[DXLog.net - Support] DXlog.net with PowerSDR and CW Skimmer?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Andrew O'Brien <k3ukandy at gmail.com> wrote:

> CW Skimmer is working fine .  My issue is how to set up so that when I hit
> a DXLOG.net function key the Flex radio keys send sends CW.  When PowerSDR
> is set with just DXLOG.net all works well, CW is sent from the Function
> keys.  This is achieved with 2 pairs of virtual serial ports .  3-13, 4-14.
> PowerSDR has port 13 for CAT and port 14 is set in PowerSDR for CAT.
>  DXLOG.net is set for CAT on port 3 .
>

Huh?  Port 13 and 14 are set for CAT?  Or is port 14 set for CW?  Which
port for PTT?  Which pins?

First, I don't really understand DDUtil.  Can't DXLog.net just connect
directly to the Flex Radio Virtual Serial ports 3 and 4?

Second, doesn't PowerSDR let you assign DTR and RTS to CW/PTT, on the
*same*COM Port that is used for CAT, like the K3 does?  It should work
OK with a
separate CAT port too.  Of course DXLog.net must be configured to send CW
and PTT on these same COM port pins.  CW is sent via ON/OFF keying, not CAT
commands.  I suppose you have that working.

Finally, if the problems happen when using CW Skimmer, it is because *CW
Skimmer uses OmniRig*, and OnniRig tries to open CAT ports (it will not
share them).  This is mostly useless, so you need to update the OmniRig
configuration, to set it to "no radio," so it doesn't open any COM ports.
 You can prove this is the problem by starting FlexRadio and DXLog.net
first, *then* start CW Skimmer.  OmniRig will not be able to get to the CAT
ports and everything should work normally.

Maybe you could explain what you are trying to do with CW Skimmer in this
setup, VFO tracking?  Click-to-tune?  I don't think that works unless CW
Skimmer is in 3 kHz Audio mode or SoftRock-IF mode.  Which are you using?

If the latter, just configure everything (DXLog.net and CW Skimmer) to use
OmniRig for rig control. OmniRig has PowerSDR support.  Then the radio's
COM port will be shared nicely by OmniRig.  Keep CW/PTT on a separate CAT
port.

73,
Bob, N6TV

If I try various settings to use DDutil so that I can add CW Skimmer to
> this mix, the CW PTT in DXLOG function keys  no longer works.  Probably
> because I am making a stupid mistake in setting it up.
> Andy K3UK
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Andrew O'Brien <k3ukandy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >  However, I  would
>> > like to also run CW Skimmer and DDutil so that CW Skimmer can also share
>> > the frequency information. I can't figure out how to set DDutil,
>> PowerSDR,
>> > and DXlog so that DXlog sends CW, as I said... I can do it without
>> DDutil
>> > being involved but not with.
>> >
>>
>> CW Skimmer was designed to share frequency information with a logging
>> program and radio via "Announce" messages and other commands sent or
>> posted
>> to the telnet window, not via DDutil or OmniRig or similar methods that
>> require a COM port.  This allows "RigSync" to be accomplished in a more
>> universal way.
>>
>> For example, if you click on a callsign in the CW Skimmer window, CW
>> Skimmer posts a message to the telnet clients:
>>
>> To ALL de SKIMMER <2031Z> : Clicked on "K0AD" at 14034.7
>>
>>
>> If you click on an empty spot in the Skimmer Waterfall, CW Skimmer
>> generates:
>>
>> To ALL de SKIMMER <2031Z> : Clicked on "" at 14041.5
>>
>> This is called "Click to Tune".
>>
>> So whether you are using a FlexRadio or any radio, DXLog.net could watch
>> for these commands in the cluster monitoring code, then send CAT commands
>> the proper Radio to QSY to that frequency, and optionally fill in the
>> callsign, similar to clicking on a spot on the DXLog.net band map.  In
>> practice, though, the DXLog.net band map has a much wider frequency span,
>> and if you click on CW Skimmer, the keyboard/mouse focus will switch to CW
>> Skimmer, whereas you really want to keep it connect to DXLog.net at all
>> times.  (N1MM has a nice feature:  it periodically forces mouse/keyboard
>> focus back to itself, every 5 to 10 seconds or so, allowing you to
>> temporarily click on other software like HamCAP while you keep operating.)
>>
>> The CW Skimmer waterfall can also be made to "track" the active radio's
>> VFO, *if* the logging program sends special "cluster" commands to CW
>>
>> Skimmer via the telnet connection, whenever the VFO frequency changes,
>> like
>> this:
>>
>> SKIMMER/QSY 14017.0
>>
>>
>> To flag dupes or highlight a new band country multiplier in a different
>> color on CW Skimmer's display, the logging program could send:
>>
>> SKIMMER/STATUS K0AD 14034.7 DUPE
>> SKIMMER/STATUS S51WO 14017.0 BNDCTY
>>
>>
>> All of this is clearly documented in the CW Skimmer help text.  FYI,
>> Win-Test implemented CW Skimmer waterfall tracking only, but not
>> click-to-tune or callsign highlighting, as far as I can tell.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob, N6TV
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