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by w9mdb
Wed May 18, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: Release: ThetisIPCat
Replies: 11
Views: 3318

Re: Release: ThetisIPCat

If we already have the space bar in Thetis why do you want it in another window?

I was thinking about making a utility with programmable/movable buttons that you could assign to commands like this with keyboard shortcuts too.
by w9mdb
Wed May 18, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: Release: ThetisIPCat
Replies: 11
Views: 3318

Re: Release: ThetisIPCat

You can do the same with Hamlib's rigctl (rigctl-wsjtx or rigctl-jtdx). Freq rigctl -m 2048 --vfo -r 127.0.0.1:13013 f VFOA 18100000 rigctl -m 2048 --vfo -r 127.0.0.1:13013 m VFOA PKTUSB 3050 rigctl -m 2048 --vfo -r 127.0.0.1:13013 get_vfo_info VFOA 18100000 PKTUSB 3050 Turn PTT on rigctl -m 2048 --...
by w9mdb
Tue May 17, 2022 2:52 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: CAT CONTROL TO UCXLOG.
Replies: 21
Views: 5278

Re: CAT CONTROL TO UCXLOG.

Eltima https://www.eltima.com/purchase/vspdxp/ And I don't believe there is a free version but don't quote me. VSPM kind of works apparently and it is free. http://k5fr.com/DDUtilV3wiki/index.php?title=VSP_Manager com0com is another option but last time I checked it didn't work with Windows 11. http...
by w9mdb
Tue May 17, 2022 2:12 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: CAT CONTROL TO UCXLOG.
Replies: 21
Views: 5278

Re: CAT CONTROL TO UCXLOG.

No. Omnirig is not needed.
by w9mdb
Tue May 17, 2022 2:01 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: CAT CONTROL TO UCXLOG.
Replies: 21
Views: 5278

Re: CAT CONTROL TO UCXLOG.

Thetis -- must add virtual serial port software. Eltima is recommended. In this example COM16/17 is a virtual serial port pair.
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UCXLog
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by w9mdb
Tue May 17, 2022 12:29 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: TCP/IP CAT Server
Replies: 19
Views: 4613

Re: TCP/IP CAT Server

N1MM works with Thetis's virtual com ports.
UCXLog also works with them.
by w9mdb
Mon May 16, 2022 11:33 am
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: TCI + fldigi + Thetis + log4om - they seem to fight each other
Replies: 7
Views: 2313

Re: TCI + fldigi + Thetis + log4om - they seem to fight each other

Do you have the FLDigi option enabled under the Applications section?
by w9mdb
Sun May 15, 2022 8:20 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: TCI + fldigi + Thetis + log4om - they seem to fight each other
Replies: 7
Views: 2313

Re: TCI + fldigi + Thetis + log4om - they seem to fight each other

What is the Hamlib TCI wrapper from github?
Link please?

I'll test it and see what's going on.
by w9mdb
Wed May 11, 2022 4:37 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: WIdeband spurs
Replies: 23
Views: 4972

Re: WIdeband spurs

Yes...a switching power supply. Doesn't everybody?
I'm also not using PS but doubt that makes that much of a difference.
I do have a new power supply I'm putting in...maybe I should accelerate trying that one.
by w9mdb
Tue May 10, 2022 8:09 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: WIdeband spurs
Replies: 23
Views: 4972

Re: WIdeband spurs

2.0b only slightly better. I was using the Tune from JTDX earlier -- this is with Thetis Tune button on a dummy load. 14.074Mhz (seems the same on all bands). Spurs jump up from drive level 5 (4.9W) to drive level 6 (5.9W measured by my LP700) and about 15dB it appears. At 4.9W looks like this Scree...
by w9mdb
Tue May 10, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: WIdeband spurs
Replies: 23
Views: 4972

Re: WIdeband spurs

Running 2.1.18. I'll go back to 2.0b and see how it behaves.
by w9mdb
Mon May 09, 2022 10:46 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: WIdeband spurs
Replies: 23
Views: 4972

Re: WIdeband spurs

That was full power 100W out of the rig -- no amplifier -- into a dummy load. If I drop the output power to 4W I get this Screenshot 2022-05-09 173731.png And at 6W the spurs suddenly jump up and look more like yours. Screenshot 2022-05-09 173843.png The difference I see now is that at 6W Thetis is ...
by w9mdb
Mon May 09, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: WIdeband spurs
Replies: 23
Views: 4972

WIdeband spurs

Decided to play with the wideband display...
Apache 7000MKII DLE and Thetis 2.9.0.6

Does this look normal? 14.074 transmitting.....spurs are very inconsistent....biggest appears to be just above 42MHz and then around 53MHz on the 2nd biggest spur.
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by w9mdb
Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:29 pm
Forum: Everything Else: Antennas, Relays, Switches, Power, Grounding, Cooling, etc.
Topic: UI lockup during tune
Replies: 11
Views: 3038

Re: UI lockup during tune

Please describe your shack grounding system in detail.

And are you using a desktop or laptop?
by w9mdb
Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:57 pm
Forum: Network Connections & Network Hardware
Topic: Dedicated Ethernet Card
Replies: 24
Views: 14077

Re: Dedicated Ethernet Card

I have about a dozen USB devices and have been measuring RFI on all the different devices and have had RFI problems at times when plugging in new USB devices. The other day 10Mhz started making my keyboard and mouse lose power due to the RFI on the USB cable. I'm starting a campaign to get manufactu...
by w9mdb
Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:24 pm
Forum: Network Connections & Network Hardware
Topic: Dedicated Ethernet Card
Replies: 24
Views: 14077

Re: Dedicated Ethernet Card

I replaced my ethernet connection from the ANAN to the switch with fiber optic. With the original ethernet cable I could measure 2V of RFI on the USB cable shield. After replacing the ether cable with the following fiber optic system the RFI on the USB cable shield dropped from 2V to 0.2V. Next step...
by w9mdb
Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: Network Connections & Network Hardware
Topic: Dedicated Ethernet Card
Replies: 24
Views: 14077

Re: Dedicated Ethernet Card

The ANAN needs a 192.168.30.X address -- that will be on the same subnet.
by w9mdb
Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.
Replies: 22
Views: 6654

Re: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.

Poll interval shouldn't matter -- I was running 1 second and just turned it down to .5 sec due to another application I'm running that need JTDX to respond quicker on an external frequency change. You could try 0.5s but I doubt it will help. My computer is pretty beefy. 3.4Ghz 16 cores doing around ...
by w9mdb
Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:19 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.
Replies: 22
Views: 6654

Re: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.

What settings do you have? And you are running JTDX-160-rc1?
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by w9mdb
Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:04 pm
Forum: Amplifiers & Tuners
Topic: TCI with RF Kits RF2K amplifier
Replies: 61
Views: 46611

Re: TCI working & not working

Hey Dave -- got a question for you. On your RF2K amplifier is the common DC terminal tied to the chassis? I'm on the warpath to get manufacturers to stop doing that along with NOT tying USB pin 4 to shield. I've found one power supply so far that floats the DC common like they all should be doing. h...
by w9mdb
Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:25 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.
Replies: 22
Views: 6654

Re: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.

Rig Split and I don't have any problem switching bands since JTDX 160-rc1
7000MKII DLE here.
by w9mdb
Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.
Replies: 22
Views: 6654

Re: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.

Please use the 160-rc1 version I posted earlier.
There have been more changes made but not release yet in JTDX.
by w9mdb
Sat Apr 02, 2022 5:21 pm
Forum: Network Connections & Network Hardware
Topic: Dedicated Ethernet Card
Replies: 24
Views: 14077

Re: Dedicated Eathernet Card

And a couple other things of interest from my networking history.... UDP -- popularly referred to as "Unreliable Data Protocol" as it has nothing in the way of error checking, flow control, sequencing, Really only works well over a 100% reliable local network connection. Basically as Scott...
by w9mdb
Sat Apr 02, 2022 5:08 pm
Forum: Network Connections & Network Hardware
Topic: Dedicated Ethernet Card
Replies: 24
Views: 14077

Re: Dedicated Eathernet Card

The TCP stack provides UDP.
It's not a separate selection.
No harm since TCP won't even wake up unless it's used.
by w9mdb
Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:09 pm
Forum: Network Connections & Network Hardware
Topic: Dedicated Ethernet Card
Replies: 24
Views: 14077

Re: Dedicated Eathernet Card

More specifically here's the one Scott is using and says works wonderfully for him...
XXXX see Scott's post on the correct one to get

I ordered one.
by w9mdb
Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: Digital Mode, Rig Control & Logging Software
Topic: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.
Replies: 22
Views: 6654

Re: TCI & F/H mode in JTDX not working.

You don't say what version of JTDX you are using.
160-rc1 fixed some of the timing problems with Thetis.
MS Windows, 64bit https://cloud.mail.ru/public/QG5K/6aD7nVcMB
checksum jtdx-2.2.160-rc1-win64.exe
SHA-256: BF76BCE5A136A164DB23B0EB78743815943E976D23B266CF2018EDD7440FF408
by w9mdb
Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:13 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: Thetis v2.8.11 - UPDATES and current issues
Replies: 1752
Views: 898287

Re: Thetis v2.8.11 - UPDATES and current issues

I've started seeing ADC1 Overload! messages on transmit with my 7000DLE MKII on the last couple of versions....not sure exactly when it started. This is with JTDX and VBCable. I had this same problem with the ANAN 100 at one point. Even reducing JTDX to 5W output power with the audio slider would no...
by w9mdb
Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:12 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: S-ATT behavior
Replies: 1
Views: 949

S-ATT behavior

Can someone explain the S-ATT behavior? Running 2.8.11 and turn up S-ATT from 0-31 the signal level on both the SMeter and the spectrum goes up with it. Not logical to me at all. How does S-ATT attenuation affect signal level? And we've talked about the SMeter in Thetis to be accurate -- which means...
by w9mdb
Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:51 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: So you downloaded the 32 bit version of Thetis: why???
Replies: 23
Views: 5280

Re: So you downloaded the 32 bit version of Thetis: why???

I just did a comparison on my system between 32 and 64-bit with the same database. Not a noticeable difference. I wonder if you have the same .Net for both 64 and 32-bit installed? I am doing 48kHz sampling. Here's my database.xml if you want to test with it https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0gyr1z9y66a6if...
by w9mdb
Fri Mar 18, 2022 3:42 pm
Forum: Thetis
Topic: So you downloaded the 32 bit version of Thetis: why???
Replies: 23
Views: 5280

Re: So you downloaded the 32 bit version of Thetis: why???

Is the same database used by both 32/64-bit systems? Or are they compatible they could be copied?

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