[GreenKeys] Need Help with ITTY and Autostart

[Ron Kolarik]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christian Gauger-Cosgrove" <captainkirk359 at gmail.com>
To: <NNN7DXB at aol.com>
Cc: "greenkeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Need Help with ITTY and Autostart


 
>> Issue:
>>
>> I have MMTTY downloaded on one computer.
>>
> INQUIRY: What is your computer running? Windows XP, Windows
> Shitsa^H^H^H^H^H^HVista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or something else?

Forgot to mention my hasty test was on an XP machine. 

>> Problem:
>>
>> I can hear the TTY audio fine -- loud and clear.
>>
> Now, the question is; can MMTTY hear the audio?
 
> You have two options:

> 2. If you are on any later Windows version... well you're screwed out
> of using the Stereo Mixer because MSFT removed that feature (because
> of course NO ONE uses that </sarcasm>). So, go get a male-male 3.5mm
> cable plug one end into the speaker port, and the other into the
> microphone in port. Unfortunately, there goes your computer's audio
> output, unless you get a Y-cable as well...

I'll have to confirm this on the Win7 radio computer but I don't think
you need the loopback. MMTTY will ask for the input to a sound card even
in Win7. It's a bit confusing for me because I use Virtual Audio Cables
on that setup with MMTTY and a Flex radio.

> I suggest those two fixes just because getting the ITTY audio to the
> program is real problem issue; the remainder are simple "sanity
> checks." (Is my shift 170 Hz? Is my mark tone correct? Am I flipped
> the right way around? Is my baud rate and charater size correct?...)
 
Good suggestions but a fresh install with defaults should get you going.
Make sure if you flush the old install to use something like Revo uninstaller
to get everything.

> Well, you may dislike what I'm about to say, but ditch MMTTY; fldigi
> is much, much nicer in my opinion.
> 
> Here's the fldigi site: http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html
> 
> It does everything MMTTY does, has a somewhat nicer interface, more
> customization; it also does other things (more modes for one... want
> to experiment with MT63, Olivia or DominoEX? Go for it.)

Christian I agree that fldigi is a great piece of software but most of the 
list members only need RTTY decode capability and MMTTY is actually
easier to setup for a noob.  Probably had a bunch of eyes glaze over
at the mention of DominoEX :)......I run a lot of JT65 for reference.

> > Also, if you are using Windows Media Player, please don't VLC is a
> significantly less crap one.

Not quite the words I would use about Media Player but then this is a family list :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Christian


Ron
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