[WriteLog] voice keying with internal radio sound card

Sun Mar 2 10:29:55 EST 2025

Who knew Don had a Mic???
Gordon - N1MGO

On 3/2/2025 9:44 AM, Don AA5AU wrote:
>   Thanks to Joe, W4TV, and Ron, N0AT, for suggesting I change the MOD INPUT - DATA OFF MOD to MIC, USB in the 7610. That got the internal sound card working. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! HI
> My voice files are working wonderfully now and I don't have to parallel my microphone and audio input into the mic jack of the radio anymore. Yes, I do own a microphone. It's attached to my headset!
> 73, Don AA5AU
>      On Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 06:41:00 PM CST, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>   Oh - I forgot to mention (for everyone) that I did find a way to do what I
> originally wanted to do - record through the radio mic to a WAV file.
> Sorta. I stumbled into this on another reflector.
>
> Before you record, you turn up the monitor audio. Probably way up. Then you
> record. The sounds card picks up the monitor audio. I did verify that it
> works on the K4, however even with turning the monitor to the max level I'm
> not sure there was enough audio level on the playback - it did put out full
> power but the K4 ALC levels were low**. So on air tests would be needed.
> (Yes I had all Windows sound card levels also maxed out.)
>
> 73 jeff wk6i
>
> ** FYI on a K4 you adjust your mic gain for an ALC reading of 5-7 on
> transmit. I was seeing 1-2 on playback.
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi Don - My request has gotten more involved since I first made it, since
>> I now also have to set something up on an FTDX5000, which does not have an
>> internal sound card. This is for a multi-2 setup where ideally you want
>> each operator to be able to sit down, record their 3 files, and go.
>>
>> Off list I was sent a file describing how to set up to key an internal DVR
>> using radio commands from Writelog macros. That would be great if it works,
>> since both FTs have DVRs. If it works I'll report back.
>>
>> Thanks! - jeff wk6i
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM Don AA5AU <aa5au at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>> OK, for grins I tried using my voice files using the IC-7610 internal
>>> sound card and it didn't work. I tried using USB and USB-D modes. I had the
>>> IC-7610 CODEC set as sound card for transmit in WL Sound Board mixer
>>> control.
>>>
>>> Since that didn't work, I then connected my onboard sound card output to
>>> the microphone input (like I did it back in 2018) and it worked after
>>> setting the onboard sound card for transmit in WL Sound Board mixer
>>> control. I made a contact in the contest.
>>>
>>> So I'm not sure why I can't use the '7610 USB supplied sound card.
>>> Missing something. Maybe I'll open up the Help file next.
>>>
>>> Don AA5AU
>>>
>>> On Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 04:48:20 PM CST, Don AA5AU <
>>> aa5au at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> There was a very good article in the January 2012 CQ magazine by Jamie
>>> Dpuree, NS3T, titled "Who Needs a Microphone for a Phone Contest?". I still
>>> have a copy and back in 2018 I used the article to help me set up voice
>>> files for WriteLog using a program called Audacity
>>> https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
>>> I used a $5 mic/headset to record the files. During the ARRL
>>> International Grid Chase in 2018, I entered as many contests as I could.
>>> Not one who enjoys yelling into a microphone, I was able to use my voice
>>> files with WriteLog to run several PHONE contests without having to use a
>>> microphone. It was just like CW and RTTY, just working the keyboard.
>>> You can find past issues of CQ magazine, including the January 2012 issue
>>> here:
>>> https://hamcall.net/cq
>>> 73, Don AA5AU
>>>
>>>      On Friday, February 28, 2025 at 04:38:10 PM CST, Jeff Stai <
>>> wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> hi - I don't phone contests very often, you will be able to tell in a
>>> second. :)
>>>
>>> I have a radio that has an internal sound card on a USB port. Let's say
>>> what kind of radio doesn't matter for the moment**. What I want to do is
>>> be
>>> able to record my messages using the microphone on the radio using
>>> shift+Fn, thus creating a .wav file, and play them back using using my Fn
>>> keys.
>>>
>>> This seems like it would be perfectly obvious how to do this but after
>>> googling and trying stuff for quite a while, I'm left stumped. I'm not
>>> getting a recording, no .wav file is showing up. I know the mic is
>>> working.
>>> Help?
>>>
>>> thanks! - jeff wk6i
>>>
>>> ** I'm currently trying to get this working on a K4 to see how it's done,
>>> but later I'm going to another shack where I'm going to want to set this
>>> up
>>> on an FTDX10. Thus the generic question.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff Stai ~ WK6I ~ wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
>>> RTTY op at W7RN
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>>
>> --
>> Jeff Stai ~ WK6I ~ wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
>> RTTY op at W7RN
>>
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