It all seemed to work except there was a problem with using n1mm to generate cw keying for the k2. The following may test our commitment to the idea that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Or find the interface you tucked away in a safe place 17 years ago. Clicking on the configure button in the printer ports section will display the printer ports dialog. It is not a general logging program with award tracking etc. Voice keyer software category is a curation of 7 web resources on, voice keyer, voice keyer deluxe, voice keyer for android. A this sample dll, on the other hand, uses the multimedia timer of windows, and the fsk keying is fully controlled by software. With the icom 7300 we only have one cw jack on the back of the radio. Function keys, messages and macros n1mm logger plus.
I have to say that n1mm is one of the best logging software ever made for ham radio operators. This is because the program is unaware of icom vfo b frequency in so2r mode. By connecting both keying outputs together with a yadaptor or splitter, either can key the radio. Cwget uses the computer sound card and only requires connecting the radio external speaker jack into the sound card. Elecraft k3 interfacing to n1mm contest logging software. N1eus parallel port cw keying with writelog under winxp. N1mm use at cmara field day west morris amateur radio. Likewise, if you have an lpt parallel port cw interface see schematics below, you can enable it by checking the box next to lpt in the configure interfaces dialog. Nonactive radiobandmap control key assignments jump to spots tune. The screenshot below displays the port settings from the n1mm config menu. Then, before running the program for the first time, download and run the latest update first. In addition to controlling cw and ptt, n1mm logger uses the lpt port to control popular so2r control boxes, and to send band information to a band decoder for automatic antenna or bandpass filter switching. After much troubleshooting, and some web consultation with several helpful hams, the problem was resolved.
Pa ptt unchecked in my case for acom, which uses the amp keying loop from the orion. Win4k3suite has proven reliability under contest conditions. Updated 20190702 introduction this is an open source arduino based cw morse code keyer with a lot of features and flexibility, rivaling commercial keyers which often cost significantly more. This software combination has made rtty contesting a point and click operation and combined with the increase in rtty operators can create high qso rates during contests. Feb 18, 2017 generally, youll want a winkeyer that connects to a usb port on your computer and to your key jack on your radio.
Now, i want to tie the remote rig setup into the n1mm logger program to retrieve frequencymodesend cwsend rtty. Mar 29, 2011 so2r station using elecraft k2, icom ic7000, dx doubler, and n1mm software. After a bit of frustration with poor documentation, ive got my laptop connected to my new k3 using the elecraft kusb usb to serial adapter. In addition to controlling cw and ptt, n1mm logger uses the lpt port to. So2r station using elecraft k2, icom ic7000, dx doubler, and n1mm software. Feb 24, 2016 keying characteristics such as weight and many others can easily be set using downloadable software from k1el. N1mm use at cmara field day west morris amateur radio club. N1mm overview software installation hardware software setup database setup contest log setup. Uses sound card for dvk but also dvk interface for w9xt and other dvk interfaces.
Go to config configure ports and check the box for the lpt port you will use and youre finished. If you are running a small operation, i would recommend you use dx mode. Before you connect the usb cable, install the ftdx3000 usb driver. Contest logging software free software for phone, cw, and digital modes home files documents support website n1mm logger documentation digging deeper supported radios 2. Digital master 780 dm780 cw send cw interface how to. The software does not display or record the radio band mode and frequency. The code can be used with a full blown arduino board or an avr microcontroller chip can be programmed and used directly in a circuit. The program s features are continually changing, and the manual may sometimes fall behind the code when this happens. This 6 foot cable plugs directly from your computers rs232 port to your radios cw jack 18 or 14 wadapter. Examples are provided that have been installed and run on an ic756 and now on an ic 7700 radio with a basic win 7 pc. Generally, youll want a winkeyer that connects to a usb port on your computer and to your key jack on your radio. Elecraft using n1mm to key a k3 with no outboard keyer. When n1mm suggests a configuration, it is usually safe to use it.
You can transmit both from the keyboard and from a paddle connected to serial, game or lpt port. So the radio has one cable to the pc, the usb cable. Despite warnings about garbled keying when the computer gets overloaded, i never had that problem. Im trying to set up n1mm to send cw to my k3 for arrl dx cw next weekend.
Hardware software setup 1 from the n1mm main window, select config configure ports, mode control, audio, other. Esm enter send message mode just press the enter key to make a qso. The setting is on my 7300 single cable post but matching n1mm keying settings to what you set on the radio will generate keying i dont have the exact configuration in front of me but it is doable. The n1mm logger is a freeware program designed to do contest logging and some general logging. Elecraft k2, dx doubler, and n1mm kg3v ham radio blog. The official platform for discussing the n1mm logger plus contest logging program. A so2r software radio lockout for preventing both radios from.
My interest then waned until 2002 when i discovered mmtty and n1mm. If you use extfsk or lpt keying for fsk with the mmtty standalone program, they will not work when using the mmtty plugin for writelog. N1mm logger plus is free software featuring automatic cw generation, rotator and radio control, suport for so2r, cluster support, winkeyer interface, import export cabrillo and adif formats and many more features. I would focus on the software and maybe doublecheck to make sure the cable is. Mrp40 is a powerful and highlyeffective ham radio software program that decodes received cw audio that has been fed to a computers sound card. Set your frequency by typing it into the callsign textbox and hitting enter. With one exception, usbtoparallel adapters will not work here. Configurer settings are remembered by the program in the n1mm i file. A drawback is of you have a key connected to the 7300, you wont have the same cw speed control as n1mm. My newer dell inspiron 9300 laptop does not have an lpt port only one com port and 6 usb ports. I have a short cat checklist that i send to people who need help, but in the case of the k3 twin, it. N1mm logger is the worlds most popular ham radio contest logging program. Hams use mrp40 to send and read qrq highspeed cw, to help.
Help with cw keying from laptop tips forum at contesting online. Control of the transceiver ptt and cw keying is made through one of the com or lpt ports. The decoded text is displayed on the computers monitor. The program can interface with your radio using several ports from the computer. The k3 contains a firmware bug that was reported several times and never been fixed which affects users that would like to use ptt via radio command. Orion n1mm, microkeyer, orion and rtty fsk operation.
Dennis, it is actually very easy to get this working, it just looks more complicated than it is. Automatic cw generation lpt and via usb to serial converter rotator control using n1mm rotor, pstrotoraz or arswin grayline window. For fsk keying, mmtty has been using the uart baud rate generator in the serial port hardware. I plan to go to 6y in about 5 weeks and possibly work teh arrl dx ce test. N3fjp has also published schematics for building your own com or lpt port cw interface. This interface was designed for k1eas ct and is still in use today with wintest. Trying to get n1mm logger working under wine winehq forums. Contest program for ham radio contesting events, list of contest software category is a curation of 68 web resources on, super check partial database files, cqx, arrl 10 meter contest log. You could use serial port keying one transistor circuit or. As well as the familiar typeahead buffers, sergei has included a spectrum display window which is used to tune the cw stations into the filter bandpass which you set in the software.
Uses external or computer sound card for digital voice keying, dvk, but also dvk interface for w9xt and other dvk interfaces interfaces well with most radios with built in dvk or cw memory automatic cw generation lpt and via usb to serial converter, or winkeyer rotator control using n1mm rotor, pstrotoraz or arswin. Sm3cer contest service contest software n1mm free contest. Simply download the file into your cwget folder and unzip it and run setup. It contains differences in comment, lookup and other features. Key assignments keyboard shortcuts n1mm logger plus. For cw, phone and digital modes, its combination of contestoptimized features is unmatched. The keyer has two separate keying outputs so you can connect it to two different rigs and then select the active output via the software or command entered at the keyer. As you will notice, there is no lpt option in the ports menu of the rttyrite screen. After posing this problem to the n1mm forum, i was told that n1mm expects to see status bytes from the winkeyer. I am experiencing a problem when using the remote rig winkeyer with n1mmplus. The most common method is to use hardware ptt control from a serial or parallel port via a simple keying circuit. I recommend putting a shortcut cwget icon on your desktop.
The program retains the size and position of windows as specified by the user. This could be, for example, a port that is used for serial port cw keying when. I had always done keying from the computer using a pin on the lpt port. Using so2r key assignments mouse assignments so2r menu software setup lpt keying winkeyer and winkeyerusb keying so2r radio support. The spectrum display is about 2,500hz wide and since the software uses the computer soundcard, the bandwidth of the receiver is not important. Usb is rapidly replacing both rs232 serial ports and lpt parallel ports. It should be, as it is easy to use and displays all the information the ham radio operator needs while operating a contest. With the 6600m, i have one of the cat ports configured for winkeyer. Connectivity is demonstrated to show how communications between the radio and pc can be implemented. N1mm logging software provides a quick and dirty interface with only 2 parts. Using n1mm and the radio breakin we should be also able to key the cw how to configure n1mm for this is out of this scope.
I started operating rtty in 1984 using a dragon 32 6800 cpu computer and g4bmk software and terminal unit. Lpt keying with external so2r controllers using lpt port using winkeyer. If you enter ssb, the program will substitute the customary sideband e. Keying characteristics such as weight and many others can easily be set using downloadable software from k1el. The paddle connects to the keyer which also has a keying output. Im using the usb to serial cable supplied by elecraft.
W2eny rs232 computer key interface ct n1mm cw type ebay. So far we should be able to communicate with the radio through the cat from any software addressing com10. I also have a paddle plugged into the back of the radio. Cw keying rs232 or lpt used usb to rs232 may be needed rs232 dtr for cw keying. N1mm hangs after sending cw characters to the winkeyer to transmit using the function keys. I tried your recommended settings that i saw on the reflector with no luck. This is the screen you see when you select set next to the com port which has been connected to the ftdx3000 this shows the n1mm port settings the first 6 boxes. After you have installed n1mm you can easily update it from within the program. The n1mm documentation describes a simple one transistor, one diode and a couple of resistors circuit that you can hook up to a serial or parallel port on your computer then to the key jack on the radio. However, writelog does have the ability to emulate extfsk starting with version 10. If you are using a version of writelog prior to 10.
For larger operations, use dxpedition mode to minimise satellite data upload sizes, etc. This shows the pc giving commands and sending messages to the keyer via a usb interface. Parallel port parallel lpt port interfacing is quite flexible. Help with cw keying from laptop tips forum at contesting. You must first download and run the full install sometimes also referred to as the base install. Use of cat control, cw keying, digital voice keyer is discussed in extra topics. My newer dell inspiron 9300 laptop does not have an lpt port. Aug 19, 2019 the paddle connects to the keyer which also has a keying output. If a contest is not supported now, it can usually be added using the loggers userdefined contest feature.