If you saw my previous post, I will detail how I solved the problem.
First, thanks for the replies!
1. I watched the You tube video showing the rig control should use the Kenwood TS 2000 setting and a port speed of 4800.
2. If you check the SmartSDR Cat program, main page you will find the com port assigned to Cat commands. In my case it was Com Port 4.
3. In the SmartSDR Cat program, click on the serial port tab and then click on add a port. Make the port a PTT port. I used DTR as the setting for my PTT port.
3. When you download the WSPR program at http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wspr.html , make sure you use Version 2.12, not version 2.0. (that was my mistake)
4. In WSPR, from the top menu, select Setup, then select Station Parameters, enter your call sign, grid locator, power level, and select your audio inputs and outputs...which should be DAX RX 1 and DAX TX 1. For PTT, select DTR and the COM port you added in SmartSDR.
5. Select CAT Control checkbox and select the Kenwood TS-2000 from the list of radios. Com port speed should be 4800. Select your COM port rig control which should be the same as shown on the main screen in SmartSDR. Close the WSPR configuration window and check for rig control by trying to change bands in WSPR. If it doesn't change bands you probably have a COM port number or COM port speed issue. Retry until band changes work.
6. Once band changes work and you have CAT control via WSPR, bring up the DAX Control Panel by selecting it from your Windows task bar, right hand corner. Left click on DAX program and view the DAX control panel.
7. Set your receive audio levels in WSPR using the DAX Audio Stream RX Gain control. I set mine between 0 and 3 dbm. Remember the mode is USB. Make sure your computer clock is up to date with NIST. Make sure you have enabled DAX RX audio in your slice receiver. I selected DAX and in the drop down channel box use Channel 1.
8. For WSPR transmit, I set the RF Power slider, in the transmit window to 5 watts. Also select DAX button as the transmit audio source. I then used the DAX TX gain button in the DAX control panel window to set the audio gain so my transmitted signal was adequate but not distorted by compression.
I probably forgot something but if you follow the above procedure, you should be close to using your Flex 6300 on WSPR and not have to experience too much frustration. WSPR is a lot of fun.
73
Jeff
KD6RC
First, thanks for the replies!
1. I watched the You tube video showing the rig control should use the Kenwood TS 2000 setting and a port speed of 4800.
2. If you check the SmartSDR Cat program, main page you will find the com port assigned to Cat commands. In my case it was Com Port 4.
3. In the SmartSDR Cat program, click on the serial port tab and then click on add a port. Make the port a PTT port. I used DTR as the setting for my PTT port.
3. When you download the WSPR program at http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wspr.html , make sure you use Version 2.12, not version 2.0. (that was my mistake)
4. In WSPR, from the top menu, select Setup, then select Station Parameters, enter your call sign, grid locator, power level, and select your audio inputs and outputs...which should be DAX RX 1 and DAX TX 1. For PTT, select DTR and the COM port you added in SmartSDR.
5. Select CAT Control checkbox and select the Kenwood TS-2000 from the list of radios. Com port speed should be 4800. Select your COM port rig control which should be the same as shown on the main screen in SmartSDR. Close the WSPR configuration window and check for rig control by trying to change bands in WSPR. If it doesn't change bands you probably have a COM port number or COM port speed issue. Retry until band changes work.
6. Once band changes work and you have CAT control via WSPR, bring up the DAX Control Panel by selecting it from your Windows task bar, right hand corner. Left click on DAX program and view the DAX control panel.
7. Set your receive audio levels in WSPR using the DAX Audio Stream RX Gain control. I set mine between 0 and 3 dbm. Remember the mode is USB. Make sure your computer clock is up to date with NIST. Make sure you have enabled DAX RX audio in your slice receiver. I selected DAX and in the drop down channel box use Channel 1.
8. For WSPR transmit, I set the RF Power slider, in the transmit window to 5 watts. Also select DAX button as the transmit audio source. I then used the DAX TX gain button in the DAX control panel window to set the audio gain so my transmitted signal was adequate but not distorted by compression.
I probably forgot something but if you follow the above procedure, you should be close to using your Flex 6300 on WSPR and not have to experience too much frustration. WSPR is a lot of fun.
73
Jeff
KD6RC