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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
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#flrig
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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
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#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. 2025Äê3ÔÂ25ÈÕ(»ð) 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. 2025Äê3ÔÂ25ÈÕ(»ð) 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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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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FLRIG 2.0.05.93 Rigcontrol with IC-7300
Anders Georgsson
I am having problems doing CW Keying from the FLRIG program. When I go to Keyer | CW Keyer and type a message and press Send/Pause, the transmitter doesn't transmit but the software acts as if though it is (marquees the message that I typed).
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If I do the same but use the FSK Keyer - it DOES trigger the rig to transmit.. I have the following settings for Xcvr and PTT-Generic:
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Can someone help me figure this out? I am hope that fixing this - will carry over to CW working in FLDIGI as well..
Oh - while I'm at it - can you tell me - when you use FLDIGI to transmit/decode CW with the IC-7300, is your radio set to CW or LSB-D/USB-D ?
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Re: MacBook OS and Failure to Transmit
I've used "real" PTT via digirig on HT with both digirig and digirig lite.? Been a while tho.?
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There are at least two ways to PTT with a digirig.? One is via the serial port. This is only with a regular digirig since the 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".? I've used this method with VARA FM (Winlink) with Baofengs.? Never used VOX on them.? It think actually triggering PTT is way more gooder than VOX.
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You also see support for it in flrig.? I can't remember if you have to use the "CMedia" or "GPIO" PTT method in flrig config.? But if you have a full size digirig, you may can just use COM port.? Again, It's been a while.
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Digirig Lite is a real sweet setup for HTs.
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Re: Cannot set Port Audio
Can you post the specifics of what you did? Did following Tobias' steps do the trick?
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Thanks, ~R~ On 2025-03-23 22:41:, George Stein - NJ3H via groups.io wrote:
Thanks to all. After a few tries I was quick enough to get to the list. I did find a post from a few years ago about editing one of the xml files, but the method in this thread worked. |
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Re: Cannot set Port Audio
Thanks to all. After a few tries I was quick enough to get to the list. I did find a post from a few years ago about editing one of the xml files, but the method in this thread worked.?
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Of course this brings up the question why were 12 of my 15 VACs ok, but as it turned out 3 weren't. There was no other software that used audio running when this situation happened.
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