[hpsdr] CW sidetone through speakers on PC instead of Headphone on ANAN SDR

[Joe Martin]

Well, Scott, after examining the current HPSDR PowerSDR software I don’t see that option either.  In fact, I’m having difficulty getting the VAC1 to even work on my machine with the current software/firmware.  I remember being able to monitor CW via VAC1 in earlier versions but perhaps that is no longer possible.  I know there has been a lot of work on the VAC code in HPSDR PowerSDR since I used it in previous versions of HPSDR PowerSDR.  

The ability to disable internal (to the FPGA) CW generation does exist in the presently not-released new protocol via the Transmitter-Specific port command packet protocol (byte 5, bit 1), so I seem to have been confused about that also being in the current-protocol when I sent my comment.  Confusing new and old protocol features is a hazard of working on both simultaneously, I apologize for that.  

As I stated earlier though, and it’s still true, VAC is not a viable option for monitoring CW with HPSDR PowerSDR due to the inherent latency of the VAC paths.  

73, Joe K5SO


On May 4, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Scott Traurig wrote:

> Where is that option in the setup, BTW?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Scott
> 
> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 10:12 PM, Joe Martin <k5so at k5so.com> wrote:
> It can be done if you disable FPGA CW generation (i.e., select the option to generate the CW in the PC rather than in the FPGA) but as a practical matter it’s a moot point due to the latency involved with VAC.
> 
> 73, Joe K5SO