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1. This user manual describes the operation of the CTR family of radio control products produced by www lynovation com These products allow the user to control amateur radios using Windows based Pocket PCs running Pocket PC 2002 Mobile 2003 Mobile 2005 and some Mobile 6 devices with 320x240 displays Connections can be via direct serial Bluetooth wireless technology TCP IP Internet and Wifi wireless TCP IP Products include the following CTR Remote radio control software for the Pocket PC CTR PC Windows based control software for the PC CTR Revr radio control Pocket PC software for the Icom PCR1000 receiver CTR PCRevr Windows based PC control software for the Icom PCR1000 receiver CTR Server serial port server software for Windows that allows CTR Remote to access a radio connected to a serial port on your PC over a TCP IP network connection CTR Bridge serial port server software for Windows that allows you to bridge multiple TCP IP network connections to a single serial port CTR BlueLync a custom designed Bluetooth serial interface for the radio that allows you to control your radio wirelessly using the built in Bluetooth capabilities in your Pocket PC or PC ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT Several conventions are used in this document Pocket PC is abbreviated PPC Bold text is used for menu names menu paths or button names Example File gt Options gt Set Time means select the Set Time optio2. CTR Server 1 00 08 Added an option to allow the serial port to remain active when in Listen mode This keep s the Icom PCR1000 radio active when CTR Revr is off line CTR USER MANUAL REV5 7 4 28 2008 CTR REMOTE By its very nature the Pocket PC is a small device with an equally small operating system and limited resources The design philosophy behind CTR Remote has always been to control the radio not manage the radio You won t find memory management or many radio specific features in this program There are simply too many rigs on the market to make this program compatible with all of the various features in each rig Therefore CTR Remote contains a basic set of standard commands that work with the Yaesu Kenwood Icom and Elecraft K2 radios New models are continually being added to the list of supported radios on the www lynovation com web site The basic command set includes the following e Set and read the primary VFO frequency e Set and read the radio s mode e Set the tone DCS control coding FM only depends on manufacturer support e Set the transmit offset frequency FM only depends on manufacturer support e Read the S Meter depends on radio model e Read the squelch unsquelched mode of the radio depends on manufacturer and model FEATURES CTR Remote is optimized for Pocket PC Mobile 2003 2005 devices with integrated Wifi and or Bluetooth connectivity It also runs on Pocket PC 2002 devices an
3. DX TAB FEATURE is ia ot 22 DAX C SECC AAA tad ZZ Chanememe DX Custer Address rasieren A sE 23 RN 23 Downloading previous ACEON AA A ES 24 Trackin E ARICA NE A ean E AA a 24 TX ODOM MEAT aa 24 Saving ond Opening DX Cluster o dia 25 KEY TAB PEA LURES iraa N T E O 25 CONTA eses 25 IVES SUC DULLONS Saa 26 TCV Oi OMS MENTA AA e 27 KOV SANNO S O A A 27 CTR USER MANUAL REV5 2 4 28 2008 A O eee EES SEU PRET eh EN wee eee eS PT 28 Be ANDSCOPRE 2 icavucaced ca o eases case 29 SATA E TE DARAS COPE AREA AAA Aia 29 What the bands Cope HOWSIOU wicca oe AAA AA AAA anda es Pa ee a 29 Bana CODES CNS TIVA AAA AAA A ee 30 II RE Tae rater OR RE Ee aie rt on eR Oey eae em Ree oe ae er 30 ADON OS DONS COPE AA TA IAE A ER 30 ETRESER VER dais 31 INSTALLINGCER SERVE Roach 31 UNINSTALLING TRESERVER lt a is 31 PROGRAM OPERATION toas 32 CONNECTING PROWE CT a acacia 32 CTR aE ET YIN Cia dios 33 REXTURES soria ario ca aorta orinar acceda 33 SPECIE ATION Si ads 34 POCKET PC CONFIGURATION lt a ir Aaien 34 PE CONFIGURATION tr A ora ude 36 KEMOTE AUDIO cascesccvetsaccedoccesecncaseccesawsahscoadsccscan Save conacecedceecebeesadsececdoxiebecnensecccubedabeceebiencasosSeueoonaseseccoeetess 36 MICROSOFT PORTRATI ogra ect ae ea east re eee ie E O O 37 PC CON TAIANA ee 37 Pocket FEL onfi eura ON E A A R E A O 38 RAN SCT AEE woes E EI was ae saat aw ee da 38 SOS UD ICI A aa 39 FUTURE PRODUCTS as 41 CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 O INTRODUCTION
4. To disconnect the connection click the Cancel button CTR USER MANUAL REV5 40 4 28 2008 CTR PC CTR PC is a Windows based version of CTR Remote It is provided free to registered users of CTR Remote Frequency lists and log files can be shared between all versions of CTR software Although it looks slightly different it has the same basic user interface and the controls operate the same The main difference in the user interface is that the Window menu contains the options for the List Log and DX windows Option buttons allow you to show or hide each of these windows depending on your need Window D Cluster Show Freg List Toggle Priority Priority Sort by Add Edit Delete w Track Selected Save Scan Activity CTR PCRevr looks and operates exactly the same as CTR PC CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 CTR PC 3 20 00 Fie Comm Sean Window Ctrl keyer CTR Yaesu FT 817 a CTR PC 3 20 00 Fite Comm Sca Swindon 4 ctrl Kever CTR Yaesu FT 817 56 14 058 240 E 56 15 x Radio On line 20 m Jo Clstr cw p 2 kHz On line COM at 9600 baud FT 817 le 15 x Radio On line EL IE Clstr OE 2 kHz 14 058 240 y a On line COM at 9600 baud EELEE ED s D Track Dx Filter Tx Ra er cr Adrs eadx met sx 3507 71 de WAAN 3506 7 FJ DIZV 4 29 2008 4 08 27 AM Telnet session discon
5. CAT port depending on radio e Ideal for portable and mobile use e Great around the house doesn t require a TCP IP Wi Fi server for remote control e Support for future interfaces such as the CTR BlueLync Keyer CTR USER MANUAL REV5 33 4 28 2008 SPECIFICATIONS Bluetooth module BlueRadios Class 1 Input voltage 5 to 14 VDC Tx Rx current max 8 mA idle 35 mA connected typical Frequency Band 2 4 GHz Output power 15 dBm max Baud Rate 1200 to 38 4K baud Antenna Integrated chip antenna or external antenna optional Interface Level Icom CI V Kenwood and Yaesu TTL Elecraft K2 and PCR1000 RS232 Certifications EN FCC SIG Temperature 30 C to 0 C POCKET PC CONFIGURATION To configure the CTR BlueLync interface to operate with your radio and your Pocket PC follow these setup steps 1 Verify that your radio and the interface are setup with the same baud rate NOTE The Baud Rate setting in CTR Remote CTR Revr determines the baud rate of the serial port connected to your radio They should match 2 Plug the interface into your radio and apply external power if required The green LED should flash indicating the interface has power and is in Listen mode 3 On the Pocket PC turn the Bluetooth radio on This AS is usually done in the Settings gt Connections gt Bluetooth General Bluetooth gt Bluetooth Settings program You will Current profile also set the Accessibility and Services options
6. Scanning mode If the frequency is on the frequency list the memory of the frequency is displayed M 39 in this example If the program is receiving s meter replies from the radio the s meter and the bar graph above the Caling fren ills frequency display will display the value tog ust ox key IE File Comm Scan Options El VFO control Save and Log buttons CTR 2 20 03 P AE 20 41 The program has two internal VFO s These are not the VFO s provided by many radios Click the VFO A button to toggle to VFO B Click it again to toggle back to VFO A ES Click the B A or A B if in VFO B to set the other A oe VFO to the displayed frequency Bom HARRE e Click Save to save the current settings to the List tab An edit window will allow you to enter a name and other information AE ol Click Log to save the current settings to the Log tab File Comm Scan Options E An edit window will allow you to enter other log information Frequency control There are several ways to control the frequency of the CTR 2 20 03 Q 4 20 41 radio Clicking on the frequency display box will bring QRP SSB up a direct entry keypad A horizontal slider control below the frequency display allows you to quickly move from one end of the selected band to the other Individual up down buttons provide direct tuning of the 1 MHz 100 kHz 10 kHz 1 kHz 100 Hz and 10 Hz elements Band changes can be made with the up down buttons on
7. are named using the version of the program Example CTR_v24000_ARM_CABS zip contains the CAB files for CTR Remote version 2 40 00 To install the program 1 Unzip the appropriate CAB file using WinZip There are two CAB files supplied The one you need to use depends upon the version of Pocket PC you are running a If you are running Pocket PC 2002 use the ARM file b If you are running Pocket PC Mobile 2003 2005 6 use the ARMA file Connect your PPC to your PC using ActiveSync Use File Explorer or My Computer on your PC to copy the CAB file to a folder on your PPC On your PPC use File Explorer to select and execute the CAB file It will self extract the CTR EXE file and all associated support files then install and register them Once the install is compete the CAB file is automatically deleted NOTE You may get a popup window notifying you that the program you installed may not display correctly because it was written for a previous version of Pocket PC Ignore this warning it s a Microsoft bug The program is now installed on your PPC There should be a CTR icon in the Start gt Programs menu You will need to create a new folder suggested name CTR under My Documents for your frequency lists and log files CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Functions CTR Remote has five major functions Each function is on a separate tab Ctrl choose your radio connect to it and control the fr
8. new in CTR Revr This tab contains the controls for the radio From here you can set the CTR Reve 1 10 02 fo 4 21 40 volume squelch IF shift LSB USB or CW modes only and control the DSP features if the UT 106 DSP module is installed Additional controls for AGC Noise Blanker Attenuator and AFC are also found on this tab You will also find a DIMF decoder here Control mode and frequency settings are saved when you exit the program File Comm E z a E 100 300 000 E The relative positions of the Volume Squelch IF and DSP controls are displayed on the Ctrl tab by four bars next to the filter list box i oo eo HEN File Comm Scan Options E CTR USER MANUAL REV5 28 4 28 2008 BANDSCOPE The bandscope in CTR Revr is much faster and more useful in CTR Revr This is because the PCR1000 provides better support for this option The bandscope display provides a visual representation of the band activity lts nominal bandwidth depends on the selected frequency step Bandwidth and resolution at each step is shown in the chart below Frequency Bandwidth Frequency Bandwidth Step Step sa a ll As a general rule of thumb the lower the frequency step the higher the resolution but the slower the scope updates 10 kHz is recommended for fast updates when sweeping the band for activity Once traffic is located shift down to 1 or 2 KHz To fine tune a signal shift down to 100 Hz Starting the bandscop
9. not have a Model list veo a BA Kenwood radios contain an ID so the program can 2 14 285 000 E determine the model automatically and the K2 radio is Ed 14 283 000 E the only radio supported in the Elecraft line _ E pr EEN NOTE Selecting an Icom model sets the radio address us T ean ike to the default value You can override this value in the Comm gt icom Adrs menu if needed Once you have selected the correct radio click the On line box to begin polling the radio Once on line the VFO buttons above the frequency display will be visible Warning Make sure you select the correct model Certain commands on some models may lock up other models requiring you to either remove power from the radio and or reset it to its factory default values On line Polling The Polling Speed in the Comm menu sets the rate at which the program polls the radio for changes The default is 350 milliseconds You can increase this value if you find the s meter does not update or the polling adversely affects the operation of your radio Decreasing this value does not affect the actual polling rate since the program takes about 250 milliseconds to update between polls NOTE Not all radio protocols support s meter If the program does not update the s meter graph check your radio s documentation to see if it supports the s meter If it does you may need to adjust the Polling Time in the Comm menu Scan Options Menu The Sc
10. or mobile when parked of course The log supports the following parameters QSO Date and Time Call sign Contest ID UTC Frequency Mode Contest TxSN Tx SN e w Sent erro Rx SN AA Received user selectable fields Name Comments QSO notes Pp a Sent QSL Received Log Editing The Log Options menu allows you to Add Edit or J glcrr 2 2003 Yo Me 2212 Delete an entry Selecting Add or Edit brings up the log ED RE ae E m 11 25 2005 22 59 37 edit wndow where you can enter specific contact Co i cick to update information se When finished editing click the OK button To exit a without saving your changes click the Cancel button To delete the current selection click the Delete button To move to other entries in the log use the Left Right 112131415 elepe Arrow keys To save the current entry without exiting cele lalola ed It WI TOO OOOO A A the edit window click the Apply button PA uo File Comm Log Options Hint Clicking the yellow button next to the Dt Tm Date Time or Freq boxes updates that data to the current value Clicking the button next to Call will lookup the call in the QRZ com database and display the results You can choose to import the name and QTH data from the lookup into your log entry Note You can add or edit a log entry from the Log Options menu or by clicking the Log button on the Ctrl tab CTR USER MANUAL REV5 20 4 28 2008 LisT TAB FEATURES The List
11. tab allows you to manage custom frequency CIR v2 0213 Ro 4 5 01 lists Any number of frequencies can be added to the My Documents CTR Caling Freq csv list but a practical limit is around 200 entries due to the SE speed of the file system Each entry is associated with a Memory M nn is displayed on the Ctrl tab above the s meter when a frequency is selected on the list List Options Menu The List Options menu provides a number of options for controlling the list Toggle Priority toggles the scan priority flag associated with the selected memory Priority allows you to select or clear all flags Sort by sorts the list by name receive frequency or receive mode Add inserts a new entry to the bottom of the list Edit brings up the List Edit window so you can edit the current selection Delete allows you to delete the current selection Track Selected when checked causes the radio to follow the selected memory on the list This allows you to easily check for activity on each entry by simply clicking on it Note The background color of the list turns from white to light blue as shown above when Track Selected is enabled Save Scan Activity when selected automatically saves any activity found during scanning to this list CTR USER MANUAL REV5 21 4 28 2008 List Edit Window The List Edit window provides an easy way to create or TETTE update the parameters for each list entry The Edit dropdown list at the
12. that frequency and pause the scan for the Scan Pause setting in the Scan Options menu En There are two option buttons at the right of the scope a Clicking the top button turns on the Peak Hold feature The highest signal received at each frequency will be held on the display b Clicking on the bottom button turns on the Zoom feature Z In this mode the resolution is increased by a factor of 10 so the scope scans the band faster CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 CTR 2 20 03 Ro d 21 41 MEN AE TN eo us ua ox vor VEST File Comm Scan Options E Scan resolution Peak Hold button Peak Hold button N Play Lock and Btn at re The Play button vocally announces the frequency and QRP SSB the mode You can set the program to auto announce vroa E these values by selecting File gt Options gt Auto ja 14 285 000 E Announce El ee El _ E NOTE You can record your own audio announcement er rene e files Simply record new WAV files for each WAV file in Ee 7 the CTR folder on your PC Yaesu gt The Lock button locks all CTR Remote controls This it fox ey MEE permits you to carry your PPC in your pocket and not Scan Options worry about changing program parameters Click the Lock button again to unlock the controls The Btn button toggles the car radio button bar FM Options A special set of options is available when FM mode is selected These options al
13. the left of the frequency display or with the band list o ENCON control to the left beneath the horizontal frequency O ae Gee scroll bar CTR USER MANUAL REV5 13 4 28 2008 Depending on the Scan Mode selected the up down buttons on the right of the frequency display box scroll the selected frequency history or frequency list selection The small check box next to the horizontal scroll CTR 2 20 03 fi 4 20 41 frequency scroll bar turns on band spread fine tuning mode In this mode the horizontal scroll bar tunes the frequency 10x the frequency step selection just below the Scan button 1 kHz in the display above The Scan button toggles the scan mode on off The color and label of this button changes when scan mode is active Use the Scan Mode control to define the scan mode Other scan options are available in the Scan Options menu File Comm Scan Options E Car Radio Button Bar A new car radio style button bar was introduced in f CTR 2 20 03 o d 11 31 v2 20 02 Clicking the blue Btn button next to the Lock button toggles the display on and off The button bar can select on of 12 frequencies Six are assigned to VFO A and six to VFO B Clicking a button more than once will toggle the VFO selection and the set the frequency to that VFO s setting a ox 0 VES There are two ways to set a button s frequency 1 Click on the upper left corner of the button to set the button to the current frequen
14. 2 and 10 meters ETEA File Comm Scan Options El e Selecting one of these bands automatically sets the radio to the beacon frequency if on line e The current call sign location and power of the active beacon are displayed in the Name area Each beacon transmits for 10 seconds First it sends Its call at 100 watts followed by four one second key downs one at 100 watts one at 10 watts one at 1 watt and one at 1 watts e There are 18 beacons around the world The current 10 second interval out of 3 minutes is displayed in the Note area In the screen shot above KH6WO transmits during the 0 30 to 0 40 second interval on 20 meters e The key down times are approximate NOTE This mode requires the PPC s internal clock to be accurately set Several programs are available to do this for you including vxUtil from www cam com vxutil_pers html CTR USER MANUAL REV5 16 4 28 2008 Scope enables the bandscope feature new in v2 10 02 This mode is somewhat slow due to the slow s meter response but may be of some use for monitoring band activity There are a few things to know about the bandscope bh control N scope od A The resolution of the scope is determined by the Resolution The frequency of the main display is the center frequency on the The current frequency being scanned will be shown in the Name area of the display Clicking on a signal on the scope will automatically move the scope center to
15. Control and DX Clstr tabs were renamed Ctrl and DX in versions starting with v2 04 00 Displays in this document may show either notation depending on the version used for the screen capture CTR Rcvr CTR Revr is a special version of CT R Remote CTR Revr 1 00 04 X di 6 15 specifically written for the Icom PCR1000 wideband receiver It contains all of the CTR Icom PORLOOO functionality of CTR Remote Since the PCR1000 is a computer controlled receiver CTR Revr also provides control for volume squelch IF shift and DSP on a separate tab called Lev It also includes a basic bandscope that provides spectrum point and click tuning All of the connection methods in CTR Remote are available in CTR Revr including Bluetooth requires a special version of CTR BlueLync making CTR Revr an ideal solution to your portable and mobile monitoring needs CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 CTR SERVER CTR Server is a Windows program that runs on your PC that allows 2 CTR Server 1 01 00 you to access a serial port on that EEE E PC across a TCP IP connection Com Pot A O bee E This connection can be on your A local network a Wifi network or the Connection Status ComPor comi 7 Internet depending on your needs Host Name LYNN Baud 2600 y It is designed to work with all CTR Host IP Adis 192 168 0 4 Bits E software but can also be used as a Host IP Port 50000 Parity None general port server
16. Me sends de then the call sign you entered Me emm Kevoptions a when you registered the program e Strt sends the initial QSO start message e RST sends the programmed message followed by the RST S value entered into the Log Entry Click the Log button to set this entry e QTH must be programmed to send your QTH e Name must be programmed to send your name e Brag can be programmed to send your rig antenna wx etc info e Bk2U is programmed for the back to you exchange e CT1 and 2 can be programmed with contest exchanges e Tx automatically sends the Tx SN in the current Log Entry Click the Log button to set this entry Click the Edit button to enable on touch message editing Messages that can be edited will turn yellow when editing is turned on The keyboard is optimized for Morse code Click a character to enter it into the transmit queue CQ CQ CQ DE KU7Q KU7Q CO CO Special Morse characters are provided at the bottom of the keyboard Three keyboards are provided and are set in the Key Options menu e Blue with white letters e White with blue letters e Standard Pocket PC CTR USER MANUAL REV5 26 4 28 2008 Key Options Menu The Key Options menu provides access to several CIR 2 20 03 Rv 4 23 00 keyer functions KU70 CQ CQ Q DE KU7Q KU70 K e Edit Msgs allows you to edit the message buttons e 1x File allows you to select a text file in the Pocket PC to transmit Great for practice sessions e Settings b
17. NUAL REV5 11 4 28 2008 Name allows you to change the name of your device This is the name shown in the Bluetooth Browser window NOTE If you change the device name you must connect to it once before the name will update in the PPC s Bluetooth Browser Baud sets the power up baud rate of BlueSMIRF module Use this to pre set the device if you want to use it with other applications NOTE You must use this control to set the baud rate ona BlueSMIRF Gold module Tx Pwr sets the transmit power on CTR BlueLync For the most battery life or if you experience shorter distance overload you can set this below 15 dBm This feature is only available on BlueRadios based BlueSMIRF modules Pwr Src sets the idle current consumption Use Normal when powered from an external supply Use Battery to reduce idle current from 50 mA to 2 mA This may cause slower connection response This feature is only available on BlueRadios based BlueSMIRF modules Press the Save to Flash button to program your settings into the flash ram in CTR BlueLync CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 CTRL TAB FEATURES The Cir tab allows you to control your radio This section will describe the various features of this tab Name list counter and S meter The name area is used to display identification selected frequency from the frequency list the call sign of a DX cluster report or the cal location and power level of the current DX beacon in Beacon
18. Pocket PC control for your radio User Manual for CTR Remote CTR Revr CTR Server CTR BlueLync CTR USER MANUAL REV5 1 4 28 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION outs licitar 4 ABOUT THIS DOCUNUEN Torino OR dan tenis aE SEE S 4 TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES clip dadas 5 THE CR SNS ETON Lona aid ic 5 CT TR REMOT Euri ocios ii esto elccis 5 CTR RO Se te Or re E ee ter Ce eee re ere eee ere ee ce eee mene 5 ETRESERVER SS ia 6 CIRBLUEE as O a aan 6 NEW REATURE Sc A AA AAA SERA A A 7 CTREREMOTE lt a A A A A 8 FEATURES a eae sas os nasi as en RE 8 TINS PATA TION oran ea 9 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Srta arial iii dci 10 EUROS at tas 10 MEN A AAA tas 10 BIUCLOO AO POS RA SARA tt Il CTRE TAB PEA TURES reisir en a adehuceteusenesteechucade numa adehucete nse nedechucede napa adehucntendtonareke 13 Name Tor Coun or ARAS INV Sc cla AOE tests llc E E E Gees ced ran OR 13 VFO control Save and Log DUO ds 13 ELOTE CONTO cero E O E hae E E E oe 13 Car Radio Buton DO aenn aaa 14 Direct TI COUCH CY eI aaar a 15 Modema HIStory COMON a aa 15 Resolution Gnd SCAM Mode CORTOS A cate 15 PLY AO CARA MS AA A A A aiii 18 FM OPONE ii laa 18 Radio Selection and On line Control td 19 One LONAS da a il tt yea asta oat a cael tate eae 19 CCIE ODIOS METU A A A tica 19 LOG TAB FEATURES oa rca 20 ENE A E E o A ESE E aie cieesa asada c oldie E E A ETE 20 LAST EAB PEAT ORES cional ob 21 LAST OD IOWS MONU is AAA AA AA A dis 21 ETSOEdTESWINAO WAR ANA ETE 22
19. a COMS come COM7 J COM8 NOTE This option is not available with Roving Network Bluetooth modules Use the Comm Com Properties Bluetooth Options Baud listbox to set the baud on these units e Poll Speed sets the polling rate while the program is on line with the radio Poll soeed default is 350 milliseconds You many need to lengthen CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 10 this time if the s meter does not update consistently some radios are slow to report s meter readings e PTT Options two PTT modes are available Hardware and Software o Hardware PTT the RTS signal on the RS 232 port is controlled by the PTT button additional hardware is required to key the radio o Software PTT the program sends software commands to the radio to control its Tx Rx mode e Icom Address allows you to change the default address for your Icom radio Use this option if you ve changed your radio s Cl V address or you have a radio that is not yet supported by CT R Remote basic commands work on all Icom radios with the CI V interface WARNING If your connection is lost while you have the radio keyed up with either PTT mode listed above your radio will stay keyed until you cycle its power unless it has an internal PTT timeout timer Other Option Menus are available on each tab to allow you to set specific options in those tabs These menus are described under the tab they appear in Bluetooth Options The Bluetooth Opti
20. all future connections to authenticate device identity and encrypt data interface will light and you will be returned to CTR Remote PC CONFIGURATION Many people ask if the CTR BlueLync is compatible with standard Bluetooth enabled desktop and notebook PC s The answer is a qualified yes The only cravat is that the program you want to run must be Bluetooth aware Most new programs can recognize the Bluetooth virtual port and utilize it You must run the Windows XP SP2 and the Bluetooth adapter you are using on your PC must be on the supported device list for the Microsoft stack You can check your device at http support microsoft com kb 841803 EN US REMOTE AUDIO Although CTR Remote and CTR Revr don t directly support remote audio to and from the radio there are free programs available that do One program we have found that works well is easy to setup and has two way audio capability is Microsoft Portrait This neat little program not only provides two way audio between your Pocket PC and your PC but it has less than a second buffering delay on the audio and supports video streaming too For the purposes of CIT R Remote the only the audio setup will be discussed here Feel free to experiment with the video streaming SSTV via Wi Fi anyone CTR USER MANUAL REV5 36 4 28 2008 MICROSOFT PORTRAIT First download and install Microsoft Portraiton you PC and your Pocket PC There are separate installation programs for eac
21. an Options menu allows you to control how the MGS program reacts in Scan mode DX YV5SS s3 Scan Speed sets the scanning rate pl A te E E et 800 E Scan Pause sets the amount of time the program waits De in Pause mode Unsqueched determines if Scan pauses for the Scan Pause time holds or stops when it detects the radio is Bal unsquelched Scan Pause 5000 mS Ignore Unsquelch S Mtr determines if Scan pauses for the Scan Pause ao k time holds or stops when the s meter is equal to or 5 greater than the S Mtr gt the trigger threshold also set in this menu In the example display the scan speed is 500 milliseconds and it will pause for 5 seconds if the s meter is gt 6 CTR USER MANUAL REV5 19 4 28 2008 NOTE These options may not work on all radios since not all radios support s meter reads or squelch status LOG TAB FEATURES This tab provides a basic logging tool to track your jor vw20213 Q 4 10 51 QSOs Log files are saved in ADIF format so they are My Documents Log adi compatible with all major PC logging programs ADIF oy formatted files can also be loaded directly into CTR 110 2005 05 30 05 CNZR Remote but be aware that critical information may be fice coe do parsed out of them and not resaved poeta ete The intent of the CTR Remote log is not to replace your on eee ents oon current logging software Rather to provide a 10 2005 05 32 01 S59AB convenient method to log contacts while portable
22. at 18 h e re Bluetooth status Bluetooth is ON Use the Bluetooth Manager to set connections cer cc Sevens Aue Ej CTR USER MANUAL REV5 34 4 28 2008 4 Under the Accessibility tab select the options shown at the right 5 Under the Services tab select the Serial Port service and check all the Service Settings boxes 6 Click the Advanced button on the Services tab and note the Outbound COM Port assignment This is the COM port you will select in CTR Remote to connect to the CTR BlueLync interface If you always want to use this device for this COM port uncheck the option box 7 In CTR Remote Comm menu select the Outbound COM Port shown in the Bluetooth Settings window above The Baud rate can be set to any value since its not used on the Bluetooth port CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 Bluetooth Settings G qi 9 45 E Bluetooth Accessibility Device Identification Address 00 09 2D 28 43 D0 Use PocketPC device name for Bluetooth Accessibility Allow other devices to connect O All devices O Paired devices only Other devices can discover me acoso Saves aa Bluetooth Settings Ff 4 9 45 GD Bluetooth Services Information Exchange Es Serial Port E Personal Network Server Service settings Enable service Authorization required Authentication Passkey required Encryption required Default device for outgoing serial connections SN5 Display the device selection sc
23. crosoft Portrait q 9 42 2 Once the Pocket PC receives the connect A request it will display a connection request window To accept the call press Call OK If ES you chose the Automatically Accept Calls 1P 192 168 0 4 option on the PPC the call will be accepted Accept automatically 3 Once the connection is made the Talk button is Microsoft Portrait f 4 9 42 3 active and the Call OK button is inactive At this point you should hear receive audio from your Pocket PC s speaker and you should be Microsoft able press the Talk button and hear your audio Portrait on your PC s speaker 4 To disconnect the connection click the Cancel button CTR USER MANUAL REV5 39 4 28 2008 Connecting from the Pocket PC The process is similar on the Pocket PC ES Re isc amp 1 Enter the TCP IP address or the network name of your PC and press Call Ok Q aoso reh Microsoft i Portrait 2 Ifyou Incoming Call see a popup or Incoming call from KUYG PPC Ignore window on your PC asking you to accept the call click Accept If you chose the Automatically Accept Calls option on the PC the call will be accepted automatically 3 Once the connection is made the Talk button is MESITA active and the Call OK button is inactive At this point you should hear receive audio from Q saren your Pocket PC s speaker and you should be i able press the Talk button and hear your audio Portrait on your PC s speaker 4
24. cy and mode The radio will move to whatever frequency you ender in the direct frequency input window 2 Click on the lower right corner of the button to change the button s current frequency and mode setting The radio will not move to the new frequency This is a handy way to check existing programming of the button NOTE Set the radio s mode before editing the button settings CTR USER MANUAL REV5 14 4 28 2008 Direct frequency entry Clicking on the frequency display box or editing a radio CIR v2 01 26 Yr dx 9 41 button brings up the direct frequency entry keypad CTR 140 680 Simply enter the frequency and press the OK button For clarity frequencies are shown with and extra decimal point between the 1 kHz and 100 Hz element Hint Enter the frequency in MHz for best results The following examples demonstrate direct entry Entering 5 sets to 5 000 000 Entering 1 1004 sets to 1 100 400 Entering 10 004 sets to 10 004 000 Entering 100004 sets to 100 004 000 Mode and History controls The Mode control far left has two settings If the checkbox is checked as shown manual mode control is enabled and you can select the radio s mode from the list If the box is cleared auto mode is selected and the program decides which mode to use depending on the pre programmed band plan The History control to the right of the Mode control allows you to select from the last 20 frequencies visited Resolution and Scan Mode con
25. d runs on a limited number of Mobile 6 devices It supports direct serial if available Bluetooth and the TCP IP connection provided by Microsoft ActiveSync and Wifi e Controls Yaesu Kenwood Icom and Elecraft amateur radio transceivers e Direct keypad input e Supports the ADIF http www hosenose com adif logging format both import and export e Easy to use frequency list with priority scan flag e DX Cluster connections on TCP IP and Wi Fi with auto tracking and save to log features e Callsign lookup lookup any call on QRZ com new in v2 04 00 e Lookup calls from the File menu or the Edit Log window e Automatically lookup DX cluster spots and display the name QTH e NCDXF IARU beacon scanning www ncdxf org beacons html CTR USER MANUAL REV5 8 4 28 2008 e Built in optional band plan automatically selects the correct mode for the selected frequency e Band spread control allows easy fine tuning e Vocal frequency and mode announcements with auto announce mode e History list remembers the last 20 frequencies visited e Manage CTR BlueLync properties new in v2 20 02 e Support CTR BlueLync Keyer new in v2 20 02 e Car radio button bar allows you to easily select 12 favorite frequencies with the click of a button new in v2 20 02 INSTALLATION CTR Remote is installed from a self installing CAB file A zip file containing the CAB files can be downloaded from http www lynovation com download _ctr htm CAB files
26. e The bandscope is treated as a scan mode and is included in the Scan Type list Select Scope from the list the click the Scan button to turn it on The Scan button s label will change to SCOPE while the bandscope is on Other scan modes are disabled while the bandscope is on What the bandscope shows you The center of the bandscope is the frequency shown in the CTR Revr frequency display The bandscope displays a broad picture of the spectrum around that frequency Signals in this passband are displayed vertically on the bandscope display Signals with higher receive levels are shown higher on the graph Signals with modulation will be spread out and occupy a greater portion of the display You can easily tune the radio to any signal on the scope by simply clicking on the signal The radio may not switch to the exact frequency because of the resolution of the display Once the scope updates if the signal is not centered on the center marker click on it again Once centered you should be able to hear the traffic on that frequency CTR Revr 1 00 04 4 Wf 6 15 CTR Icom PCR1000 CTR USER MANUAL REV5 29 4 28 2008 Normal tuning modes can also be used to move the center frequency of the bandscope NOTE The PCR1000 radio does not support LSB USB and CW modes in bandscope mode Bandscope sensitivity The bandscope is set by default to its most sensitive TNT position so strong signals may go off the display To CE adjus
27. e audio transmit feature for normal PTT or Click On Click Off PTT Close the Options window Microsoft Portrait EST Migros ft Q esearch Microsoft Portrait Microsoft Portrait 4 lt 9 10 ok Select preferred codec for audio compression GSM 6 10 13Kbps gt Fulkduplex 8 Half duplex S gt Select preferred manner for audio recording Click to talk v Click Talk button if you want to speak click it again when speaking is over 3 Inthe Call menu select Reconnect After Time Out to reconnect after a network dropout and Automatically Accept Calls Radio Setup The simplest way to connect your radio receiver is to simply plug the speaker Output into the Line In port on your PC This will get you connected with minimal effort Connecting the transmit audio from the PC to your mic input on your rig will take a little more effort but is well documented on other web sites and in several magazine articles CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 28 2008 Setting up a connection Connecting from the PC To set up a connection between the PC and Pocket PC Portrait programs initiate a Call from either program to the other 1 On version 2 3 of the program the PC program can call the Pocket PC by entering the Pocket Sem Anea PC s name in the call list and kuza PPE y CT Microsoft Portrait clicking Call Video Speaker Microsoft Portrait Press video button and check the box to enable video Mi
28. equency mode VFO and scan mode Log save your contacts in the ADIF compatible log List build custom frequency lists for any application DX monitors and tracks DX activity worldwide requires an Internet connection Key supports the CTR BlueLync Keyer module Menus File the File menu offers the following options e Log create load and save log files e List create load and save list files e DX Clsr Open or save DX cluster activity log files e Options define regional defaults date and time formats set auto announce and set Pocket PC time e Callsign Lookup lookup callsign info on QRZ com e About lists program information Comm the Comm menus offers the following options e Com Properties select a COM port TCP IP Address for Wifi edit Bluetooth Options see below NOTE When using a Bluetooth port select the COM port shown as the Outbound port in your PPC s Bluetooth Settings Services Serial Port Advanced menu e Baud set the baud rate or TCP IP Port This rate should match the baud setting on your radio CTR 2 20 03 Pr d 20 41 QRP SSB ES zat amp g 14 285 000 E Ms pon RERE ssf v eand iee Calling freq Tels gt epee File Comm an Options E CTR 2 20 03 CTR Yaesu FT 817 E 14 038 000 Op Pr 15 30 DX Clstr Options Callsign Lookup About TCP IP Host Adrs Bluetooth Options comi COM2 960 COM3 com
29. er spots and five minutes of on line connection time You can obtain a registration key from www lynovation com Control list DX Cistr File Comm DX Options E CTR USER MANUAL REV5 22 4 28 2008 Changing the DX Cluster Address The Adrs list control allows you to choose from one of crr v20215 G4 amp 17 the pre programmed DX cluster servers You can Add a Add new address ca d Edit this a Delete this additional addresses Edit the selected address or Delete the selected address by clicking and holding the dropdown arrow on the Adrs control This brings up a popup menu with these options dress address Server addresses can be either IP formatted example 127 0 0 1 or URL formatted example k7ar net NOTE The standard Telnet port is 23 Most Control Log ust ox cstr servers use this port however some such as File Comm DX Options g k7ar net use other ports To use a non standard port enter it after the address using a colon to separate it example k7ar net 7300 connects to k7ar using port 7300 Once you select an address click the Connect button to connect to the server NOTE You must have a TCP IP connection to the Internet for the DX cluster option to work This connection can be provided by the ActiveSync connection between your PC and your Pocket PC a dial up modem a network interface card NIC in your Pocket PC or by a Wifi wireless connection A CTR v2 02 15 Do d 8 16 L
30. etup exe that will step you through the installation process To install CTR Server e Download the latest installation package from the www lynovation com web site NOTE The version number is embedded in the file name i e CTR Server_v10101 zip contains CTR Server v1 01 01 e If an Install option is provide by your unzip utility click this button to install the program If not unzip all the program files to a temporary folder then execute the Setup exe file in that folder e Follow the prompts to install the program It is recommended that you use the default settings to install the program e The install program will create a new group in your Start gt All Programs menu called CTR This group will contain the CTR Server shortcut HINT To automatically start CT R Server when you boot your PC copy the CTR Server shortcut from the CTR group to the Startup group UNINSTALLING CTR SERVER Should the need arise to remove CTR Server from your PC remove it using Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel CTR USER MANUAL REV5 31 4 28 2008 PROGRAM OPERATION CTR Server is simple to use First set Error the Connection Status to Off line CTR SERYER Next select the COM port on your PC copa LU ii from the Com Port menu and set its TCPAP Server 2 serial properties Checking RTS or Connection Status MEE Com Pork C01 CTS sets those signals active on the Host Mame LYNN Baud 9600 E COM port if you need t
31. for any program Remote IP Adrs 192 168 0 2 stop 2 z requiring access to a serial port I Control ATS as PTT ATS 7 DTR Com Port active in Listen Mode CTR BLueLync 3Bluetooth CTR BlueLync is a custom built Bluetooth interface based on the BlueSMIRF Bluetooth module from Spark Fun Electronics Models have been available for Yaesu Kenwood Icom including the PCR1000 and the Elecraft K2 Currently only Yaesu and Icom models are shipping CTR BlueLync Keyer is the worlds first Bluetooth enabled keyer This module has been discontinued due to lack of interest CTR USER MANUAL REV5 6 4 28 2008 NEW FEATURES New features are added to CTR products as resources permit These additions will be documented in this section Program Version Restore OOOO CTR Remote 2 40 00 Added support for BlueSMiRF Gold modules CTR PC 3 20 00 Added support for BlueSMiIRF Gold modules crooner 92000 TS Added support for CTR BlueLync and CTR BlueLync Keyer Added car radio buttons C C CTR Revr 1 10 02 Added support for CTR BlueLync Added car radio buttons TR Remote 2 10 02 Added bandscope feature and fixed several bugs CTR Remote 2 04 00 Added call sign lookup options to the File menu CTR Revr 1 02 00 Edit Log window and DX Option menu CTR Remote 2 03 00 Added a remote PTT option Hardware and software PTT are supported Hardware uses Ee ewe RTS on the RS 232 port and requires additional hardware
32. h operating system Visit http research microsoft com jiangli portrait to download these programs Once you have the software installed and configured they act as a simple TCP IP intercom system PC Configuration The PC version of Portrait requires minimal setup Microsoft Portrait 1 Start Portrait on your PC Microsoft Portrait Mot in a call 2 Select the Tool gt Options Accounts Picture Preferences menu and select the Audio tab General Video Audio Network Directory Device sgi Select the following wave device for audio NN a Verify that the Recording and Playback settings are approp riate for your soun d Recording AMET card Playback ReatekACS7Audo b Select the GSM 6 10 HR Y Select preferred codec for audio compression 13Kbps Codec if not already selected and close the Options window 3 In the Call menu select Reconnect After Time Out to reconnect after a network dropout and Automatically Accept Calls so you can reconnect remotely if needed 4 Leave the program running on your PC CTR USER MANUAL REV5 37 4 28 2008 Pocket PC Configuration The Pocket PC version is also simple to setup 1 Start Portrait on your Pocket PC 2 Select Tools gt Options and click on the Audio tab a Select GSM 6 10 13Kbps Half duplex b Select either Press and talk or Click to talk depending on your preference This selects th
33. he radio or RX receive from the radio The messages will be in the native format the radio uses Save to Log Lookup A Add Whitespace adds a blank line between each DX spot for easier reading Save to Log allows you to save the currently selected spot to the log This option is only available when you have selected a valid DX spot on the list Auto Call Lookup when selected automatically looks up the name and QTH of the selected DX spot and displays it in a window at the top of the DX display If there is valid lookup data when you click Save to Log that information will be automatically entered in the Name and QTH fields of your log CTR USER MANUAL REV5 24 4 28 2008 Saving and Opening DX Cluster Files The File gt DX Clstr menu allows you to save the information in the DX Clstr text box to a text file on your Pocket PC This option is usually used with the Radio Diagnostics option to capture radio control activity for diagnosis Once the Save DX Clstr File is enabled the DX Clstr text box changes to a light red color indicating that data is being save to a file To turn saving off select File gt DX Clstr Save DX Clstr File again You can edit these files to create a custom DX spot file then use the File gt DX Clstr Open DX Clstr File to load them back in KEY TAB FEATURES The Key tab provides support for the CT R BlueLync Keyer Bluetooth enabled keyer This keyer is based on the K1EL WinKey IC chip and provides bo
34. hem Finally Host IP Adrs 192 168 0 4 Bits fe gt select Listen on the Connection Host IP Port 50000 Parity Nore E Status control Remote IP ads H Stop 2 H I Control ATS as PTT ey ices Beles Ul piss ES Com Port active in Listen Mode The program is now istening for a connection request from CTR Remote or CTR Revr at the indicated Host IP Address on the selected Host IP Port NOTE The Host Name and Host IP Address are automatically set by the operating system and cannot be changed in CTR Server HINT It is recommended that you leave the Host IP Port set to 50000 This is outside the commercial application range of ports You can change it to any value under 65355 but do not set it below 1024 CONNECTING FROM CTR Once CTR Server is in listen mode connect your radio to the selected COM port on your PC and set up a connection in CTR Remote or CTR Rcvr To set up a TCP IP connection in CTR e Click on the Comm menu and select the E 4 lt 22 00 Com Properties or Host Adrs menu The CTR Yaesu FT 817 menu displayed depends on the current comm configuration of the program e Enter the Host IP Address shown in CTR Server and click OK The Comm menu will change to reflect the TCP IP parameters pe e The Host Port on CTR will default to 50000 sa id If you changed the Host IP Port on CTR fees Server reselect the Comm menu in CTR com7 and enter the new Host IP Port coms e Click the On line check box in CTR a
35. low you to set the Transmit Offset and tone coding options A CTR 2 20 03 Pr d 22 05 CTR Yaesu FT 817 EJ The Transmit Offset is entered into the Tx Offset box J 146 620 000 E on the left and is entered in MHz 146 620 000 E Sl E NOTE Tx Offset is not supported on all radios The Tone Mode option box middle allows you to ME select the tone option to use The options are None oe EE Tone Encode T Encode Tone Encode and Decode a tae eal T Enc Dec and DCS Which options are available ras ue Tor Der d depends on the radio model File Comm Scan Options E When a tone mode is selected the tone frequency selection list box on the right allows you to choose the tone frequency This option sets both transmit and receive tones to the same frequency if 7 Enc Dec is selected Only tone frequencies available on the selected radio are shown If DCS Digital Coded Squelch is available and selected choose the DCS code from the right hand list box NOTE Most radios do not support reading Tx Offset and Tone Mode settings from the radio Therefore the options listed above only set the modes on the radio When first displayed they will have default values in them regardless of the settings programmed into the radio CTR USER MANUAL REV5 18 4 28 2008 Radio Selection and On line Control Radio selection is done by first selecting the cana o ae amas manufacturer then the model ORP SSB Kenwood and Elecraft radios do
36. ly track DX spots on Pilcm voo2as Qo 4 9 19 your radio check the Track DX on box As spots Serna aes appear the frequency will be sent to the radio NOTE Clicking on any DX spot will automatically download that spot s frequency to the radio if the program is on line with your radio A DX spot line starts with DX de followed by the reporting station You can set a filter to filter which band or range you want to display in the text box This is a local filter and does not set the cluster server s filter The DX cluster File Comm DX Options server has many more filter options so use them for advanced filtering To clear the text box data click the Clr button on the right This will not affect radio settings DX Option Menu There are five options in the DX Option menu Get Previous Spots sends the SHOW FDX command CTE a Bene eles to the server This command tells the server to adsjecicropor v download the most recent spots as formatted text If you Ea check this menu item the program will automatically download previous spots each time you connect DX de N3CA T 1800Z PA Radio Diagnostics is a special menu option that JE e aea captures and displays the control commands between the program and the radio This option is used to diagnose software and control problems You can also Emmm use it to determine if the program is actually a communicating with your radio Each message will be Daations labeled either TX to t
37. n in the Options menu in the File menu Italics text is used for emphasis to describe programs or special features Example Run the CTR Server exe program to enable TCP IP serial port access Bold ltalics red text is used for cautions and warnings Warning Always ensure your transmitter is connected to a load before transmitting CTR USER MANUAL REV5 4 4 28 2008 TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Lynovation is under license Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners The CTR system CTR products are designed to work together to fill a variety of needs for radio control They can also be used separately or with other programs CTR REMOTE CTR Remote is a PPC 2002 2003 2005 Mobile 6 lR v2 01 21 gt d 7 19 program written with Microsoft Visual Studio NET As such it shares many of the same attributes as full Windows based programs CTR Remote allows you to control many features of your radio with a simple point and click interface Regardless of the radio selected the program has the same look and feel CTR Remote can connect to the radio using a direct serial connection if supported by your PPC through a TCP IP connection using CTR Server or another port serving device or through a Bluetooth connection using a CT R BlueLync or other cae amm Bluetooth interface connected to your radio NOTE The
38. nd the program will connect to the radio using the TCP IP connection The Connection Status in CTR Server will change to On line and the graphic animation will indicate two way communications between the PC and the Pocket ha E Host Adrs 192168 0 4 gt IMM e Togo off line uncheck the On line box in AA Dasa CTR Remote A Icom Adrs 04 CTR USER MANUAL REV5 T 4 28 2008 CTR BLUELYNC CTR BlueLync is a custom radio serial interface utilizing Bluetooth wireless technology that allows you to control your radio using the built in Bluetooth capabilities of your Pocket PC or any PC Palm or Mac with a radio control program that supports Bluetooth No special serial port cables or adapters are required for your Pocket PC and most Icom including the PCR1000 Kenwood Yaesu and Elecraft K2 radios The module was designed around the BlueSMiIRF Bluetooth module from www sparkfun com Currently only assembled Yaesu and Icom units are available Visit our web site www lynovation com for pricing information FEATURES CTR BlueLync provides the following features e Wireless Bluetooth control of your radio e Based on BlueSMiIRF RF module e Modular design allows one RF module to be shared between multiple interface modules e User programmable name start up baud and Tx output power e Works with Bluetooth Pocket PC s Windows PC s Mac s Palm s etc e Easy installation and configuration e Powered externally or by the Yaesu
39. nected 4 29 2008 4 08 27 AM gt Telnet session disconnected a MH Name RsFreg P E Bull 93 300 000 Oldies 394 100 000 ZHT 97 100 000 Breeze 97 900 000 Bee 92 700 000 ynovation CTR PCFiles FM Stations cs AsMode T Shitt Offset TnT ype TnCode FM Date Time Call Freq t l p l FT 817 Yaesu xl al Hg a Mode Pwr AST S RST A Name FUTURE PRODUCTS The CTR product line is a work in progress New radios are added to CTR products as time permits CT R BlueLync allows unlimited possibilities for new interfaces CTR Revr provides control over the Icom PCR1000 computer controlled receiver More receivers will be added as time permits and markets dictate Of course user input is critical to the development of a system such as CTR Your input will drive the future direction of these products If you have any ideas or Suggestions for improvement please contact us at info lynovation com Thanks and 73 Lynn KU7Q CTR USER MANUAL REV5 42 4 28 2008
40. ogging in Once connected the text window will begin to fill with the information from the server The program will gt 3 9 2008 2 16 30 MM automatically send your call when the server asks for it gt Tener session connected Connected to K7AR If this is the first time you ve logged into the DX cluster Verems vo the x7ar ar ciuster mode Telnet port network you will be asked for additional information eee in You can use the Tx and Send controls to enter and A Oe send data to the server Use the vertical scroll bar to ie scroll the text window up and down rving Portland Vancouver o s i i Control List DX Clstr NOTE You may find it easier to Telnet into the mie comm oxcoptions DX cluster server using your PC to set up your initial information This only needs to be done once There are many pre programmed messages in the Tx control Select the message you want or enter your own data the click the Send button to send it to the server NOTE You can edit add or delete messages like the Adrs control by clicking and holding the Tx control s down arrow button until the popup edit menu appears CTR USER MANUAL REV5 23 4 28 2008 Downloading previous activity If you select the Get Previous Spots option in the DX Options menu the last 10 DX spots will be downloaded when you connect This allows you to check current band conditions just by connecting Tracking and filtering To set the program to automatical
41. ons menu selection in Com Properties allows you to select and customize your Bluetooth device The BT Type listbox allows you to select the Bluetooth device you are using with the program e Generic BT Device Use this option if you are using a hardware serial connection a generic Bluetooth serial interface a CT R BlueLync unit with a BlueSMIRF Silver Bluetooth module or an original CTR BlueAir device With this setting no special configuration commands are sent to the serial connection when initializing the port The Bluetooth device must be preset for the radio s baud rate e BlueRadios Select this option if you are using an older BlueSMIRF Bluetooth module in your CTR BlueLync This module will allow you to set the serial baud rate on the BlueLync dynamically with the Comm Baud menu These BlueSMIRF modules have FCC Type POOWME C40 printed on their Bluetooth chip and their green LED blinks once per second while off line e Roving Networks Select this option if you are using a newer BlueSMIiRF Gold Bluetooth module in your CTR BlueLync You cannot set the serial baud rate dynamically on this device using the Comm Baud menu instead used the Baud listbox in this window to save the serial port baud to flash ram These BlueSMIRF modules have FCC Type T9JRN41 printed on their Bluetooth chip and their green LED blinks twice per second when off line There are four additional options available for BlueSMiRF modules CTR USER MA
42. reen the next time an outgoing serial connection is attempted CIR v2 0116 q 1218 Q ae he CSV pte lame CW DX Lo DX Hi SSTV AM Call COM4 COMS5 COM6 Icom Adrs 04 COM7 a sl 35 8 Click the On line checkbox in CTR Remote The Bluetooth Console f 4 20 59 Q Bluetooth Connection Wizard should open as shown BLE Browse sevice to the right Your display should show your CTR H O BlueLync by the name that you chose in the Comm Port Properties Bluetooth Options menu Internal in this example If your interface is not H 9 shown click the Refresh button at the bottom of the Jabra PCR1000 display BT160 BT 230 External NOTE The interface will appear as a Pocket PC L_ Always use the selected device icon with a question mark as shown because the operating system doesn t know what type of device it iS 9 Click on the icon for your interface If the Bluetooth Bluetooth Manage Q gt 4 21 11 Authentication window appears enter default as the _ _Blusteoth Device Pairing Passkey and click the OK button Device 3 Passkey NOTE You only need to authenticate the Cancel connection once This creates a paired device How to use this screen relationship between your Pocket PC s Bluetooth A bae ion PECES interface and the CTR BlueLync interface A ee The Bluetooth pairing procedure establishes a secret key that is used in 10 If everything IS running correctly the red LED on the
43. rings up the Keyer Settings window e Keyboard1 2 PPC Keybd allows you to select the keyboard image Key Settings Selecting Key Options Settings opens a WinKey configuration window Here you can select the following Pr q 23 05 options inkey Setting Mode select lambic A lambic B Ultimatic or i VibroBug mode detone s00Hz vl e Output select how the keyer outputs are Sp m handled O P3 Key P5 PTT o P3 Key P5 Tone o P3 Key P5 Off default o P3 0ff P5 Key e Sidetone sets the sidetone frequency for the P3 Key P5 Tone option An external speaker must be connected to the P5 output for this to work FarnsSpd sets the Farnsworth spacing Swap Paddle swaps the left right paddle inputs AutoSpace automatically adds a space CT Spacing sets the keyer for contest spacing CTR USER MANUAL REV5 27 4 28 2008 CTR RCVR CTR Revr is a special adaptation of CTR Remote specifically written for wideband receivers such as the Icom PCR1000 At the present time the PCR1000 is the only radio supported by this program Other radios may be added as time permits The program features most of the functionality of the CTR Remote program Since the PCR1000 is a computer controlled radio CTR Revr also allows you to set several controls Review the CTR Remote section for a description on the basic features of this program Only the additional features will be described here LEVELS The Lev tab is
44. t the sensitivity move the vertical scroll bar on ceils the left of the scope to a higher position This will decrease the scope sensitivity and bring strong signals back within range Max hold You may wish to capture bandscope activity over a VSEEEESESEEESEEEEEEEEET lt period of time To do this click the green button on e asi T the right of the bandscope It will turn red as will the gms ee bandscope signal In this mode the scope will capture and hold the highest level it detects at each step Click the Max Hold button again to return to the normal display About the bandscope The bandscope is not a precision instrument Neither the vertical or horizontal axis are calibrated It is intended as a tuning aid not a spectrum analyzer Even so once you use it you will find that you won t want to tune your radio without it turned on CTR USER MANUAL REV5 30 4 28 2008 CTR SERVER CTR Server is a serial port server program It runs on your PC and makes that PC s serial ports visible on a TCP IP network connection The network connection can be provided by your local area network LAN a wide area network WAN such as the Internet or by a wireless network Wi Fi Microsoft s ActiveSync which ships with all Pocket PC s also provides a TCP IP connection to your Pocket PC without any other network hardware INSTALLING CTR SERVER CTR Server is written in Visual Basic 6 0 and comes with an installation program called S
45. th the functions of both a conventional electronic keyer and a keyboard contest keyer The Key tab has several areas of interest The output display at the top shows the last characters sent by the keyer The display just below shows characters in the input queue waiting to be sent to the keyer NOTE The CTR BlueLync keyer is no longer produced due to lack of interest thought it was cool Control buttons The first row of buttons provides the following functions e Click Log to jump to the Log Edit window to add a new entry to the log Use the Hold button in the Log Edit window to return to this tab e Click Pause to halt the key queue output so you can use the paddles to send characters Click it again to resume queue output e Click the Clear button to clear the key queue in the keyer This immediately stops transmission e Click the Tune button to key your transmitter Click it again to stop transmitting e Click the Edit checkbox to enable one click editing of the message buttons e Use the speed dropdown list to set the keyer speed CTR USER MANUAL REV5 25 4 28 2008 Message buttons Message buttons allow you to easily pre program message exchanges CQ CQ CQ DE KU7Q KU7Q COCO e Rpt resends the last message e There are six general purpose messages M1 to M6 e CQ1 and CQ2 provide to CQ messages e Call sends the Call in the current Log Entry Click the Log button to set this entry e de
46. top allows you to select another entry without leaving this window Use the Apply button to save your changes without exiting Name v 3 RV48 108415 Wigton If you are on line with your radio the gt Radio button will EAKA be visible Click this button to immediately download these settings to your radio 231 2 314 5 6 7 8 9l0 e Tab a w e t y u i ole JC Note The TxOffset TnType and Tone options are only gar aidean DEL available in FM mode meo o SSS Ges DX TAB FEATURES DX cluster servers provide an on line resource for DX chasers and casual listeners Hams around the world post DX spot messages to their local DX cluster server and these messages are broadcast to others that are monitoring the cluster network For an in depth discussion on DX cluster technology and to download a user manual visit www ab5k net Home aspx CTR Remote provides a Telnet connection to most DX clusters The program has several servers pre programmed into the Adrs list and you can add additional servers for your local area DX Clstr Screen The DX cluster display consists of several controls and a window to display text The call sign that you logged in with is displayed in the a Call window This is the call that will be sent to the DX cluster when you log in You can change it here but you must enter a registration key for the new call to enable full program operation Unregistered programs are limited to three log list and DX clust
47. trols The Resolution control determines the frequency step used in the horizontal frequency scroll bar It also determines the default resolution of the bandscope In this example it is set to 1 kHz The Scan Mode control selects the type of scan to use when the Scan button is pressed There are several scan modes Band scans the selected band using frequency steps defined in the Resolution control to the right of the Scan Mode control Range scans the range of frequencies Range gt Edit allows you to edit the Range of frequencies to scan History scans the last 20 frequencies visited List scans the frequencies on the List tab List gt Priority scans the frequencies on the List tab that have their Priority flag set CTR USER MANUAL REV5 15 4 28 2008 DX Clistr connects to the selected DX cluster site defined on the DX Clstr tab and enables DX spot tracking Beacon enables NCDXF IAUR Beacon scanning and CTR 2 2003 f ME 22 15 displays the call sign location and power of the active KH6WO Hawaii 10 w beacon in the Name area Using the Beacon scan option is an excellent way to gt 14 100 000 E E monitor for band openings AC a Beacon scanning can be used on or off line off line a m Hy a a BECN HEHE EZEZ shown in this example and works as follows ow T v Beacon fik e While scanning for beacons the frequency range E3 j j NCDXF IARU BEACON 0 30 is restricted to 20 17 15 1
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