[Dxbase] Re: DXBase and RTTY

Thu Sep 30 10:02:21 EDT 2004

I'm not sure what your asking.
MMTTY works as a standalone program.
I can call it by setting it up in the Programs Menu Option.
It will NOT directly links it's log feature to DXB.
It just pops up on the screen, you work your station via rtty, and either close it or push 
it to the background.
It does create a .adi log file that can be imported to DXB.
If you have DXB set for rig control, clicking on a spot will turn your rig to that 
frequency and depending on the rig, set it for FSK.
But DXB does not directly utilize MMTTY as a TNC the way that Writelog does. I wish it 
did.
One little anomaly....for those people who have trouble getting DXBASE to send cw...
Starting MMTTY on the same com port as you have cw set to will usually make DXB able to 
send cw.
Close MMTTY and the cw ceases to function.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w2nra at optonline.net>
To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:34 AM
Subject: DXBase and RTTY
> Hi Chicagoland,
>> I heard you in the contest at the end of a CQ. I called you but I guess you decided to 
> take a break. My signal is not to strong either. This was my first RTTY contacts in 12 
> years, (I think) and I never was much into this mode. I used to use a Hal computer card 
> and FSK in a Ten-Tec Paragon. That setup was fool proof. You can see my Hal tuning 
> meter in the photo at:
> http://www.birdsandbeacons.com/qrp/past_stations.htm
>> Now I am using a microHam Keyer USB interface and it works great. It was actually quite 
> complicated to setup and get MMTTY and WriteLog to work but after many hours, the help 
> of AA5AU's web tutorial and trial & error I got everything working. I am having a lot 
> of fun with it though I just bought my wife an iPOD for her birthday, so I don't get 
> much computer time anymore. We're a 1 computer family (I do have the laptop but my rig 
> is next to the desktop and there isn't enough room for both of us to squeeze in at the 
> same time).
>> I have a question for your since I know your are knowledgeable about DXBase and I 
> believe your favorite mode is RTTY. Have you managed to setup RTTY and use DXBase at 
> the same time? The best I can to is turn off rig control rig contol in DXBase and use 
> MMTTY to run RTTY.
>> 73,
> Art
> W2NRA
>> PS: Good luck with your Cubbies!
>>