JI1FGX/DU9 Amateur Radio Diary, Mindanao, Philippines, IOTA OC-130.
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Yesterday's access.
Introduction. [Lily Diary.
A diary of life in Mindanao.

   
25/07/13  IARU HF Contest
25/07/10 Software updates
25/07/08 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair
25/07/07 CQ Machine Program
25/06/21 LoTW system upgrade
25/06/18 RG8 for 3.5MHz arrived
25/06/15  Time setting Ver0.5
25/06/14 Drone Habsan ZINO arrives
25/06/12 Philippine Independence Day
25/06/11 Algeria 7X2RF QSL card.
25/06/10 Translation API Program
25/06/09 DXCC150 award certificate arrived
25/06/08 AutoCWType_Ver1.4.1
25/06/07 Introducing the Shack
25/06/06 A portrait drawn by ChatGPT.
25/05/26 Windows full-width/half-width switching.
25/05/17 OK2ZAW BCD to 16 converter.
25/05/16 For 3.5MHz Zepp antenna.
Stepping motors
25/05/15 3.5MHz stepping motor design.
25/05/14 3.5MHz tuning coil installed.
25/05/11 3.5MHz antenna installation completed.
25/05/03 JTDX Autonomous Driving Program Ver0.4.3.
25/04/26 Drone Habsan ZINO.
25/04/25 Time setting Ver0.3.
25/04/24 AutoCWType_Ver1.3.
25/04/23 Preparing for FTDX3000 LCD repair.
25/04/22 Installation plan for 3.5MHz Zepp antenna.
25/04/21 AutoCWType_Ver1.1.
25/04/20 10,14MHz antenna installation completed.
25/04/19 JTDX Autonomous Driving Program Ver0.4.1.
25/04/19 14MHz antenna pole installed.
25/04/18 ThinkPad X390 repair completed.
25/04/17 Search is now possible.
25/04/15 Preparing the 10MHz dipole.
25/04/12 Hexbeam Part8.
25/04/06 My ThinkPad X390 is broken.
25/04/05. Time setting program.
25/03/31 JTDX Autonomous Driving Program.
25/03/30 Automatic log sending from CWType to Hamlog.
25/03/21 Hexbeam Part 7.
25/03/20 FreeDV Part 3 First QSO.
25/03/18 FreeDV Part 2 QSO in the shack.
25/03/16 Hexbeam Part 6.
25/03/15 Install FreeDV Part1.
25/03/09 Hexbeam Part5.
25/03/07 Hexbeam Part 4.
25/03/05 28MHz antenna modification
25/03/01 FTDX3000 is broken!
25/02/28 Pileup at 50MHz FT8.
25/02/28 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair.
25/02/27 Tower pipe rebuilding plan.
25/02/26 Direction to Japan from Ozamiz.
25/02/26 28MHz is not available.
25/02/23 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair.
25/02/22 Hexbeam Part 3
25/02/21 Hexbeam Part 2
25/02/18 28MHz antenna construction.
25/02/17 18,24MHz antenna height construction.
25/02/16 Z26NS Cosovo.
25/02/14 21MHz FT8
25/02/12 7,21MHz antenna repair.
25/02/08 Operating CW at 21MHz.
25/02/05 DXV500ZS linear amplifier failure.
25/01/19 Input Director.
25/01/14 Temporary license renewal.
FreeDV Part1 installed (2025/03/15) 
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After installing FreeDV, I have been able to transmit, but have not been able to make contact at this time.
I cannot hear any signal at all on any of the bands.

I'm still trying to figure out if there's something wrong with the settings.
In a Facebook conversation, I learned about something called FreeDV!
I found this page
In the middle of that page, you'll see "About the current versionClick on the link "Click on the link
You can download it from the "Available Binary Releases" section further down on the page that opens
Clicking on the downloaded file will launch the installer
Press "Next" to proceed with a few things, including where to install the software.
Press "Install" and after a while the Python installation will start.

The first time you install it, it will take a while here, but just wait.
Before starting FreeDV, switch the DATA mode setting of the FTDX3000 from the menu.

Menu 67 MODE DATAPSK to OTHERSswitching over to
After installation is complete and FreeDV is started, Easy Setup is launched


If you are playing FT8, you can enter almost all of these settings and you're good to go!
However, only the microphone array will choose a headset or other device instead of USB.
In my case, I connected it to a FTDX3000.
FTDX3000 and ThinkPad X390 connected via USB cable
Setup 1: Select Sound Device
Radio Device USB Audio CODEC
Decoded audio plays back through Speaker (USB Aufio CODEC)
Transmitted audio records through Microphone array (Realtek(R)Audio)
Setup 2: Setup Radio Control
Hamlib CAT Control  
Rig Model FTDX3000
Serial Device COM8
Serial Rate 38400
PTT uses CAT

Setup 3: Setup Reporting  
Enable Reporting   It is recommended to check this
Callsign JI1FGX For some reason I could not enter /DU9
Grid Square PJ18wf  
After setup, you will see this Waterfall screen
Select Mode, then select the frequency in ReportFreq(MHz) and press Start button to start reception.
Looking at FreeDV Reporting, Mode seems to be RADEV1

Maybe it's just my computer, but the mouse cursor stops responding for a few seconds after I press Start.
Spectrun Screen
Select [Tool]-[FreeDV Reporting] to see the band
When Track is checked, the frequency automatically switches to the frequency selected on the main screen.
Your own voice monitored by From Mic
Right-click on the PTT and select "Monitor Transmitted audio" to monitor your voice
Right click on Voice Keyer/FreeDV CQ and select "Record new voice keyer file".
You can record your own CQs, etc.
You can also click on Voice Keyer/FreeDV CQ to send out the recorded voice.
March 09, 2024   Mar. 16, 2025