Hello Jeff,
Certainly, to the limits of our abilities.
.
I agree that hardware wise it seems OK, but configuration (including
in the hardware) seems the issue.
Can I ask you to check the following items, and I apologize if they
are too basic or if you have already checked them:
1. The server frequencies are given in signal central frequency. It is
the sum (for a USB transmission which what we use on all our servers
irrespective of the band) of the dial frequency of the transceiver and
the Fldigi audio frequency. Example: 10148Khz server frequency =
10147Khz dial plus 1000Hz Fldigi waterfall frequency.
2. Some transceivers have a frequency offset when in "digital" modes
like the Yaesu FT-817 or FT-857/897 series. As an example, in the
FT-817 the menu item number 24 "DIG DISP" represents the offset
between the signal frequency and the displayed frequency. For an
FT-857/897 it is menu item 039 "DIG SHIFT". Personally I use an offset
of zero and calculate the dial frequency manually as above.
3. Make sure that Fldigi is started before Pskmail as this sets the
Fldigi program in a special mode. I am pretty sure there is a warning
message if that is not the case but I wanted to check.
4. Covered in the manual, but let me come back to this: in Fldigi
there are two places to set the audio frequency for Pskmail. First in
the "Misc"/"Sweet Spot" section of the configuration where the "Psk et
al." needs to reflect your chosen audio frequency (say 1000 or 1500Hz
generally). Second in the "Misc" / "Pskmail" section where the
"Carrier Frequency" need to be the same as above.
That's all I can think of at present.
Good luck and don;t hesitate to fire more questions.
All the best,
73, John (VK2ETA)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Jeff McKune <research@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:research@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hello,
I am new to pskMail, but I have been an Fldigi user for a year or
so. I have been through the user manual a couple of times, but I
cannot get pskMail to work. When I request ping, my transmission
takes place on the left side of the waterfall in Fldigi. If a
station server does happen to respond, it looks like it is
responding on the far right side of the waterfall. I have take
the following steps to troubleshoot:
1.) Verified and tried different servers.
2.) Used the Frequency Calculator to make sure I am on the right
frequency.
3.) Verified the configuration settings in Fldigi as specified in
the pskMail manual.
My interface appears to be working correctly, so I do not believe
this is a hardware issue. I suspect some sort of configuration
issue, but I have not been able to resolve it. The instructions
sound straightforward. Would anyone be able to assist me, or
point me in the right direction?
73,
Jeff McKune
KD0JLM
