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CW Skimmer- How do I make it work?

Gary Schulz
Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
edited May 2020 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series
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  • Don WV5Q
    Don WV5Q Member
    edited April 2020
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • Don WV5Q
    Don WV5Q Member
    edited April 2020
    I apologize, it is under Digital Modes, then scroll down to CW Skimmer.
  • Don WV5Q
    Don WV5Q Member
    edited April 2020
    Well, wrong again.  This time I looked.  It is under Other Software.
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • Don WV5Q
    Don WV5Q Member
    edited April 2020
    In the upper left corner, there is a small "radio".  Click on that to connect to the radio.  Other than that, I am not sure.   It has been a long time since I used it.
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • Don WV5Q
    Don WV5Q Member
    edited April 2020
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • Don WV5Q
    Don WV5Q Member
    edited April 2020
    Sorry, that is obviously on my 5000 and not on the newer ones.  It is Virtual Audio Channels and allows for multiple paths for audio out.
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited May 2020
  • W9WLX_Chuck
    W9WLX_Chuck Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Have you enabled DAX I/Q on the panadapter and in the DAX app?
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Well I reran CAT and the red error is now gone however Slice Master still just says <no connection> down in the lower left.  Not much to go on...
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
    Did you shut down Slice Master and restart it with CAT working?  You may need to shut down SmartSDR and Slice Master then restart SmartSDR and when it is up and running, restart Slice Master.

    Len
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Just tried that sequence and still just comes back with no connection.  Something isn't right somewhere.
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
    Do you have two CAT ports defined?  I have 2, one serial one TCP:
    Serial: COM4
    Slice: A
    Process: (None)

    TCP: Port 5002
    Slice: A
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Identical to your setup except the serial port is configured for COM5.  Can't seem to change it on the menu since it is grayed-out.
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
    That might be the problem.  I believe the second port is supposed to be client side port (COM5) plus 100 to make COM105.  You might want to send in a helpdesk ticket with this info and see what they have to say.  Did you by any chance use Device Manager to change any port assignments?
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
    OK, well I think a help desk ticket is next.  I think there are instructions somewhere that tell you how to uninstall and reinstall CAT, but that might take some digging and I don't know how old those instructions are or if they are still the right thing to do on the newer versions of SmartSDR.
    73,
    Len
  • Gary Schulz
    Gary Schulz Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    edited April 2020
    Glad to help!  I did not do anything special to get mine working, so I bet the help desk can get you going really quickly.  Once you have Skimmer working, it is really amazing to watch.  It is very useful even in a casual QSO for those times that you miss something.  Just a quick glance and you can see what you missed without asking for a fill.  I hope you get it working soon.
    73,
    Len
  • K1DBO
    K1DBO Member ✭✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Gary,

    The "no connection" status in Slice Master is caused by one of two things.  The most common is that when you first ran Slice Master, Windows ask you to grant it permission to use your network and you either missed the question or denied the access.  The other cause is that Slice Master must be on the same local network as your radio.  If not, it wont find it an cant connect.  

    If it's the first problem, just open your Windows firewall control panel an grant slice-master.exe access to your network.

    Feel free to send an email to the support address you see when Slice Master first starts up.

    --Don

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