Lee, K4LHP
I also use a 3000 with Fldigi and my observations are the same as yours.
It is my belief that if you want to use the cw mode in PowerSDR you will
need
to make up a Comm port keying cable that will plug into the "Key" port on
the 3000.
Since the only thing hooked up to my 3000 is the Firewire cable I have no
choice
but to use the VAC - audio to send cw. I could be incorrect about this but
someone
will correct me if I am.
The other thing is of course since you are in Digital mode, when recorded to
the logbook
it records digital instead of CW (at least for me) so I then need to go back
and edit
the logbook.
I've never used WinLog32 but would be interested in hearing about how you
got
Fldigi to automatically log to it. Probably off line would be better for
that.
Don, kd6hq
kd...@sonic.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Pavel
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 2:28 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] fldigi and CW question
I have a 3000 for almost a year now, and have successfully been using MMTTY
for RTTY with my radio. When I got the radio, I had a new version of
Windows 7 that fldigi wouldn't install; now it does. So, after installing,
I wanted to try my hand at CW, especially with the big contest this weekend.
All settings were checked and double and triple checked. I went to an empty
frequency and sent out a call. The panadapter was flat. The meter was set
to mic, and it appeared to be modulating. When I set the meter to forward
power: flat. I then set the output of flex digi to my computer speakers:
CW coming through loud and clear. Then after pondering the situation, for
giggles, I turned the PowerSDR software from CWL to DigL, sent a call, and
there was a great spike on the panadapter. Then I tried it on a contester
and got an immediate response.
So, I think what is going on here is that since my signal is coming through
VAC, the PowerSDR is only picking up the sound generated by fldigi as though
it is a digital mode. I suppose the CW mode only works with a key, even
though there is a VAC button on the screen in CW. My configuration worked
well in the contest after some tweeking of the macros in fldigi. Plus, I
was able to get my contacts to automatically post in my logging program,
Winlog32.
So, my questions are: Am I off base here, or should this be working when
PowerSDR is set for CW? If not, does anyone have any suggestions for
checking settings in any of the software (PowerSDR, fldigi) that would make
this work? Or, should I just keep using it the way it is?
Thank you and 73,
Lee
K4LHP
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