Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
I definitely kept the newer file, of course. My question was asking the reverse, as maybe in some cases, the ones not having problems were the ones who did not have the newer file on their computer. The newer directX support apparently takes care of the older OCX OLE structure. From what Skip has said, I am the only person experiencing this problem of no waterfall on receive and yet the transmit, including the waterfall pattern during transmit, works fine. 73, Rick, KV9U [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick wrote: When you loaded your software, did you get a warning that a file was newer on your computer and that it recommended you keep the file? In my case it was one of the system32 files: MSCOMCTL.OCX. Yes, that is a known issue. You should have kept the newer file. Dave (G0DJA)
Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
Rick, do you receive PSK31 signals on the waterfall, and do they decode properly into text? Does the 756 Pro 2 do the same with VBdigi? Do you have more than one soundcard/sound system in the computer? First we must establish that receive works and then address the transmit problem. You can always use VOX for PTT if you use the mic input of the transceiver. Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem I went ahead today and lashed up a temporary set up so I can key up my old Kenwood TS-440SAT from my sound card. I don't have separate PTT COM serial port keying (only CI-V rig control not supported by this software) and so can not use my ICOM 756 Pro 2 for now. The 440 seems to test fine with Multipsk but oddly, when I run the vbdigi program, I can key the rig via VOX operation and send out what seems like a reasonably good signal, but I can not detect anything on the waterfall. It just remains blank no matter what. I must be doing something wrong. Suggestions? 73, Rick, KV9U No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 1/2/2008 11:29 AM
Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
Hi Skip, I have not been able to display anything on the waterfall for receive and no random printing to the screen from noise either. Same thing with both rigs on receive (I can't TX with the Pro 2 since no rig control to CI-V). Both sound cards were tried for both programs, switching back and forth and trying all sound card positions including Windows default. I have the built in Realtek Sound Card in this emachines computer, and an add on Creative Soundblaster Live! which is more accurate and I usually use that card. The receive and transmit work fine with Multipsk (no rig control, just keying the VOX) on either card for TX and RX decoding, but with the vbdigi there is TX via toggling the Tune button or the T/R button and the rig seems to transmit quite well and I think with a clean signal when monitoring on the other rig. Having done this kind of set up for many years and knowing of the pitfalls, I have not had a case where you could transmit OK but could not display anything on the waterfall unless there was a broken connection someplace. That does not seem possible since it works fine with Multipsk for both RX and TX. Just to clarify, I am using VOX to key the Kenwood TS-440 via the AFSK RCA jacks after I re-discovered (have not used this for digital for many, many years) that it can not be driven adequately via the Line out from the sound card when using the 13 pin DIN plug. 73, Rick, KV9U kh6ty wrote: Rick, do you receive PSK31 signals on the waterfall, and do they decode properly into text? Does the 756 Pro 2 do the same with VBdigi? Do you have more than one soundcard/sound system in the computer? First we must establish that receive works and then address the transmit problem. You can always use VOX for PTT if you use the mic input of the transceiver. Skip KH6TY
Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
OK, this makes more sense. Maybe we should work this out off the reflector and not bother everyone until we find an answer. Please email me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The first thing to do is run a cable from the earphone jack of the transceiver into the computer mic input and see if there is anything on the waterfall. I've never run into such a problem, so it must be easy to track down. I'll look for your email Skip - Original Message - From: Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem Hi Skip, I have not been able to display anything on the waterfall for receive and no random printing to the screen from noise either. Same thing with both rigs on receive (I can't TX with the Pro 2 since no rig control to CI-V). Both sound cards were tried for both programs, switching back and forth and trying all sound card positions including Windows default. I have the built in Realtek Sound Card in this emachines computer, and an add on Creative Soundblaster Live! which is more accurate and I usually use that card. The receive and transmit work fine with Multipsk (no rig control, just keying the VOX) on either card for TX and RX decoding, but with the vbdigi there is TX via toggling the Tune button or the T/R button and the rig seems to transmit quite well and I think with a clean signal when monitoring on the other rig. Having done this kind of set up for many years and knowing of the pitfalls, I have not had a case where you could transmit OK but could not display anything on the waterfall unless there was a broken connection someplace. That does not seem possible since it works fine with Multipsk for both RX and TX. Just to clarify, I am using VOX to key the Kenwood TS-440 via the AFSK RCA jacks after I re-discovered (have not used this for digital for many, many years) that it can not be driven adequately via the Line out from the sound card when using the 13 pin DIN plug. 73, Rick, KV9U kh6ty wrote: Rick, do you receive PSK31 signals on the waterfall, and do they decode properly into text? Does the 756 Pro 2 do the same with VBdigi? Do you have more than one soundcard/sound system in the computer? First we must establish that receive works and then address the transmit problem. You can always use VOX for PTT if you use the mic input of the transceiver. Skip KH6TY No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 1/2/2008 11:29 AM
Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
It makes sense to me. If you have TWO soundcards set in your PC, you need to tell VBdigi the soundcard settings you want to use. I have the same setting as you, I have an internal motherboard based souncard and a Creative PCI card. The default Windows souncard is the PCI car BUT I have all the PC to rig audio cables connected to the internal card. So, in DVdigi, I set mine to SC 2 and all came alive in the waterfall. Andy K3UK On Jan 3, 2008 6:19 PM, kh6ty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, this makes more sense. Maybe we should work this out off the reflector and not bother everyone until we find an answer. Please email me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The first thing to do is run a cable from the earphone jack of the transceiver into the computer mic input and see if there is anything on the waterfall. I've never run into such a problem, so it must be easy to track down. I'll look for your email Skip - Original Message - From: Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem Hi Skip, I have not been able to display anything on the waterfall for receive and no random printing to the screen from noise either. Same thing with both rigs on receive (I can't TX with the Pro 2 since no rig control to CI-V). Both sound cards were tried for both programs, switching back and forth and trying all sound card positions including Windows default. I have the built in Realtek Sound Card in this emachines computer, and an add on Creative Soundblaster Live! which is more accurate and I usually use that card. The receive and transmit work fine with Multipsk (no rig control, just keying the VOX) on either card for TX and RX decoding, but with the vbdigi there is TX via toggling the Tune button or the T/R button and the rig seems to transmit quite well and I think with a clean signal when monitoring on the other rig. Having done this kind of set up for many years and knowing of the pitfalls, I have not had a case where you could transmit OK but could not display anything on the waterfall unless there was a broken connection someplace. That does not seem possible since it works fine with Multipsk for both RX and TX. Just to clarify, I am using VOX to key the Kenwood TS-440 via the AFSK RCA jacks after I re-discovered (have not used this for digital for many, many years) that it can not be driven adequately via the Line out from the sound card when using the 13 pin DIN plug. 73, Rick, KV9U kh6ty wrote: Rick, do you receive PSK31 signals on the waterfall, and do they decode properly into text? Does the 756 Pro 2 do the same with VBdigi? Do you have more than one soundcard/sound system in the computer? First we must establish that receive works and then address the transmit problem. You can always use VOX for PTT if you use the mic input of the transceiver. Skip KH6TY -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 1/2/2008 11:29 AM -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ)
Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
Hi Andy, We have been trying to isolate the problem, but no luck as yet. I do of course use SC #2 since my SB Live! card is the secondary card. (Naturally, I tried all kinds of other combinations too just in case, but no luck there). Other programs, including Digipan, and even programs I have not been able to transmit in the past, work quite nicely with VOX keying of the TS-440, including Chip64. When you loaded your software, did you get a warning that a file was newer on your computer and that it recommended you keep the file? In my case it was one of the system32 files: MSCOMCTL.OCX. 73, Rick, KV9U Andrew O'Brien wrote: It makes sense to me. If you have TWO soundcards set in your PC, you need to tell VBdigi the soundcard settings you want to use. I have the same setting as you, I have an internal motherboard based souncard and a Creative PCI card. The default Windows souncard is the PCI car BUT I have all the PC to rig audio cables connected to the internal card. So, in DVdigi, I set mine to SC 2 and all came alive in the waterfall. Andy K3UK
Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
Rick wrote: When you loaded your software, did you get a warning that a file was newer on your computer and that it recommended you keep the file? In my case it was one of the system32 files: MSCOMCTL.OCX. Yes, that is a known issue. You should have kept the newer file. Dave (G0DJA)
Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem
Andrew O'Brien wrote: It makes sense to me. If you have TWO soundcards set in your PC, you need to tell VBdigi the soundcard settings you want to use. I have the same setting as you, I have an internal motherboard based souncard and a Creative PCI card. The default Windows souncard is the PCI car BUT I have all the PC to rig audio cables connected to the internal card. So, in DVdigi, I set mine to SC 2 and all came alive in the waterfall. When you have set the card, go into Control Panel and then Sounds and Multimedia Properties. Select the soundcard you want to use and make sure the correct Line In is selected under the Audio tab by clicking on Recording Device and select the appropriate soundcard. You may find that, if you want to use Line In which is the prefered option, that microphone is selected, or vice versa. Dave (G0DJA)
