenberg wrote:
>>> Setup: I'm using the DB-37-EL-K3R cable from the MicroKeyer2 to the rear of
>>> the K3.
>>>
>>> 1- The CW decoder only works if WL's CW Decoder is set for Stereo (2 radios)
>>> and displays to decoder screens, one being active, the other showing no
>>> activity. I only have one radio!
>>>
>>> Is this solved by reversing the rig and tip connections on the cable or can
>>> this swap (for lack of a better description) be done in WL, K3, or MK2
>>> software?
>>>
>>> 2- Tuning the decoder has always been pretty funky for me. The K3's PITCH is
>>> set at 500. WLs 's decoder filters are set at 500. When tuned iin and
>>> decoding properly, the tuned in station sits at the bottom of the decoder
>>> window. Shouldn't it be at the hash mark in the middle of the window? Am I
>>> doing something wrong?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Eric W3DQ
>>> Washington, DC
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