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Should I be able to tune in RTTY mode?

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Erik Carling EI4KF
Erik Carling EI4KF Member ✭✭✭✭
in SmartSDR for Windows

In all modes except RTTY, going into Tune produces a carrier as expected.

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However, as I found out in CQ WW RTTY Test this past weekend, in RTTY mode it is not possible to Tune.

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There is no output from the radio.

Some versions ago, Tune worked fine in RTTY. Then there was a bug introduced where, although Tune worked, the carrier was +2kHz from the dial frequency. In 3.9.19 there is no Tune at all. Should it be like this?

I did do a radio reset but to no avail.

Erik.

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  • johnn1jm
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    Do you have DAX on?

  • Erik Carling EI4KF
    Erik Carling EI4KF Member ✭✭✭✭
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    Yes John, DAX is on. The issue is not DAX related but mode related. With same settings and working in SSB, CW, DIGU etc there is no Tune in RTTY.

    Erik.

  • Rich M5RIC
    Rich M5RIC Member ✭✭✭
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    I get the same on my 6600 Erik.

    Rich

  • Erik Carling EI4KF
    Erik Carling EI4KF Member ✭✭✭✭
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    Rich - thank you for confirming.

    Is it a bug or is Tune deliberately suppressed in RTTY? I cannot imagine why it would be and it did not used to be this way.

    Erik

  • johnn1jm
    johnn1jm Member ✭✭✭
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    When I click on tune here in rtty mode, I get power out to whatever I set tune power to on my 6600 and 6400 using Mac or Windoze SSDR. I'm on the latest version 3.10.10.

  • Mike-VA3MW
    Mike-VA3MW Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin
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    Tune does work in RTTY mode. If you are not able to, please open a support ticket so we can track it to a root cause.

    thanks

  • Erik Carling EI4KF
    Erik Carling EI4KF Member ✭✭✭✭
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    I am on 3.9.19 due to the broken IQ stream in 3.10.10 and that could be the reason for no tune if it was fixed recently. So I'll wait for the next version, update and see if it works then.

    Thanks for the feedback.

    Erik.

  • johnn1jm
    johnn1jm Member ✭✭✭
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    I participate in a lot of RTTY contests and I don't recall ever having any problems with tune in any version.

  • Erik Carling EI4KF
    Erik Carling EI4KF Member ✭✭✭✭
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    But some are, as shown above. So something either is or has been amiss somewhere.

  • Ron Koenig
    Ron Koenig Member ✭✭✭
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    It was given SMART-11364 when I reported it months ago.

  • g4ivv
    g4ivv Member ✭✭
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    Erik,

    I also have the no power with TUNE in RTTY mode, 8600 running 3.9.19. Which is a bit annoying as have to stop SDC in order to change mode to something else, tune antenna and then restart SDC contest.

    Hope this is will be fixed in an upcoming release.

    73, Jonathan G4IVV

  • Erik Carling EI4KF
    Erik Carling EI4KF Member ✭✭✭✭
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    It is very annoying. It plagued me in CQ WW and now in JARTS. Reported months ago.

  • NR4O
    NR4O Member ✭✭
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    Has anyone noticed that TUNE in RTTY mode is not working again in v4.1.3?

    I am prepping for RTTY Roundup and discovered the same issue that I thought was fixed v4.0.1 according to the release notes.

    SMART-11364 - Fixed RTTY showing no RF carrier when using the TUNE feature.

    Eric - NR4O

  • g4ivv
    g4ivv Member ✭✭
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    Hi Eric,

    Yes tune in RTTY does not work for me in 4.1.5 (8600 + Maestro + SDC Contest). It's quite annoying - I either have to stop SDC (at which point tune in RTTY starts working again) or switch modes to match my doublet.

    With SDC Contest connected to the 8600, the tune button switches TX on but there is no RF power (no tone) produced.

    Jonathan G4IVV

  • NR4O
    NR4O Member ✭✭
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    Thanks for that quick feedback. Very interesting. I did not think to stop SDC Skimmer that I had running. When I do, the TUNE button works in RTTY mode. I'll have to update the ticket I filed with Flex. I am still running an older version of SDC, v17.34. What version of SDC are you running?

    HPNY,
    Eric - NR4O

  • g4ivv
    g4ivv Member ✭✭
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    Hi Eric,

    I'm running SDC 19.04, I use it always in contest mode but I think you are right its the presence of the IQ stream connection that causes the Flex to fail the RTTY tune.

    HNY & 73,
    Jonathan

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