[hpsdr] PTT and CW with Penelope

[Willi Reppel]

Hi Roger,

I tried to verify your findings and confirm that also my setup of Atlas,Ozi, 
Mercury and Penny functions as described by you. So if you want to switch to 
transmit mode in cw without entailing an hf-output from Penny, you have to 
disable "Break in" on the GUI or PTT in Setup/General and to click on the 
MOX switch to make the transition from rx to tx. My suggestion to pull pin 1 
of the DB-25 connector of Penny to ground does not make any difference and 
works like pushing the PTT button on the mike. The programmers had QSK in 
mind.

Best 73 de
SM6OMH Willi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Rehr" <73w3sz at gmail.com>
To: "Willi Reppel" <wi.re at telia.com>
Cc: <hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] PTT and CW with Penelope


> Thanks Willi!
>
> I will give your suggestion a try.  I am sure the DB-25 on Ozy will  work 
> for PTT, as you recommend.
>
> The CW works fine for me; I was already using the DB-9 connector for  it 
> as you recommend.
>
> My point is just that the PTT connection on Penelope does not work as  it 
> should in CW mode, at least for me, and unless I am doing something 
> wrong, others will be adversely affected when they go to use the PTT 
> connection on Penelope for PTT in CW mode.  Since the PTT on Penelope 
> works fine in voice modes, and since it works in CW mode with other 
> PowerSDR/hardware configurations it would seem to possibly be a  software 
> or firmware error that may be correctable.  While the Ozy  connection is a 
> 'work-around', it would be nice to be able to use the  PTT connector on 
> Penelope as one would expect to be able to use it.
>
> Also, I would just prefer not to have to rewire 5 nicely done HPSDR 
> cables because of a coding error, if one exists and if it can be 
> corrected.  Things look so nice at present, and won't look as nice if  I 
> have to rework the cables  ;)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Roger Rehr
> W3SZ
> http://www.nitehawk.com/w3sz/osxhpsdrserver.htm
>
>
> On Jun 21, 2009, at 1:25 PM, Willi Reppel wrote:
>
>> Hi Roger,
>>
>> For using cw mode, I have connected my keyer to pins 5,6 and 7 of  the 
>> DB-9 connector of Ozy as described in Janus & Ozy manual, page  10. To 
>> switch from receive to transmit in cw mode, you should  connect pin 1 of 
>> the  DB-25 connector of Penny to ground if you like  to use a foot switch 
>> or other type of rx/tx switch. Try this for a  difference and see if it 
>> solves your problem.
>>
>> Best 73
>> SM6OMH  Willi
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Rehr" <73w3sz at gmail.com>
>> To: <hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 6:36 PM
>> Subject: [hpsdr] PTT and CW with Penelope
>>
>>
>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I have several HPSDRs [Ozy/Penelope/Mercury] running, and am using 
>>> versions of software/firmware from early to recent.  With each one,  I 
>>> have an annoying anomaly with PTT that I do NOT see with PowerSDR  1.16 
>>> and my Flex5000 or with WU2X PowerSDR/K3 IF Stage v0.92 and my  K3.
>>>
>>> Specifically, with the Penny/Merge PowerSDR 12Apr2009 or 10Jun2009  and 
>>> with Firmware either:
>>> Ozy 20090201
>>> Ozy 12
>>> Mercury 26
>>> Penelope 11
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> Ozy 20090524
>>> Ozy 14
>>> Mercury 27
>>> Penelope 12
>>>
>>> when I activate PTT via the 3.5 mm stereo connector on Penelope  when 
>>> in CW mode, it causes Penelope to go to key down condition  and send CW 
>>> carrier.  This is not as it should be, and not as it is  with the other 
>>> non-HPSDR PowerSDR systems noted above.  What should  happen when PTT 
>>> is activated is that Penelope should go to  transmit mode, but not send 
>>> a carrier until the CW key is closed.
>>>
>>> If I activate transmit mode by clicking on the MOX button this  problem 
>>> does not occur.
>>>
>>> I have tried various combinations of PowerSDR settings with no  success 
>>> in correcting this misbehavior [including messing with:
>>> disable PTT
>>> All Mode Mic PTT
>>> Break in Enabled].
>>>
>>> PTT works as it should in voice modes.
>>>
>>> I do have ring and mic jumpers set properly on Penelope [PTT to  ring 
>>> and MIC to tip in my case].
>>>
>>> Anyone else observe this?
>>>
>>> What is the cure?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Roger Rehr
>>> W3SZ
>
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