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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
On 2025-03-25 14:23:, W4MRP via groups.io wrote:
Yeah. Some people have a hard time understanding unless they can see it.Not me...not necessarily...the vid DOES explain very well what you wanted to say. But for all the words and all the BOLD text, the conversation missed the target for me. I can sorta see why digirig doesn't want to mention the words "RA Board"Except they DO mention it, and that is what led to my initial confusion. It's all written out in the Digirig Lite Setup Manual: <>It doesna mention fldigi's setting "Rig Control > C-Media PTT" and why you'd choose C-Media PTT when what you really want is to toggle GPIO3 on the chip. And explain why GPIO3 isn't special...GPIO pins are uncommitted digital signal pins. A lot of detail is not needed, but SOMETHING to help lay a base for learning. (I haven't looked into why pin 3 and not another. I assume some design decision by some folks somewhere....) They DO mention "RA Board" and "CMedia GPIO3" in the PTT section, though.Yes, they do...leading to my confusion about needing a board. has one of the answers, but I needed to read 2 blocks to get the answer. GPIO3 (RA-Board), Each can be disabled via solder pads. &&& PTT by VOX (enabled by default), PTT by GPIO3 (enabled by default) I now understand this means that 1. Both PTT methods are enabled on the lite as shipped 2. Either method can be used without disabling the other *** *** This is not stated. Nor is any reason given why one might want to disable one of them, if they can coexist without interfering with one another. ~R~ |
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Perseus and WEFAX Decorers
Greetings,
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I have an issue with the Perseus with FLDigi an BlackCat WEFAX (the only two decoders that I have.
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Note the vertical interference marks showing on both decoders.? However on the Perseus, there is not such interference shown in the spectrum nor the waterfall view. Both picture attached to show the Perseus is not showing the interference
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When I use my RSPdx and HF+ Discovery, this situation does NOT occur.? I am using the same antenna for all three radios.? I have tried the Perseus/decoders set with a VAC and also the signal to the PC speakers.
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Does anyone have any possible ideas what might be causing the vertical interference lines?
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By the way, I have tried powering the Perseus with a PSU from Jameco and with a USB cable.
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One more thing:? I can not get the brightness and the other slide switches to work on the right-hand side next to the spectrum/waterfall screen.? I have never notices an issue before.
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Regards,
George
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WATERFALL HEIGHT?
#fldigi-parameters
Dumb question but on one of my computers I can't seem to expand upward the waterfall.
What setting in FLDIGI config file do move the waterfall up and down.
Thanks Dave
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
Yeah.? Some people have a hard time understanding unless they can see it.
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For those that complain about video quality, I'm neither a youtuber nor a maker of fine videos.? It's worth every penny they paid for it.
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I can sorta see why digirig doesn't want to mention the words "RA Board" because it's a competing product (as your "Wait!" quote in prior email illustrated).? And, perhaps (I dunno fer sher), because digirig decided on the CMedia chipset to leverage the software support already established by that competing product.? Totally don't know about that, but kinda makes sense.
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It's all written out in the Digirig Lite Setup Manual: ?
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They DO mention "RA Board" and "CMedia GPIO3" in the PTT section, though.
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Hope that helps.
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
Very nice video. I'm sure that some will criticize the sometimes fuzzy image, but it succinctly provides exactly what I wanted to know. I have recommended it to digirig in my discussion with them.
Also, fldigi has the same setting in Rig Control > C-Media PTT. I just didn't understand how it all works, in part because the fldigi manual itself mentions the boards, leaving me with the impression that I needed the board. I don't have the lite, so I can't test this. But I wonder why digirig isn't more clear about this for the newbie, rather than drag in the board issue. That should be a footnote, not a main point. Thanks for taking the time. Way more than I could have done, and a top notch answer. 73 ~R~ On 2025-03-25 12:16:, W4MRP via groups.io wrote: |
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
Yes, you can use the digirig lite without anything extra.? With a HT and I assume any other radio for which you have digirig cables.
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You don't need any other board.? No RA Board.? No DRA.??
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I made a leeetle veeedio just for you to show it working in FLDIGI and Winlink/VARA-FM:
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Re: FLRIG 2.0.05 and IC-7300 PTT/Transmit problems in CW
#windows11
#cw
#flrig
#IC-7300
Anders Georgsson
ABSOLUTELY brilliant !!? It works both in FLRIG and FLDIGI now!? Here are my software settings-the only change on the radio was to turn USB Keyer CW to DTR. I greatly appreciate this help!? Anders / KZ4JN On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 7:49?PM Rick Ellison via <rellison=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: FLRIG 2.0.05 and IC-7300 PTT/Transmit problems in CW
#windows11
#cw
#flrig
#IC-7300
On the 7300 Click Menu then Set then Connectors The USB Send Keying What are your settings in that window??? On my 7300 I have: USB SEND Off USB Keying (CW) DTR USB Keying (RTTY) Off On your second sceenshot of the PTT settings under PTT on CAT Serial Port in the first dropdown box set that to None. On the CW Keyer under the config I have selected Use CAT and for Keyline I have DTR selected. I can type in the window and it is sent and I can use the Macro buttons and they get sent also. If you have been doing a lot of changes it might be helpful to go into the Flrig directory and delete the settings file. 73 Rick N2AMG ------ Original Message ------
From "Anders Georgsson via groups.io" <anders.georgsson@...>
Date 3/21/2025 11:11:36 AM
Subject [winfldigi] FLRIG 2.0.05 and IC-7300 PTT/Transmit problems in CW #cw #flrig #IC-7300 #windows11
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Re: FLRIG 2.0.05.93 Rigcontrol with IC-7300
PTT is just a switch between sending and receiving. The method of key-down signal is selected depending on the rig. 2025年3月25日(火) 8:02 Anders Georgsson via <anders.georgsson=[email protected]>:
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Re: FLRIG 2.0.05.93 Rigcontrol with IC-7300
Anders Georgsson
Then I will have to set it on radio as Keyer(CW) RTS too, right? I thought FLDIGI used CI-V to control PTT and then sent the tone? /Anders Georgsson On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 6:59?PM kiyo via <ja9hwd=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: FLRIG 2.0.05.93 Rigcontrol with IC-7300
In the first "Xcvr" image, I think you need to check "RTS/CTS". And when I'm on CW, I set the mode to "CW" on both my rig and the app. 2025年3月25日(火) 3:25 Anders Georgsson via <anders.georgsson=[email protected]>:
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
Well, when I wrote, I was under the impression that if I bought a digirig lite, and I wanted to use GPIO3 control, I needed to buy an RA Board. I imagined...
Computer > RA board > digirig lite > HT ...but you say On 2025-03-24 18:20:, W4MRP via groups.io wrote: No, no. Sorry for the confusion. If you already have a digirig, you don't need anything else.Well, we need to be clear...I already own a digirig, and it works great w my HTs, so I know I don't need another board, but we are discussing **digirig lite** (confusing choice of product names) If you have a Digirig Lite:So you seem to be saying that I can use the digirig lite right out of the box, without an RA board. All I have to do is configure (fldigi, for example) to //think// I have the board, and it will work to toggle GPIO3? Wait! "I was hoping to have the Baofeng as a portable backup to my other Winlink setup with a Tait 8200 and RA board which works fine. I have now ordered a second RA board (made by a local ham) to use with the UV-5R (as other club members have had no issue getting this working with the UV-5R). The RA Board is a little bigger than the Digirig, but still portable and about the same price as the Digirig." This writer seems to think a board is needed. ~R~ |
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
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No, no.? Sorry for the confusion.? If you already have a digirig, you don't need anything else.
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If you have a regular digirig mobile:
If you have a Digirig Lite:
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If you have the Digirig DR-891, made specifically for the Yaesu FT-891 (I dont have one, but I assume the following is correct):
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No extra hardware required.? Just different software settings for which digirig you have and whether or not your radio has CAT control or not..
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Does that clear it up?
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
Yep. Was there. Not to be picky, but as a newbie to /this/ subject, I was not sure what
"GPIO3 (RA-Board)" actually meant...because it doesn't /say/ needs extra purchase, as many of the other digirig pages do when extra hardware is needed. I have used lots of GPIO devices in the past, and I was left wondering how I accessed GPIO3. Disassemble the digirig? Solder a wire? Attach a PTT switch to the wire? "GPIO3 (aka "RA Board" which is the GPIO 3 pin of the C-Media 108 usb sound card chipset)" doesn't mean anything TO THE UNENLIGHTENED. We call lotsa things what they ain't, and "RA Board" could mean anything. So now I see that I need to buy another board...otherwise, the digirig lite is just another SignaLink to me (not that I have a problem with that...I use SL regularly). And "RA board" aware software must be used. It seems that this software (fldigi appears to support it) sends a command to the RA board that is plugged into the USB port, the board then sends a command to the digirig, in addition to the audio stream, to toggle GPIO3. Why the board is needed is not clear. It seems that the digirig lite does not accept what ever the RA board accepts. So, to get the same functionality that I have already with the digirig, I need a $50 board, another piece of hardware, and I get to not use a COM port (Windows)...which has always worked for me. Still, I see the benefit of the digirig lite, if it relies only on VOX, because of the smaller form factor and simpler cabling. (Though I note that digirig recommends if you use one of their cables designed to work w the digirig, you tape the unused connector. As an aside, I might use masking tape for that but I'd never use electrical tape on a TRS plug. I'd likely just find something reusable to slide over the plug.) I think that the digirig site could benefit from some clarity, some links to relevant 3rd party hardware, and perhaps a line diagram or actual image of what a setup looks like. Thanks for taking the time to write that explanation, though. |
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
(look in the PTT methods row)
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OK.? I was wrong about the regular digirig mobile -- it can't do the "RA Board" PTT method.? It can do PTT via CAT command or by COM port RTS line (for radios without CAT, like HTs).
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The Digirig Lite and DR-891 can both do PTT via GPIO3 (aka "RA Board" which is the GPIO 3 pin of the C-Media 108 usb sound card chipset) and Active VOX on the right audio channel (never used it, I guess it does "real PTT" when it hears something on the right channel).??
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The DR-891 can also do PTT via CAT command.
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I remember doing the GPIO3 (RA Board) method with Digirig Lite and an HT and VARA FM because I did it recently.? Before when I did FLDIGI, AndFLMSG, and PSKDroid with a regular Digirig, I must have used RTS on the serial port (no CAT commands on HTs).
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For the GPIO3 (RA Board), VARA FM supports it by the name "RA Board", and I believe I believe on FLDIGI it's under the name Cmedia with GPIO-3 IIRC.? FLrig and others also support COM port RTS line for PTT for the regular digirig.
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I believe it's called "RA Board" because of another product called "RA Board" from Masters Communications that also uses a similar C-Media USB soundcard chip as digirig (or vice versa -- I think the Masters Communications boards have been around longer than digirig).
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Hope that clarifies.
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
I have a regular digirig, and this is the first I've heard about RA Board. I did some research, and it seems (can't find an /explicit/ statement on the digirig site) that with the digirig lite you either
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use VOX, which is what the original digirigs were supposed to eliminate as a source of message inefficiency, OR buy a separate board, and use software that recognizes the RA Board, and will send a "PTT" signal to it, apparently causing the RA board to then send a command to the digirig to toggle GPIO3 on the main chip. Is this correct? ~R~ On 2025-03-24 11:44:, W4MRP via groups.io wrote:
lite doesn't have a serial port. The other way should work on both and works through a GPIO pin on the audio chipset. They call this "RA Board" or "GPIO3". |
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