DVR used with contesting software (N1MM)

[Ron W3ZV]

Trying to figure out a problem. I spent this weekend on the PA QSO
Party. I use the K3 DVR for CQ, MyCall and QSL, TU, QRZ messages,
activated by N1MM macros. When things slowed down I used repeat CQ. I
have a serial port activating PTT with canned messages and my footswitch
for live mic. This is my first outing with this setup. I had previously
used PTT via CAT control for canned messages.

My problem is that when I activated my foot switch close to the time the
repeat CQ was scheduled, I was interrupted by the CQ message when I
began to talk. If the repeat CQ was not imminent, no problem

I don't know if this was a PTT race condition, or a software problem
with the contest logger.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Ron W3ZV
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[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Ron, as far as I can tell this happens with manual PTT asserted any time
during the repeat CQ pause or during transmission.  ESC is the only way
to interrupt the cycle or an actual canned transmission.  This may not
be fixable, depending on the specifics of the K3 CAT messaging (i.e.
does it send a message when PTT is engaged by a footswitch?)

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On 10/12/2015 1:51 PM, Ron W3ZV wrote:

> Trying to figure out a problem. I spent this weekend on the PA QSO
> Party. I use the K3 DVR for CQ, MyCall and QSL, TU, QRZ messages,
> activated by N1MM macros. When things slowed down I used repeat CQ. I
> have a serial port activating PTT with canned messages and my
> footswitch for live mic. This is my first outing with this setup. I
> had previously used PTT via CAT control for canned messages.
>
> My problem is that when I activated my foot switch close to the time
> the repeat CQ was scheduled, I was interrupted by the CQ message when
> I began to talk. If the repeat CQ was not imminent, no problem
>
> I don't know if this was a PTT race condition, or a software problem
> with the contest logger.
>
> Any insight would be appreciated.
>
> Ron W3ZV
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[Bill Frantz]

I had a very similar experience working in the California QSO
Party. I don't think the contest logger was part of the problem
since I had problems with my USB hub and most of the time the
logger couldn't see the K3.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 10/12/15 at 10:51 AM, [hidden email] (Ron W3ZV) wrote:

>Trying to figure out a problem. I spent this weekend on the PA
>QSO Party. I use the K3 DVR for CQ, MyCall and QSL, TU, QRZ
>messages, activated by N1MM macros. When things slowed down I
>used repeat CQ. I have a serial port activating PTT with canned
>messages and my footswitch for live mic. This is my first
>outing with this setup. I had previously used PTT via CAT
>control for canned messages.
>
>My problem is that when I activated my foot switch close to the
>time the repeat CQ was scheduled, I was interrupted by the CQ
>message when I began to talk. If the repeat CQ was not
>imminent, no problem
>
>I don't know if this was a PTT race condition, or a software problem with the contest logger.
>
>Any insight would be appreciated.

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