Copyright 2008-2009 David Freese, W1HKJ. ^^^ What Bob, W9BU said And keep it in Upper Sideband (USB) regardless of frequency or band. : I appreciate you for your clarification through the winding roads of a most outstanding and satisfying hobby. 068 DATA HCUT FREQ = OFF mode you used. back to earth. Remember to turn this one off when you're done, or you won't receive This scale can be moved around and Not all cables are made the same!). How can I make keyboard work CW and others contest programms (N1MM)? computer. "The idea with JS8Call is to take the robustness of FT8 mode and layer on a messaging and network protocol for weak signal communication on HF with a keyboard-to-keyboard interface. RTTY and packet I have not played around with those. keyboard. You are using Data / so that is an appropriate setting. shows signal strength and there is no brightness or historic information. guide for using the FT-991 for Winlink on VHF. Since Im only using the radio to transmit an already encoded signal, the GMSK codec that soundmodem is using should just pass right through the ft-991 since that all is happening outside the radio. Don't fool with the settings You are welcome Dave! He may to use something like the IC-7100 for the radio in WSJT-X. I have not tried FM with FLDIGI. You need not change anything here to start with, although 3. From everything I have seen- GMSK is a D-Star codec- which is what the icom radios use. However, I do see how it could be confusing. I know you arent supposed to run a lot of power but sometimes I forget to turn it down. select Use serial port PTT, the device name you will use, and which line adjusted to suit your sound card and receiver audio level. Before I forget how it all works, I thought it best to make some notes. Pause/Break key to return you to the transmit mode . Shawn Johnson, KU0D Video Tutorial. It works well with my FT-991A thanks also to the info on this page of N1RWY. Thanks a lot! Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2018 7:48 AM. Can you suggest anything, please? The FT-991 packs a TON of features, and this can be confusing. waterfall display and whether or not you want to dock a second digiscope to With 50 watts you can "work the world" while keeping your radio reasonably cool and not interfering with adjacent users. When the Call field is filled in, the logbook will be searched for the most PSK31, FT8 etc. The program will The transmitter clicks on and the red light turns on. For the folks running sound card digital modes: some folks are finding that they lose their audio from the rig to radio software like WSJT-X and fldigi after the large Windows 10 1803 update that was released on May 1st. Hey Tom, Just wanted to let you know that a high quality cable should seriously be considered if you run into problems. If you see any dark blue FLDIGI does just fine on 60m but it doesn't have any of the WSJT-X modes. I have heard of situations like yours with a lot of early serial numbered 991s. Fldigi operates (as does most similar software) in conjunction with a conventional HF SSB radio transceiver, and uses the PC sound card as the main means of input from the radio, and output to the These are audio-frequency signals. For best zoomed using buttons in the Control group. For this feature to work, not only do Going portable can take a bit of effort, so the fewer cables you have to lug around, the better. In most other modes, excessive use of upper case is considered impolite, like Having said that.. the usb cable IS important. I do not use HRD or DM780 so I cant help you there. At the top of the pane is a scale of frequency in Hz, which corresponds to the collection of entry items which form the Log Data, and at the very top, a : Freq Analysis provides just a waterfall display with a very I am having trouble with MT63. Most digital modes do not require much transmitter power, as the receiver transmitter, changes modes as required, and provides various convenient features Hope to work you on the bands! 072 DATA PORT SELECT = USB. I downloaded a couple of websites that provide examples of various data modes, provide a waterfall example, and even a short sound clip of each mode. to -70dB). 1. *** It is very important that you select Fake It or Rig when using the newer versions of FT8 due to the advancements in the software and the way the software operates. There may be a slight delay for some modes like MFSK, PSK and For now, leave it in FT-8 is a weak signal mode and not a low power mode. high, the little diamond shaped indicator (bottom right) will show red. 1) Is the radio grounded with a ground strap? On the radio, I run it at 20watts, mic gain at 50. That could well be part of it. The face that you are using COM 1 and COM4 tells me something isnt right. then another does the same. indicated on the green bar beside the Squelch level slider. Here is a short video showing FT8, JS8Call operation with the Digimode-4 on WSJT-X, with the Xiegu X5105 setup with FLRig for CAT control. F12, you'll notice the buttons are grouped in patterns four to a group, just as 1200, transmits and modem sounds heard; 9600, transmitting, but carrier only. Lower the software gain (looks like/is a volume control slider near the bottom-right of the main window. If I abort a TX cycle within the first few seconds, and the next TX cycle sets the radio to transmit, but does not pass audio tones. Please try again. then use some simple heuristics to decide which log field will receive the text. The receiver passband is analysed and displayed with lower frequencies On Windows, the Volume applet can usually be opened by clicking Possible HD or USB ports going to sleep? CONNECT THE USB CABLE from the computer to the FT-991 NOW. Some of you might might be new to digital communications on the ham bands, so let me start from the beginning. Most will be greyed out, but Any help would be greatly appreciated. The next four buttons (two on either side of a number, the audio frequency in Hope to work you some day on the bands. Alex! The drivers you are looking for are the: FT-991/ SCU-17 USB Driver (Virtual COM Port Driver) (3.74 MB). Use the T/R button with care, as it will stop transmission immediately, losing operate on the single word. FT8 is designed to maximize communication even when signals are very weak (as low as -24dB). Full disclosure, I have the tripplite cables on all of my digital interfaces, regardless of the software. It was 8 at 15m and 20 at 40m. The transmitter clicks on and the red light turns on. Hoping you could help me out in finding the downloadable software youve spoken of for the Yaesu FT-991a for EchoLink. In the FT-991 I hunted for anything I could find that might be the cause. This box changes size when you enlarge the program window. You should also know that while FLDigi covers a lot of modes, there are several that it doesn't - for example, ALE (MultiPSK does), FT8 ( a newer weak signal mode) and various forms of PACTOR (MultiPSK only handles PACTOR 1) I have an FT-991A and a Windows 7 Pro 64 computer.. At first, though I followed your diractions, exactly, it still wouldnt work. I ran a simple test of recording outbound APRS packets with an SDR, then playing it back into Soundmodem where I should see the decoded packet. The Received Audio level (meter on the left side of the WJSTX) screen was always above 40 sometimes up to 60 now I have this adjusted and as recommended by the WSJTX this meter stays in the 20-30 range. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at. Device manager does not list the new ports. Thanks for the comments. Of course, if none of this works for you, or you do not want to take advantage of the internal sound card, you CAN just connect a Signalink and use that device with the FT-991 for digital communications, but why get one if you do not need it? Paul! I see power goes out an in HRD I see in waterfall the Modulation. Do you have PSK31 or any other digital mode configured on the 991? Like WinWarbler, Fldigi doesn't have a visible RF Power slider. But using hs-Soundmodem at 9600, when I play back the recording, even though I can see that soundmodem is hearing it, it will not decode. Does this item contain inappropriate content? The DT Gain & ALC had me stumped for hours! already typed will be sent first. Try again. When using this program, as with most other digital modes programs, tuning is Modems can be Dr. Joseph Taylor K1JT (the author of WSJT-X), and install on the PC. correctly on the signal, your reply will always be in tune with the other Name field, and subsequent clicks will send text to the QTH field. keypad or the normal numeric keys) to insert the ASCII character designated by If you highlight text Awesome resource. It might have to be adjusted up. four sets of Macros, and you can access the others using this button, which I cant explain how I got the radio to work the one time that it did. The Yaesu manual does not explain much of what you have explained. Log4OM is integrated with JTAlert, PSTRotator, FLDigi, JTDX, WSJT-x, N1MM, JTAlert and QARTest. After drive is reduced as per #2 and #4 above, try raising RF POWER slowly and watch ALC deflection. JavaScript must be enabled in your browser to display the table of contents. A spectrogram display of signal strength versus frequency over passing Does this happen in MSK144 and JT65 as well? Randall. recent QSO with that station and, if an entry is found, the Name, QTH and Fldigi's RigCAT system. Thanks I am trying to use my FT-991 to communicate with Falconsat-3. As you move the DT Gain setting back up (higher), you will see your power level increase as well as ALC levels. So does the Fldigi have a Linux version of this driver? When you start Fldigi for the very first time, it makes a series of I am still trying to understand the function and purpose of these menu items: 064 OTHER DISP (SSB) = 1500 Hz stops as soon as possible, (any necessary postamble is sent), and the program his callsign into the log data (right click, select Call) and press the ANS Do you have a fix for the problem where the Yaesu drivers will NOT load properly on a Windows 10 machine? Ideas? Get message that says unknown usb device not loaded property Did all the settings and adjusted for the 991A and still get the same error message. This page gives you a good summation, so you have something of a guide for tuning Ok.. a bit of a breakthrough tonight.. just figured out there's an entire CW language that consists of a bunch of abbreviations that when strung together, looks like garbled code. NOW I JUMP ON DIGITAL MODES on 6M I AM IN SEYCHELLES THE ONYL ACTIVE STATION IN CENTRAL INDIAN OCEAN. These are audio-frequency signals. However changing the value to 9600 gives me no output. Go to this link and then pick this file to download: fldigi-4.1.20_setup.exe . This is where you set up the program to suit your computer, yourself and your I have tried the Buxcom, the West Mountain Radio (The M8, yeah.. a while ago!) Full transmit and receive interfacing between your PC and transceiver to allow you to operate AFSK digital modes such as PSK31, FT8, JT9, JT65 and many more. radio. If you need assistance pls send message to k3ek.us@gmail.com. Use your sound card Recording Control applet to select the sound card, the If I manually change the menu items and go to a 60m memory location I can transmit once. Ive accidentally selected the normal PC microphone before and noted that it would decode through the room air if volume was turned up. these notes. You open the logbook by selecting from the View menu; View->Logbook. 065 OTHER SHIFT (SSB) = 1500 Hz, (Also asked here https://groups.io/g/FT-991A/topic/75352580#625.). I've been using this software, every since I started with digital forms (about 10-years ago) AND used on three (3) separate rigs. I was actually talking about you the other day and your woes with the 991. With the 991 connected you can check that these COM ports were installed on your machine by going to Control Panel, then Device Manager, and look under the Ports (COM & LTP) drop down. seconds), the historic signals move downwards like a waterfall. Wow this is a great tutorial. buttons adjust the signal level over which the waterfall works. Ideas?? When i set my transmit frequency on the waterfall to anything less than 2000 Hz, my split frequency shows 14.094, a negative offset. similar level used for SSB. This is the main tuning facility. FUNKAMATEUR and CQ Communications; or the ARRL's HF Digital Handbook (ISBN Now I need to configure it for RTTY and Packet. station. VHF is more work than HF, so I have documented a Winlink VHF setup that works for me, in a pdf file. Free - endless electricity, heating and cooling. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Ive tried to translate the information to my MixW setup and not having much luck. best for each particular occasion, and experience plays an important role. (frequency difference) between transmit and receive frequencies. transmit (see Online Documentation for details). FTDX-10 Winlink and FLDIGI Settings_v4.docx. And I for one am GLAD it does not support FT8,etc!!! Hi Jim. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. So back to just USB which works just fine. The software on the computer generates audio that goes from the computer sound card to the radio as well as from the radio to the sound card. Directions for DX Mode show positive split. printed between overs. All of the setup guides say to do this, however the manual doesnt explain what this seeing does. Com 4/5 or COM 8/9.. whatever your computer assigned them to. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In Forever! License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later. Read, enjoy and design. signals to tune it in, receive it, and if the opportunity allows, reply to the Many modes (PSK31, THROB, MT63) also require very Tell us about DT Gain. The QSY button moves the signal under the bandwidth cursor to a preset audio Audio set on codec and the test button turns red. Thanks! error. If the logbook dialog is open, that last QSO Once the radio is set to be controlled via the computer, which my tutorial allows for, it is a matter of having the right configuration in the software. It is difficult to advise which mode is Free - endless electricity from the wind. The next button selects the waterfall speed. transmit mode. Thanks for the catch! Other For start and end of over facilities, and can be edited to suit your preferences. necessary. frequency displayed immediately below it. No decoding takes place even though the true signals are clearly heard through rig speaker. I have tried all the available frequencies and always seem to get Channel Busy. Any mode that FLDigi supports works fine though. with your typing speed! This button transmits a continuous tone at the current audio frequency. returns to receive. 1. click on any of the items, a list of optional functions will appear. Serge! I can never seem to get Winlink working on my rig. Without asking a bunch of questions as to how you have this setup Easy solution. USB Codec will not receive and transmit anything. Joe, K1YOW. have Macros copied into or text already typed in the Transmit pane when you Yes, the TrippLite cables are awesome. Only, if I reply in FeldHell, PSK or RTTY they ask QRZ QRZ ? On the FT-991, I set Menu 111, SSB Port Select = USB, Menu 108 (SSB MIC SELECT)=REAR. Calvin, As I mention in the blog, these are examples of what the numbers might be. time. Very happy now that I have learned about this setting and have adjusted appropriately. Any suggestions anyone? 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