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1741

General discussion / Re: Micro-PC and Virtual Audio Cable use for PSK31

« on: 2012-08-14, 22:20:42 »

Daniel,

Just a question: why are you doing this so complicated and not just use the USB audio that
the dongle generates? Since you don't need to listen to digital signals, you can use them for
software instead.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1742

General discussion forum / Re: TS-480HX and TX Monitor??

« on: 2012-08-13, 06:44:42 »

Hi Dave,

No, transmit audio is always disabled, otherwise the IP latency would drive you crazy.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1743

General discussion / Re: Sound card

« on: 2012-08-06, 20:47:56 »

Göran,

The PC Client software must have the "dongle" plugged into the USB port to function.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1744

General discussion forum / Re: Problem with audio and headphones

« on: 2012-08-02, 11:26:04 »

That is strange, there is no logical technical reason that this would happen when
connected to the RRC. The radio as such is not even changed, only that the head
is separated via the two RRC's. The head is stand-alone and plugging headphones
into the jack should mute the speaker.

I also suggest that for test purposes you plug a different headphone into the jack to
see if the same problem occurs. The only explanation I can think of is a poorly wired
headphone plug. At least this will give us a clue if my theory is right or not.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1745

General discussion forum / Re: Control RRC 'SP' output ???

« on: 2012-08-01, 09:19:45 »

Dave,

Use any amplified speakers you want for the SP jack on the RRC. There is no RF, so using cheap
computer speakers is not an issue.

As far as I know, there is no way to turn the internal speaker off without putting a plug in the jack
to do so. Whatever you have in the junk box should do the trick.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1746

General discussion / Re: U.S. Availability

« on: 2012-07-31, 09:13:05 »

Jim,

You can just use the USB sound card from the PC Client for digital modes. In this
case, it would have to be AFSK.

Maybe we can get the guys in Sweden to add the virtual serial FSK port to the PC
Client for true FSK send.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1747

General discussion / Re: Mic Level

« on: 2012-07-31, 09:10:52 »

Hi Lloyd,

You can also adjust within Windows, these levels are independent.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1748

General discussion forum / Re: Audio Dropout

« on: 2012-07-29, 20:48:36 »

Hi Dave,

I see no technical reason why having any length of ethernet cable should cause this type of
problem. If you have switched to a "real" broadband line, I would suspect the router as the
cause. You may wish to check its settings to make sure that the RRC's packets are receiving
priority. I have experienced a similar problem in a couple of installations and it was always
related to the router.

Also make sure that you have continuous RTP turned on for both RRC's.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1749

General discussion forum / Re: Problem with audio and headphones

« on: 2012-07-29, 20:44:03 »

I agree with Mike that this problem has nothing to do with RemoteRig.

I am not aware of a TS-480 setting that affects this, but I would check the
connector on the headphone cable you plugged into the control head. There
may be  short in it that is causing this to not be muted. Just a theory, but
worth trying. To verify, take any other headphone plug and plug that in to
see if it mutes the speaker.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1750

General discussion forum / Re: Micro PC, TS-480 and Bandmaster III?

« on: 2012-07-27, 20:16:18 »

Read my first reply again, it answer these questions completely.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1751

General discussion forum / Re: Micro PC, TS-480 and Bandmaster III?

« on: 2012-07-27, 19:59:31 »

Are you saying you don't use CAT currently at all, and have that on COM1? That will not
work with the PC Client, if that is what you plan to implement. You need to rethink your
strategy along the lines I outlined before. You can not use CAT software without the CAT
signal! The PC Client is useless without it.

Again: put a standard serial cable between the TS-480's serial port and COM2 of the radio RRC.
Place COM2 in mode-4. Then change COM1 to mode-6, which routes a duplicate (=splitter) CAT signal
through the radio RRC to COM1. There you can connect a second device using a normal serial cable to
COM1 that requires CAT for sync purposes. The baud rate is not required to be identical to COM2.

Clear now?

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1752

General discussion forum / Re: Micro PC, TS-480 and Bandmaster III?

« on: 2012-07-27, 19:06:02 »

Hi Dave,

Yes, the PC Client must use CAT, so COM2 on the radio RRC must be connected to the TS-480's serial
port.

If you are not using COM1 on the RRC, then just loop back the CAT through COM1 and connect that to
the band decoder. You place COM1 in mode-6 and make sure you pay attention to the pinout on COM1,
since it is a mirror image of COM2.

If you are already using COM1, then you have a choice of either moving that device to a separate serial
device server, or trying a Y-cable on COM1 or COM2 to see if it works (no guarantee).

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1753

Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: DMZ setup

« on: 2012-07-24, 16:11:22 »

If you need a copy of my networking setup checklist, drop me a mail directly at
dj0qn (at) darc.de. It may prevent problems by using my checklist.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1754

Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: DMZ setup

« on: 2012-07-23, 16:29:08 »

No, only the radio side needs to have the ports forwarded or be placed in the DMZ.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1755

Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: Can't Connect Remotely

« on: 2012-07-22, 11:34:17 »

Steve,

Taking a quick look at this, what is quickly obvious is that your control RRC is not set to DHCP = on. In this case, you must either turn it on (recommended for the control side, anyway), or make sure that the fixed internal IP number matches the subnet of the control RRC's router.

If this is not the problem, then I would need to do some more analysis when I have some time, or else someone else can take a look at your listings.

I also need to point out that using 3G to access remotely is often "iffy". Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Seems to be a combination between the 3G network and the router used. I have experienced several cases where it would only work when another router was used.

Also, there are some settings that should be optimized for 3G use. These utilize the bandwidth better and try to compensate for latency problems. Here is a short summary from my side:

These two are important:
- audio quality to 0
- turn continuous RTP on

Play around with these 3 until you are satisfied:
- increase rx jitter buffer to min 10
- increase rx jitter delay to min 12
- audio packet size 20 or 40

Also, make sure that any serial port is turned off if not used, and that any being used are set to the minimum bps necessary to handle the serial communication. For example, use 4800 for CAT on a rig like the TS-480 and not a high speed like 57600, since the higher speed is unnecessary.

I hope this helps.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX