[WriteLog] Problem - Echo Microphone to Transmitter

[Ken Claerbout]

Hi Tom - I think you mean the Sound Board Mixer Control?  Yes I'm
pretty certain I have the right device.  It's the same device for "DVK
Mic" and "Records to PC."  It works for recording Function key
messages.

73
Ken K4ZW

On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 11:33 AM Tom Georgens <tomgeorgens15 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Do you have the correct device selected in the windows panel that maps the Devices to the writelog functions.  I don’t have my PC with me, but it is the one with the 4 boxes, records to PC, DVK Mic, etc.  sometimes the button is greyed out on the sound board menu and you have to run the standalone program.
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jun 23, 2024, at 7:24 AM, Ken Claerbout <kenk4zw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I purchased a new computer. One of those mini-computers, Intel 7
> > processor, Windows 11, with a CTIA audio jack.  For those not familiar
> > with CTIA, the stereo output and audio input are all on one 3.5 mm
> > connector.  Looks like a standard stereo 3.5mm jack except it has an
> > extra ring.  I loaded the latest Writelog version 12.81D.
> >
> > The problem is I can't get the audio to loop from my headset mic to
> > the radio, "echo microphone to transmitter."
> >
> > The mic into the computer works.  In Windows system sound, I can run
> > the test and see the meter move on the input volume.   I can record
> > messages in Writelog.  The canned messages (F1, F2, etc.) play out to
> > the radio.  But when I talk into the mic, the audio does not show up
> > at the radio.  The "Echo Microphone to Transmitter" box is selected in
> > Options.  In Windows, the two Input Format options for this device are
> > 2 channels, either 16 or 24 bit, 48000 Hz.  I wondered about the 2
> > channels, but audio is being recorded for the Function key messages,
> > so I assume it's OK.
> >
> > Here's a clue.  When I use a Sound Blaster USB mic/speaker device, the
> > echo microphone works.  The problem with this configuration though,
> > something I noticed years ago, different PC, version of Writelog etc.,
> > is that once I start switching radios in SO2R, the echo function stops
> > working. So that's not a solution.  This device also shows 2 channels
> > in the Input Format.
> >
> > I'm stuck.  I'll play around some more today, but this sort of thing
> > is not my area of expertise.  I'd welcome any suggestions.
> >
> > 73
> > Ken K4ZW
> >
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