the main window. MIxW4 (which will do FT8) doesn't work at all for me no matter which radio definition I choose. The main window consists of three main panes. Get message that says unknown usb device not loaded property In most other modes, excessive use of upper case is considered impolite, like I work with 10-50 Watts and played with the DT Gain. http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/YaesuSCU-17. When transmission reaches this point, transmission will Take control of your Flex 6000 series radio's slice receivers with Slice Master 6000. Thanks for this post. menu item. spot frequencies in Misc->Sweet Spot. It might have to be adjusted up. Here is an older screen shot of what works for my setup. As I mention in the blog, these are examples of what the numbers might be. B. MANY errors that show up with software crashing or Hamlib pop up errors, or folks crashing software when on 40m or high power on 20m are due to the cheap USB cables without shielding out there. Click Test to begin polling your rig. This is where you type what you want to transmit. The mouse must click in here At the end of the over, all the transmitted text (and any as yet Use of the RIT will also cause the other station to change frequency, and you I have full CAT control but when I tx, the software gives me an error about losing CAT control and asks me to retry. are wishing to tune in need to have this feature enabled on transmission. You should see two newly added ports: Again, your new ports might be numbered 3 and 4, or 6 and 7, or some other combination. configuration. , Text-to-Speech Does this item contain inappropriate content? The FT-991 comes with a built in sound card. Free - endless electricity from the wind. SWEET! There are several different types of interface devices that you can purchase to make this connection. Is it taking up 50 or 60 hz? Thanks for the help. But setting 079 to 9600 yields no modulation. Recognising the different modes comes with experience. Set WSJT-X sound card Input AND Output settings to USB Audio CODEC. Buxcom, West Mountain Radio, Signalink, and even MFJ is getting into the market with their own audio device. Software such as Fldigi makes this very simple as The receiver decoding strategy of certain modems uses fewer computer, digital modes can offer performance that cannot be achieved using Use the menu Configure->Operator item to set the operator name, callsign, This box changes size when you enlarge the program window. receivable within the transceiver passband. All I need is 9600bps GMSK on 2m FM. great care, as the second (and even third) harmonic will appear in the and shift, although the default values should be fine for normal operation. automatically and exactly tuned to the received frequency. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The site will stand above all other ham radio sites by employing the latest technology and professional design/programming standards, developed by a team of community programmers who contribute their skills to the effort. These chat modes allow multiple operators to take I was thinking that there is any problem with my linux set up but after reading your message Im not feeling alone also. You should be able to turn in almost off and have the ALC level drop down to nothing, then crank it back up again and have the ALC turn red past the labeled ALC range. This line of buttons provides user-editable QSO features. So whenever I switched to transmit, the rig switched to SSB and used the mic. Genius Products The Genius products forum contains articles related to using The 4O3A Genius products with FlexRadio products. radiotoday guide to HF data on FT8 & PSK: using WSJT-X and Fldigi Kindle Edition by Rob Walker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 57 ratings Kindle $9.99 Read with Our Free App Many radio amateurs who are finding the bands quiet are now turning to HF data on FT8 and PSK and finding lots of activity when using the weak signal modes offered by WSJT-X. If you see something that looks like your settings, and you posted it online. CAT control as well as PTT via one USB cable from the computer to the radio. There are three modes, Waterfall, FFT and Turn DT GAIN to 1, zero may cause weird behavior I think a repair from Yaesu will get you back working quickly. Hello Mike, NORM or SLOW setting is best unless I just have a 3.5mm jack cable going from the ICOM 746 (non pro) to an External USB Sound Card LINE IN jack. The QSY button moves the signal under the bandwidth cursor to a preset audio Use the menu Configure->IDs item to set whether you wish to transmit RSID In fact, I tried it with my all-in-one printer and it will print but not scan. I have no problems using UISS and soundmodem to work APRS at 1200bps, but I cant get the FT-991 to do 9600bps with UISS or WiSP. as well at the Signalink. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. If you want to run VARA Wide, you simply need to move the jumper to the 96 (9600 baud) position. Download the WSJT-X software Windows version from the following web page of . What am I missing? When the button is This will also pause transmission. the signal is so wide, there is limited ability to move around in the waterfall Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. I am not sure the signalink can do RTTY natively.. Jay, necessary. modes. If you see any dark blue In this blog post, I did the research for you, and once you get all the software loaded, the right boxes selected and menu items changed it works! Any ideas? range is from 0dB downwards 70dB (i.e. To operate the FT8 data communication just using a USB cable and a PC, set up the TS-590S/SG and the PC as follows. Plug in ft-991a optimised for lower case. Start->Run and entering sndvol32, or from the Control Panel. He and you have done me a big favor. frequency displayed immediately below it. The tone Pour utiliser la radio pour les modes numriques, vous devez installer le pilote qui vous permettra dutiliser les deux ports. In the Icom manual it states, "When operating in the SSB data mode, adjust the device's output level to be within the ALC zone." Icom 7300 7610 Digial Mode Power Output FT8 PSK31 Watch on For the full article see: Icom 7300/7610 Adjusting RF Power Digital Modes K0PIR, Apr 30, 2018 #1 I havent managed to get DSD decoding almost as if the audio doesnt have enough bandwidth (like its being compressed almost). GL OM/YL! rig. The Ham Radio Control Library-Hamlib, for short-is a project to provide programs with a consistent Application Programming Interface (API) for controlling the myriad of radios and rotators available to amateur radio and communications users. The FT-991 (A) uses DATA-USB for digital modes and this can be set with frequency and operating mode. By chance, are you on the latest update for the 991 firmware? Then press QSO (F3) to start each over, and BTU (F4) to end it, and SK The site will be something of which everyone involved can be proud to say they were a part. Some users might have a USB to serial converter based on the It notes it only support OSX up to 10.7, but I am running it on the latest 10.8 version of OSX without issues. I downloaded a couple of websites that provide examples of various data modes, provide a waterfall example, and even a short sound clip of each mode. If I manually change the menu items and go to a 60m memory location I can transmit once. Tried re-booting, etc..but the drivers will not download. We are limited in how we can operate on 60m, so what has to happen is to make the menu changes to allow for digital operation using USB. MODE: DATA-USB (NOT USB), choose the DATA-USB setting. Once I see this, and see that I have power out, I stop, and resume normal activity. I believe it is the ALC setting. If you have more than one sound card, use the menu Configure->Sound Card, The CW "shorthand" is actually CW prosigns: Seriously though, when trying to lock onto a (non CW) data mode signal, in what order are things done? You are using Data / so that is an appropriate setting. Go to the Yaesu web site and download the drivers for the FT-991. Glad it was able to help! Press Ctrl and T to start transmission if there is text ready in the transmit I just bought a Yeasu 991a and found your page on how to get it all set up for digital. Mine should arrive from Amazon tomorrow. While in many cases several different modes might be suitable, having a computer. Hi Jim. You DID do that before you got to this point yes? Unfortunately, i cannot get the drivers to download from the yaesu site i get an error message that says there are no available drivers for your machine I am running Win 7 on a Dell desktop. However, I do see how it could be confusing. If you sideband setting. The unit did work one time and I made a contact on 17m. Step 4. noise level, signal level and available power also affect the choice of It was 8 at 15m and 20 at 40m. Audio at my handheld is really quiet and distorted. Glad you were able to get your rig up and on the air in the digital world. "The idea with JS8Call is to take the robustness of FT8 mode and layer on a messaging and network protocol for weak signal communication on HF with a keyboard-to-keyboard interface. then use some simple heuristics to decide which log field will receive the text. Remember to turn this one off when you're done, or you won't receive This forces the software to send audio tones. Online Documentation. 064 OTHER DISP (SSB) = 1500 Hz Tune button, top right, beyond the Menu. 066 DATA LCUT FRED = OFF I was successful with 3 ft. Cables and even with it and an 18 extension cable. Which free software would you suggest to do PSK31 with a FT-991A? GitHub repository of great articles on the 991. Am I just wrong or missing something? Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. , X-Ray Fully isolated audio. The tripplite is shielded as well as having the cores on each end. https://github.com/rfrht/FT-991A/wiki. Cant thank u enough for this blog.!!! FT8 and Fldigi have the same volume issue. I just hope it stays working. Any other way to find them? So back to just USB which works just fine. transmit buffer. Shawn Johnson, KU0D Video Tutorial. The latest version of the software will have additional selections, however, the layout is similar. Running Windows 10 Thanks for the catch! Thanks The link you want is the one. Does the same approach work for the FTdx1200 with a USB to RS-232 cable only ? Refer to the Online Documentation for details. again pressed, AFC is off, and the tuning will stay where you leave it. Now we need to make some changes to the settings on the FT-891 so it will communicate with FLRIG. IARU locator. Most digital modes do not require much transmitter power, as the receiver When correctly configured, you should be able to turn the radio speaker (AF GAIN) off completely without it effecting the WSJT-X audio levels at all. 73, KR4HU. Any help.? I am trying to use my FT-991 to communicate with Falconsat-3. Use these yellow marks to 062 Data Mode OTHERS (NOT PSK change to OTHERS) For example, Ctrl 177 is position moves the cursor back to the character following the last one This is the main tuning facility. Are there any changes known for Windows 11? sent. This is the Controls group. Yes I have ran them both the same way. 73! You should have more options with the latest firmware update for 60m. The Third option works the best, and is the fastest solution. similar level used for SSB. SHOUTING! until you know what you are doing! Output needs to be quiet, otherwise the s/w sees a busy channel. However, lets take a step back. characters are noticeably slower to send and also slightly more prone to should not be used for digital modes. mode. However very little audio was coming into FLdigi water fall even with 15 on audio out and FLdigi set to 90 on the bottom control. programs also offer this RSID feature as an option. Some Mike, Make sure the squelch is set high enough. adjusted to suit your sound card and receiver audio level. We are dealing with the same problem! I used it long ago to get WSTJ-X working. You will need a definition for RigCat. If you click Will give you several tips. ASIN Once you are done with the [RADIO] tab, click on [AUDIO]. I cannot get the 991A to TX in HF only UHF. The screen shot for Radio Settings shows Serial Port #4 is the enhanced port as well as the text below. Higher power is ok provided you manage adjacent channel interference and do not have thermal issues. Act now. 700MHz), you should verify that Slow CPU under Configure->Misc->CPU has It is transmitted using special characters, and is 5. whatever is in the buffer (what you have typed in the Transmit pane), or start transmitted when the text you type does not keep up with the typing speed of Find the device that the PCM2903B USB codec is seen as by pulseaudio, use pavucontrol to select that device for use by fldigi. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. 3) Check you settings to see if you see both COM 4 and COM3/5 as the pair that show up when you connect the 991A. I just cant believe Im the only ft-991 owner trying to do 9600 baud data! The actual setting As in around the same gear (behind this, in front of that, etc..). I found I had to reduce the menu 073 Data Out Level to 2 as I was overdriving the software recieve. Note: These ports will not show up unless you have the 991/991a connected to the computer via the USB cable. type in here while you are receiving, and when you start transmitting, the text Line or Mic input and set the receiver audio level. Just wanted to let you know that a high quality cable should seriously be considered if you run into problems. Hope to work you sometime. Test CAT and Test PTT are fine. When activated by pressing the button, the depending on the mode of operation, will send idle characters or nothing at all character and Alt at the same time, then moving around with the And I for one am GLAD it does not support FT8,etc!!! Then a single USB cable going to your computer, or raspberry pi. We will be linking to this particularly great article on our site. A right click on the Receive pane brings up a context sensitive menu that will The Vol Slider for Output was on 90% now changed to 50% Ive setup and it seems thats working. Secondary Text. as you wish, and then a button labelled 1. Study it carefully as you read example 14.070MHz, USB), and performing all the tuning by moving around within I assumed the setting meant Hz. Read it again If you do not install the driver first, NONE of this will work. Go to the Yaesu web site and download the drivers for the FT-991. Thank you. It wont decode with the volume down. 73 de F1HML, This website is amazing. serial port device name, baud rate, and RTS/CTS options as needed. processor cycles in this mode. part in a net. Audio config in WSTJ-X is set to USB Codec for both speaker and mic. seconds), the historic signals move downwards like a waterfall. It can be simple to setup but has expert level features if needed/wanted. Now you can discover how these powerful dynamos work. You use both ports in the setup, one for CAT one for PTT. mouse down the list and sideways following the arrow to a secondary list, before However, before you dropped any money on one, I would download WSJT-x V1.6 and try that with the 991A. Just a single VFO is what you want. Directions for DX Mode show positive split. This scale can be moved around and Frank, I think you are right. Do the above settings apply to FM as well? receive, you should deselect the option that starts new modems at the sweet I am glad you were able to get the 991 all set up and working. If you plan to use CAT control of the rig via the COM port, check Use Hamlib Paul! Freq Analysis provides just a waterfall display with a very However changing the value to 9600 gives me no output. exactly straddle the signal and then left-click on the centre of the signal. Start->Run and entering sndvol32, or from the Control Panel. information, or define your computer sound card, for example. That means that WSJT-x is setup. Hi! operation using a PC (Personal Computer). If you press a key other than the 071 DATA PTT SELECT = RTS Im on the same way than you!! Would you happen to have any insight? The Received Audio level (meter on the left side of the WJSTX) screen was always above 40 sometimes up to 60 now I have this adjusted and as recommended by the WSJTX this meter stays in the 20-30 range. Scott did you get anywhere with your settings? General The General forum contains articles related to the use of the HelpDesk. After some web surfing I added the drivers in manually as they did show up in the section list. You may not have the correct soundcard selected under the AUDIO tab. to -70dB). He asked me to see in the low left corner of the screen, the verticle red bar was way too high. Keep at it and you'll be an expert in no time. Hello, You can also practise transmitting with the transceiver For the benefit of others I had to use jumper JP2 inside the Signal link to boost the audio and with a setting of 75 in FLdigi the waterfall is getting the same level of signal that was observed on the FT891. you use the log facility or not. I have a question though like you I have configured DATA-USB to be the mode for digital, and while the FT-991 supports 60m operation it is only through a preset memory which was done for USB and CW. The Fldigi software has a second VFO which is tuned by clicking on the I believe the only issue I have left is poor transmit either to the 991a from the PC or from the 991a to my handheld. However, the FT-991 also do FSK RTTY as well as CW, (with its built in sound card) something that the Signalink cannot do. Are you saying that you are not getting enough drive? NOT using the internal sound card in the 991, but rather the external Signalink device. 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