[Dx4win] CAT communications control file for IC-7300

[Björn Ekelund]

Through a fair amount of sweat and pain I have now developed a .rig
file for Icom IC-7300.
Since you cannot have attachments in this mailing list, please drop me
a line if you are interested.
I will also submit it for publishing on the official .rig file web page.

When you use it, please keep in mind that you must enable "CI-V USB
Echo Back" if you unlink the REMOTE and USB interfaces.

Björn
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[Dx4win] IC-7300 rig file

[Björn Ekelund]

Does anyone have a working IC-7300 rig file?
I have tried hacking a 7600 file with no success.

Thanks,

Björn
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Re: [Dx4win] JT65A

[Björn Ekelund]

If you use any of Microham's USB enabled units (CW keyers, TNC, rig
controllers...) this functionality is built in.
http://www.microham.com/

You can have two virtual serial ports (e.g. COM1, COM2) in your PC/Mac
with a single CAT interface.
Running DX4Win and e.g. fldigi or even HRD in parallel works fine.

Björn SM7IUN

2016-08-11 1:43 GMT+02:00 John, K9EL :
> If you download and install VSPE from Eterlogic, you can share one Com Port
> with two different pieces of software, thus negating the need to turn off
> radio control of DX4Win when using other software.   I use VSPE for DX4Win
> and Radio Control software on the same single com port.
>
> 73,
> John K9EL
>
> -Original Message-
> From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of N4QS, Dave
> Perry
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:40 PM
> To: 'Courtney Judd' ; 'ACG' 
> Cc: 'SECC' ; Dx4win@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] JT65A
>
> Cort,
>
> I use WSJT-X for JT65.  It is also available as a free download.  I setup
> both WSJT-X and DX4WIN to run off of the same com port.  But I do not run
> them at the same time.  When I want to work JT65, I click on Radio in DX4WIN
> and click on Stop Radio, but I keep DX4WIN open.  This disconnects DX4WIN
> from the radio and opens up the com port.
>
> I then open WSJT-X and it automatically connects to the radio.  When I am
> finished making a JT65 contact, the QSO is saved to the wsjt.log file.  I
> then import the log file into DX4WIN.  Just go to File, Import/Export, make
> sure ADIF is selected at the top, click on Import, go find the WSJT file in
> your directory, double click on it, then when the window for Options for
> Duplicates pops up, select Ignore Duplicate QSO.  This will ensure that you
> only import any new JT65 QSOs into your DX4WIN log.
>
> Since the signal reports from WSJT-X incorrectly go into the Notes for this
> Call field, I then cut and paste to move the signal report information from
> that field to the Notes for this QSO field.
>
> When I am done working JT65, I close WSJT-X -- which frees up the com port.
> I then click on Radio in DX4WIN and Start Radio to connect the radio back to
> DX4WIN.  Again, not elegant but effective.  BTW, it is fun to work weak
> signal JT65 on 6m as well as the other HF bands.  So you should give it a
> try.
>
> It would be great if Paul would someday start enhancing DX4WIN again.  I am
> sure many of us would like to see an automatic interface between WSJT-X and
> DX4WIN like there is for MMTTY.  We also need DX4WIN to support JT9 as a
> mode.  I might also add that an automatic interface for Fldigi would be
> great for the many other digital modes currently available.  But Paul has
> been strangely inactive and incommunicado for five or six years now.
>
> For the time being, this is a workaround that is cumbersome but pretty
> foolproof.  Good luck.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, N4QS
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Courtney
> Judd
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:14 PM
> To: ACG
> Cc: SECC; Dx4win@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx4win] JT65A
>
> well, I have been noticing that a lot of good dx is being spotted on
> jt65 up around 50276 or so. Don't know anything about this but thought maybe
> it might be something worth while to look into. So, I down loaded WSJT and
> have it installed but looks to be very confusing to be sure. So any help on
> getting me started would be appreciated. I also down loaded the instructions
> and I can tell this is going to take some time and effort to get it all
> playing correctly. I use DX4WIN for my general logging so maybe I would have
> to have both programs open at the same time? Thanks, Cort K4WI
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[Dx4win] Support for FT-817

[Björn Ekelund]

Hi all,

I enclose a .rig file for FT-817 adressing a number of issues with
using the FT-857 .rig file as a substitute:

1. The tuning is no longer locked after starting Dx4win
2. "DIG" is now recognized as RTTY, not SSB
3. "PKT" is now recognized as PACK, not SSB

Does anyone know how to make CWR be interpreted the same as CW?
Currently it is interpreted as the defaut: SSB.I havent figured this
one out.

The CAT code for CW is 2 and for CWR 3.

Thanks,

Björn
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Re: [Dx4win] question

[Björn Ekelund]

I have been asking myself the same. The only way I have been able to
make it work is to enter
"https://www.qrz.com/lookup/; as the web address and ticking the
"enabled" box in the "Ext Data" settings, then

1. Enter a call sign
2. Hit F3
3. Hit RETURN
4. Your web browser opens and shows the data

There is a chance this is how it is intended. However the manual/help
file is unclear.

Björn SM7IUN


2016-07-02 14:28 GMT+02:00 Courtney Judd :
> happy 4th to all, just playing around with dx4win and noticed that I can get
> a call sign look-up my question is what is a good web address to make
> this work... I don't have the CD so would like to just get it to look online
> for the info. Any help would be much appreciated! 73's Cort K4WI
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Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY

[Björn Ekelund]

Thanks. I got about half a dozen other responses that confirms the problem.

Overall, now having added a second sound card, I notice DX4Win makes a
lot of noise.
E.g. when hitting the F9 key to start adding QSO to the log. etc. etc.

I really wish it was possible to switch this off.

Björn SM7IUN


2016-07-02 3:36 GMT+02:00 Dan Violette <dank...@socal.rr.com>:
> Bjorn, Tested mine.  It does it too.  Plays the "asterisk" sound from 
> Windows.  Have not had 2 sound cards long so never really paid attention to 
> it.  My theme plays a quiet "strum" that would hardly be heard over the RTTY 
> and monitor I usually listen to at the same time.  Don't contest with DX4WIN 
> so never really noticed.
>
> Dan KI6X
>
> -Original Message-
> From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Björn 
> Ekelund
> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 12:41 AM
> To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY
>
> Hi List,
>
> Thank you for all the responses.
>
> I now know %X/%e are valid macro tokens used to switch on/off FSK 
> transmission in the DX4Win GUI for MMTTY.
>
> However the "ding mystery" remains unsolved.
>
> I have made the following observations:
>
> The loudspeaker ding is associated with using the %X token (start FSK
> transmission) in a function key macro (e.g. F1). The %e (stop
> transmission) creates no ding.
>
> The actual sound made is called "Windows Background" and is also used e.g. 
> when changing the Windows loudspeaker volume using the mouse in the system 
> tray.
>
> I have confirmed the issue on three different installations; A HP Pavilion 
> Desktop running Swedish Windows 10, an ASUS UL-30VT Laptop running Swedish 
> Windows 7 and an HP Folio Laptop running English Windows 7.
>
> The ding sound comes through Windows' general audio channel, not the 
> communications audio channel (which is used for e.g. the FSK audio from 
> MMTTY). If you use an extra sound card (like I ended up doing) the ding will 
> come through your loudspeakers and just annoy you.
> However, more severely, if you use the PC's built-in sound card for the FSK 
> signal the ding will overlay with the FSK and distort the first few 
> characters of ALL your transmissions.
>
> I have tried different settings in "keying setup" Alt-S with no effect.
>
> I have tried placing the MMTTY executable in the default place (c:\program 
> files\mmtty instead of c:\ham\mmtty where it is installed by default) with no 
> effect
>
> I have tried changing the settings on most things I find in the Preferences 
> drop down with no effect.
>
> I have also played around with the standalone version of MMTTY and it shows 
> no such behavior (it uses backslash "\" as a token to turn on and off 
> transmission in function key macros.)
>
> Am I alone in seeing this?
>
> Björn SM7IUN
>
>
> 2016-06-30 19:07 GMT+02:00 Björn Ekelund <bj...@ekelund.nu>:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have two questions relating to the MMTTY Window:
>>
>> 1. Where is the complete list of %macros? I can't seem to find it
>> anywhere in the help file or on the web. E.g. the %X macro that starts
>> transmission or the %M macro that I don't know the meaning of.
>>
>> 2. Is there a way to avoid/disable the "ding" in the loudspeaker when
>> executing the %X macro, e.g. in a CQ macro?
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>>
>> Björn
>> SM7IUN
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Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY

[Björn Ekelund]

Hi List,

Thank you for all the responses.

I now know %X/%e are valid macro tokens used to switch on/off FSK
transmission in the DX4Win GUI for MMTTY.

However the "ding mystery" remains unsolved.

I have made the following observations:

The loudspeaker ding is associated with using the %X token (start FSK
transmission) in a function key macro (e.g. F1). The %e (stop
transmission) creates no ding.

The actual sound made is called "Windows Background" and is also used
e.g. when changing the Windows loudspeaker volume using the mouse in
the system tray.

I have confirmed the issue on three different installations; A HP
Pavilion Desktop running Swedish Windows 10, an ASUS UL-30VT Laptop
running Swedish Windows 7 and an HP Folio Laptop running English
Windows 7.

The ding sound comes through Windows' general audio channel, not the
communications audio channel (which is used for e.g. the FSK audio
from MMTTY). If you use an extra sound card (like I ended up doing)
the ding will come through your loudspeakers and just annoy you.
However, more severely, if you use the PC's built-in sound card for
the FSK signal the ding will overlay with the FSK and distort the
first few characters of ALL your transmissions.

I have tried different settings in "keying setup" Alt-S with no effect.

I have tried placing the MMTTY executable in the default place
(c:\program files\mmtty instead of c:\ham\mmtty where it is installed
by default) with no effect

I have tried changing the settings on most things I find in the
Preferences drop down with no effect.

I have also played around with the standalone version of MMTTY and it
shows no such behavior (it uses backslash "\" as a token to turn on
and off transmission in function key macros.)

Am I alone in seeing this?

Björn SM7IUN


2016-06-30 19:07 GMT+02:00 Björn Ekelund <bj...@ekelund.nu>:
> Hi all,
>
> I have two questions relating to the MMTTY Window:
>
> 1. Where is the complete list of %macros? I can't seem to find it
> anywhere in the help file or on the web. E.g. the %X macro that starts
> transmission or the %M macro that I don't know the meaning of.
>
> 2. Is there a way to avoid/disable the "ding" in the loudspeaker when
> executing the %X macro, e.g. in a CQ macro?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Björn
> SM7IUN
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Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY

[Björn Ekelund]

Thanks for the response Joe,

I believe your answer relates to the MMTTY GUI front end, not the
DX4WIN front end.
In that the backslash is used to switch on/off transmission and using
%X may result in an error.

However, the DX4Win GUI for MMTTY has a different set of macro
definitions and Paul KK4HD guided me
to the right spot in the help section where it says that "%capital
letter" means control character
which then mean e.g. %M=CRLF and %X is start FSK transmission.

Now, the problem is that the %X macro does two things - switch on FSK
transmission and produce a loud
"error ding" in the system sound loudspeaker.

This ding does indeed sound just like an error ding. But the %X macro
is valid and does turn on the FSK transmission.
The ding is very unfortunate if you connect your transceiver to the
PC's built in sound card, it will go straight into the air.
If you have a separate sound card for DIGIMODES then it creates an
annyoing ding in your loudspeakers instead.

So I would really like to get rid of it. If I knew how.

Thanks,

Björn SM7IUN


2016-06-30 19:29 GMT+02:00 Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com>:
>
>> 1. Where is the complete list of %macros?
> Macro Commands List in the MITTY help file ("MITTY.chm").
> Also the "commands" button in the MITTY macro editor (right
> click on a macro to edit).
>
>> the %X macro that starts transmission
>
> There is no %X macro
>
>> or the %M macro that I don't know the meaning of.
>
> From the help file: "The contest number portion in My EST."
>
>> 2. Is there a way to avoid/disable the "ding" in the loudspeaker when
>> executing the %X macro, e.g. in a CW macro?
>
> Stop using an invalid macro symbol.  The "ding" is the *ERROR* sound.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>... Joe, W4TV
>
> On 6/30/2016 1:07 PM, Björn Ekelund wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have two questions relating to the MMTTY Window:
>>
>> 1. Where is the complete list of %macros? I can't seem to find it
>> anywhere in the help file or on the web. E.g. the %X macro that starts
>> transmission or the %M macro that I don't know the meaning of.
>>
>> 2. Is there a way to avoid/disable the "ding" in the loudspeaker when
>> executing the %X macro, e.g. in a CQ macro?
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>>
>> Björn
>> SM7IUN
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[Dx4win] MMTTY

[Björn Ekelund]

Hi all,

I have two questions relating to the MMTTY Window:

1. Where is the complete list of %macros? I can't seem to find it
anywhere in the help file or on the web. E.g. the %X macro that starts
transmission or the %M macro that I don't know the meaning of.

2. Is there a way to avoid/disable the "ding" in the loudspeaker when
executing the %X macro, e.g. in a CQ macro?

thanks in advance,

Björn
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[Dx4win] DX4Win CW sidetone

[Björn Ekelund]

I cant seem to get the sidetone going on DX4Win v8.

I select the correct devices in PREFERENCES - CONTROL and PSK31 audio
output works. But CW sidetone doesnt.

I have ticked the "sidetone" box in the CW settings.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Björn SM7IUN
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[Dx4win] DX4Win CW sidetone

[Björn Ekelund]

I cant seem to get the sidetone going on DX4Win v8.

I select the correct devices in PREFERENCES - CONTROL and PSK31 audio
output works. But CW sidetone doesnt.

I have ticked the "sidetone" box in the CW settings.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Björn SM7IUN
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