[WriteLog] MMTTY trace Problem

Mon Oct 2 00:10:56 EDT 2006

At 01:42 PM 10/1/2006, Lin Titus wrote:
>Over the past few months problems have developed with my writelog/mmtty
>program combination that have now prevented me from using it. Much as I have
>tried I can not find the cause nor the cure.
>>>>I am using Writelog 10.54C with the MMTTY module version 1.65D
>>>>I am having two problems, the first being that I am getting an increasing
>frequency of "OVERLOAD" messages on the mmtty display screen. I seem to have
>been able to cure this problem somewhat by backing down the mike input level
>on the sound card but have not been able to eliminate them altogether

Try reducing the priority on the misc tab in the MMTTY setup screen
>>>The other more serious problem is that when I use the mmtty display to tune
>in an rtty signal, as soon as I transmit the trace disappears off the bottom
>of the screen and takes 30 to 60 seconds for it to gradually come back up on
>the screen so that it can be used to tune in a signal. Some times, if I hit
>the transmit button for a second it will pop right back up again but not
>very often. As you can appreciate, this type of operation is unacceptable
>and makes the program useless.
>
Can't help you here
>>>I tried to use the program again last weekend for the CQ WW RTTY contest but
>after two contacts I had to stop.
>>>>I then moved to the stand alone MMTTY program that I also have on the
>computer and it worked perfectly for the remainder of the contest - ie no
>"overflow" messages and the display trace was totally steady as you would
>expect.
>>>>Any thoughts as to what might be the problem with the writelog/mmtty
>combination would be very much appreciated. I really like this program and
>would hate to have to give it up'
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Lin VE9FX
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