Thanks to all who responded on this question. Thanks to the suggestions, I was able to solve the problem of setting my TS-950SDX to USB mode when selecting an RTTY spot. The solution leads to some other questions which I'll ask at the end of this note. Here's what I did:
1. Go to the "radios" subdirectory of your DX4WIN directory. Here you'll see filenames representing the various radios supported. Find the file named "Kenwood 850-950.rig" and create another copy of it in the same directory. 2. Rename the new copy something like "950 with AFSK.rig". Don't make the name very long or it might not be completely visible in the drop-down list in DX4WIN where you select the radio to use. 3. Now, go back to DX4WIN and select FILE - DATABASES - RADIOS. In the Radio Model box, scroll down until you locate the name that you just assigned to the new copy of the rig file. Go to the Values tab, and locate the collection of boxes in the lower right titled "Mode Values". 4. Select RTTY from the list of Mode Values, and note the "6" that appears in the upper Read and Write boxes. Change the "6" to "2" in both boxes. This is the value used in the mode set command and "2" represents USB mode. If you prefer LSB mode, change the "6" to "1". 5. Now, go to FILE - SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT and your changes will be saved. Note that altering the radio database disables your radio interface by changing your radio preference to "None", so you'll have to correct that now. 6. Go to FILE - PREFERENCES in the main DX4WIN menu, select the Radio tab, and then select the name you assigned to your new ".rig" file. Save the result via FILE - Save Changes and Exit. Test by selecting an RTTY spot from the DX Spots window. The radio should be set to USB or LSB as you specified above. There's one drawback in doing this - see the DX4WIN help regarding RADIO - Ignore Mode in real-time . Here are my other questions derived from the above: 1. I'd really like my 500 Hz filters to be set for USB mode when selecting an RTTY spot. I'm led to believe that may be possible, but I've not been able to determine how to do it. 2. In the original Kenwood 850-950.rig file, in the [Modes] section, I see this: [Modes] AM=5;5;N CW=3;7;3;N FM=4;4;N RTTY=6;9;6;9;N SSB=1;2;1;2;N After making the changes described above, this section reads: [MODES] AM=5;5;N CW=3,7;3;Y FM=4;4;N RTTY=2;2;N SSB=1,2;1,2;Y The second pair of parameters for the RTTY entry is gone, probably because those values were set to 255 when viewed in the Mode Values during edit of the radio database. It was the existence of this second set of values that led me to believe you could select a different set of filters for RTTY, SSB, and CW modes. However, when I check the "Preferred" box during edit of those values, I don't notice any difference in the rig behavior - the narrower filters are not selected. Can anyone shed light on how this might be done? K8AC Floyd Sense - Angier, NC ----- Original Message ----- > When operating RTTY, if I select an RTTY DX spot from the spot window, my > Kenwood transceiver is set to FSK. It would be nice to be able to specify > that the rig should be set to either LSB or USB for RTTY in the event you're > using AFSK. Does anyone know of a way to do tell DX4WIN to do that? > > K8AC
