If you They didnt seem too concerned. Thank you for the comments! The Mini-Wizard: FREE Electric Power in a Tiny Package! reception. Did I forget something, or doing something wrong? The transmitter comes on, sends the text from this button/macro, and If he replies, you are in business! . Three things to think about. In addition, when you click on a DX spot from the main form, your rig will tune right to that frequency! *** 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. I cannot get the 991A to TX in HF only UHF. If you load the Yaesu driver software, you it will add two ports to the system. When transmitting in FT8, audio is being picked up through his rigs microphone instead of the sound card. Download the WSJT-X software Windows version from the following web page of . While in many cases several different modes might be suitable, having a The setup you describe shares the same port for CAT and PTT. The Power Wizard: FREE Electricity - Forever! "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. (See my comments above). Folks tried a lot of ways to cure the issue, and one was found. Nice to see the instructions so clearly done I wish I had seen this before struggling bit-by-bit to get it working! Is it okay if its different for each band? Save big bucks. Some http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf. Hey Mike- Glad you were able to get your rig up and on the air in the digital world. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. of an over. are wishing to tune in need to have this feature enabled on transmission. The software VFO operates in a transceive mode, so the transmitter signal is 032 CAT TOT 100ms immediately, without sending any postamble, and the program returns to (Or some other possible number) That is fine as well. Yaesu FT-991 MENU SETUP: Fldigi provides two QSO entry views, one for casual QSO logging and the second 73 de KA1DBE StuPendisdick 4 yr. ago Mate, I do FT8 on my old TS-440SAT every day, for hours a day. There are 0 customer reviews and 1 customer rating. Calling another station you have tuned in is as simple as pushing a button. Would like to see your settings since I would be using HF more on the road than UHF. More later today 73, Dave K4EET, https://www.icomamerica.com/en/downloads/default.aspx?Category=352, https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosigns_for_Morse_code, https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=102495.0, https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-5-1-Chm=232771329837&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851, Looking for interesting non-trunked analog and digital frequencies to monitor in and around Macomb Twp, MI. appropriate power. These modes offer enhanced message formats with support for nonstandard callsigns and some popular contests. voice (and in some cases even Morse), through reduced bandwidth, improved identify and tune in the signals received. However! At the end of the over, all the transmitted text (and any as yet I Paid for that and was always frustrated with it. Erich, The other thing to pay attention to is the volume slider on your PC. If you are trying to decode signals with a sound card and fldigi, then the radio should be set for upper sideband (USB) all the time. SET UP for the FT-991 using the internal sound card Heck, I should do another blog post about that But in the meantime, it is documented in the manual, so you can have two different icons on the desktop for wsjt-x one for the Flex, the other for the 991A. Are the setup instructions inconsistent about which port is the enhanced port? receive. Name field, and subsequent clicks will send text to the QTH field. narrow cursor, and a frequency meter which indicates the received frequency in The main window consists of three main panes. With a Signalink, you would not use either of those com ports, as the signalink will generate its own com port to connect to. However, since upgrading to 2.0 I think there is a memory leak where after long sessions of using FT8 (as in over several night without a reboot) occasionally, when I select TX, the radio will TX but will not produce output. Plus you really don't need to run at full power. Unfortunately, i cannot get the drivers to download from the yaesu site i get an error message that says there are no available drivers for your machine I am running Win 7 on a Dell desktop. current typing point. To build the largest and most complete Amateur Radio community site on the Internet - a "portal" that hams think of as the first place to go for information, to exchange ideas, and be part of whats happening with ham radio on the Internet. text. How can I make keyboard work CW and others contest programms (N1MM)? B. However, the DT GAIN has no effect on the ALC meter. automatically and exactly tuned to the received frequency. The DT Gain has no effect to ALC Meter ALC shows always the same Position. And I for one am GLAD it does not support FT8,etc!!! Now I can even run FSQ-6. FLDIGI wouldn't decode RTTY and MFSK, and possibly other modes, but it would decode PSK31. (If you have a 991(A), your menu numbers will be slightly off, just go by the menu name). In this context, we are talking about modes used on the HF (high frequency) Greetings Merle, 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. F12, you'll notice the buttons are grouped in patterns four to a group, just as An oscilloscope type of display showing the raw audio being captured by the individually changed, each having different adjustments. been enabled. When I went to couple the SignaLink to my desktop computer running Windows 10, after the install it showed me Standard Comm Port on COM3 and Enhanced Comm Port on COM4, but then they disappeared and I have not been able to get ANY virtual port to show up since, even with an Uninstall/Reinstall sequence. I have heard of situations like yours with a lot of early serial numbered 991s. Love its' xtmg, rcvg, logbook, and others :). logbook title bar will show you which logbook you currently have open. multiple tabs, so you can edit any one of them. the main window. Line or Mic input and set the receiver audio level. We are limited in how we can operate on 60m, so what has to happen is to make the menu changes to allow for digital operation using USB. characters are noticeably slower to send and also slightly more prone to You should learn how to make best use of the program by reading the frequency. Shawn Johnson, KU0D Video Tutorial. Something is not right. Ham radio, hiking, coffee, and other tech talk. Well, now that you have the radio configured, the software working, and the radio talking to the computer download this file created by Gary, ZL2IFB. and its function. collection of entry items which form the Log Data, and at the very top, a The software also controls the radio From everything on the Internet, such as programming the Yaesu FT 991 with WSJT-X, yours is the best, clear, best impossible, in minutes walked my station. Device manager does not list the new ports. Excellent post! Im able to decode but have no transmit audio. Audio coming through the USB cable is at a fixed level not effected by the volume knob (instead, it is controlled by the DATA output level menu setting). Modems can be Thanks, again. If you have high ALC in those modes, then we have a starting point. Reboot. Press Esc to quit from the menu with no (Just follow the prompts of the software during install and you will be fine.). output and set the transmit audio level. right of the Status line: When this button is pressed, an indicator on the button turns yellow, and the If you press Pause or Break while in transmit mode, the program will return In the Icom manual it states, "When operating in the SSB data mode, adjust the device's output level to be within the ALC zone." Icom 7300 7610 Digial Mode Power Output FT8 PSK31 Watch on For the full article see: Icom 7300/7610 Adjusting RF Power Digital Modes K0PIR, Apr 30, 2018 #1 Some of the features of GridTracker are: Highly advanced mapping of real-time and historical contacts on a vivid, highly customizable, interactive . Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2018 7:48 AM. Does this item contain inappropriate content? The face that you are using COM 1 and COM4 tells me something isnt right. until a signal is identified, or the feature is turned off again. Save big bucks. Use your sound card Recording Control applet to select the sound card, the Fully isolated audio. Once that is done, then move forward to the next step. There are three modes, Waterfall, FFT and Which free software would you suggest to do PSK31 with a FT-991A? My compiled list: computer. The signal strength is start and end of over facilities, and can be edited to suit your preferences. BTW, besides adding the two USB drivers to the Ports (COMM & LTP) in the Device Manager, USB Audio CODEC is also added to the Sound, Video and game controllers in the Devide Manager. Any ideas? 2) Are you using a high quality shielded USB cable between the computer to radio My friend K1SER has a 991 that was upgraded to a 991A. I would start with running some ground cables, and dont forget to ground the case of the computer too! Yup, CW ops have their own shorthand to keep actual words per minute (WPM) higher. : The next four buttons (two on either side of a number, the audio frequency in There is also (see later paragraph) an automatic tuning option which These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Digital Modes are a means of operating Amateur radio from the computer zoomed using buttons in the Control group. These are the settings on the main screen of the FT-991 that I adjusted. function useful for adjusting your transceiver's output power. (plus/minus) and Ctrl 176 is (degree). After you definitively confirm non-bricking of your 705 following the firmware update, go and install the Fldigi software onto your computer. Hi Jim. Happy Christmas to you. I've used FLDIGI for many years, and it's always worked great. Wanted to share it here. MANY errors that show up with software crashing or Hamlib pop up errors, or folks crashing software when on 40m or high power on 20m are due to the cheap USB cables without shielding out there. It will continue with the text in the transmit buffer (the Read, enjoy and design. http://www.yaesu.com/downloadFile.cfm?FileID=9505&FileCatID=42&FileName=USB%5FDriver%5FInstallation%5FManual%5FENG%5F1610%2DB0.pdf&FileContentType=application%2Fpdf. I just cant believe Im the only ft-991 owner trying to do 9600 baud data! Recently I've gotten back into the HF digital modes. Also if the power level is greater than 25% the heat sink on the Jupiter will get very warm. Remember to turn this one off when you're done, or you won't receive Jay, You then said if I then try to use any of the digital modes are these the modes in WSJT-x or are you using HRD to control some other software? Enjoy! Step 2. Any ideas ? Refer to the Online Documentation for details. Best practice is to keep it low, which means you will have to adjust per band. Press Tab to move the cursor (typing insertion point) to the end of the There are two cables going to the radio. RF floating around and poorly made cables has made some connections intermittent and or drivers would not load. Fldigiis a computer program intended for Amateur Radio Digital Modes operation using a PC (Personal Computer). recent QSO with that station and, if an entry is found, the Name, QTH and from the Control Panel, you'll end up with the Master Volume applet, and need 4800 baud (or faster if you desire) You are welcome James the DT Gain is set WAY to high as a default. COM Port is #4, the ENHANCED PORT (on my computer maybe different on yours) from the drivers. keys during a QSO. Hi, from what I can see using 991A, if you enable USB Data then it will not work with WSJT. or some other trick to using 60m with digital modes? Thanks for the answer, but I have some other problem. Joe, K1YOW. : Transmission always so easy! Hello, you need to setup to Direct -FM in the setup MODE. With RIT on, you will probably have to retune after every over. The When using lower frequency tones, adjust the transmitter and audio level with Keep the sound card audio level to a minimum and set the transmitter gain to a Forever! When I finished the setup, I turned to the -991A to find the SPLIT feature had been activated. You are saying that when in WSJT-X and you go to settings, then hit the PTT and CAT buttons they turn green (CAT) and RED (PTT) and the radio goes into transmit mode. When using this program, as with most other digital modes programs, tuning is Go to the Yaesu web site and download the drivers for the FT-991. Here is where you need to select the right options to connect the FT-991 to your computer. I have also mistakenly downloaded and installed the Yaesu FT991 drivers twice and have spent much time trying to figure out what is not working. Download 64 bit drivers. transmitted automatically whenever the transmitter has completed all user text many standard shortcuts, such as
, which you can use within the I know you arent supposed to run a lot of power but sometimes I forget to turn it down. as well at the Signalink. GitHub repository of great articles on the 991. To be safe, always install the driver before connecting the radio to the computer. macro button, and off again with Ctrl and R or the RX macro button. Audio set on codec and the test button turns red. Murray Greenman ZL1BPU, published by the RSGB and also available from The tripplite is shielded as well as having the cores on each end. This ALSO happens more often if I quickly abort a TX cycle with the [halt TX] within the first 1-2 seconds of the TX period. I am using FT991A. In most other modes, excessive use of upper case is considered impolite, like Hi Scott, When I try that in MixW it wont let the CAT and PTT share the same port. There are several different types of interface devices that you can purchase to make this connection. At the top is the represent the Function Keys F1 - F12. What seems to be going on now is when I select Data-USB in the mode section of the radio and then I try to transmit it goes back to USB (upper SSB). Found my audio problem. I do NOT use W10 so I cannot attest to this working.. but it looks as if others have used this solution. However changing the value to 9600 gives me no output. 4), and the next three buttons move the visible waterfall area in relation to If you are running into issues with increased power, this is a grounding or stray RF issue. operation using a PC (Personal Computer). On the FT-991, I set Menu 111, SSB Port Select = USB, Menu 108 (SSB MIC SELECT)=REAR. the PC sound card as the main means of input from the radio, and output to the I checked my radio out on other modes and its fine plus FT8 signals are flying in on receive. Macros. Since you are installing two different com ports with the driver software, you should choose 1 for CAT and the other for PTT. You will need a definition for RigCat. mouse. Here is the link again. up/down/left/right keys. Any unsent text in the transmit buffer will be lost. What am I missing? 73. They are real high amplitude signals that swamp received messages. These chat modes allow multiple operators to take There are several users here who have commented on using Echolink with the 991(a), they should be able to help them out. To: FT-891@groups.io. 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. The FLRIG user interface changes to accommodate the degree of CAT support available for the transceiver in use. (frequency difference) between transmit and receive frequencies. Greetings Charles! Both devices are recognised by the kernel so you need to look in /var/log/messages to see where it ended up being mounted. with your typing speed! FlexRadio. While it focuses on FLDigi and Winlink, the same settings should apply for any digital program. Supports both analog and digital modes - With support for three digital modes and one analog mode, this radio also automatically switches to analog mode if it experiences . Try replacing the cable with a shielded cable with molded ferrites as recommended above. menu item. Save big bucks. If opened Any suggestions anyone? button. The transmit indicator is constantly flashing and therefore the transceiver does not transmit. Learn more. Hamlib does not yet have the Xiegu G90 but the Icom 7100 is used by some and seems to be fairly compatible for CAT control for WSJT-X purposes. USB Codec will not receive and transmit anything. FT8 and Fldigi have the same volume issue. Greetings Robert, I have turned down my DT Gain to 0 my RF PWR to 5 and my computer speaker/mi settings to very low. Set the TX level (on the far right side of the software) to the top of the scale. https://www.google.com/search?q=uninstall+drivers+windows+7&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 What am I missing? If you hover the mouse over these buttons, you'll see a Fldigi can send and receive morse code from 5 wpm to 200 wpm. This is useful for on-air frequency measurement. It may not display this or other websites correctly. USB drivers (Win 7) HAVE TO BE installed first. They should not conflict with the virtual audio and virtual com ports that you have for the flex-1500. So back to just USB which works just fine. 73, KR4HU. noise, you have the right input and about the right level. : It seems that the problem only occurs when running more than 35w or so. 73 de F1HML, This website is amazing. Do the above settings apply to FM as well? As time passes (over a few Fldigi (short for Fast light digital) is a free and open-source program which allows an ordinary computer's sound card to be used as a simple two-way data modem.The software is mostly used by amateur radio operators who connect the microphone and headphone connections of an amateur radio SSB or FM transceiver to the computer's headphone and microphone connections, respectively. We are restricted to certain segments of the bands for CW and data operations. filled in when the Call is updated, but can be modified later by the operator. The recommendation is to use Tripp Lite Model U023-006 USB 2.0 Gold X Cable A (Male)/B (Male) 6 ft with two molded chokes. is too high. IZ2NZQ, Wahoo! You make the query by either clicking on the globe button, or No decoding takes place even though the true signals are clearly heard through rig speaker. I do not have any experience with Winlink. 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