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Program Setup
Radio Port Mgr
. Edit TNC/modem Port
. Edit Sound Card Port
- Tuning Aid
- Volume Settings
. Edit Parameters
New Port Setup
Network TCP/IP Settings
Radioport Sharing
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Tips, Tricks, & Trouble
Tips and Tricks
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Sound Card Use
. Sound Card Interface
. HF Operations
. 9600 Operations
. Receive Problems
. Transmit
Problems
Help Date:
21 June 2004
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Editing a Port's Properties:
Sound Cards
To edit
the properties of a
sound card
radioport, use the
the list on the RadioPort Manager
screen
to first
select (or highlight) the radioport to edit. Then,
from one of the menus, select
Edit: Properties or
use the
Edit Port Icon
. The Properties for Port#
window
will then appear. Slightly different screens are used for:
Sound Cards (below)
TNC and Modems
Sound Card Properties
The radio port properties for a sound card are initially made when
you run the New Port Setup wizard. The
first time you call up the properties screen for a sound card (as
shown below), you are seeing the settings that were made when you
ran the wizard.
Additional information about editing each setting can be found below
the picture.
Note that there is second tab in this window labeled
TNC
Commands. Selecting his tab brings up a screen with more sound
card settings, such as the 'on air' baud rate, number of reties, TXDelay,
etc. These settings are discussed on a separate
Edit Parameters Help page.
Note: In addition to the two
screens mentioned above, the Tuning Aid
and Volume Control screens are used to
adjust sound card settings.

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PTT Control
- use the drop-down list to select the
RS-232 serial or parallel port that will be used for PTT control (where your
PTT cable
will attach). Select 'RX only' if you don't plan to
transmit and won't be attaching a PTT cable. There
is also an option for users who will be using the SignaLink interface, which
doesn't need a COM or LPT port for PTT control (uses a TX audio detection
circuit).
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Sound Card Selection
- use the drop-down list to select from the available sound cards that Windows
has detected. The list may also show sound devices that are not true sound
cards, such as telephone modem sound devices. Be sure to pick a true sound card.
If you have two or more sound cards in your computer, Windows and other programs
typically (but not always) use the first device listed for their program sounds.
To avoid conflicts, pick another card for PE Pro.
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On
Air Baud Rate
- use the drop down list to specify the 'on air'
radio transmission baud rate you will use to communicate with
the other station:
- 300 KAM - the
rate for HF frequencies but using the KAM TNC
tone pairs of 1600 & 1800 Hz. (See
Sound Card HF Operations.)
- 300 PK232 -
the
rate for on HF frequencies but using the PK-232 TNC
tone pairs of 2110 & 2310 Hz. (See
Sound Card HF Operations.)
- 1200 -
commonly used on VHF/UHF frequencies
- 2400 - less
commonly used on VHF/UHF frequencies
- 9600 - a fast
data rate used on VHF/UHF frequencies, but it
requires special radio requirements and high
signal quality (See
Sound Card 9600 baud operations.)
Note: Only the
left channel baud rate is available for
selection if you have opted for
Single Port
use. The right channel adjustment is 'grayed
out' (not selectable) unless you have selected
Dual Port.
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Clock Speed - an
adjustment to better match the clock speed (Hz) of your
sound card chip with true audio frequencies (Hz).
Some cards run slow or fast and this can distort
the received and transmitted audio.
The default clock speed value is 4, which is
represents "no
speed adjustment". To improve reception of weak packets,
you can experiment with increasing or decreasing
the adjustment factor (trial and error; the adjustment increments
do not reflect a specific Hz). Note that you must
close and re-start PE Pro for the new value to
take effect.
Note: Only the
left channel clock adjustment is available for
selection if you have opted for
Single Port
use. The right channel adjustment is 'grayed
out' (not selectable) unless you have selected
Dual Port.
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Other Settings:
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Single or Dual Port
- most sound cards have stereo capability
(left and right audio channels). If you will be
using only one radio with the sound card, select
Single Port (the left channel). You would
select Dual Port only if you will be
using two radios. If you select Dual
Port and are not interfacing to two radios,
you may experience a double report of each
packet.
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Full Duplex Driver-
by default, Full Duplex is selected (a
checkmark); most newer sound cards can reliably receive
and send audio at the same time (full duplex).
However, if you
ever experience problems when transmitting
(delays, PTT locks),
deselect Full
Duplex so the card only runs half duplex
(receives or sends, but not both at the same time).
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Radio Port
Description - enter words of your choice to help
identify each radio port available. You might enter the band or frequency, baud rate, and/or radio,
e.g.: VHF 1200 Kenwood V7A.
PE Pro will append your words
to TNC device name and the serial port when creating a radio port description,
e.g. SoundCard on COM4: VHF 1200 Kenwood V7A
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