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Has anyone been able to successfully send CW using cat control and a Digirig?

 

Good afternoon, I have a 857 that I have connected to a Digirig. I would like to send CW using FlDigi. So far I have tried to send it with the radio using sideband and I'm seeing no output power which I think might be in audio setting? I had read that you can send CW using cat control. That would be the ideal configuration for me. I am able to connect to the radio with fl rig ig but have not had much success with hamlib or rigctl.
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Has anyone done this before? Can anyone offer any advice
 

I don't know how, but I have U5 Link box from AlliBaba
and CW is ok with COM4 port, together radio control,
using N1MM+...
73 DX
I / SP9NY

Vitor Luis Aidar dos Santos
PY2NY, SP9NY, V26NY
Caixa Postal 204
Jaboticabal, SP (Brasil)
14870-970


On Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 09:03:06 PM GMT+2, Michael KC1WDZ via groups.io <measter@...> wrote:


Good afternoon, I have a 857 that I have connected to a Digirig. I would like to send CW using FlDigi. So far I have tried to send it with the radio using sideband and I'm seeing no output power which I think might be in audio setting? I had read that you can send CW using cat control. That would be the ideal configuration for me. I am able to connect to the radio with fl rig ig but have not had much success with hamlib or rigctl.
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Has anyone done this before? Can anyone offer any advice
 

To send CW via FlDigi you will need to setup the DTR-RTS Keying parameters for CW under the Modems in the configuration.? That will be the RTS or DTR line using RigCat serial port. Or you can select a separate serial port to do that if you are going to use HamLib or FLRig.

You will have to build yourself an isolation interface to convert the RS-232 levels to the radio CW keying jack.? Diagrams are all over the Internet.? Normally an Opto-Isolator and/or a couple of small transistors.

Jeff K. Steinkamp (N7YG)
Tucson, AZ
Scud Missile Coordinates
N32.2319 W110.8477


------ Original Message ------
From "Michael KC1WDZ via groups.io" <measter@...>
Date 4/24/2025 12:03:02
Subject [FT-857] Has anyone been able to successfully send CW using cat control and a Digirig?

Good afternoon, I have a 857 that I have connected to a Digirig. I would like to send CW using FlDigi. So far I have tried to send it with the radio using sideband and I'm seeing no output power which I think might be in audio setting? I had read that you can send CW using cat control. That would be the ideal configuration for me. I am able to connect to the radio with fl rig ig but have not had much success with hamlib or rigctl.
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Has anyone done this before? Can anyone offer any advice
 
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I was successful with the K3NG keyer. You can build one with ?Arduino or buy a kit.?

73, Alex
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Here¡¯s the link

 

So I was able to send using the RTS line when connected through my PC using hamlib and N1MM however I can't get hamlib to work on my Raspberry Pi with?fldigi to key the same line.I'm able to directly key through the cat interface without using anything other than the digirig?but can't do it through FLDigi just N1MM it doesn't make sense.?


On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 7:13?PM Jeff Steinkamp via <jksteinkamp=[email protected]> wrote:
To send CW via FlDigi you will need to setup the DTR-RTS Keying parameters for CW under the Modems in the configuration.? That will be the RTS or DTR line using RigCat serial port. Or you can select a separate serial port to do that if you are going to use HamLib or FLRig.

You will have to build yourself an isolation interface to convert the RS-232 levels to the radio CW keying jack.? Diagrams are all over the Internet.? Normally an Opto-Isolator and/or a couple of small transistors.

Jeff K. Steinkamp (N7YG)
Tucson, AZ
Scud Missile Coordinates
N32.2319 W110.8477


------ Original Message ------
From "Michael KC1WDZ via " <measter@...>
Date 4/24/2025 12:03:02
Subject [FT-857] Has anyone been able to successfully send CW using cat control and a Digirig?

Good afternoon, I have a 857 that I have connected to a Digirig. I would like to send CW using FlDigi. So far I have tried to send it with the radio using sideband and I'm seeing no output power which I think might be in audio setting? I had read that you can send CW using cat control. That would be the ideal configuration for me. I am able to connect to the radio with fl rig ig but have not had much success with hamlib or rigctl.
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Has anyone done this before? Can anyone offer any advice



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