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Audio only in CW mode?

Ray
Ray Member ✭✭
in SmartSDR for Windows

OK, guys, I'm stumped. Don't know if this is a hardware or software problem....

Flex 6600; Windows 8.1 (I don't want the USB port renaming problems with Win 10); nothing unusual with configuration; I've rebooted (restarted, not closed down and started) computer and restarted SmartSDR software - all to no avail.

Here's what happens: Using WSJT-X, a while ago when I had no audio output (from radio and no indication on the DAX panel) on receive (TX worked OK), I found that switching from DIGIU to CW and then back brought up the audio - every time. So this weekend, I'm doing the CQ WPX RTTY contest, but there's no audio at all on receive (as above - RTTY-CW-RTTY in this case) - I called another seasoned 6600 user and all our thinking got no joy. So I closed WriteLog (the contest software that generates TX audio), started up WSJT-X, did the DIGIU-CW-DIGIU trick, closed WSJT-X, opened up WriteLog again. Presto, receive audio is back on headphones and DAX.

So I finished up the contest, and probably have a clumsy workaround here, but does anybody have a clue as to what the problem might be and how to fix it? As I don't know what's at play here, I feel all could go you-know-where in the proverbial handbasket at any time....

Thanks for any help/ideas, 73,

Ray N6HE

Answers

  • Bill NE1B
    Bill NE1B Member ✭✭✭

    I have seen this same event. It seems to be a bug in WSJT-X. At least Ver. 2.2.2. Have yet to see it in Ver. 2.3. WSJT-X stops sending TX audio. RX decoding is OK. I shut down WSJT-X and restart it and TX audio returns. Hopefully it is fixed in 2.3 and 2.4.

    73, Bill NE1B

  • Ray
    Ray Member ✭✭

    Bill, NE1B, thanks for the input. My situation is slightly different...the problem is still there upon restarting WSJT-X, and it's no receive audio. Thanks for responding!

    73, Ray N6HE

  • Bill NE1B
    Bill NE1B Member ✭✭✭

    Ray, Sorry I misread your note. I have had no RX on the DAX panel and WSJT-X before also, but it always turns out that when I look at the DAX selector on the radio "flag", it is set to NONE. Usually happens after a band change. No always though. Resetting it to Channel 1 and all is good again.

    73, Bill

  • Ray
    Ray Member ✭✭

    Know what you mean - I have a yellow sticky with the headings "No TX?" and "No RX?" and all the things I need to check to make sure I have all the right choices made....

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