refusal 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
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
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.
Setup 3: Setup Reporting
Enable Reporting
It is recommended to check this
Callsign
JI1FGX
For some reason I could not enter /DU9
Grid Square
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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.