When  I load the program the frequency box is read and I cannot enter a frequency 

72, Bob KI0G

Bob,

you can enter any frequency your rig supports. I suspect you trying to say you cannot select frequencies from the drop down list. When a new mode is added we usually provide a few suggested working frequencies but you must "install" them by resetting the working frequencies table. We do not do this automatically as some users customize this table. Go to "Settings->Frequencies", right-click anywhere in the body of the Working Frequencies table and press the "Reset" button that appears.

73
Bill
G4WJS.

Thanks again Bill.

This is the trick!. The issue is indeed the internal soundcard setting in the FTDX101. Followed your instruction as per link below and adjusted the RPORT GAIN to just get ALC reading on the meter.
Default setting of the RPORT is 50 and my setting now is 2, just above nothing... But I can control the PWR slider and lokks linear and stable now.
I can play a little with the setting in the Windows audio mixer and have the RPORT now at position 5 and the audio mixer at -10dB. This gives me a good control over de power without ALC reading.

It looks that the audio gain inside the FTDX101 is much higher then the external soundcard in my microham USB Interface III that I use for the FT1000.

73, Nic PA3ADU

On 18/02/2021 16:00, Jim White wrote:

I have WSTJ-X set up to work with a FTDX-101D and all works great on digital modes except 6 meters.  On 6 I use a tower mounted LNA and with the previous radio used a sequencer to put the LNA in transmit before PTTing the radio and power amp.  WSJT was set up to PTT a Signal Link which PTTd the sequencer which put the LNA in TX, PTTd the radio then the amp.

The FTDX101 uses a direct USB cable between the PC and the radio and a driver that creates two virtual COM ports.  One port is for CAT control, the other for PTT and the digital audio.  So the PC running WSJT keys the radio directly and the radio PTTs the amp. But nothing puts the LNA into TX.
I built a USB PTT circuit with a 2N2222 but that does not work because the radio uses the same COM port for PTT and digital mode audio.  There is a separate PTT jack on the back of the radio and the sequencer PTTs the radio OK on that jack.  In WSJT if I set the PTT to the 2N2222 interface it PTTs the sequencer OK but no audio gets to the radio.  There does not seem to be a way to split the PTT from the audio COM ports.

So the question is, given the limitations of the FTDX101 (and similar Yaseu radios I assume), how can a sequencer be used with WSJT to PTT the LNA, radio and amp, and still have audio going to the radio?

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Jim, WD0E

Jim,

audio is not sent via COM ports, the audio streams over the USB are separate from the virtual COM ports. The rig menu is where you need to look, the settings MODE PSK/DATA - DATA MOD SOURCE needs to be set to REAR to disable the mic and take audio from the USB connection or rear DATA socket, MODE PSK/DATA - RPTT SELECT determines where the PTT is sourced in DATA modes, set it to DAKY to use the PTT pin on the rear DATA/RTTY socket.

I don't have an FTdx101 so cannot verify this, it is possible that using the rear DATA/RTTY socket PTT pin only allows Tx audio via DATA IN pin of the same socket, but the user manual doesn't say that and the table on Page 70 of the English owners manual seems to imply the two settings are completely independent.

Note that the RCA socket labelled PTT on the rear panel is not the input you should be using, that is wired in parallel to the front panel MOX switch and is not going to do the same as the read DATA/RTTY PTT pin.

73
Bill
G4WJS.

I received the following suggestion from HRD today as the problem seems to be isolated to using WSJT-X with HRD and controlling the rig with HRD. I'll give it a try for a few days and report back.

Wow! Thanks Bill.  This isn't good news obviously, but it confirms my suspicion that its a windows issue most likely introduced with an update gone wrong. If you have any hints I'd love to hear them.  Otherwise, I guess I get to have the "fun" of dealing with Microsoft support.  I recall once I had a similar problem that got solved by installing a patch / mix program but that was years ago and I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called! At any rate thanks for the help.  I really would like to get this going again on this machine.

Chris, AB6QK

When  I load the program the frequency box is read and I cannot enter a frequency 

I have WSTJ-X set up to work with a FTDX-101D and all works great on digital modes except 6 meters.  On 6 I use a tower mounted LNA and with the previous radio used a sequencer to put the LNA in transmit before PTTing the radio and power amp.  WSJT was set up to PTT a Signal Link which PTTd the sequencer which put the LNA in TX, PTTd the radio then the amp.

The FTDX101 uses a direct USB cable between the PC and the radio and a driver that creates two virtual COM ports.  One port is for CAT control, the other for PTT and the digital audio.  So the PC running WSJT keys the radio directly and the radio PTTs the amp.  But nothing puts the LNA into TX.
I built a USB PTT circuit with a 2N2222 but that does not work because the radio uses the same COM port for PTT and digital mode audio.  There is a separate PTT jack on the back of the radio and the sequencer PTTs the radio OK on that jack.  In WSJT if I set the PTT to the 2N2222 interface it PTTs the sequencer OK but no audio gets to the radio.  There does not seem to be a way to split the PTT from the audio COM ports.

So the question is, given the limitations of the FTDX101 (and similar Yaseu radios I assume), how can a sequencer be used with WSJT to PTT the LNA, radio and amp, and still have audio going to the radio?

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Jim, WD0E

Hello,
I thought I would post this because it always trips me up.  Often when there is a Windows 10 update it changes my sound card settings and it takes me a while to correct them.
The update changes my settings for Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Noise Suppression and turns them on.  I have to locate those setting again and turn them back off.  With them turned on, my waterfall is filled with vertical stripes and is unusable.  The system won't decode either.  FLDIGI is also knocked out of commission until they are turned off again.
73!
Mike

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 10:34 AM, Jeff Stillinger wrote:

The lack of reading instruction manuals.

In fairness, most manuals for technical products today are so very poorly written as to be little more than a detailed feature list.

There are some obvious contributors to this unfortunate situation (consumer’s strong desire not to want to have to learn anything, cost reduction in product production, etc…), but here's one I haven't heard anyone express.

Ham gear has gone through 3 major phases in my lifetime:
Phase 1) The equipment would literally kill you if you didn't know what you were doing.
Phase 2) You were safe from the equipment, but you could easily destroy the equipment if you didn't know what you were doing.
Phase 3) You can do all sorts of profoundly abusive things to the equipment and it will protect both you and itself.

Who needs to read the manual if there are no significant consequences for not doing so?

I sure miss the manuals that not only gave a brief explanation of a feature, but explained the theory behind their operation, described unique aspects of that manufacturer’s implementation, gave practical examples of its use, identified potential pitfalls, and in general educated the reader.
An HP or TI  Calculator manual from 20 years ago has more pages than today's Icom or Yaesu manuals!

One quick example... imagine that you don't know what ALC is - now learn how to use ALC from the FT-991A manual. You can't. There are so many assumptions built into the ALC info in the manual that unless you already know how to use it on a Yaesu radio it isn't possible to learn how to set it properly from the manual.

Hi,

I use glogg for it. It was designed for analyzing system logs and can cope with gigabyte files.

73! de Miloš, OK1FMY

Hi Ken.

If you're looking for a way to open it when it gets very large, Notepad++ has no trouble opening it as compared to standard Notepad.

73.
Carl - WC4H

Hi Michael.

GridTracker and JTAlerts can both do that and more.  A lot of people use one or both of them.

73
Carl - WC4H

It is built-in in JTDX Neil...

Thanks Bill

I had gone there looking for info on the usage of that tab, I was quite confused when I saw the difference, but like you said it does take time to do all the changes to the program and documentation. 

Regards

Ian