[WriteLog] WriteLog Digest, Vol 193, Issue 2

Thu Jan 3 19:29:09 EST 2019

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>     1. Icom 756ProIII SDR 1st IF pick off point when INRAD filter
>        installed (Bruce King)
>     2. Re: v12.35c commport question (Joe Subich, W4TV)
>     3. ARRL RTTY Roundup ADIF prefill file (Craig K0CF)
>     4. New Super Check Partial files available VER20190103 (03 JAN
>        2019) (Stu Phillips)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 17:25:51 -0500
> From: "Bruce King" <bruce at regis-consulting.com>
> To: "Writelog user group" <writelog at contesting.com>
> Subject: [WriteLog] Icom 756ProIII SDR 1st IF pick off point when
> 	INRAD filter installed
> Message-ID: <E840BA7E18CD8A4FA6C36D7B87E45CFE40CDE0 at RCP01.RCP.local>
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> Some time back I had the INRAD roofing filter installed in my trusty
> 756ProIII and have been pleased with the results. I also set up the
> RTL2832u SDR dongle and brought the 1st IF signal out using the "no mods
> required" on-board test jack. Not so pleased... The test jack now sees
> the post INRAD filter and significantly limits the SDR bandwidth in the
> bandmap.  I had been eyeing the IC7610 as a replacement for the ProIII,
> but based on a recent posting in our local contest club which pointed
> out that the ProIII receiver seemed to be as good as the 7610, the 7610
> goes on the back burner until there's a significant step function change
> (or until I read about what I missed).
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> But that got me thinking again about the SDR displayed bandwidth. I
> decided to take one more pass through the circuits and see if there was
> a better point to tap the 1st IF that was accessible without having to
> do any significant soldering around SMC items. I did find a couple of
> points, only one of which was visible w/o taking off filter covers or
> removing the board. But being visible is not the same as being
> accessible! So I resigned myself to buttoning up the rig and living with
> what I had. Then I had the "DOH" moment and realized that Hey, wait,
> where does INRAD get their IF signal from, and where does it go? Sure
> enough they tap a good spot, and bring it to a jack on their "floating"
> PC board which has life-sized components on it. I tapped the jack input
> with a 50pf cap (smallest I could find in my junk box), scavenged a
> small coax with a SDR matching connector on it, and brought it out
> through the back of the rig. Purists may want to actually mount a jack
> on the INRAD board.
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> Bottom line, no change to 756ProIII performance or screen display, and I
> now see the entire desired spectrum on the bandmap; and I still have my
> rig play money!
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>   
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> 73 Bruce W1CSM
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> w1csm_1 at comcast.net
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 18:08:32 -0500
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] v12.35c commport question
> Message-ID: <e4fd49e0-4fdb-8c7a-a476-2d96e5f405e8 at subich.com>
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> Have you checked the example configuration file for MK and Writelog
> (in Router -> Help | Download Documents or on-line in the MK area
> at www.microHAM-USA.com/Support.html)?
>
> *DO NOT* attempt to use the same port for the radio and CW (K1EL
> Winkey).  Also confirm that "COM PTT" for all Ports is set to NO.
>
> 73,
>
>      ... Joe, W4TV
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>
> On 2019-01-01 12:12 PM, Jim wrote:
>> My Setup:? Writelog 12.35c and MicroHAM, Microkeyer
>>
>> Have Comm10 identified and working for CW K1EL Keyer in uRouter. I was
>> able to send CW from uRouter.
>>
>> In Writelog 12.35c, I selected PORTS and set Comm10 for CW and then
>> identify K1EL Winkey as the CW Keying Interface.? When I tap APPLY and
>> then OK I am getting a "Can't open port for Winkey" error.?? This
>> implies that something else is using Comm10, but I am not aware of
>> anything that is using Comm10.? So I shutdown to power off with the
>> computer thinking that this would release Comm10--no luck!
>>
>> BTW this configuration with Comm10, uRouter and Writelog v11.29 worked.
>>
>> Any help here?
>>
>> Jim/KC4HW
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 22:24:02 -0600
> From: "Craig K0CF" <k0cf at mchsi.com>
> To: <WriteLog at contesting.com>
> Subject: [WriteLog] ARRL RTTY Roundup ADIF prefill file
> Message-ID: <0b5a01d4a31c$281ce0e0$7856a2a0$@mchsi.com>
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> I have just created an ARRL RTTY Roundup ADIF prefill file for WriteLog and
> posted it to my club website, the Eastern Iowa DX Association home page at <
> www.eidxa.org >. From the home page, click the "DX Resources" link from the
> main menu at the top left side of the home page. The prefill links are at the
> bottom of the "DX Resources" page. What you will download is a zip file
> containing the ADIF prefill file.
>
> The source file for this was a plain text file from the N1MM+ web site, which
> was last updated on January 8, 2018. Note that the date shown on the N1MM+ web
> page is January 1, 2019, however the file was actually updated immediately
> after last year's running of the RTTY RU.
>
> 73,
> Craig, K0CF
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 15:26:46 +0000
> From: Stu Phillips <stu at k6tu.net>
> To: "N1MMLoggerPlus at groups.io" <N1MMLoggerPlus at groups.io>,
> 	"writelog at contesting.com" <writelog at contesting.com>,
> 	"cq-contest at contesting.com" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: [WriteLog] New Super Check Partial files available
> 	VER20190103 (03 JAN 2019)
> Message-ID: <31014E31-6A6D-46BE-948E-5115E3C1A058 at k6tu.net>
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> A New release of the Super Check Partial database files is available at:
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> http://www.supercheckpartial.com
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> Calls in the MASTER.DTA file: 37,917
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> If you would like to contribute your CABRILLO format logs for the SCP database, please send them at any time.
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> The easiest thing to do is to bcc the following email address:
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>             logs at supercheckpartial.com
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> ..when you submit your log to the sponsor?s robot after each contest.
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> Please DO NOT send ADIF files!
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> You can send more than one log attachment in a single email BUT PLEASE DON?T SEND THEM IN A ZIP file!
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> If you want to check the version of the SCP files you are using, look for a call beginning with ?VER2".  Every SCP file includes the version number in the list of calls in the format VERYYYYMMDD.
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> The next release of the database will be at the beginning of February 2019.  Any requested changes or deletions of callsigns received by NOON PST on February 1st, 2019 will be included in that release.
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> PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEND ADD/CHANGE MESSAGES WITHOUT ATTACHED LOGS OTHERWISE I PROBABLY WON?T SEE YOUR REQUEST due to the email processing robot.
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> IMPORTANT: Before sending an add/change message, please check the LATEST version of the SCP database to see whether your requested change (especially add requests) is unnecessary because the call is already present.
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> Please let me know if you find any bad calls in the files.
> Thanks again to all the contributors!
> Stu K6TU
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Thanks I just downloaded it as I have a new computer and all my files 
haven't been transferred.