[WriteLog] MK2R+ and Writelog 11.18c

Wed Jun 4 22:39:14 EDT 2014

I finally figured out why I could not generate an FSK signal when I 
selected the right or left radio.

As I was messing around this evening working on the SSB setup I had 
unchecked 'dual foot switch' under the SO2R tab.  I used the same setup 
to test RTTY and I started getting the proper diddle on both rigs as I 
selected them.

I went back to my Writelog FSK saved preference and it would not work 
again, this preference had the dual foot switch selected.  As soon as I 
unselected dual foot switch I could diddle.

Not sure why this is, but I just made a big note on my MK2R/Writelog 
setup guide to uncheck dual foot switch while in fsk.

Rich - N5ZC

On 5/20/2014 6:10 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
> Group,
>
> Thanks to Dean, Joe and Steve (GW4BLE) I determined that I had to go 
> into the windows sound system and select the 2 channel option as 
> described below.  Both instances of MMTTY are now receiving the proper 
> signal and demodulating correctly.
>
> Now on to the transmit issue which I'll tackle this evening.  I have a 
> sneaking suspicion that it has to do with the way I have my com ports 
> setup.  I'll report back when I get it resolved.
>
> After I get all of this working, I'll look at installing OCX
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich - N5ZC
>
>
>
> On 5/19/2014 8:49 AM, Dean St. Hill wrote:
>> Rich
>>
>> Welcome to the twilight zone. Been there. Many times.
>>
>> To see the way the sound cards are set-up within your system - click 
>> on the Audio-switching tab of MK2R+. then click on "soundcard" - over 
>> on the right 2/3 down the window.
>>
>> Even though the MMTTY plugin works, I would suggest that it might be 
>> a good idea to actually use the "OCX" set-up guideline as this is a 
>> more modern driver with the possibility of also using "2tone" as an 
>> alternative to MMTTY.
>>
>> if you're setting audio from the left channel in both windows - 1st 
>> make sure the buttons on MK2R+ are set correctly. That's the top 
>> right section of MK2R. If that is correct then you need to go to 
>> windows sound system - right click on the "speaker logo" in the 
>> system tray. Choose recording devices. in the recording devices 
>> double-click the USB codec. Then choose "advanced" tab - extreme 
>> right top of the new window.  You will then see a drop-down with 
>> "default format" - this is where you need to choose a stereo option. 
>> Your current default is probably a mono option.
>>
>> I choose 2 channel, 16 bit 44100Hz (CD Quality) and this has always 
>> worked for me but I am almost sure it can be a much much lower 
>> quality - others with more expertise may jump in and help with 
>> guidance here.
>>
>> Finally after clicking the necessary "OK" etc. return to the two 
>> MMTTY windows and just confirm that left channel has been set up for 
>> your radio 1 and right channel for your radio 2.
>>
>> Hmmm... you may also want to go back to router as well and under 
>> audio switching tab re-confirm that the "use line out channel" has 
>> also been set for radio one and radio 2. both may be set as "left".
>>
>> you should now be good to go as far as dual receive.
>>
>> let's get that going and then check the tx side of the equation.
>>
>> 73 and best regards,
>>
>> Dean - 8P6SH
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net 
>> <mailto:rthorne at rthorne.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     This is a cross post to Writelog and Microham.
>>
>>     I've been working on configuring an MK2R+ SO2R controller with a
>>     pair of K3's and my Win 7 Pro computer.
>>
>>     I've been able to get SSB and CW to work properly.
>>
>>     I'm hung up on RTTY using MMTTY.  I've downloaded the setup guide
>>     from Microham and have setup two directories and two instances of
>>     MMTTY, I also have the MMTTY plug in for Writelog installed.
>>
>>     If I select the test button for FSK on the MK2R+ ports tab for rig
>>     1 I get diddling same goes for rig 2.
>>
>>     While in Writelog I've followed the setup instructions by first
>>     selecting rig 1 and starting MMTTY from the appropriate directory,
>>     same for rig 2.  However, I can't get either to diddle.
>>
>>     In addition, both instances of MMTTY appear to be getting the same
>>     audio from rig 1 from the phone jack.  I've selected the right and
>>     left audio source on the misc tab while in TNC setup.
>>
>>     On the sound card tab in TNC setup I've selected Reception:
>>     Microphone (3 - USB Audio CODEC) and Transmission: Speakers (3 -
>>     USB Audio CODEC)
>>
>>     How does one determine which device identifier to select on the
>>     misc tab in tnc setup?  I thought it would be 3 but I'm obviously
>>     incorrect.  I want to to use the line out on the rear of the K3's
>>     to grab the audio since it's fixed and won't be affected by the
>>     volume control of either K3.
>>
>>     The frustrating part is that I had this MK2R+ working just fine on
>>     RTTY with one K3, adding the 2nd K3 has been a challenge. Is
>>     there an updated setup guide specifically for Win 7?
>>
>>     I'm half tempted to dust off an XP Pro laptop and give that a try,
>>     Win 7 makes things very challenging.
>>
>>     Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>>
>>     Rich - N5ZC
>>
>>
>>
>>
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