Oh - I forgot to mention (for everyone) that I did find a way to do what I
originally wanted to do - record through the radio mic to a WAV file.
Sorta. I stumbled into this on another reflector.
Before you record, you turn up the monitor audio. Probably way up. Then you
record. The sounds card picks up the monitor audio. I did verify that it
works on the K4, however even with turning the monitor to the max level I'm
not sure there was enough audio level on the playback - it did put out full
power but the K4 ALC levels were low**. So on air tests would be needed.
(Yes I had all Windows sound card levels also maxed out.)
73 jeff wk6i
** FYI on a K4 you adjust your mic gain for an ALC reading of 5-7 on
transmit. I was seeing 1-2 on playback.
On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi Don - My request has gotten more involved since I first made it, since
> I now also have to set something up on an FTDX5000, which does not have an
> internal sound card. This is for a multi-2 setup where ideally you want
> each operator to be able to sit down, record their 3 files, and go.
>
> Off list I was sent a file describing how to set up to key an internal DVR
> using radio commands from Writelog macros. That would be great if it works,
> since both FTs have DVRs. If it works I'll report back.
>
> Thanks! - jeff wk6i
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM Don AA5AU <aa5au@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> OK, for grins I tried using my voice files using the IC-7610 internal
>> sound card and it didn't work. I tried using USB and USB-D modes. I had the
>> IC-7610 CODEC set as sound card for transmit in WL Sound Board mixer
>> control.
>>
>> Since that didn't work, I then connected my onboard sound card output to
>> the microphone input (like I did it back in 2018) and it worked after
>> setting the onboard sound card for transmit in WL Sound Board mixer
>> control. I made a contact in the contest.
>>
>> So I'm not sure why I can't use the '7610 USB supplied sound card.
>> Missing something. Maybe I'll open up the Help file next.
>>
>> Don AA5AU
>>
>> On Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 04:48:20 PM CST, Don AA5AU <
>> aa5au@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> There was a very good article in the January 2012 CQ magazine by Jamie
>> Dpuree, NS3T, titled "Who Needs a Microphone for a Phone Contest?". I still
>> have a copy and back in 2018 I used the article to help me set up voice
>> files for WriteLog using a program called Audacity
>> https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
>> I used a $5 mic/headset to record the files. During the ARRL
>> International Grid Chase in 2018, I entered as many contests as I could.
>> Not one who enjoys yelling into a microphone, I was able to use my voice
>> files with WriteLog to run several PHONE contests without having to use a
>> microphone. It was just like CW and RTTY, just working the keyboard.
>> You can find past issues of CQ magazine, including the January 2012 issue
>> here:
>> https://hamcall.net/cq
>> 73, Don AA5AU
>>
>> On Friday, February 28, 2025 at 04:38:10 PM CST, Jeff Stai <
>> wk6i.jeff@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> hi - I don't phone contests very often, you will be able to tell in a
>> second. :)
>>
>> I have a radio that has an internal sound card on a USB port. Let's say
>> what kind of radio doesn't matter for the moment**. What I want to do is
>> be
>> able to record my messages using the microphone on the radio using
>> shift+Fn, thus creating a .wav file, and play them back using using my Fn
>> keys.
>>
>> This seems like it would be perfectly obvious how to do this but after
>> googling and trying stuff for quite a while, I'm left stumped. I'm not
>> getting a recording, no .wav file is showing up. I know the mic is
>> working.
>> Help?
>>
>> thanks! - jeff wk6i
>>
>> ** I'm currently trying to get this working on a K4 to see how it's done,
>> but later I'm going to another shack where I'm going to want to set this
>> up
>> on an FTDX10. Thus the generic question.
>>
>>
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