[WriteLog] RTTY two VFOs on a K3 issue

[Ed Muns]

With transmit focus on the Sub-RX, WriteLog puts (and keeps) the K3 in
SPLIT.  Move the focus back to the main-RX and the K3 goes out of SPLIT.
That's how you work QSOs on each of the RX frequencies.

TIP:  You don't need to load two instances of MMTTY.  You can use the two
channels in one instance of MMTTY for the two receivers.

TIP #2:  Set the Sub-RX MMTTY up for a different profile and when you set
the two receivers to the same frequency you have dual decoding windows with
different decode algorithms for diversity on the same signal.

Ed W0YK

 

Dave WW2R wrote:
> An issue with writelog 11.08b encountered in the RTTY RU 
> contest, any suggestions?
> 
> 
> 
> As usual I was running the k3 with a d44 sound card and 2 
> instances of mmtty. MMTTY was fine
> 
> In the port settings I have com2 set to k3 and a second com2 
> set to K3 which is allowable
> 
> In writelog I set number of radios to 2. I see a frequency 
> entry window for each vfo
> 
> BUT
> 
> As soon as I do so,  the K3 was put into split mode, even if 
> the 2 frequencies are equal
> 
> If I press the split button on the k3 front panel. Split goes 
> out for <1second then it comes back again
> 
> Making the sub freq entry box "manual entry" stopped it but 
> defeated the object/benefits
> 
> A better solution was found (empirically) In the port 
> settings. I noticed the 1st k3 ptt enable had been set to 
> "no" 2nd k3 ptt enable to "yes" (I hadn't set them) so I 
> changed the 2nd k3  to "no" and the split issue went away. No 
> idea why! The issue then was that when I restarted the 
> programme they got changed back to k3 ptt enable "no" 2nd k3 
> ptt enable "yes" even though I had saved the configuration and the log
> 
> After the contest I upgraded to 11.09 but issue still there
> 
> I did have a computer with a v10 still on it in the shack 
> (10.83d?) on which I didn't have this issue
> 
> Apart from that the software worked well. I had, however, 
> forgotten how useful the Fkeys programme was!