[WT-support] Some guestions and suggestions

[Olivier F5MZN]

Marko Holmavuo wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>>
>>> Set up used was 2 X FT1000MP Mark V, ZS4TX Super Combo
>>> keyer and desktop computer with Win 98.
>>>
>>> There´s some things I'd like to ask or suggest.
>>>
>>> - Doing advanced SO2R on SSB, I need to press shift + function
>>> key twice before message is sent to B-radio. And also after
>>> sending some message to B-radio I need to press F1 twice
>>> to get back to A-radio again.
>>> After 1st hit of shift + function key, TX goes on just for
>>> a very short time and no DVK message is played.
>>
>>
>>
>> It can be a normal issue if you used the ZS4TX integrated voice keyer, 
>> because it is not supported by win-test. It is necessary to use the 
>> sound card voice keyer. The reason is that SO2R advanced mode in 
>> Win-Test needs to know when the transmition goes OFF.
> 
> 
> I don't fully understand this issue now. When sending message to radio 
> B, WT just have to switch TX Control LPT pin to radio B and launch 
> message lifting some message driver LPT pin up. This is not any problem 
> for other logging sw, not N1MM, not CT, not N6TR, so I don't believe 
> that this any problem for WT:) If there appears such problems, it should 
> be possible to fix it. Of course, advanced mode doesn't work yet with 
> ZS4TX (because RX control information from LPT are missing), but this 
> shouldn't make any problems with TX control. If we focus just for the TX 
> part, why WT have to know when transmition goes off? ZS4TX users can at 
> this time use ZS4TX features for RX switching, but I don't see any 
> reason why TX control and DVK control cannot work. The procedure should 
> be similar and not related what kind of SO2R controller device you are 
> using, if only the LPT control pins are compitable.
> 
> I propose that other ZS4TX users could test this one, and confirm if 
> such behaviour exists. I will test it also as soon as I go to my contest 
> QTH, but it can take some time.

With the SO2R advanced mode, it is necessary that the hardware tells the 
software when the transmission of the recorded message goes off. As far 
as I know, the only interface which has this capability today on the 
marker is the EZMaster.

If you want to you use the ZS4TX with its integrated voice keyer, the 
only way is the "SO2R" mode (not the "Advanced SO2R" mode). In "SO2R" 
mode, the "Headphone Latch" mode (=listen the secondary radio during 
transmit) in the "Operating" menu would feed your needs.

73,
-- 
Olivier / f5mzn