Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI
From: Matti Niemelä mattis.niem...@kolumbus.fi Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 Time: 09:48:23 Fred, I have the same problem with my FT-857D. No CAT control with RigCAT or Hamlib selection. Matti/OH2ZT - Original Message - From: Fred VE3FAL To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:31 PM Subject: [digitalradio] FLDIGI Gang: I am having trouble getting FLDIGI and my FT-857 to communicate with each other. Any other CAT controlled software seems to work ok for it.. Anyone else try this program with the same radio yet. Fred VE3FAL Try asking in here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxham/ This group discusses both the Linux and Windows versions of fldigi. -- 73 Ian, G3NRW
Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI
Try first CAT rate 4800bps. I remember, that 817 or 857D work better with lower rate (RigCAT) and for me this is default for both rig. My Fldigi settings: Retry interval 30ms, Commands interval 70ms FT857D with DigiKeyer and FT-817 with SignaLink-1+ Jaak es1hj/qrp Matti Niemelä wrote: Fred, I have the same problem with my FT-857D. No CAT control with RigCAT or Hamlib selection. Matti/OH2ZT - Original Message - *From:* Fred VE3FAL mailto:flesn...@tbaytel.net *To:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com mailto:digitalradio@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:31 PM *Subject:* [digitalradio] FLDIGI Gang: I am having trouble getting FLDIGI and my FT-857 to communicate with each other. Any other CAT controlled software seems to work ok for it Anyone else try this program with the same radio yet. Fred VE3FAL avast! Antivirus http://www.avast.com: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090214-0, 02/14/2009 Tested on: 2/14/2009 3:31:08 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 02/13/09 18:29:00 -- Kirjutas ja tervitab Jaak Hohensee
[digitalradio] Interface and computer problems
I recently purchased a Signalink USB interface which works fine all but, no audio to the rig. This was also a problem with my last interface that didn't use a USB port bit rather the computer sound card. The rig is 746 pro connected via the data jack. Any one else have any ideas before I have the computer checked ? Thanks..Mike K9HCK
Re: [digitalradio] Interface and computer problems
Mike, Have you switched to digital mode on the 746Pro? You need to hold in the SSB button for two seconds until a D appears on the display. This activates the data jack and disables the microphone. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: mac2251 k9...@insightbb.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:40 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Interface and computer problems I recently purchased a Signalink USB interface which works fine all but, no audio to the rig. This was also a problem with my last interface that didn't use a USB port bit rather the computer sound card. The rig is 746 pro connected via the data jack. Any one else have any ideas before I have the computer checked ? Thanks..Mike K9HCK
[digitalradio] Re: Recent MFSK16 DX
In a simple shoot out between olivia 250 x8 and msfk16 , olivia stopped decoding whilst mfsk was still at 100% ... thought that was not supposed to happen ? Hi Graham. I am certainly not surprised and it confirms my Gaussian noise tests. Olivia trades sensitivity for automatic tuning. MFSK16's convolution coding provides for high sensitivity, but does not give sharp enough indicator, whether the data is valid. Basically the Hammond distance of the code is too low to give reliable indicator. Olivia uses Welsh block coding, which provides good data validity indicator, but has not as high coding gain as convolution codes. For explanation of coding gain, see the excellent article from g3ruh http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/105.html I believe the perfect weak signal mode for HAM radio is yet to be designed with easy tuning of Olivia and high sensitivity of MFSK16, combining both convolution and block codes. Maybe overlying MFSK16 with Reed-Solomon block code and running multiple MFSK16 decoders with half tone spacing will do the trick. 73, Vojtech OK1IAK
[digitalradio] Re: FLDIGI
Hi friends, I am running both my FT857 and FT897D on a CAT rate of 38.400 with the FT857.xml file support, having no problems at all with this set- up. O/S W-XP SP3 on AMD 2 GHz single core. The same applies to MixW 2.18r and all other programs used for digimodes. 73 Fred DL6XAZ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Jaak Hohensee jaak.hohen...@... wrote: Try first CAT rate 4800bps. I remember, that 817 or 857D work better with lower rate (RigCAT) and for me this is default for both rig. My Fldigi settings: Retry interval 30ms, Commands interval 70ms FT857D with DigiKeyer and FT-817 with SignaLink-1+ Jaak es1hj/qrp Matti Niemelä wrote: Fred, I have the same problem with my FT-857D. No CAT control with RigCAT or Hamlib selection. Matti/OH2ZT - Original Message - *From:* Fred VE3FAL mailto:flesn...@... *To:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com mailto:digitalradio@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:31 PM *Subject:* [digitalradio] FLDIGI Gang: I am having trouble getting FLDIGI and my FT-857 to communicate with each other. Any other CAT controlled software seems to work ok for it Anyone else try this program with the same radio yet. Fred VE3FAL -- -- avast! Antivirus http://www.avast.com: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090214-0, 02/14/2009 Tested on: 2/14/2009 3:31:08 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. -- -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 02/13/09 18:29:00 -- Kirjutas ja tervitab Jaak Hohensee
[digitalradio] The perfect mode
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Vojtech Bubnik bubn...@... wrote: I believe the perfect weak signal mode for HAM radio is yet to be designed with easy tuning of Olivia and high sensitivity of MFSK16, combining both convolution and block codes. Maybe overlying MFSK16 with Reed-Solomon block code and running multiple MFSK16 decoders with half tone spacing will do the trick. 73, Vojtech OK1IAK Maybe overlying MFSK16 with Reed-Solomon block code and running multiple MFSK16 decoders with half tone spacing will do the trick. There we go, who do we have aboard that might try coding the above ? Andy K3UK
RE: [digitalradio] FLDIGI
I had to import the rig file for it to work, once I did that and then turned program off and on again I now have rig control via the program Fred VE3FAL -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jaak Hohensee Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI Try first CAT rate 4800bps. I remember, that 817 or 857D work better with lower rate (RigCAT) and for me this is default for both rig. My Fldigi settings: Retry interval 30ms, Commands interval 70ms FT857D with DigiKeyer and FT-817 with SignaLink-1+ Jaak es1hj/qrp Matti Niemelä wrote: Fred, I have the same problem with my FT-857D. No CAT control with RigCAT or Hamlib selection. Matti/OH2ZT - Original Message - From: Fred VE3FAL mailto:flesn...@tbaytel.net To: digitalradio@ mailto:digitalradio@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:31 PM Subject: [digitalradio] FLDIGI Gang: I am having trouble getting FLDIGI and my FT-857 to communicate with each other. Any other CAT controlled software seems to work ok for it . Anyone else try this program with the same radio yet. Fred VE3FAL _ avast! Antivirus http://www.avast.com : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090214-0, 02/14/2009 Tested on: 2/14/2009 3:31:08 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. _ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 02/13/09 18:29:00 -- Kirjutas ja tervitab Jaak Hohensee --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090215-0, 02/15/2009 Tested on: 2/15/2009 10:22:26 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com
Re: [digitalradio] The perfect mode
That's not me ! I wanted to stress the point that we have two seemingly different needs: one for keyboarding, which is OK with a smaller character set, and a full 8 bit word mode for data, that could be used instead of the old packet modems. As usual, each one might carry a different name or designation. I should do my homework and find some time to read the specs of the existent modes and identify which are the already 8 bit capable ones... so far I have not... I might be speaking a bit off base without this certainty. 73, Jose, CO2JA --- Andrew O'Brien wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Vojtech Bubnik bubn...@... wrote: I believe the perfect weak signal mode for HAM radio is yet to be designed with easy tuning of Olivia and high sensitivity of MFSK16, combining both convolution and block codes. Maybe overlying MFSK16 with Reed-Solomon block code and running multiple MFSK16 decoders with half tone spacing will do the trick. 73, Vojtech OK1IAK Maybe overlying MFSK16 with Reed-Solomon block code and running multiple MFSK16 decoders with half tone spacing will do the trick. There we go, who do we have aboard that might try coding the above ? Andy K3UK VI Conferencia Internacional de Energía Renovable, Ahorro de Energía y Educación Energética 9 - 12 de Junio 2009, Palacio de las Convenciones ...Por una cultura energética sustentable www.ciercuba.com
[digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
I am trying to help a friend set-up FLDIGI on his new laptop using his Microham Digikeyer. Using the device router for the digikeyer (control port 5 and PTT port 6) the digikeyer PTT test button does toggle the PTT. However when using FL-Digi , frequency display corresponds with the Icom 746 but the T/R button fails to place the Icom in to transmit mode. Any ideas ? When configuring FL-DIGI, we did try to use HAMLIB and PTT via CAT control, but that did not produce a PTT wither. Andy K3UK
Re: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Andy, try Rig Cat instead of Ham Lib. That should trigger the PTT with a CAT command. There seem to be quite a few reported problems trying to use Microham Digikeyer, but I do not have one, so it is hard to help understand what is wrong. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer I am trying to help a friend set-up FLDIGI on his new laptop using his Microham Digikeyer. Using the device router for the digikeyer (control port 5 and PTT port 6) the digikeyer PTT test button does toggle the PTT. However when using FL-Digi , frequency display corresponds with the Icom 746 but the T/R button fails to place the Icom in to transmit mode. Any ideas ? When configuring FL-DIGI, we did try to use HAMLIB and PTT via CAT control, but that did not produce a PTT wither. Andy K3UK
[digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Thanks Skip, will try that. Since the Microham device router test button works, the Digikeyer is working correctly. We just need to get FL-DIGI set correctly. --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh...@... wrote: Andy, try Rig Cat instead of Ham Lib. That should trigger the PTT with a CAT command. There seem to be quite a few reported problems trying to use Microham Digikeyer, but I do not have one, so it is hard to help understand what is wrong. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer I am trying to help a friend set-up FLDIGI on his new laptop using his Microham Digikeyer. Using the device router for the digikeyer (control port 5 and PTT port 6) the digikeyer PTT test button does toggle the PTT. However when using FL-Digi , frequency display corresponds with the Icom 746 but the T/R button fails to place the Icom in to transmit mode. Any ideas ? When configuring FL-DIGI, we did try to use HAMLIB and PTT via CAT control, but that did not produce a PTT wither. Andy K3UK
[digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
When using RIGCAT with an Icom 746P, should we be using a xml for for that rig ? --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... wrote: Thanks Skip, will try that. Since the Microham device router test button works, the Digikeyer is working correctly. We just need to get FL-DIGI set correctly. --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh6ty@ wrote: Andy, try Rig Cat instead of Ham Lib. That should trigger the PTT with a CAT command. There seem to be quite a few reported problems trying to use Microham Digikeyer, but I do not have one, so it is hard to help understand what is wrong. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3ukandy@ To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer I am trying to help a friend set-up FLDIGI on his new laptop using his Microham Digikeyer. Using the device router for the digikeyer (control port 5 and PTT port 6) the digikeyer PTT test button does toggle the PTT. However when using FL-Digi , frequency display corresponds with the Icom 746 but the T/R button fails to place the Icom in to transmit mode. Any ideas ? When configuring FL-DIGI, we did try to use HAMLIB and PTT via CAT control, but that did not produce a PTT wither. Andy K3UK
[digitalradio] Re: FLDIGI
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Fred VE3FAL flesn...@... wrote: Gang: I am having trouble getting FLDIGI and my FT-857 to communicate with each other. Any other CAT controlled software seems to work ok for it.. Anyone else try this program with the same radio yet. Fred VE3FAL --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090214-0, 02/14/2009 Tested on: 2/14/2009 3:31:08 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Looks Like I have the same problem I'm sure it did work with my ft897-d .. but just ran the prog and no responce .. rig is still working with hamview .. and I can see the settings have not chnaged in the fldigi set up and are the same as the hamview one's . Is this another one of bad-bills windows xp-pro up grade thats jammed the syetem ? G ..
RE: [digitalradio] Re: FLDIGI
http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Grab the xml file that your radio requires, throw it into the rig file in FLDIGI, load rig required, shut down program, reboot program and should work for you ok.. Mine is working great now. Fred VE3FAL -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Graham Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:54 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: FLDIGI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Fred VE3FAL flesn...@... wrote: Gang: I am having trouble getting FLDIGI and my FT-857 to communicate with each other. Any other CAT controlled software seems to work ok for it.. Anyone else try this program with the same radio yet. Fred VE3FAL --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090214-0, 02/14/2009 Tested on: 2/14/2009 3:31:08 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Looks Like I have the same problem I'm sure it did work with my ft897-d .. but just ran the prog and no responce .. rig is still working with hamview .. and I can see the settings have not chnaged in the fldigi set up and are the same as the hamview one's . Is this another one of bad-bills windows xp-pro up grade thats jammed the syetem ? G .. Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked Yahoo! Groups Links --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090215-0, 02/15/2009 Tested on: 2/15/2009 5:05:06 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com
Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Yes, get the 746Pro file from here: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Put the file in the Rigs folder in fldigi.files. Set the baud rate, comport, and check PTT via Cat Command. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:41 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer When using RIGCAT with an Icom 746P, should we be using a xml for for that rig ?
[digitalradio] Re: FLDIGI
Ok see they have changed things tnx- G .. --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Fred VE3FAL flesn...@... wrote: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Grab the xml file that your radio requires, throw it into the rig file in FLDIGI, load rig required, shut down program, reboot program and should work for you ok.. Mine is working great now. Fred VE3FAL -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Graham Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:54 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: FLDIGI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Fred VE3FAL flesnick@ wrote: Gang: I am having trouble getting FLDIGI and my FT-857 to communicate with each other. Any other CAT controlled software seems to work ok for it.. Anyone else try this program with the same radio yet. Fred VE3FAL --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090214-0, 02/14/2009 Tested on: 2/14/2009 3:31:08 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Looks Like I have the same problem I'm sure it did work with my ft897-d .. but just ran the prog and no responce .. rig is still working with hamview .. and I can see the settings have not chnaged in the fldigi set up and are the same as the hamview one's . Is this another one of bad-bills windows xp-pro up grade thats jammed the syetem ? G .. Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked Yahoo! Groups Links --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090215-0, 02/15/2009 Tested on: 2/15/2009 5:05:06 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com
[digitalradio] Re: FLDIGI
There was a (oops) in some of the rig xml files on the fldigi website at the time of the 3.10 release. It was corrected quickly but you may have a rig.xml that was missing the port/port tags. I have been using Fldigi with FT857D 897D both without a problem. Try the FT857D.xml from Dave's website. If running Linux, be sure to use either Hamlib 1.2.7 or compile a snapshot from the CVN as Hamlib 1.2.8 wouldn't work right for me until some issues were worked out. Rich WA4SXZ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Fred VE3FAL flesn...@... wrote: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Grab the xml file that your radio requires, throw it into the rig file in FLDIGI, load rig required, shut down program, reboot program and should work for you ok.. Mine is working great now. Fred VE3FAL
[digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Still no go. I am talking him throught this via Skype, so it is not easy. He placed the Icom 746 Pro xml file in the FLDIGI.FILES/RIGS path, He selected RIGCAT in FLDIGI CONFIGURE area and selected USE RIGCAT. He saved and re-booted. When rebooted, FLDIGI says no RigCAT above the frequency read out, there is no rig control. He has baud rate set to same baud rate his rig 19200, and comm port selected is comm 5, same one he previously had some rig control (but no PTT) when using HAMLIB. He is not sure which setting for PTT to use, RTS or DTR, he tried both, no control. Andy K3UK -- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh...@... wrote: Yes, get the 746Pro file from here: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Put the file in the Rigs folder in fldigi.files. Set the baud rate, comport, and check PTT via Cat Command. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:41 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer When using RIGCAT with an Icom 746P, should we be using a xml for for that rig ?
Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Is Use PTT via Cat Command black (i.e. checked)? DTR and RTS are not needed when using CAT for PTT. Is he getting a frequency readout of the IC-746pro on fldigi? 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:29 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer Still no go. I am talking him throught this via Skype, so it is not easy. He placed the Icom 746 Pro xml file in the FLDIGI.FILES/RIGS path, He selected RIGCAT in FLDIGI CONFIGURE area and selected USE RIGCAT. He saved and re-booted. When rebooted, FLDIGI says no RigCAT above the frequency read out, there is no rig control. He has baud rate set to same baud rate his rig 19200, and comm port selected is comm 5, same one he previously had some rig control (but no PTT) when using HAMLIB. He is not sure which setting for PTT to use, RTS or DTR, he tried both, no control. Andy K3UK -- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh...@... wrote: Yes, get the 746Pro file from here: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Put the file in the Rigs folder in fldigi.files. Set the baud rate, comport, and check PTT via Cat Command. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:41 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer When using RIGCAT with an Icom 746P, should we be using a xml for for that rig ? Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 1/28/2009 6:37 AM
[digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
He has rig control with the Microham, just not with FL-DIGI Andy --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh...@... wrote: Did he select ICOM746PRO.xml.xml under RigCat? OK, I see he has no rig control. That is why he has no PTT. Must be a bad setting in the Microham keyer. Once he gets rig control, he will have PTT by CAT command, I think. I use the IC-746pro also, but with the Radio Shack scanner USB programming cable. With this interface, there is no problem. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:29 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer Still no go. I am talking him throught this via Skype, so it is not easy. He placed the Icom 746 Pro xml file in the FLDIGI.FILES/RIGS path, He selected RIGCAT in FLDIGI CONFIGURE area and selected USE RIGCAT. He saved and re-booted. When rebooted, FLDIGI says no RigCAT above the frequency read out, there is no rig control. He has baud rate set to same baud rate his rig 19200, and comm port selected is comm 5, same one he previously had some rig control (but no PTT) when using HAMLIB. He is not sure which setting for PTT to use, RTS or DTR, he tried both, no control. Andy K3UK -- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh6ty@ wrote: Yes, get the 746Pro file from here: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Put the file in the Rigs folder in fldigi.files. Set the baud rate, comport, and check PTT via Cat Command. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3ukandy@ To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:41 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer When using RIGCAT with an Icom 746P, should we be using a xml for for that rig ? Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 1/28/2009 6:37 AM
Re: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Andy, here you say he has frequency display, but now you say he does not. According to the manual, he has to CREATE virtual ports. I guess you do this and then configure fldigi to use the port of your choice, but it must not be a port already in use. When the ports are created, I think fldigi will detect them, so restart fldigi and then choose the port. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer I am trying to help a friend set-up FLDIGI on his new laptop using his Microham Digikeyer. Using the device router for the digikeyer (control port 5 and PTT port 6) the digikeyer PTT test button does toggle the PTT. However when using FL-Digi , frequency display corresponds with the Icom 746 but the T/R button fails to place the Icom in to transmit mode. Any ideas ? When configuring FL-DIGI, we did try to use HAMLIB and PTT via CAT control, but that did not produce a PTT wither. Andy K3UK Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 1/28/2009 6:37 AM
Re: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Andy, The Microham manual says you must disable autobaud in any ICOM used with the router. Make sure it is disabled and either 9600 baud or 19200 baud is selected in the ICOM. You must get frequency control working before you can use PTT by CAT. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer I am trying to help a friend set-up FLDIGI on his new laptop using his Microham Digikeyer. Using the device router for the digikeyer (control port 5 and PTT port 6) the digikeyer PTT test button does toggle the PTT. However when using FL-Digi , frequency display corresponds with the Icom 746 but the T/R button fails to place the Icom in to transmit mode. Any ideas ? When configuring FL-DIGI, we did try to use HAMLIB and PTT via CAT control, but that did not produce a PTT wither. Andy K3UK Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 1/28/2009 6:37 AM
Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Read the manual carefully. You must specailly configure Microham to work with each radio and each application. Download the manual here: http://www.microham.com/Downloads/MK2_English_Manual.pdf 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer He has rig control with the Microham, just not with FL-DIGI Andy --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh...@... wrote: Did he select ICOM746PRO.xml.xml under RigCat? OK, I see he has no rig control. That is why he has no PTT. Must be a bad setting in the Microham keyer. Once he gets rig control, he will have PTT by CAT command, I think. I use the IC-746pro also, but with the Radio Shack scanner USB programming cable. With this interface, there is no problem. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:29 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer Still no go. I am talking him throught this via Skype, so it is not easy. He placed the Icom 746 Pro xml file in the FLDIGI.FILES/RIGS path, He selected RIGCAT in FLDIGI CONFIGURE area and selected USE RIGCAT. He saved and re-booted. When rebooted, FLDIGI says no RigCAT above the frequency read out, there is no rig control. He has baud rate set to same baud rate his rig 19200, and comm port selected is comm 5, same one he previously had some rig control (but no PTT) when using HAMLIB. He is not sure which setting for PTT to use, RTS or DTR, he tried both, no control. Andy K3UK -- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh6ty@ wrote: Yes, get the 746Pro file from here: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Put the file in the Rigs folder in fldigi.files. Set the baud rate, comport, and check PTT via Cat Command. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3ukandy@ To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:41 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer When using RIGCAT with an Icom 746P, should we be using a xml for for that rig ? Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 1/28/2009 6:37 AM Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 1/28/2009 6:37 AM
[digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer
Skip, thanks again. I am familar with Microham and its device router, my friend has that installed and working correctly. The Icom and the digikeyer can communicate without problems. It is when we try to set up FLDIGI that the problems begin. Using hamlib we can get frequency read out but no PTT. When we try rigCAT we get neither, and NO CAT is displayed in FLDIGI just above the frequency readout. We will work on it some more tomorrow night Andy --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kh6ty kh...@... wrote: Andy, here you say he has frequency display, but now you say he does not. According to the manual, he has to CREATE virtual ports. I guess you do this and then configure fldigi to use the port of your choice, but it must not be a port already in use. When the ports are created, I think fldigi will detect them, so restart fldigi and then choose the port. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer I am trying to help a friend set-up FLDIGI on his new laptop using his Microham Digikeyer. Using the device router for the digikeyer (control port 5 and PTT port 6) the digikeyer PTT test button does toggle the PTT. However when using FL-Digi , frequency display corresponds with the Icom 746 but the T/R button fails to place the Icom in to transmit mode. Any ideas ? When configuring FL-DIGI, we did try to use HAMLIB and PTT via CAT control, but that did not produce a PTT wither. Andy K3UK Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 1/28/2009 6:37 AM
