FLDIGI + 7300 on CW and RTTY
Posted: Wed 17. May 2017, 23:41
I have RUMLogNG and FLDigi running properly together on PSK31. On RTTY and CW, FLDigi keys the 7300 transmitter but does not produce output. My son (AB1XW) gave me these steps, which I had already tried, and they don't solve the "No output" problem on RTTY and CW:
Reboot the computer and the radio to start everything cleanly. I don’t know if that’s necessary, but it’s a habit. The order of starting the applications may also be important.
Start Fldigi. Go to Rig Control > XML-RPC, check “Use XML-RPC,” and initialize it.
Next, go to Audio > Devices and check PortAudio. Set your rig (probably “USB Audio Codec” or something like that) for Capture and Playback.
Next, go to the IO preference pane and note the address for XML - most likely 127.0.0.1, and port (7362 is the default).
Now start RUMLog NG. In Preferences > TX1, check “Use CAT,” “Send data to Fldigi,” make sure your rig is correctly described in the pull-downs, for PTT use TRX CAT, for RTTY use RTTY. See attached screenshot.
Next, go to the “µHAM/Fldigi” tab and confirm that the Host and Port are set correctly for Fldigi. “Use Fldigi for CAT” should be unchecked. I think I had “Use RUMLog for PTT switching” checked. If that doesn’t work, try unchecking it and/or checking the “Use Fldigi for CAT” option. Some combination of those will probably be correct.
Now go to Contest > New Contest and pick a RTTY contest. I know you want to do CW, but I’ve only tried this with RTTY, and if you can get PTT working there you can probably get it working for CW too. Under the Contest preferences, RTTY tab, set your messages and choose Fldigi as the RTTY interface.
In Transceiver controls, reset CAT #1. Set the contest window to RTTY mode and a drawer should slide out from the bottom showing decoded RTTY text and calls (if you’re receiving RTTY). Try sending a CQ.
If this setup doesn’t work, email DL2RUM. I remember him pointing me to one of these obscure settings to fix a similar problem, which is why I wrote down the whole configuration. Good luck.
So here I am. What is missing?
-- Tom / K3ORC
Reboot the computer and the radio to start everything cleanly. I don’t know if that’s necessary, but it’s a habit. The order of starting the applications may also be important.
Start Fldigi. Go to Rig Control > XML-RPC, check “Use XML-RPC,” and initialize it.
Next, go to Audio > Devices and check PortAudio. Set your rig (probably “USB Audio Codec” or something like that) for Capture and Playback.
Next, go to the IO preference pane and note the address for XML - most likely 127.0.0.1, and port (7362 is the default).
Now start RUMLog NG. In Preferences > TX1, check “Use CAT,” “Send data to Fldigi,” make sure your rig is correctly described in the pull-downs, for PTT use TRX CAT, for RTTY use RTTY. See attached screenshot.
Next, go to the “µHAM/Fldigi” tab and confirm that the Host and Port are set correctly for Fldigi. “Use Fldigi for CAT” should be unchecked. I think I had “Use RUMLog for PTT switching” checked. If that doesn’t work, try unchecking it and/or checking the “Use Fldigi for CAT” option. Some combination of those will probably be correct.
Now go to Contest > New Contest and pick a RTTY contest. I know you want to do CW, but I’ve only tried this with RTTY, and if you can get PTT working there you can probably get it working for CW too. Under the Contest preferences, RTTY tab, set your messages and choose Fldigi as the RTTY interface.
In Transceiver controls, reset CAT #1. Set the contest window to RTTY mode and a drawer should slide out from the bottom showing decoded RTTY text and calls (if you’re receiving RTTY). Try sending a CQ.
If this setup doesn’t work, email DL2RUM. I remember him pointing me to one of these obscure settings to fix a similar problem, which is why I wrote down the whole configuration. Good luck.
So here I am. What is missing?
-- Tom / K3ORC