Re: issues with FLRIG and FLMSG
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My apologies for the delay, I have been out of town.
First:
- FLRIG will terminate?abnormally even when I am only receivikng
- CAT control works stably with hamlib, Win;link Packet/soundmodem, Wink?HF VARA, and WSJTX
It does not sound like RF.
I have PTT performed by FLRIG.
I have:
- IC-7000
- Signallink
- FLDIGI 4.2.04.00
- FLRIG 2.0.05
As to resetting the transceiver filter configuration:
- this occurs?only with FLRIG, not with any other software
The data I Have suggests the issues are with FLRIG, but I am unable to effectively?debug further?without some guidance.
I have used FLDIGI?for perhaps?10 years but always with hamlib.? We now need finer filter control and hamlib does not?provide this support in FLDIGI.
Thanks for your help!
Hi Don
I do not have an Icom 7000 but it sounds like something is configured incorrectly.
As a note, I have used FLRIG / FLMSG / FLAMP with three different Icom HF SSB rigs and have not seen any of the problems you describe - with three different Win10 computers.
It might help if you provide more details on how you have the software configured, and what is the computer type. Do you have any long (poorly shielded) usb cables?
Could the problem be with a USB / virtual COM port adapter which used to happen to me when I used USB - Prolific converters.
We can¡¯t blame the software if the hardware (USB cable, COM port setup, etc.) is the real problem. I threw out all of my Prolific usb hardware.
How do you have Fldigi config for PTT (send)?
Do you check the ¡°Use FLRIG for PTT and rig control¡±?
I know from past experience that redundancy (for PTT) is not a good idea.
So don¡¯t choose PTT via a ¡°separate COM port using RTS¡± and then tell Fldigi to use PTT via a CAT port.
So what is working?
Receive audio ok with VARA HF?? With Fldigi?? With WSJT-X?
If the computer is ¡°resetting¡± the config data, then something is really amiss with the computer - power glitches?
I also had a ton of issues with (cheap) usb cables picking up RFI and resetting all kinds of software. Even the mouse and keyboard cable were suspect, so I put on toroids on EACH end of the cable.
So be sure that all of the issues are not related to ¡°RF in the shack¡±.
Are you using an ¡°end-fed¡± wire on HF bands? They are notorious for RF in the shack.
I know this can be frustrating - multiple failures of software - but likely the solution is something simple.
You might check with other Icom 7000 owners - are there issues with that particular rig? What kind of sound card (and cable)?
I do not hear of any problems (usually) with Icom 7300¡¯s, 7610¡¯s, and more modern rigs, with built in sound cards and a usb port for CAT and PTT.
best of luck getting these issue resolved,
73
barry k3eui
April 3
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