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1. Baud rate CI V address Port Disable router queries t on radio bus Tracking Forward autoinformation to CAT port V ist v 2nd combo box select communication speed in the Baud rate box and set the CI V address for Icom and some 0016487480 d 1 00 00 00 00 FA Read Internal Status Flags 5 Byte Format wem TenTec radios 0016487854 HLTX 9 00 00 00 03 10 Status Update VFOA and VFOE Wem 8 00 16487964 H1 TX 1 00 00 00 00 FA Read internal Status Flags 5 Byte eech When the radio is communicating with EE Rem H 6438042 R RX 1 00 Read Intern al Status 6 Byte Format VFO A split off off Router click Device Store as Power 0016488338 DD Gs 00 00 00 03 10 0 status Update VFOA and VFOB name up Setting This will save the radio 0016488447 7 HIDE 1 00 00 00 00 FA Read Internal Status Flags 5 Byte omat type to the EEPROM and allow 20 16488494 R TX det D o0 2 10 Status Update Current Dperation 116 6 RR DC 00 0 Status Update Current Operation USB 141 7 frequency decoding iLink updates even 001648852 HIT W 00 00 o 03 10 Status Update V VEOA VFOB sem if Router IS not running stand alone 0016488931 HITX 1 00 00 00 00 FA ead Internal Status Flags 6 Byte Format 0016 6499056 RD dert 00 00 00 01 FA Read Internal Status Flags ES yte Format mode 6439102 R RX 1 00 00 00 Read Internal Status Fa te Format VFO A split off dual off 00 16489305 H1 TX i 0 00 00 00 03
2. If a line ends in three dots it means that the command or response has been broken across two USB packets CONTROL PORT The Control Port allows an application program logger that implements the microHAM Control Protocol to make use of the microKEYER II CW FSK and DVK message memories When an application opens the control port Router pen reports port as open and displays settings used to EES none 9 gt 1 Mon configure COM port Data flowing through the channel are indicated by two arrows The green arrow indicates data flow from the application and a red arrow indicates data to the host application Mon Opens a Control Protocol Monitor window to capture microHAM Protocol communications between a logger and Router Controls for the monitor include Start Stop Clear and Save The Control Protocol Monitor should not be used under normal conditions However if there are problems between a logger and Router it may be useful to Start a capture and close the window When a problem is noticed the window can be opened and the Control protocol log Saved for analysis The monitor log is circular only the last 20 kilobytes or so will be saved in order to prevent creating very large files The monitor will display a description of each command from the application and the response from Router If a line ends in three dots it means that the command or response has been broken across two USB packets 28
3. ET fi T EA e Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware Sound playback Default device K SoundMAX Digital Audio E Sound recording Volume MIDI music playback Leet device ME Microsoft 5 Wavetable SVV Synth K i T Use only default devices 10 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved For Windows Vista and 7 right click on the Speaker Icon on the task bar or open Sounds in the Control Panel select Playback Devices and reset the Default Playback device to your computer s primary sound device Line 5 MicroHAM CODEC Working Headset Microphone levback 5 microHAhl CODEC Playba Recording Sounds Currently unavailable Select a playback device below to modify its settings Headset Earphone 5 MicroHAh CODEC Working Line In d SoundMAS Integrated Digital HD Audia Speakers Currently unavailable SoundiMAAE Integrated Digital HD Audio iie Working IC e Virtual Audio Cable Digital Output Device SPDIF Hot plugged in SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio Working Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable Working Configure Set Default Properties 11 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Configuring microHAM USB Device Router The microHAM USB Device Router Router program provides a Windows compatible configuration tool for microHAM
4. Pin Label Description 1 POWER Auxiliary 12V power input 20 RS232 RTS RS232 radio port RTS output 2 RS232 CTS RS232 radio port CTS input 21 IF FIF iface matrix used for configuring desired levels for radio control interface 3 IF IN iface matrix used for configuring desired levels for radio control interface 22 FIF IN iface matrix used for configuring desired levels for radio control interface 4 RS TTL OUT iface matrix used for configuring desired levels for radio control interface 23 FILTER OUT iface matrix used for configuring desired levels for radio control interface 5 CI V IN iface matrix used for configuring desired levels for radio control interface 24 RS232 IN iface matrix used for configuring desired levels for radio control interface 6 CI V OUT CI V bus output open collector 25 RS232 OUT RS232 TXD output 7 FIF OUT FIF 232 TXD output TTL 26 IF OUT IF 232 TXD output TTL 8 FILTER IN RXD input for all interfaces 27 PTT1 PTT1 output open collector generally used as all mode front panel MIC PTT 9 PTT2 PTT2 output open collector generally used as rear panel digital modes PTT 28 CW OUT CW output open collector 10 PULL UP 5V through a 10K resistor 29 FSK OUT FSK output open collector 11 FSW IN Hand Mic PTT input 30 MIC 1 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 1 12 MIC 2 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 2 31 MIC 3 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 3 13 MIC 4 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 4 32 MIC 5 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 5
5. Speed pot min max Min Max value of the front panel speed knob 9 in range 5 to 99 WPM Farnsworth speed Sets the Farnsworth keying speed 10 to 99 WPM range 0 disables this feature DIT DAH DIT DAH ratio from 1 2 to 1 4 in hundreds Accepted numbers are from 200 to 400 Weighting Weighting in percentage from 10 to 90 1 extension Extension of the first dit or dah in milliseconds QSK only Keying compensation Extension of each dit and dah in milliseconds QSK only 38 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved CW MESSAGES TAB On this tab you can define nine CW messages of up to 50 characters each which are stored in EEPROM Each memory may have a programmable repeat delay and or call another memory Message content Jumpto Delays Test on CW 2 DEWATV x 0 E rest Ste 3 TUSNN is 4 CQ TEST DE WATV WaTV lS 5 55N L D men ele 6 SNN 0 E rest Ste 7 CQ Ca DE W4TV WATV sec Ip JS i g Kall E res Cancel WEN z Merge Cancel WPM Ga Par 5 ij Cr Set WPM05 Set Key 05 Saveto File Load from File Commands which may be included in a memory are Merge Cancel WPM Set WPM Set Key Set Wait Jump to Delay Test Store Store All Load from File Save to File merge two characters without a letter space M AS will sound AS restore speed set by the Speed pot force speed to the se
6. It indicates which settings are currently in use When the black box turns gray it indicates that Router lost connection with the radio or has expired information CAT port problem While the boxes are gray the settings may not be correct Transmit Monitor TX Monitor microKEYER Il includes a monitor amplifier that provides 2 watts to CA DVK DIGITAL a user supplied speaker Router will select the audio source to be on monitored based on the operating mode The monitor level can be Ee set independently for each source mode Wi Wi gt 450 Us EN In CW sidetone is selected the sidetone frequency is selectable Fadde ab from 338 450 675 and 1350 Hz Sidetone can be enabled for all CW output or only manual paddle input In voice mode DVK output is selected and in Digital mode the sound card output is selected D D D NOTE TX Monitor contains ONLY transmit audio and CW sidetone generated by microHAM CODEC It does not include receive audio from the transceiver 31 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved AUDIO MIXER TAB NOTE The Audio Mixer Tab is not present in Windows Vista or 7 due to operating system limitations Windows Vista and 7 take exclusive control of the sound card and do not allow any application to control the overall level or the select mute switches for any audio endpoint input or output The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Hardware Abstraction Layer HAL that the Audio Mixer tab requires
7. LSB D or USB D for current Icom transceivers RI TY or RT TY R on K2 and USB or LSB for Kenwood TenTec and older Icom transceivers Do not select RTTY or FSK they do not use the audio input 45 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 7 8 9 10 11 ki Select the Audio Switching tab Set both FSK DIGITAL and VOICE to Line input rear Go back to the Audio Mixer tab and click the Test Signal button Adjust the TX WAVE slider for normal rated output on your transceiver while keeping the ALC meter as low as possible NOTE For the Elecraft K3 only Do not adjust the TX WAVE slider Instead adjust the Line In level Mic Gain until the ALC shows five 5 bars Select the Audio Switching tab Set both FSK DIGITAL and VOICE to Microphone jack Set your radio to USB or LSB and click the Test Signal button Adjust the BALANCE right trimmer so that the ALC reading on your transceiver sets at the top of the ALC zone rated output This sets proper levels for and all modes You may want to store these Router settings to the last preset Click Preset Save as choose position number 12 name it Default and store settings TIP When you start to create your own presets always begin by selecting the default preset This will configure the audio levels to the proper state before starting any customization 12 13 14 Select the DVK tab in Router and set the REC MIC slider to the
8. Manuals Link to microHAM manuals located on your system Setup Guides Link to software configuration guides for many common applications Cable Schematics Link to cable diagrams Download Documents Downloads microHAM documentation including updated manuals and setup guides You may specify the products for which you want documentation NOTE Requires an Internet connection microHAM Home Page Link to www microHAM com microHAM Downloads Page Link to www microham com contents en us d29 html Show Tooltips When checked small single line help is displayed below the mouse cursor Update Router Download and install the most recent version of Router About Shows the Router s internal version number Change logs Shows the Router and firmware changes 18 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved DEVICE CONFIGURATION TABS There are eleven 11 tabs for configuring microKEYER II Each tab controls part of microKEYER II s functions Except for CW Messages and FSK Messages any change is applied immediately Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help W micro KEYER II e Ports assign virtual ports to the microKEYER II for use by applications e Audio Switching configures microphone audio routing based on operator preference application sound card handling and operating mode e Audio Mixer sets microHAM CODEC levels NOTE The Audio Mixer is not available under Windows Vista or 7 Those operating systems do not allow an a
9. SSB AM FM front panel headset jacks rear panel hand desktop microphone jack automatic microphone selection selectable preamplifiers allow electret and dynamic microphones in any combination Digital Voice Keyer with nine messages up to 120 seconds and unlimited banks Agnar FSK AFSK PSK31 Dual channel receive capability transformers for DC isolation between radio and sound card low noise amplifiers for optimal decode level front panel level controls for each receiver front panel transmit level controls true FSK output supports data codes with 5 6 7 8 data bits and 1 1 5 2 stop bits unique hot switch protected FSK keying separate PTT output for digital audio mode operation with microphone muting nine 9 user programmable memories FSK supports PS 2 keyboard FSK transmission with type ahead and diddle function supports PS 2 keyboard or keypad for FSK message playback and control PS 2 keyboard keypad FSK works without computer connection 2 IMPORTANT WARNINGS ALWAYS check the polarity of the 13 8 V power supply If you use microKEYER II with more than one transceiver ALWAYS be sure the proper microphone is connected to the RJ45 jack BEFORE connecting the RADIO interface cable If your radio includes upgradeable firmware DO NOT perform any upgrade through microKEYER Il Remember under Windows microHAM USB Device Router must be running anytime the interface is used not just for setup If Router is not running the virt
10. This primarily effects Kenwood and Ten Tec transceivers although it is also applicable to some older Icom and Yaesu radios Options Audio Devices Don t use audio devices when checked Router does not use audio devices and the settings on the Audio Mixer and DVK tabs have no effect WARNING When selected Router will not be able to control MKII Audio Mixer and DVK use it carefully Manually assign audio devices when checked Router will allow the user to select audio devices Sound card in the appropriate fields at Audio Mixer tab and will actively control the audio devices Automatically assign microHAM audio devices Not used with microKEYER II when checked Router will automatically assign proper audio device of the same name if multiple microHAM interfaces of the same kind are connected to the one computer Options DVK Voice message time limit maximum time for each voice message up to 120 seconds Sample rate sampling frequency used during recording and playback of voice messages Sample size sampling size used during recording of voice messages Sampling size primarily effects audio quality of the messages 16bit samples provide higher quality than 8bit NOTE Select the same sample rate and size as used by your software logger to avoid message distortion 14 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Options USB Noise immunity selects how many times an undelivered USB packet will be repeated before the USB dev
11. signal used in the transceiver to generate a frequency shift FSK must be supported by the transceiver this mode is commonly labeled RT TY or FSK AFSK is an analog audio signal used to modulate the transceiver for digital modes like RT TY PSK31 AMTOR etc Computer sound card generated AFSK or PSK does not require special transceiver support and can be used in the LSB USB or FM mode of the transceiver Some radios have dedicated modes for AFSK generally labeled PKT DATA LSB D or USB D with special features It is very important to properly adjust the audio drive level of an AFSK system so as to not overdrive the first transmit audio amplifier stage in the transceiver and produce a wide distorted signal full of intermodulation products It is important to appreciate that distortion generated at this point due to overdrive CANNOT be reduced or eliminated by the reduction of the microphone gain control it is the signal level that must be adjusted to be about the same as would be expected from a microphone The microphone gain control then becomes a form of transmit power control An initial indication of proper audio drive level can be seen on the ALC meter of the radio Provided that there is NO audio processing in circuit and that the microphone gain control is in its normal operating position then if the ALC does not show or just starts to indicate during transmission the signal is likely to be clean It is also important is to turn
12. 10 Status Update VFOA and VFOB di 0016489399 d 1 00 00 00 00 FA A Read I Internal Status Flags 5 Byte Format a ER EP PRES TPS g l A a d d TIP Disable AUTOBAUD IN 00 164835 70 R TX 1 00 00 00 02 gt 10 Statu Update Current Oper ation F Icom transceivers Set the 6489633 R RX 1 11 01 58 8E OC 00 00 D Status Update Current Operation USB 14112967 F Bo radio Router and application 0016489758 H1 TX 1 00 00 00 03 10 Stakar Ci VFOA and FOB J J software to operate at 9600 or 4 m 19200 baud NOTE The baud rate must match your radio Icom and some TenTec radios require the correct CI V If everything is configured properly your radio s current operating frequency and mode should address be displayed CAT communication log a ET HITA 1 00 00 00 03 10 21 Status Update NEGA and dio Clear Save Stop A microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Disable router queries When this box checked Router will not poll the radio for frequency and mode when that information is not available from the communication between the application and radio NOTE Disable router queries disables Router polling only when the port has been opened by an application program When the virtual port is closed Router always polls the radio to support the automatic switching functions of microKEYER If it is necessary to disable all polling select one of the none options in t
13. 14 MIC 6 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 6 33 MIC 7 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 7 15 MIC 8 RJ45 Microphone jack pin 8 34 MIC GND Microphone ground 16 MIC Microphone signal 35 RADIO MIC IN GND Radio MIC ground 17 RADIO MIC IN Radio MIC signal 36 RADIO AF IN GND Radio AUDIO input ground 18 RADIO AF IN Radio AUDIO input signal 37 RADIO AF OUT GND Radio AUDIO output ground 19 RADIO AF OUT Radio AUDIO output signal SHELL GND Radio and power GND 54 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved ILINK miniDIN 6 Pin Label Description 1 DATA DC Data channel for expansion TTL 2 RX EXT Serial Data In TTL 3 GND Connected to system ground and case 4 5 V 5V output max 100mA 5 CLOCK DC Data Clock TTL 6 TX EXT Serial Data In TTL SHELL GND Connected to system ground and case PS 2 miniDIN 6 Pin Label Description 1 PS 2 DATA TTL PS 2 DATA line 2 RESPAD Input for resistive keypad FH 2 max 5V 1mA 3 GND Connected to the system ground and case 4 5 V 5V output max 100mA 5 PS 2 Clock TTL PS 2 CLOCK line 6 n c Not connected SHELL GND Connected to system ground and case 55 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved APPENDIX B RFI Considerations A few guidelines to eliminate problems caused by RFI 1 Proper grounding of all electronic equipment is critical A modern station contains many diverse types of
14. Select one or more virtual senal ports to be created micro KEYER II L Gene It may take long time in Windows 96 ME be patient Delete KEE EE H Te j T j i COM m ons Audio Switching Dejete A EN COM3 E l aa COM4 COMS Gu Create Creates virtual COM ports It is possible to select COM Y i COMS more than one port at a time by holding the Ctri key on COM _ keyboard and clicking on COM port numbers Creating virtual Gier ports may take a long time several tens of seconds be Cou patient COM13 COM14 Delete Deletes any single virtual port COMMS Genie Di Delete All Deletes all previously created virtual ports Do not delete a virtual port until all applications using that port have been closed TIP It is possible to select multiple ports at one time by holding the Control key on keyboard and clicking on the COM port numbers TP If you have removed another device which used virtual ports and Router does not offer the ul released port number you will need to reset the virtual port bus You can do this by deleting all virtual ports in Router at once Select Virtual Port Delete All then create the ports again Any missing COM port numbers should appear 13 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 5 microHAM USB DEVICE ROUTER ROUTER MENU Default Router Settings used to completely reset Router to factory default settings Default removes all device tabs and
15. USB Devices microKEYER II as well as DIGI KEYER microKEYER CW Keyer and USB Interfaces and software interface to other Windows applications logging software digital mode software etc The software interface is provided as Virtual Serial Ports In order to configure and use microKEYER II with Windows compatible application programs you must be running Router and have turned on microKEYER II Router is then configured as required by the application logging control or digital mode software microKEYER II Status When the USB driver is installed correctly and microKEYER II is Seas turned on Router will show a device tab with a BREEN check aes beside the device name Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help When Router shows a YELLOW X instead of a green v it means the USB driver is correctly installed but microKEYER Il is S micro KEYER II not turned on When Router shows a RED X instead of a green v it means the mr device is disconnected and Router does not see the USB part of EEN microKEYER II This happens when the USB cable is unplugged or the USB driver is not correctly installed Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help Initial Setup Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help tw micro KEYER II Router must be used to configure microKEYER II for proper operation The device configuration tabs in the red rectangle are used to setup each part o
16. adjust the TX WAVE level Instead adjust the Line In level Mic Gain until the ALC shows five 5 bars Select the Audio Switching tab Set both FSK DIGITAL and VOICE to Microphone jack Set your radio to USB or LSB and click the Test Signal button on the Audio Devices window Adjust the BALANCE right trimmer so that the ALC reading on your transceiver sets at the top of the ALC zone rated output lf you cannot balance the microphone and sound card levels with the trimmer return it to the midpoint Go back to Step 9 increase or decrease the TX Level control slightly and repeat steps 10 17 until balance is achieved This sets proper levels for and all modes Select the DVK tab in Router and set REC MIC and TX to 70 Record a message and adjust the REC MIC slightly if necessary so that the REC MIC VU Meter does not peak into the red Play back the message and adjust the TX level so the transceiver ALC meter peaks at the top of the ALC zone the same level as steps 16 NOTE Under Vista and Windows 7 DVK levels are separate from those set by other applications DVK levels are stored with the message banks 47 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 7 System Considerations microKEYER II can be used with a wide variety of software The capabilities of those packages will have large influence on the level of computing power needed to utilize microKEYER Il When used with Windows based contest logging appl
17. characters are S mapped to standard prosigns see WinKey manual transmit character if FSK type ahead mode is active 0 9 A Z 8 amp character is pushed to type ahead buffer to be transmitted v after next space 50 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 9 HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS USB USB 2 0 Full soeed USB 1 1 compatible Power consumption USB less than 100mA Power supply 400mA at 13 8V max 16V Radio Port RxD TxD max 57 600 Baud RTS CTS handshake supported Levels TTL inverted TTL open collector bus RS232 Aux Port TTL RxD TxD no handshake 9600 baud maximum CI V Port open collector bus 9600 baud CW open collector max 30V 400mA FSK open collector max 30V 400mA supports 5 6 7 bit data 1 1 5 2 stop bits up to 300 baud PTT1 open collector max 30V 400mA PTT2 open collector max 30V 400mA PA PTT selectable by internal jumpers open collector max 45V 0 8A relay contact max 48V AC DC 1A LNA PTT selectable by internal jumpers open collector max 45V 0 8A relay contact max 48V AC DC 1A Foot Switch active when closed to ground max load 1 mA at 5V PTT IN active when closed to ground max load 1 mA at 5V Monitor Mono 2 Watts 4 Ohm speaker Audio Out 600 Ohm 4V p p max Left channel AC coupled Audio In 50K Ohm max 4Vpp dual channel Stereo AC coupled Dimensions W 2325mm 9 125 x H 44mm 1 73 x D 105mm 4 125 Wei
18. different decoding algorithm to provide diversity decoding and permit transmitting from either program TIP If you see a baud rate other than 45 5 baud e g 4800 or 9600 the application is NOT configured ei correctly for FSK RTTY operation PTT The virtual port used for FSK can also support PTT required by MMTTY When you use MMTTY select the PTT box and RTS will used for PTT Do not use the FSK port for any other purpose Invert Some transceivers lack the ability to set the sense of the FSK input If you cannot set the proper sense check the invert box This is normally necessary only with the TenTec Omni V Omni VI and Kenwood TS 940 24 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Strict bps Some programs rely on the the UART buffer full signal for proper PTT timing and drop PTT unkey when the UART buffer is empty Because virtual ports generally have two buffers one in the USB driver and one in the hardware the first buffer may empty before all of the data has been transmitted allowing the PTT to before the message is complete Strict bps disables the USB buffering and sends one character at a time to the FSK output With Strict BPS selected the output will be about 20 slower due to the presence of extra stop bits between characters but proper PTT operation will be assured NOTE DO NOT select Strict bos for MMTTY USB option C provides accurate timing To test FSK operation from the computer to the radio click
19. groups operating modes into three classes CW Voice USB LSB AM and FM and FSK DIGITAL The available PTT options are CW PTT1 microphone jack QSK no transceiver PTT PA PTT and LNA PTT include only PA LNA PTT tail semi Break in no transceiver PTT PA PTT and LNA PTT include PTT tail and PA LNA PTT tail PTT2 rear panel jack VOICE PTT1 microphone jack PTT2 rear panel jack FSK DIGITAL PTT1 microphone jack PTT2 rear panel jack PTT1 amp PT T2 both jacks PA PTT Enables PA PTT LNA PTT Enables LNA PTT Sound card PTT Enables automatic PTT when the sound card is producing audio The presence of sound card audio presence is indicated by yellow SC led on front panel CW in VOICE Enables CW output in Voice modes Please note this function must be supported by the transceiver CW in Voice always operates without transceiver PTT Semi Break in PTT lead Specifies lead in delay In CW with PTT1 PTT2 or Semi Break in PTT lead is the time between activation of PTT1 PTT2 PA aa PTT and LNA PTT and the first CW output Transceiver PTT PTT1 PTT2 PA PTT and LNA PTT all activate at the same time In CW with QSK PTT lead has no effect The LNA PTT ee leading edge of PA PTT and LNA PTT are coincident with the CW output oa Eo PA PTT PAPTT Tail In VOICE and FSK DIGITAL PA PTT and LNA PTT lead transceiver PTT PTT1 or PTT2 by the amount of PTT lead PTT Lead PTT1 2 PTT tail Defi
20. interconnected and interrelated equipment transceiver power amplifier computer control boxes switch boxes and power supplies Each of these must be individually grounded with a separate connection to a single common ground point thus forming a star ground connection Proper grounding of computers both desktop and laptop is often overlooked A separate ground connection should be run from the computer to the station common ground point The best place to ground a computer is a screw with a good connection to the case On a laptop this is often the retaining screw on a D sub connector e g VGA output on a desktop it is often the screws holding the power supply It is absolutely important to prevent ground currents from flowing to the common ground point by way of the signal cable If you use a microHAM keyer a good test is to remove the DB15 DB37 connector and USB cable from the keyer and measure the resistance from the shell of the DB15 DB37 to the shell of the USB cable There should be NO MORE than FIVE 5 Ohms and preferably less than TWO Ohms between them Note many PC manufacturers fail to provide an adequate connection between the shell of the USB connector and the PC case If this is the case a connection can be established by bridging a folded piece of aluminum foil between the shell of the USB connector and the PC case Power all your equipment from a single wall outlet The safety ground often exhibits excessive no
21. is not present in Vista and Windows 7 Because that capability is missing Router cannot perform the audio control functions Audio levels must be set using a combination of the Windows Volume Mixer and the Sound Control Panel The sound card configuration depends on the capability of your application software Some software can directly control the sound mixer controls some can not Router s Audio Mixer tab provides the ability to store and recall level settings to the presets for each application or operating configuration Stereo micro HAM CODEC micro HAM CODEC el REC MIC E TA VOICE DIGITAL EG RX RECORDING DIGITAL e dats Ss LEFT LEFT RIGHT MIC MASTER WAVE LINE LINE HdE dE al i gt 0d LA dE S ll dE Ltd 30 Sg on up en en Se emm ee Sampling off EN i Test Signal Sampling off Beal Select microHAM CODEC to use the internal sound card in microKEYER Il yy SA KE D The Audio Mixer can operate in Stereo or Mono mode depending on the Stereo check box If Stereo is checked Router will display separate controls for the left and right Wave Line Out Volume and Line In channels If Stereo is not selected the Audio Mixer tab will display a single set of controls and will mute the right channel microKEYER II uses the left channel for all output but in some cases you may want to use the right channel for another purpose for example when used with the microHAM micro2R u2R NOTE Windows can reassign soun
22. microHAM 2010 All rights reserved AUDIO SWITCHING TAB microKEYER II uses an advanced custom USB audio subsystem which allows Router to handle all of the audio routing Microphone and receive audio are always connected to microHAM CODEC the microKEYER II sound card On transmit the selected microphone or sound card output will automatically be connected to the transmitter s microphone or line rear panel input based on the mode and optionally frequency reported by the transceiver in response to polling by the application logger and or Router If Router is not able to read the operating mode from your radio radio does not have computer control port or does not report usable mode information you can select one of four fixed no radio modes or one no radio mode with manual keyboard keypad mode selection Many radios fail to provide a separate mode for digital operation or the serial control protocol implemented by the radio does not report the digital mode when operating AFSK PSK or other audio based digital modes This is true for all Kenwood transceivers most Ten Tec transceivers most older Icom transceivers and the Elecraft K2 With those radios digital operation except for FSK must done using voice modes USB or LSB The traditional method feed the microphone jack from the sound card output through a transformer is not optimum for many reasons you need to remember to turn off any speech compress
23. on Test button with no port assigned or the port closed The Test button will generate RY two times CW PORT By its very nature USB is not well suited to transfer the real time events required for CW keying In addition to the latency inherent in the USB protocols there are also latencies caused by computer CPU load internal Windows message processing inter process communication and data flow from another peripherals sharing same the USB hub This can result in transmitted characters that are garbled To minimize these unwanted operating system effects Router uses a specially developed oversampling and prediction algorithm to assure the smoothest possible transfer of control signal events over USB Using this principle CW keying in the Router is in most cases usable up to 50 WPM if the application generates keying signals accurately and does not consume 100 of CPU time at the highest priority class Router allows assigning a virtual serial port for software CW using DTR or RTS signals The DTR and RTS are identical to DIR RTS except that the output is inhibited for one second after the COM port is opened RIS DTR should only be used with programs that cause unwanted key ups during startup fei TIP More applications use DTR for CW than RTS When an application opens the COM port usually at start up Router will indicate the channel is open The state of the CW channel is indicated by a red arrow If port is opened it does n
24. same level as the REC MIC on the Audio Mixer tab Set the TX MASTER and WAVE sliders to the same level as the TX VOICE DIGITAL sliders on the Audio Mixer tab Record a message and adjust the REC MIC slightly if necessary so that the REC MIC VU Meter does not peak into the red Play back the message and adjust the WAVE slider so that the transceiver ALC meter peaks at the top of the ALC zone the same level as steps 9 and 11 NOTE Levels in the DVK tab are independent of those in the Audio Mixer They are stored with the message banks not with presets Setting audio levels in Vista and Windows 7 1 2 Select Router s Audio Switching tab and click the Sound Card button On the Audio Devices window select Headset Earphone microHAM CODEC in the Mixer and WaveOut boxes Click the TX Mixer button If the Mixer does not appear open the Windows Sound Control Panel and select the Playback tab Click the Test Signal button on the Audio Devices screen and verify that the VU Meter for Headset Earphone microHAM CODEC reaches maximum If not turn off Test Signal restart Router and return to step 2 Turn off the Test Signal Close the Audio Devices window but leave the Sound Control Panel open Select the Playback tab in the Sound Control Panel e double click Headset Earphone microHAM CODEC e click Levels tab and unmute the Headset Earphone and mute the Microphone e click Balance and set LEFT and RIGHT to 80 th
25. APTT Sound card PTT C CW in VOICE some radios to mute the microphone and disable speech processing circuits PAP clippers audio equalizers transmit LNA PTT tail 2 ms DSP etc that can distort digital PTT lead 2 Em modulation PTT tail Constant 200 ms PA PTT is on the microKEYER Il rear panel It is designed for controlling an amplifier PA PTT will close before PTT1 and PTT2 by the amount of PTT lead and open after the transceiver PTT by PA PTT tail setting NOTE PAPTT tail should be set to provide a few milliseconds of delay after the transceiver PTT releases Some transceivers produce RF even after their amplifier PTT drops and the delay will prevent hot switching on release LNA PTT is on the microKEYER Il rear panel It is designed for bypassing a low noise preamplifier LNA or disabling receive antennas during transmit LNA PTT is enabled by checking the LNA PTT box LNA PTT will close before PTT1 and PTT2 by the amount of PTT lead and open after the transceiver PTT by LNA PTT tail setting microKEYER II can select PTT1 or PT T2 based on the mode reported by the transceiver If Router is not able to read the operating mode from your radio radio does not have computer control port or does not report usable mode information you can select one of four fixed no radio modes or one no radio mode with manual keyboard keypad mode selection 35 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Router
26. EYER II is used in a club station or other multi operator situation DVK memories can be recorded or played under logger control if your logger supports microHAM Control Protocol Under Windows 2000 or XP Router DVK uses the sound card defined on the Audio Mixer Tab For Vista and Windows 7 select REC MIC Headset Microphone microHAM CODEC TX Headset Earphone microHAM CODEC REC MIC slider adjusts microphone level during message recording TX The Left Master Wave controls operate the same as the TX VOICE DIGITAL controls on the Audio Mixer tab There will be only a single MASTER control under Windows Vista lf On Air Recording box is checked the microphone is connected to both the sound card and the transceiver input while messages are being recorded Recording is not available in Windows Vista Bank OM 4 Rename Ad 1 Short CQ E 3 Long CO 3 5515 i Record Record 3 Record 6 QTH Record col feo ol al fol el H H H i cil di Fe be Je cm Record Message 5 REC MIC TX SSS lS Ss i Fe ve 2 iL D 1 LEFT MI MASTER WAVE Odb o GG dE T0dE 46 __ 904E 45 49 On Air Recording DO NOT use the foot switch or microphone PTT when recording 41 CL Remove D Pa Play Pla Play Play Play 10dE DOE S dE Tide S dE On Air microHAM 2010 All rights reserved KEYBOARD TAB The Keybo
27. Installing microHAM USB Device Router Setup microHAM USB Deyice Router BEE Welcome to the microHAM USB Device Router Setup Wizard This wll install microHAhM USB Device Router 31 0 on your computer Ibis recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Chek Nest to continue or Cancel to exit Setup re Cancel The Windows setup utility will start and ask into which folder Router and its supporting files should be installed Note unless you have a very strong reason to install Router elsewhere please accept the default location When the Router installation is completed click Finish to launch Router for the first time Then plug in the USB cable and proceed to configuring Router for your station and software To install Router click on the Install USB Device Router link on the installation CD or download the most recent installation package from the web site www microham com contents en us d29 html If you download an updated package click on urouter_release_xx_xx exe xx_ xx is version to start the installation fe Setup microHAM USB Device Router Completing the microHAM USB Device Router Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing microHAhM USE Device Router on pour computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to eat Setup microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Configuring microHAM CODEC Windows will automatic
28. Open the cover of microKEYER II and check the position of the jumpers for the microphones Set the three trimmers located just to the front of the RADIO DB37 to the middle of their range Connect the radio mic to the RJ 45 connector and select the Rear mic on the Audio Switching tab Set both VOICE and FSK DIGITAL to Microphone jack Key the transceiver speak into the radio microphone and adjust the MIC center trimmer so that the transceiver ALC peaks at the top of the ALC zone Disconnect the radio mic from the RJ 45 connector Connect your headset or boom microphone to the EXT MIC jack and select the Front mic on the Audio Switching tab Put the transceiver into transmit speak into the microphone and adjust the EXT MIC left trimmer so that the transceiver ALC peaks at the top of the ALC zone same as step 9 Setting audio levels in Windows 2000 and Windows XP If you are using Vista or Windows 7 skip to the next page Select the Audio Mixer Tab in Router and set REC MIC sampling to 44100 Click on the LED above the REC MIC to select the microphone Speak into the microphone and adjust the Mic level so that the VU meter peaks as high as possible into the yellow but dos not go into the red on voice peaks Set the TX control on the front of microKEYER II to 12 o clock Set the TX VOICE DIGITAL Master slider to 80 and the Wave slider to 60 Switch your transceiver to AFSK mode PKT DIG or DATA for Yaesu
29. Rec RX Mixer button Line In is always selected in CW and FSK Digital modes because the microphone input has no use In VOICE modes Router remembers the user s last selection choice NOTE When Router s DVK is used the input will automatically be switched to microphone for recording and returned to the user s selection when the recording is finished 34 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved PTT TAB The PTT tab allows configuring PTT operation PTT INPUTS microKEYER Il has six PTT sources e PTT generated by the logging program on the virtual COM port RTS or DTR e 2 PTT generated by an external application on the virtual COM port RTS or DTR PTT and 2 PTT behave the same and generate the same Serial PTT input e A foot switch attached to the rear panel RCA jack e The PTT switch of the microphone connected to the RJ45 MIC jack e Winkey generated PTT e he sound card generated Auto PTT PTT OUTPUTS microKEYER II has four PTT outputs PTT1 PTT2 PA PTT and LNA PTT PTT1 and PTT2 are brought out to the DB37 Radio connector PAPTT and LNAPTT are RCA jacks for connecting to external devices PTT1 is wired to the radio microphone jack and is PTT selector generally used for CW and VOICE modes PTT2 is wired to the radio Accessory jack and is used VOICE fe to switch the radio into transmit in DIGITAL and OoOO FSK modes FSK DIGITAL PTT2 rear panel jack M NOTE PTT2 or rear panel PTT is used by JIPAPTT VILN
30. ally install the USB Audio Device Cl a driver to support the microHAM CODEC in microKEYER meee 5 ox ll Fie Action View Help Windows automatically selects any newly installed audio a 6 device as the default device for Sound playback and A Sound recording This is undesirable as Windows D Batteries Sounds would be played through MK II and onto the air o D Bluetooth Devices J Computer H ze Disk drives E Display adapters DVD CD ROM drives For Windows 2000 or Windows XP right click on the Speaker Icon on the task bar and select Adjust Audio Properties or open Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel and reset the Default device for Sound x ELTIMA Virtual Serial Ports Playback and Sound Recording to your computer s SL ba Human Interface Devices primary sound device IDE ATA ATAPI controllers S IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers d i Infrared devices 2 Keyboards UN Mice and other pointing devices i Modems E Monitors Eg Network adapters RW PCMCIA adapters PCMCIA and Flash memory devices Ports COM amp LPT g s Processors Ki Secure Digital hast controllers Gei Smart card readers EI Sound video and game controllers Lk Audio Codecs Bluetooth Audio Lk Legacy Audio Drivers Lk Legacy Video Capture Devices Media Control Devices h SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio E USB Audio Device 1 Video Codecs mg System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Sounds and Audio Devices Properties
31. ard Tab controls the operation of a PS 2 keyboard or numeric keypad connected to the PS 2 jack It is also possible to define control functions for the numeric keypad Custom controls are invoked by pressing and holding the asterisk key with Numkey0 9 General QWERTZ layout configures the keyboard for a QWERTZ layout FSK from keyboard FSR trom keyboard Diddle LETTERS send the LETTERS character whenever there is nothing Diddle LETTERS in the transmit buffer UGS UOS shift back to LETTERS case whenever a space is encountered in the lihen ahead transmit data Type ahead enables type ahead when using a PS 2 keyboard Characters are transmitted after a space word mode or when the buffer has reached its limit 16 characters CW from keyboard CW from keyboard Type ahead enables type ahead when using a PS 2 keyboard Characters SE are transmitted after a space word mode or when the buffer has EE reached its limit 16 characters speed step Speed Step set the amount by which the Up Down or NUM keys 2 Ei WPM change the CW speed Auto numbering Leading zero as T sends leading zeros in contest report as T For example Ayia numbering 001 will be send as TT1 R Zero as T sends all zeros in contest report as T For example number 100 Zern as T will be send as 1TT WE One as A sends all ones in contest report as A For example number 101 Nine as N will be send as AOA Report SNN Nine a
32. ast Address sets the from CI V address for the CI V broadcast iLink port settings sets the function of the TTL serial Link port settings lines on the iLink connector The iLink Port supports two optional functions Function Auvliary port r Auxiliary Port or Antenna Control NOTE Connecting microKEYER II to an antenna controller or auxiliary RS 232 device requires a TTL to RS 232 converter like the microHAM iLINK SteppIR Pin out documentation for the iLINK port can be found in Appendix A Auxiliary general purpose serial port When the iLINK port function is set to Auxiliary port data is transferred between the Auxiliary virtual port defined on Ports tab and the iLINK serial lines without modification Maximum data rate is 19 200 baud Antenna Control microKEYER II can control SteppIR and Ultra Beam antennas using the antenna s native protocol For connection information see your antenna s manual Native mode control has two advantages over control based on transceiver frequency only e microKEYER Il protects the antenna while elements are moving retuning Transmission can not be initiated using PTT while the antenna is retuning When using VOX microKEYER Il will not activate PAPTT to prevent a power amplifier from operating the StepplR is tuning e When operating in split frequency mode the transmit frequency is sent to the SteppIR to prevent retuning between transmit and receive when operating with wide
33. cal for proper operation with application software microKEYER Il has 11 channels each channel provides an indication of the settings applied by the application and current state e g or or off CAT uses RxD and TxD 2 CAT virtual fork for the main CAT channel FSK uses TxD for FSK and RTS for PTT if checked 2 FSK uses TxD for FSK and RTS for PTT if checked CW uses DTR or RTS PTT uses DTR or RTS 2 PTT uses DTR or RTS Foot Switch uses CTS DCD DSR or RING Auxiliary uses RxD and TxD WinKey uses RxD and TxD Control uses RxD and TxD NOTE Do not assign virtual ports to the channels functions which are not used by your applications It is unnecessary and only consumes resources 20 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved CAT PORT amp 2 CAT PORT The CAT channel is used by the application software to control transceiver frequency mode T R switching and many other parameters The application communicates with the radio using a serial protocol Although most modern radios implement some form of serial control nearly every radio implementation is different The degree of control available for each radio depends on that radio and the application logger or digital program NOTE The COM port number assigned in Router MUST match the port number assigned in the host application First configure the virtual COM ports in Router then configure the application When a COM port is assigned in the Ro
34. command from Router or the application and decoded response from WinKey If a line ends in three dots it means that the command or response has been broken across two USB packets 27 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved AUXILIARY PORT The Auxiliary Port allows an application program logger to control an auxiliary device attached to the iLink port The Auxiliary port implements serial in and serial out RxD and TxD as TTL signals interfacing to an RS 232 device will require a TTL to RS 232 converter for example the microHAM iLINK SteppIR When an application opens the Auxiliary port ee fe Router reports port as open and displays settings HONAJ E used to configure COM port b Mon Data flowing through the channel are indicated by two arrows The green arrow indicates data flow from the application and a red arrow indicates data to the host application Mon Opens an Auxiliary Serial Port Monitor window to capture data between the application and auxiliary device Controls for the monitor include Start Stop Clear and Save The Auxiliary Serial Port Monitor should not be used under normal conditions However for debugging purposes it may be useful to Start a capture and close the window When a problem occurs the window can be opened and the Serial Port log Saved for analysis The monitor log is circular only the last 20 kilobytes or so will be saved in order to prevent creating very large files
35. d by a red arrow 26 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved WinKey PORT WinKey is a unique external CW processor developed by Steve Elliot K1EL This CW processor supports paddle input like any other electronic keyer offers many configuration options and in addition converts ASCII data from the computer to Morse characters This unique property assures perfectly timed CW output from the computer regardless of OS load More detailed instruction for configuring WinKey is found in the description of the CW WinKey tab When a COM port is assigned to WinKey in cere a Router but not in the application program or HANY mone m gt Test no application is running Router reports the port closed When an application opens WinKey usually at Start up Router shows the port open and displays settings used to configure COM port i TIP If you see settings other than 1200 8N2 the application is not configured correctly for WinKey If the data rate is incorrect Router will transfer data to to WinKey at 1200 baud However reliable operation is not guaranteed Data flow is indicated by two arrows The green arrow indicates data flow from the application to WinKey and the red arrow indicates data flow from WinKey to the host application Test Sends Test via WinKey when the channel unassigned or closed Mon WinKey Monitor allows capturing communications between Router or the application and WinKey Controls for the monit
36. d cards on the fly and Router may not always select the correct mixer if you have more than one sound card in your system To confirm that the proper mixer has been assigned click the Get ID button and confirm that microHAM CODEC is selected If the correct sound card is not selected restart Router microHAM 2010 All rights reserved REC MIC REC MIC microphone recording level Microphone VU meter this stacked LED display shows the audio level into the analog to digital controller Note the display is active only if a sample rate is selected MIE Ode and the recording mic is selected This control adjusts the microphone recording level for recording DVK messages in 404E the application logger EE Sampling sets the sample rate used for the REC MIC level displays eg SE Because of the nature of the Windows sound system it is best to set the e sample rate to a multiple of the sample rate or clock rate used by your pas logging program for recording DVK messages 30 j l 5045 TX transmit levels TY VOICE DIGITAL These controls adjusts the output transmit levels If the channels are active the green rectangle will be on If not click the TX Mixer button and unmute the PETET master Volume Speaker and Wave controls There are two or four sliders the WAVE slider and MASTER slider the Master about 50 Adjust WAVE for proper drive when using digital modes or playing voice messages from a logging progra
37. deletes all stored configuration data including all user presets from the Windows Registry aes TIP microKEYER Il can be reset to the factory configuration by selecting Default Router Settings Gp followed by Device Store as Power up Settings to save the defaults to the keyer s memory Restore Router Settings used to restore settings from a urs file created by the backup command A urs file can be used only with the device for which it was generated the file contains the unit serial number on a computer with same port assignments WARNING Restoring a backup deletes all current Router settings including presets use it carefully Backup Router Settings used to create backup urs file This file contains Router settings including Presets for all devices defined in Router Options General Load Router on Start up when checked Router will start automatically each time the computer is started or rebooted Start Router Minimized when checked Router will started minimized Options Band Map Not used in microKEYER II Customizable band edge boundaries used to drive the band data output Options Digital Band Map Customizable band limits for digital mode operation This setting is used to automatically select VOICE or DIGITAL audio switching and the proper PTT output PTT1 PTT2 The boundaries are necessary for transceivers which do not have a special mode for AFSK operation or do not provide this information via computer control
38. e Applications index html by Kok Chen W7AY 48 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 8 EXTERNAL KEYBOARD KEYPAD NOTE The keyboard Keypad must be PS 2 A USB device with PS 2 adapter will not work properly microKEYER Il includes the ability to generate FSK or CW record and play CW FSK or VOICE messages using a PS 2 keyboard or numeric keypad connected to the PS 2 jack A numeric key pad is sufficient to record and play CW and DVK messages control CW speed WPM or play a serial number message Live CW or FSK RTTY requires a full keyboard Switching modes The keyboard or keypad mode will follow the mode of the transceiver with Transmit Focus If the radio is not computer controllable or its control protocol is not supported the keyboard or keypad can be used to switch Router s operating mode if the radio selection is no radio mode selected manually STATUS INDICATION NUM CAPS SCROLL play rec mode OFF X X playback ON X X recording X OFF OFF CW X OFF ON DIGITAL X ON OFF FSK X ON ON VOICE Playing messages A message is started by pressing F1 F9 on the keypad or 1 9 on the number pad A message can be aborted with the ESC key or the zero key on the number pad Messages may be made to repeat loop by pressing DEL period on the number pad while the message is playing The default minimum wait time after ending a message and starting again is one sec
39. e local microphone This selection is useful for use with computer based transmit audio DSP processing for example 3 party audio equalizer software or for use with remote operation of MKII FSK DIGITAL settings Line input rear Audio from microHAM CODEC is connected to the radio rear panel line input all the time This is the default setting for FSK Digital operation Microphone jack Audio output of microHAM CODEC is connected to radio microphone jack all the time NOTE The graphic is live and shows the current audio routing The grey lines show the selected audio path and the red lines show those paths currently transferring audio The graphic is an excellent tool for troubleshooting the audio configuration Sound Card IS only visible with S Audio Devices i sie ea ah It WaveOut Waveln Mixer SNOWS t e ame IXET 0 Speakers SoundMAX Integrated D 0 Microphone SoundMAX Integrated o Speakers SoundMAX Integrated D ID Wave In ID and Wave 4 Digital Output Device SPDIF 4 Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable 1 Digital Output Device SPDIF 2 Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable 2 Line In SoundMAX Integrated Di 2 Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable Out ID for each 3 Line 5 microHAM CODEC 3 Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable r Headset Microphone 5 microHAM 4 Line In SoundMAX Integrated Di input output In the 5 Microphone SoundMAX Integrated 6 Headset Earphone 5 microHAM C com
40. en click OK twice 46 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Select the Recording tab in the Sound Control Panel e double click Headset Microphone microHAM CODEC e click Levels tab and unmute the Microphone e Preset the Microphone level to 70 While speaking into the microphone adjust the Microphone level until you see the top green bar light on the VU meter for Headset Microphone microHAM CODEC on the Recording tab then click OK Set the TX control on the front of microKEYER II to 12 o clock Select the Playback tab in the Sound Control Panel e double click Headset Earphone microHAM CODEC e click the Levels tab Switch your transceiver to AFSK mode PKT DIG or DATA for Yaesu LSB D or USB D for current Icom transceivers RI TY or RT TY R on K2 and USB or LSB for Kenwood TenTec and older Icom transceivers Do not select RI TY or FSK they do not use the audio input Select the Audio Switching tab Set both FSK DIGITAL and VOICE to Line input rear Click the Sound Card button to open the Audio Devices window and select Headset Earphone microHAM CODEC in the WaveOut box Click the Test Signal button and adjust the Headset Earphone level in the Levels window of the Sound Control Panel for normal rated output on your transceiver while keeping the ALC meter as low as possible NOTE For the Elecraft K3 only Do not
41. es as shown here Delete Removes a device from the Router Only devices that have been disconnected those with a RED X on device tab can be removed To disconnect a device from Router unplug the USB cable Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help A micro KEYER II Save Template will save the current Router settings to template file When clicked Router will open a standard File Save dialog window the default location is C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data microHAM cfg f a hypertext html or plain text txt documentation file of the same name as the template is present in the same directory it will be associated with the template Load Template will automatically configure Router from a template tpl file When clicked Router will open a standard File dialog the default location is C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data microHAM cfg and the desired template can be chosen When Router loads a template it looks for an html or txt file with the same name as the template in the same directory If such file is found it is displayed e TIP Templates are a powerful tool for quickly configuring Router to work with a particular application Template files are interchangeable between computers and ideal for cloning setups in multi computer stations or for sharing configurations between users 16 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Store as Power Up Settings will s
42. f the microKEYER II 12 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Creating and Using Virtual Serial Ports microHAM Router provides a set of virtual serial ports which allow Windows applications logging and digital software to work with microKEYER II just as they would work with real hardware serial ports In order to use these virtual Ports you must first create the ports and then assign a port to each function you wish to use radio control PTT CW FSK etc DO NOT define a port that is already in use for example COM1 or COM2 which are hardware ports on many motherboards or a virtual port that is used by another USB device Even though Router will not allow creating a virtual port on a COM port number which is already present in the system like hardware COM ports or internal modems sometimes these ports are hidden If another device that also uses virtual ports external USB devices bluetooth devices mobile phones PDAs etc is not connected when creating virtual ports in Router the ports can overlap and will not work properly when you connect such device WARNING Before you begin to create virtual ports attach all external devices you are using with computer and allow them to connected to the system Restart Router and then create virtual ports Virtual ports are created and deleted from the Virtual Port menu Create Virtual Serial Ports Ka Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help ECS C Ee
43. ght 1 3 kg 1 875 lbs 51 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 10 PACKAGE CONTENTS The product includes microKEYER II USB cable 3 5 mm audio cable sub receiver audio RCA to RCA cable PTT IN coaxial 2 1mm 5 5mm power plug and CD ROM containing the microHAM USB Device Router program and documentation lf the shipment is incomplete please contact us at the following address E mail support microham com fax 421 2 4594 5100 by Post microHAM s r o Nadrazna 36 90028 Ivanka pri Dunaji SLOVAKIA 11 WARRANTY microHAM warrants this product for three 3 years The product must not be modified in any way or the warranty is voided Cables are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 60 days What is covered During the warranty microHAM s r o will repair or replace defective product at their sole discretion You must send the unit postpaid with a copy of the original invoice to the distributor from whom you purchased the product microHAM will pay return shipping What is not covered This Limited Warranty does not cover 1 correction of installation or software errors in the user s computer s 2 damage caused by misuse negligence user modifications or failure to follow the user manual 3 connection to improper or excessive voltage or voltage surges 4 the incorrect installation of any cables connected to the device by the user or 5 weather related storm lightning or elect
44. gt Go Hal s E es Homan dntestace Devices GC IDE ATA ATAPI controllers a IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Keyboards P micro KEYER II Create L K Router Preset Device Virtual Port Port Help D M Mice and other pointing devices Sch GU Modems SS Delete GET PCMCIA adapters E i Personal identification devices E Kc Ri COM GIET i a Monitors Ports Audio Switching Wl e S Network adapters Delete All HARDWARE PORTS za Create Creates virtual COM ports It is possible 777 ELTIMA Virtual Serial Port COM10 90 to select more ports at once by holding the Control o ELTIMA Virtual Serial Port COMS key on the keyboard and clicking on COM port et deet numbers Creating a virtual port may take a while eee ELTIMA Virtual Serial Port COM 7 ELTIMA Virtual Serial Port COMB be patient 727 ELTIMA Virtual Serial Port COM9 Delet Delet nal mua A Intel R Active Management Technology SOL COM elete Deletes any Single virtual port E i Processors GES SD host adapters Delete All Deletes all previously created virtual a Smart card readers ports and resets Virtual Serial Port bus SN Sound video and game controllers e Storage controllers Do not delete a virtual port unless all applications frill System devices using that port have been closed NOTE Properly working ports should not display an exclamation mark 1 HELP MENU
45. he Radio box WARNING DO NOT select Disable Router queries unless you have a specific reason to do so Router only polls for information that is not requested by the logger and does not interfere with logger polling Disabling Router queries may result in incorrect frequency and or mode decoding and can have a serious impact on overall operation PW1 on radio bus When this box checked Router periodically generates an Icom Transceive broadcast to keep the PW1 synchronized NOTE Check this box if you have an IC PW1 or other com compatible accessory physically connected in parallel with the transceiver Do not check this box if the only connection is to the transceiver and the PW1 or other other accessory is connected to the accessory CI V PA port described later Forward autoinformation to CAT port When checked all unsolicited packets Icom transceive packets or Auto information data from Kenwood Elecraft and recent Yaesu transceivers coming from the radio are transfered to the CAT port Each CAT port has own check box Port Defines a virtual or hardware serial port for an SDR radio used with the MKII The CAT connection in microKEYER Il is disabled This function is not currently supported SDR Tracking Tracking This function allows an external receiver to track the transceiver attached to the microKEYER Il NOTE The transceiver attached to microKEYER II must be properly interfaced and CAT must be functioning p
46. ications like CTWin NIMM Logger Win Test and WriteLog or Windows based general logging applications like DXBase DXLab Suite DX4WIN Logger 32 and others the microHAM control and interface application microHAM Router must run along side the application program Since both the logging programs and microHAM Router are real time applications system performance will be dependent on both CPU speed and the amount of available RAM While microHAM Router will run on slower computers the minimum tested system is a 1 6 GHz Pentium IV Windows 2000 512 MB RAM CD ROM and USB 1 1 port Whether Router can run as designed on slower machines with less memory and leave enough resources for application programs has not been determined microHAM Router is not supported on any 16 bit version of Windows 95 98 ME SE In order to provide sufficient performance for simultaneous operation of microHAM Router a logging application Internet connectivity and other accessory programs the recommended system is a 2 GHz PC compatible computer with Windows XP Home or higher 1 GB RAM CD ROM root USB 2 0 port a transceiver with supported control protocol and logger control or digital mode software microKEYER Il is also compatible with Apple Macintosh systems running OS 10 5 or later It is directly supported by MacLoggerDX www dogparksofiware com MacLoggerDX html by Don Agro VE3VRW as well as WH Router and cocoaModem hitp homepage mac com chen w ay Sit
47. ice is disconnected from the operating system Response time selects how long the USB interface will wait for additional data before sending data to the operating system Minimize Clicking this will minimize Router to the system tray at the bottom right corner of the Windows Task Bar the System Notification Area HT Vo MEN OM EL vo we TIP When Router is minimized you can restore it by double clicking on the Router tray icon You can K also restore Router by double clicking on the Router icon on the desktop or in the Programs menu Exit Clicking on this item will terminate Router NOTE when Router is terminated the virtual ports will be closed and application software will be unable to communicate with microKEYER II and the radio PRESET MENU The requirements of each application logging control and digital mode programs are different Each program handles radio control CW FSK PTT and the sound Router Device Virtual W mit Save As card its own way In some cases what works for one application may not work ba a properly with another To get maximum performance from microKEYER Il the Delete l user should create customized settings for each application used F Show Buttons For easy switching among applications Router supports up to 12 user definable Presets Different configurations can be stored in these presets and recalled default almost instantly simply by clicking on the p
48. ike PSK31 MFSK OLIVIA AFSK RTTY etc and you must use USB LSB FM for digital operation Use VOICE settings VOICE settings will be used regardless of frequency and mode USB LSB or FM This should be used with most Yaesu transceivers late model Icom transceivers that support USB D and LSB D and the Elecraft K3 Router will select DIGITAL when it detects the special digital modes and use the VOICE settings for USB LSB and FM Use DIGITAL settings DIGITAL settings will be used regardless of frequency for USB LSB or FM 29 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved The VOICE and FSK DIGITAL settings can independently specify whether audio generated by microHAM CODEC should be sent to the microphone jack or line input based on the operating mode VOICE settings Microphone jack DVK control default The audio from microHAM CODEC is connected to the transceiver s microphone jack when transmitting under DVK control including while recording DVK messages with On Air recording selected Microphone jack logger and DVK control The audio from microHAM CODEC is connected to the transceiver s microphone jack when transmitting under DVK control or when commanded by user software e g a logging program Line input rear The audio from microHAM CODEC is connected to the transceiver s rear panel line input Remote microphone The audio from microHAM CODEC is connected to radio microphone jack all the time and does not switch to th
49. ise between power outlets sometimes often due to other equipment powered from the same branch circuit It is always better to avoid this source of noise interference It is also a good idea to check the power distribution for loose connections reversed neutral ground open ground and other wiring problems Sometimes the USB cable can be a source of RF interference the cable might have inadequate shielding or the transceivers in PC might be improperly designed causing data flowing inside the cable to be reflected as a common mode current on the shield of the cable This common mode current can radiate a significant digital noise If this is the source of your problems it can be significantly reduced or eliminated using ferrite chokes on both ends of the cable Two or three turns through a 31 mix FT240 toroid are better than the common snap on ferrites of unknown mix Often another cause of RFI problems is a common mode current flowing along the antenna feedline into the shack It is a common misconception that the only thing required of a feedline is that it have low SWR Unfortunately a low SWR does not guarantee low common mode current These common mode currents are conducted into the shack where they can radiate from the feedline induce currents in any nearby metal object and or be conducted into the interconnected equipment Common mode currents on a feedline are indicated by problems that differ in intensity from one band to another or fr
50. isplay shows the audio level into the analog to digital controller Note the display is active only if a sample rate microKEYER II shows one slider for each input Left for the Main RX and Right for the Sub RX Keep the sliders at about 80 and use the RX Main and RX Sub pots on the front panel for adjustment When correctly adjusted the input signal should never show RED Sampling sets the sample rate used for the RX level displays Because of the of the way the Windows sound system handles multiple access to the sound card always turn off the level displays set Sampling off when they are not in use Rec RX Mixer this button opens the Windows Record Input Mixer for the selected sound card GET ID this button will retrieve the name and number of the sound card The name can be used to verify that the correct sound card has been selected The Wave In ID can be used to configure software that identifies sound cards only by number AUTOMATIC INPUT SELECTION RX RECORDING DIGITAL is selected Line LEFT RIGHT LINE LINE Nae i i K IE 2Ude IE 4006 ANE UE GU GU sels Sampling off ES Router automatically switches the inputs of microHAM CODEC based on the mode decoded from the transceiver CW Voice or FSK Digital The active selected input is indicated by the green LED s above the sliders The input can be selected by clicking on the gray LED or by invoking Windows Mixer click on the
51. jack to the EL position lf the headset or boom microphone uses an electret mic with a MONO plug e g Heil iC elements open MK II and move the jumper to the iC position WARNING Headsets with both dynamic and electret elements are not supported Configure the EXT MIC for either dynamic or electret element and do not switch types 6 Connect your paddles to the PADDLE jack microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 7 For Icom transceivers open MK II and install the IC VOX jumper located behind the PTT IN jack Otherwise connect your transceiver PTT Out linear to the PTT IN jack using the supplied RCA to RCA cable 8 If you use a foot switch connect the foot switch to the FOOTSW jack 9 If your transceiver s accessory port is capable of supplying 13 8 V at 500 mA you may install the DB37 Power jumper located in the right rear corner just in front of the 13 5 V DC jack NOTE Beginning with serial number 900 this header was converted to three positions Connecting the left pair of terminals selects the 1 38V power jack while connecting the right pair of terminals selects power from the DB37 jack WARNING DO NOT use DB37 Power input with Yaesu transceivers or if the Accessory power is less than 12 Volts when transmitting Elecraft K3 10 Connect a 12 to 16V DC supply to the DC 13 8V jack Be sure to observe the proper polarity 11 Locate but DO NOT connect the USB cable to the MK II at this time
52. lected value regardless of position of speed knob close CW output for selected time in seconds wait selected seconds during playback used for looping a message or calling another message sets the delay in seconds before looping or calling another message plays a message without storing it saves one message to microKEYER II memory saves all messages to microKEYER II memory loads all messages from file saves all messages to file Messages can also be saved and replayed using an external keyboard or numeric keypad attached to the PS 2 jack See External Keyboard NOTE Messages are not saved or loaded with Presets 39 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved FSK MESSAGES TAB On this tab you can define nine FSK messages of up to 50 characters each which are stored in EEPROM Each memory may have a programmable repeat delay and or call another memory Message content Jump fo Delay fs iww le G near E Siore TUN El II ss EaOmESTIEWNUNN wd i Sur se re Si D ss Ca Store ee ICRICQ CO DE WATV WATV i Gs cl E Store Le z m D YF Li ft le Me Co Store tn OH a Load from File Commands which may be included in a memory are CR amp LF Insert Carriage Return Line Feed Figure Insert special Figure character Letter Insert special Letter character Blank Insert special Blank character Letter Insert special Be
53. led when Router is loaded default test f DXLab Save as Saves the current Router settings to a preset for future use i Logger32 E NIMM Rename Allows renaming of an existing preset WiriteLog Win Test Delete Delete chosen preset Show buttons When checked Router shows the preset buttons DEVICE MENU Router can control several devices This allows configuring the settings for all interfaces connected to the computer at the same time using the Presets Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help Each device has its own tab page in the main Router notebook The content of each device tab depends on the type of device Adding a device is automatic when Router detects a new device Once detected a device remains in Router even though device is disconnected Each device is identified by a unique serial string w micro KEYER IT W USB Interface I Ports Audio Switching PTT CW Winkey Router Preset Device Virtual Port Help NOTE Router supports all microHAM USB devices in a S FT 2000 Lee Single instance by creating a separate root tab for each device It is not necessary to run multiple instances of Ports Audio Switching PTT Tou Winkey Router a secondary instance can not be started SN Rename Creates a custom device name This is useful if two or more devices are connected to the Router For example microKEYER II and USB Interface II can be renamed to more identifiable nam
54. ll character Jump to used for looping a message or calling another message Delay sets the delay in seconds before looping or calling another message Store saves one message to microKEYER II memory Store All saves all messages to microKEYER II memory Load from File loads all messages from file Save to File saves all messages to file Messages can also be saved and replayed using an external keyboard attached to the PS 2 jack See External Keyboard NOTE Messages are not saved or loaded with Presets 40 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved DVK TAB microKEYER Il allows recording and playing an unlimited number of messages limited only by the capacity of the computer hard drive nine voice messages per bank Banks can be managed with Rename Add and Remove buttons Rename to rename the current bank Add to create a new bank and Remove to delete the current bank Bank selection is provided by Bank box Each memory may repeat with a programmable delay loop or can be chained with another memory using external keyboard or keypad While a DVK message is being recorded or played microKEYER Il uses the DVK mixer settings When recording or playback is done the settings in the Audio Mixer are restored DVK mixer settings are not stored with presets but in the message banks This means each bank can have its own levels slider position It also allows each bank to be configured for the voice of a different operator if microK
55. m that includes DVK capabilities Adjust the MASTER only if necessary to keep the WAVE control from operating at one end of its range Test Signal causes microKEYER II to output a 1500 Hz audio tone for setting the transmit output level Volume or Speaker control As a Starting point set the MASTER level to about 80 and the WAVE level to GU MASTER WAVE 1 a 40 TX Mixer this button opens the Windows Volume Control Playback Mixer for Some tips from Geoff Anderson G3NPA TIP If you have achieved the correct settings for the transmit levels you will see that changing from the PSK tuning tone to typing text will make the transmitter power swing from 50 no typing to 100 typing or tuning tone as observed on an RMS or average reading meter This change in power is correct If you do NOT see a 50 or more change you are probably overdriving the radio Please note that some radios have inbuilt power meters which give a PEAK reading and therefore the change in level discussed above will not be observed TIP Don t fall into the trap of thinking that because the transmit signal looks good on the waterfall that your actual signal is OK All the waterfall is showing during transmit is the local audio and NOT the transmitted signal 33 Test Signal the selected sound card microHAM 2010 All rights reserved RX RECORDING DIGITAL logger audio recording or digital decode levels VU meter this stacked LED d
56. message layback start message playback F1 F9 NUM 1 NUM 9 se Zed v v 4 recording set message number playback periodically repeat last message default interval is 1 second it can be changed by pressing the number on recording no function Switch between speed control mode and serial number mode serial number mode is indicated by SCROLL LED NUM if present s ALT When held allows setting the serial number PG UP Ze WPM control Increase CW speed step defined by configuration vi UP S N mode Increment number by one without transmitting v PG DN gie WPM control Decrease CW speed step defined by configuration v DN S N mode Decrement number by one v HOME WPM control Reset CW speed to pot knob value v NUM ENTER Transmit number with optional report and increase number awe SES by one format defined by configuration ENTER transmit CR and LF characters v F10 Toggle PTT alternative to foot switch v v Switch between CW mode and FSK mode CAPS LOCK ae S S FSK mode is indicated by CAPS LED transmit space if type ahead mode is active all buffered SPACE characters are transmitted before this space S S transmit gap one half dit delay time this character cannot be recorded to a message from keyboard it may only be v entered from Router transmit character if CW type ahead mode is active ENEE character is pushed to type ahead buffer to be transmitted 0 9 a Z HOE lt gt T after next space Note some special
57. microHAM 2010 All rights reserved microKEYER H micro KEYER ll CW SPEED RX MAIN A L rn sc by FSK PTT2 Ju LINE EXT MIC a POWER y cew N Q MIN MA microHAM fax 421 2 4594 5100 e mail support microham com homepage www microham com Version 7 6 23 February 2010 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS eege 3 SIS el A TICWUE TTVN IC 4 0 PANEL DESCRIPTION a 5 OP Re E E 5 PR E 6 4 INSTALLATION E 8 Preparing MICTOKEYER Ior RTE 8 Installing microHAM USB Device Router sise 9 C nngunng ICO AN OR de 10 Configuring microHAM USB Device Router ss 12 Creating and Using Virtual Serial Ports 13 5 microHAM DEVICE ROUTER cccceeeeeeeeeeesecccccssssseennneeeenseeeeeeeeeeseeoeaseseeaseesonssesoussessonsessonseesaes 14 MONU TO LE EE 14 RE E 15 IA Re 16 WAAC WIRE POM sen 18 ITA MASUD E 18 Device Configuration BE Le 19 OS ea dunce E 20 Ports CAT amp 2 CAL a nd a a ee em net 21 POS ER RO EE 24 POS CN ceed eat etree oe euse se teauleneen ease tian susbarouedel 25 POMS PITE ZAPI WEEN 26 POS POOR re WEE 26 PONS leg E 27 OMS E UE ct 28 POS CON aa ne on a de een ee eee eee 28 AUD SNS Ra de AA 29 AGO NDE AR a a di 32 PC AN e E E E E deussen eae 35 CV VTC WED E 38 OV IMS SS ACS KT EE 39 FoK Messages TaD E 40 DNP KC E 41 Side lte AD ee eee 42 RA KI cette tetas cece cei tgese
58. n microphone original Connector RJ45 female 4 RADIO DB37F connector for radio interconnections See Appendix A for details 5 MKD Not Used 6 USB USB B connector for computer connection Standard USB A B cable 7 CI V Auxiliary Cl V output for controlling external devices using Icom transceive protocol Connector 3 5mm TIP signal RING no connection SLEEVE Ground 8 ILINK MiniDIN 6 for external control applications 9 PTT IN Transceiver PTT Out Send used for sensing when transceiver has been switched to transmit by VOX or CAT PTT Connector RCA TIP Signal SLEEVE Ground microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 10 PA PTT PTT output for Power Amplifier Output Solid State or RElay contact depends on RE SS GND jumper position ds Connector RCA when active goes to ground TIP Signal SHELL Ground If the jumper is in the SS position the switching transistor open collector is connected to the PA PTT jack The transistor can switch up to 45V 0 8A This position is appropriate for modern Power Amplifiers with electronic keying Check the manual of your amplifier to be sure the power requirements do not exceed the transistor rating If the requirements exceed transistor rating set the jumper to the RE position this position connects the relay contact to the output jack Maximum rating for the relay is 48V AC DC 1A JV 12KT BCW66H 1N4148 GND ul TIP If
59. n the rear panel of your transceiver 3 If your transceiver has dual receivers FT 1000D FT 1000MP FT 2000 FT 9000 Orion IC 7800 K3 etc connect the fixed level audio output from the second receiver to the SUB RX jack 4 Connect the station microphone to the RJ45 MIC jack If your microphone has a Foster round connector use the adapter supplied with the cable set lf the station microphone uses an electret element most Icom radios open microKEYER II and place the Electret jumper located just in front of the three trimmers in the center of the board on both pins WARNING Microphones with both dynamic and electret elements are not supported Configure the MIC RJ 45 input for either a dynamic or electret element and do not switch types 5 If you use a second microphone connect your headset to the EXT MIC jack on the front panel Serial Numbers less than 900 lf the headset microphone uses an electret element e g Heil iC or typical computer headset open the microKEYER II and move the DYN EL jumper located behind the EXT MIC jack to the EL position NOTE an electret element must be connected to both the tip and ring of the 3 5mm STEREO plug Heil headsets will require a 3 5mm mono to stereo adapter Serial Numbers greater than than 900 If the headset or boom microphone uses an Electret microphone with a STEREO plug e g many computer headsets open MK II and move the DYN EL jumper located behind the EXT MIC
60. nd recent Yaesu transceivers can be forwarded to both CAT ports individually when appropriate Forward autoinformation to CAT port box is checked Due to limitations in the data channel throughput in the radio and the controller capabilities in various transceivers there are several important rules which must be observed e Total data throughput from both applications must not exceed maximum response rate of the transceiver In other words the polling rate from one application may need to be decreased to provide data space for the second application and vice versa e Applications must be tolerant of response delays Each logger must be able to wait for a response while the other logger communicates with the radio e Due to protocol deficiencies in handling VFO split commands with many transceivers particularly Icom split mode must be initiated and ended by only one application and manual split control from the front panel of the radio should not be used NOTE Although Router has been tested extensively using many different applications on the CAT and 2 CAT ports microHAM cannot guarantee proper operation with every possible combination of software 23 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved FSK amp 2 FSK PORTS The FSK channels are used by application programs to send the FSK keying signal FSK is used primarily for RTTY It is very important to understand the difference between FSK and AFSK FSK is a digital On Off
61. nes how long PTT 1 or PT T2 remains closed after the last CW character PTT tail can be set toa RF OUT dj constant value or can be proportional to the CW speed between seven 1 00 wordspace and ten INHIBIT 2 00 wordspace dot lengths PA PTT tail Defines the time that PA PTT remains closed after transceiver PTT PTT1 or PT T2 and or PTT IN opens when switching from transmit to receive LNA PTT tail Defines the time that LNA PTT remains closed after transceiver PTT PTT1 or PT T2 and or PTT IN opens when switching from transmit to receive NOTE LNA PTT tail should always be greater than or equal to PA PTT tail 36 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved FOOTSWITCH SEQUENCER Additional functions can be associated with the footswitch or hand mic PTT microKEYER II recognizes when the footswitch is closed pressed or open released and can manipulate CW FSK PTT and audio routing when the footswitch is closed or opened Mute serial CW if checked serial CW DTR or RTS from an application program will be muted while the footswitch is pressed If Restore nee ees serial CW is checked CW will resume when the footswitch is nain released if it has not already ended If Restore serial CW is not 7 Mute serial FSK checked application generated CW will remain suppressed until the application releases PTT Mute serial FSK if checked the FSK ports will be blocked while the EE footswitch is pressed If Res
62. o controlled from attached PS 2 keypad WARNING Do not change parameters while an application logger actively accessing WinKey When WinKey is closed the basic operating parameters can be adjusted on this tab Every change is applied immediately Paddle Mode Paddle mode Speed pot min w WPM Ee RECH e lambic B Accu keyer ae Speedpotmac 4 4 WPM Ultimatic Single lever SC Ku Famsworth speed D WPM e Bug Keyer Vibroplex emulation gt Paddle setpoint D pA DIT DAH 100 30 NOTE To connect a Straight key to CIE EE Weighting a Si MKII use Bug Keyer mode The straight key should be connected CT Swap paddles 1st extension D Elms between ring and sleeve of a three E Auto space xing comperscton 0 me conductor plug The tip must be ICT space open Priority Ultimatic mode offers a choice if DIT or DAH priority for dual lever paddles If no priority is selected the keyer works in a last paddle wins mode Paddle set point controls when WinKey begins looking for a new paddle press after sensing the current one The default value is one dit time 50 and is adjustable in percent of a dit time Disable paddle memory When checked DIT or DAH insertion is disabled Swap paddles Reverse paddle sense for left handed operation or improperly wired paddle Auto space Keyer generates automatic character space CT space Selects contest word space six elements long instead of seven
63. off the microphone compressor ANY transmit audio equalizer AND transmit DSP when AFSK is used DO NOT use any form of digital modulation sometimes called Transmit DSP with AFSK or PSK Some transceivers bypass these circuits automatically when signal is routed to the rear audio jack instead of the microphone jack but some do not for example the TS 850 Edited by Geoff Anderson G3NPA If your transceiver supports FSK use FSK for RTTY whenever possible It s the only sure way to get a clean RTTY signal no matter the microphone gain or compressor processor settings on your radio When a COM port is assigned in Router but not in the application program or the application is not running Router will indicate the channel is closed When an application opens the COM port Router Ss will indicate the channel is open and display baud Ph come lier em D Tes rate number of data bits parity and number of stop 7 Cinvert bits in use For example 45 5N1 5 means 45 GE comz KEN Kc _ strict bps Baud 5 data bits no parity and 1 5 stop bits The 2 FSK port is useful when operating split with radios that have two receivers e g FT 1000 FT 2000 FT 9000 K3 Orion or IC 7800 The second instance of the RT TY program should specify right channel for its audio source and should be configured to use the 2 FSK port for its FSK output Radios without a second receiver can use the 2 FSK port for a second RTTY program with a
64. om one end of the band to another by problems that change when a feedline is moved or its length changed where the problem moves from one piece of equipment to another based on band and or where the severity changes with transmit power level The solution is to use common mode chokes to prevent the current from entering the shack This topic has been given thorough treatment in recent works by W1HIS and K9YC W1HIS http www yccc org Articles W1HIS CommonModeChokesW1HIS2006Apr06 pdf K9YC htip www audiosystemsgroup com RFI Ham pdf 56 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved APPENDIX C Tracking NOTE Tracking is experimental code started in Router 7 5 0 for linking the transceiver frequency to a tracking receiver Mode linking and bidirectional frequency tracking are not currently supported microHAM will be expanding features and adding support for additional radios in the future The initial version has been tested with Perseus SDR only W Radio Tracking Contral ge ls Radio PERSEUS r Port comio Source ORG Ex frequency Offset OD Tracking radio CAT communication log Clear save start Stop A PERSEUS Radio PERSEUS Port COM10 Source QRG Defines which frequency will be used for SDR tracking Offset Specifies frequency offset from tracking frequency send to SDR for tracking NOTE COM10 is the default COM port for PERSEUS can only be changed in the Windows registr
65. ond The pause time may be set from 1 to 9 seconds by entering the desired delay immediately after pressing DEL For example 1 lt DEL gt 5 will start message number 1 and cause it to repeat with five a second delay Pressing zero 0 will terminate a message loop Recording messages Recording is started and stopped by pressing NUM LOCK To start recording press NUM LOCK followed by the number of the message to be recorded To abort a message without saving press zero on the number pad or Escape To end recording and save the message press NUM LOCK In CW microKEYER II stores characters as they are echoed from the internal WinKey2 only those characters actually transmitted are stored However CW messages may be recorded from either paddles or the keyboard The gap and other WinKey commands cannot be entered from the keyboard but may be used in messages loaded from Router s CW FSK Messages tab In FSK all characters entered from the keyboard are stored 49 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved CW FSK Voice std key Numeric Keypad mode mode mode start stop recording of message recording mode is oe indicated by NUM LED K EE i Tune can be canceled by keys NUM 0 or ESC or by the NUM vi paddle playback stop transmitting message or any characters in ESC NUM 0 buffer 7 e e recording abort recording without storing the
66. ond application to key the radio if the primary application also controls PTT for example a logging program and CW reader keyboard To test PTT click on the Test button with no port assigned or the port closed NOTE The test buttons do not activate PTT in voice modes FOOT SWITCH Even though many applications do not monitor the status of the foot switch and do not have the ability to perform specific functions base on closing or releasing the foot switch we have decided to implement this feature in Router Hopefully sometime soon applications will be able to detect the foot switch status and use this this information for automating user functions like in the DOS based TRLog Router allows assigning a virtual serial port to the foot switch channel and selecting one of four available input control lines CTS DCD DSR or RING NOTE CTS is not available if the foot switch channel is shared with the radio control port The state of the signal on the virtual port can be inverted by checking inverted box When a COM port is assigned for the foot switch but the application does not support foot switch status or no application is running Router reports the channel as closed When an application opens the COM port usually Foot Switch COM4 w CTS w Jinvetted open 4 at start up Router reports channel as open den When the foot switch is pressed this state is indicate
67. or and EDSP or other signal processing when using digital modulation operating using in digital modes In addition the microphone amplifier in the radio can cause distortion because it is optimized for voice and its frequency response is often not as flat as necessary for digital modulating signals The proper method is to feed sound card audio to the microphone jack only for voice modes SSB AM FM and to the jack designed for digital modes generally on the transceiver s rear panel when using sound card based digital modes Even though the radio may not report a unique Voice Digital settings selector on USB LSE FM modes DIGITAL mode Router can make an intelligent choice and apply the DIGITAL or VOICE configuration for Use VOICE settings v Audio and PTT based on the operating frequency from the radio The VOICE DIGITAL settings selector is used to control automatic switching when the operating frequency is in the Digital Band as defined in the Digital Band Map and the transceiver is in USB LSB or FM mode Select by frequency Router will select DIGITAL settings when detecting a frequency inside the Digital Mode boundaries These boundaries can be fully customized in the Band Map by clicking the Digital Band Map button or selecting Router Options Digital Band Map NOTE Use Select by frequency only if your radio does not have a dedicated mode PKT DIG DATA or USB D LSB D etc for audio based digital modes l
68. or include Start Stop Clear and Save WinKey Monitor should not Wi mictoKEYER WinKey Monitor be used under normal og WK communication log Gear Save conditions However If KE 0026701704 Log enabled urouter v5 0 0 there are problems with 0028708271 Port opened Fe 0028708271 H TX 00 04 00 04 57 Admin EchoTest 057 WinKey and a logger it 0028708271 H TX OO 04 00 04 57 Admin EchoTest 057 may be useful to Start a Dame HTX 00020002 Admin HostOpen capture and close the 0028708380 HTX 0A 1505 0A 1E FF 04 01 OA 01 10 00 11 00 17 32 12 32 OD OF 12 OF 04 44 01 05 00 020007 Clear Buffer window When a problem 1028708495 HRX CI L KEYDOWN MEA is noticed the window can 0028709815 5 Request Vinkey Status Oo be opened and the WK 0028711360 HTK 15 Request Winkey Status 2 8 wi SE communications log Saved 1287 16 HTX 5 ZER Set Pin Config Kee mm ES Pin3keyOut PindKeyOut 0 Hang Time Ee for analysis IS H TX 0200 Set WPM Speed speed pot E CH TX d 15 Gr ee a SC B i GE BE i ae ae 0028712140 HTK 87 W is WAIT 0 KEYDOWN WinKey Monitor is circular joozs7iziaa HT 34 4 aa only the last 20 kilobytes Usaz HTx 54 T or so will be saved in order Uess 47x56 v to prevent creating very large files H TX Y meas ae DEA Request Winkey Status RX C status WAIT 0 KEYDOWN 0 BUS Y 1 002871 En HTX 20 WK Monitor will display a description of each
69. ot mean that it is froma OTR properly configured The red arrow will light in time with SC I sl sl the transmitted CW when the port is properly configured oper Be To test CW operation click on the Test button with no port assigned or the port closed 25 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved PTT amp 2 PTT PORTS The PTT channels are used to control transmit receive switching of the transceiver and power amplifier An internal sequencer assures 100 protection against hot switching of the PA when the PTT channel is used More information about T R switching and the sequencer is provided under the PTT tab Router allows assigning virtual serial ports for PTT using the DIR or RTS signals DTR and RTS are identical to DIR RTS except that the output is inhibited for one second after the COM port is opened and should only be used with programs that cause unwanted key ups during startup Q TIP More applications use RTS for PTT than DTR The state of the PTT channel is indicated by a green arrow If the port is opened it does not mean it is SEH none RTS Je ad properly configured When the port is properly ond PTT none RTS Le bk configured the arrow will light during the entire transmission To test PTT operation click on the Test button with no port assigned or the port closed The 2 PTT channel is identical to the primary PTT channel 2 PTT provides a way for a sec
70. pplication like Router overall control of the sound device e PTT configures T R keying keying sequencer and foot switch functions e CW WinKey configures the internal CW keyer e CW Messages enter store internal CW message memories e FSK Messages enter store internal FSK message memories e DVK configure and control the level of Router s voice keyer e Keyboard configure operation of PS 2 keyboard or keypad e Display configures operation of the LCD display e System Settings configures power control and operation of the auxiliary Cl V serial ports 19 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved PORTS TAB Once the virtual ports have been created they must be associated with a specific function or device channel e g Control CW PTT etc These assignments should correspond to settings of the application software and must be configured first in Router then in the application Ports Audio Switching Audio Mixer PTT CV Winkey CW Messages FSk Messages DVE Keyboard Display System Settings RADIO Yaesu FT 1000MP Mkv VUE LC Ww re CAT coma open 4800 8N2 AP Set 2nd CAT pane m E FSK come E PTT Ap 5Ni 5 and SK Joo PTT dosed Bo CW none BS DTR Je PTT coma lal RTS EI open zip comz wllrrs x dosed Foot Switch Ps e DSR Pa invert Auxiliary none w Mon Winkey Jeu E dosed Test Mon Contral none iw gt Mon Correct port assignment is criti
71. puter The ID 7 Line 5 microHAM CODEC numbers are necessary to 8 Headset Microphone 5 microHAM properly configure of some applications for example WSJT MMVARI etc LU Test Signal mer RX Mixer Sound card overrides microphone When checked audio from the sound card can override signal from microphone even if footswitch is depressed Restore serial PTT and audio routing must be selected on the PTT tab to avoid disabling audio from the sound card when the footswitch is released 30 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Microphone Selection microKEYER Il supports two microphone inputs The RJ 45 input on the rear panel supports the stock transceiver MTOR One eee microphone including any microphone button controls if the transceiver microphone uses a connector other than an RJ 45 use the supplied adapter The 3 5 mm front panel jack can be configured to support electret or dynamic headset or boom microphones Front Auto 2 Rear Front always use front panel 3 5 mm EXT MIC input Rear always use rear panel RJ 45 mic input Auto automatically select microphone If both microphones are connected use the front panel microphone if the footswitch is used and use the rear panel microphone hand mic if the microphone PTT is used The black box will show the selected microphone NOTE The black box here and on other tabs in Router is live
72. reset button test DXLab Each preset contains the settings for all devices connected to and controlled by Logger32 Router For example if Router controls a microKEYER II a USB Interface II and NLMM Station Master each preset remembers the settings for all devices including the WiriteLog assignment of COM ports and the contents of all sub tabs except the FSK CW Win Tect Messages and DVK tabs D Tr NOTE Presets are not available until they have been created and saved by the user using Preset Save as For sample configurations for popular software refer to the Setup Guide documents available in Router Helo menu Use Help Download Documents if the Setup Guides are not available or incomplete There are three ways to apply a preset once it is created 1 Click on Preset and select from the pull down menu 2 Click on a preset button For the buttons to be visible in Router Preset Show Buttons must be checked When the settings from a preset are applied a green light located in the preset button is lit This green light is on ONLY when all settings in Router are same as those stored in the preset II defauit ID test ID Gab ID Logger32 I Nimm D Writeog D Win Test B 1201200 15 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 3 By right clicking on the system tray icon when the Router is minimized Configure 4 The presets and the current router configuration are stored to the registry when i Router is closed and recal
73. roperly Tracking does not work for no radio choices Radio Specifies SDR receiver model Source QRG Specifies whether the SDR will track the transceiver transmit or receive frequency Port Specifies COM port used to communicate with the SDR Offset Frequency offset between the receiver and transceiver Default is OHz resolution is 1Hz NOTE For specific receiver configurations please refer to Appendix The bottom two thirds of the Radio window is a CAT communication monitor The monitor uses colors and tags to indicate which device is responsible for the data Black queries H1 TX or H2 TX and gray radio responses H1 RX or H2 TX are from the host application e g logger H1 indicates the host application on the main CAT port H2 is the host application on the 2 CAT port Green packets R TX and R RX are polls responses from to Router and not routed to the application Router monitors the communication when the host application performs control and polls the radio periodically for any missing information VFO frequencies and mode Because some applications do not poll the radio regularly or completely Router must break this communication to update its internal state In order to avoid confusing the application when Router polls the radio data from the application is buffered and sent to the radio after Router receives a response to its query If Router does not receive response to a poll within the time allowed or does no
74. rostatic discharge damage microHAM USB Device Router the software is provided as is without guarantee of compatibility with any specific operating system computer peripheral or accessory microHAM assumes no liability or responsibility for damage to other devices or injuries to persons as a consequence of using our products If the terms of the above warranty are not acceptable return the unit all associated documents and accessories in the original unopened package prepaid to microHAM or to your supplier for refund less shipping and a restocking fee 52 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY C Federal Communications Commission Statement USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation European Union Declaration of Conformity microHAM s r o declares that the products Product Name microKEYER II Conforms to the following Product Specifications EN 55022 1998 Class B following the provisions of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC 53 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved APPENDIX A DB37 RADIO CONNECTOR
75. s N sends all nines in contest report as N For example number 199 will be send as 1NN Report 5NN send 5NN before contest serial number The PS2 and FH 2 sub tabs allow assigning control functions to PS 2 and FH 2 style keypads FH 2 connects to pins 2 and 3 of the PS 2 jack microHAM does not supplies adapter for FH 2 keypad NOTE FH 2 cannot be connected to the transceiver and to the MKII at the same time 42 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved DISPLAY TAB The display tab provides controls for configuring the microKEYER II display Background Operating frequency Reports Kl Ust isl II Upper line SN in CW mode E WPM in CW mode WPM and SN in CW mode Monitor dunna transmittion Playing message state Recording message state Monitor during recording System power out of range VWWPM on change DN on change Oper frequency on change Mode change Microphone input change E Lower line System power EI Shin CW mode Lal WPM in CW mode WPM and SN in CW mode Monitor during transmittion Playing message state Recording message state Monitor during recording System power out of range WPM on change SN on change Oper frequency on change Mode change E Microphone input change EA Contrast Light L gt ae BO Report time Dam ms Set Defaults Each line can display one of eight default background functions and any of temporary status reports The background function
76. s are those that appear at idle The status messages appear depending on operating mode Contrast controls the LCD contrast Light sets the LCD backlight brightness Report time sets the length of time that transient status change reports remain visible Set Strings set the Welcome Message to be displayed when microKEYER II is initialized Set Defaults returns the display to factory settings 43 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved SYSTEM SETTINGS TAB System Power displays the voltage at the 13 8 V input jack 12V to 16V System power 13 3V OK Enable sleep mode When checked microKEYER II will sleep when the radio power DB37 pin 1 is turned off and Router is not running M Enable sleep mode CI V port settings The CI V port will emulate an Icom transceiver and broadcast the frequency data if Router can determine it by polling the rig or reading polling data Function Operating frequency sl from the logging program The transceive broadcast can be used to control peripherals that use Icom protocol Baud rate 3600bps v Address 6A CI V port settings There are six frequencies which can be broadcast Operating frequency VFO A frequency or VFO B frequency IX frequency RX frequency or Sub RX frequency In practice operation of each setting depends on the transceiver and its CAT protocol All options may not work with some transceivers Baud Rate sets the baud rate for the CI V broadc
77. splits NOTE This function does not replace the OEM controller the original controller is still used IMPORTANT The original SteppIR controller MUST be switched into the GENERAL mode Manual band changes on controller front panel are disabled Autotrack must be turned on with the SDA 100 Use 9 600 bps or lower for reliability IMPORTANT Baud rate must be set to 19200 bps for Ultrabeam A special DB9M DB9M cable must be used between the microHAM iLink StepplR adapter and Ultrabeam controller Connect pins 2 3 3 2 5 5 from end to end and a jumper between pin 4 DTR and 8 CTS on the Ultrabeam end 44 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 6 Setting Audio Levels For optimum operation of microKEYER Il the audio levels must be set properly The function of each control was described in the AUDIO MIXER and DVK sections of the manual Following a step by step approach will help you to set proper levels Configuring microKEYER II for your radio 1 2 10 Connect the original microphone for your transceiver directly to the mic input of the transceiver Connect the transceiver to a dummy load and set it to USB or LSB Turn off any speech processor key the radio talk into the mic and while watching the ALC indication rotate the transceiver Mic Gain so that the ALC peaks at the top of the ALC zone Do not adjust the Mic Gain again Disconnect the microphone from from your transceiver and attach the mic cable from MK II
78. t understand the response it displays oldest query discarded but forwards all data to the virtual serial port to avoid confusing the application logger 22 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved USB transmits data in frames with a delay between frames Router indicates frame boundaries with three dots When a packet ends with three dots it means that the data continues in the next frame IMPORTANT If microKEYER Il is to operate when Router is not running the settings must be saved as power up defaults using Device Store as Power Up Settings 2 CAT PORT Beginning with version 7 0 Router provides a unique control capability the 2 CAT Port is an intelligent data fork software Y connector that allows a second application to share control of the radio Router monitors when data is sent from each application and routes the radio s responses to the correct virtual port IMPORTANT Both applications must use same communication parameters baud rate data length parity and number of stop bits for proper operation Neither CAT port has priority Polls commands from each application are processed alternately In order to avoid collisions and avoid confusion due to unexpected data responses from the radio are returned only to the application that generated the command Unsolicited data from the radio such as automatic frequency mode updates Icom transceive packets or Auto information data from Kenwood Elecraft a
79. tie a cia i A E nenenctatentnes 43 OV SIG DS eege 44 Oy SCING AUGIO LEVOIS sssrin E Era 45 Configuring microKEYER II for your radio RL 45 Setting audio levels in Windows 2000 and Windows Ab 45 Setting audio levels in Vista and Windows 7 u cccccccecsseeecccceeeeeaeeeeeeeceeeeeeaeeeeeeeeesaaeesaaeeesaeeesaes 46 7 System EE E d EE 48 EHNEN 49 J HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ccce sec cctece secs E aE REESE aA ani 51 10 PACKAGE CONTENTS E 52 KS EC CR A 52 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeccceesssssesneeseeneeeeeeeeeseaeooaaseeeeasessonseessoanees 53 APPENDIX A ee eh E 54 APPENDIX B RFI Considerations 56 APPENDIX GS TACK WE 57 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 1 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS General Radio Other Keying CW single USB connection to computer stand alone CW and FSK operation Complete Computer lt gt Radio galvanic isolation transformer isolation of sound card and radio optical isolation of radio signals Internal USB sound Wide range audio level works with transceiver levels from 100 mV to 1 5 V Extremely low noise floor as low as 0 7 mV effective High dynamic range 84 dB typical 82 dB minimum Supports Voice operation with microphone Standard Windows Audio Class device no custom driver required compatible with most standard MS Windows based logging or control programs control integrated level converter for CI V FIF 232 IF 232 or RS 232 up
80. to 5 600 Baud with handshake support supports most Elecraft Icom Kenwood Ten Tec Yaesu and other radios SDR receiver tracking Programmable LCD status display 2 Watt amplifier for monitor sidetone CI V output for controlling Icom compatible accessories Serial output for controlling generic peripherals user definable presets to recall all parameters for different control programs or contests all parameters stored in EEPROM and reloaded after power up integrated chokes and filters for maximum RFI immunity Metal Aluminum case powder coated and silk screened Free no time limit firmware software upgrades via Internet optical isolation of all keying signals from computer Hot Switch PA protection with user defined timing programmable PTT assertion delay in ims steps T R sequencer with extended capabilities separately sequenced keying outputs for low noise amplifier or receive antenna control supports VOX and CAT T R switching wide range solid state or relay PA and LNA PTT buffers enhanced K1EL WinKey with paddle buffer front panel speed knob selectable side tone capabilities with paddle side tone function nine 9 user programmable memories application independent contest auto numbering supports PS 2 keyboard for CW transmission with type ahead supports PS 2 keyboard or keypad for CW memory keyer and control PS 2 keyboard or keypad CW works without computer connection microHAM 2010 All rights reserved vere
81. tore serial FSK is checked FSK will EE resume when the footswitch is released if it has not already completed If Restore serial FSK is not checked FSK will remain suppressed until the application releases PTT Restore serial CW Restore serial FSK Restore serial PTT and audio if checked application generated serial PTT will be restored and audio routing will return to the serial PTT setting when the footswitch is released If Restore serial PTT and audio is not checked audio will only return after the application releases PTT 37 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved CW WinKey TAB This tab provides the configuration for the WinKey based internal CW keyer complete WinKey manual can be downloaded from htip kiel tripod com files Winkey10 pdf Thanks to Steve Elliott K1EL for this great product WinKey can be controlled by a logging program or operate in stand alone mode controlled by Router Router controls the speed range Paddle mode and other timing characteristics of WinKey When an application logger opens WinKey Router plays no part in buffer handling and speed control All other settings remain under Router control application settings are discarded to avoid timing issues and to keep WinKey behavior consistent across applications NOTE WinKey parameters are stored separately for each Preset This allows quick selection of parameters by choosing different preset The Paddle swap parameter can be als
82. tore the current settings of the Audio Switching PTT CW WinKey Keyboard Display and System tabs to the microKEYER II EEPROM If microKEYER II is operated without connection to the computer it will use the settings stored in EEPROM If microKEYER Il is connected to a computer running Router the Router settings will be used but the default settings are retained in EEPROM Upload Firmware microHAM will occasionally release updates to the firmware in microKEYER Il The update may support new features in Router or improve application compatibility The most recent public version of the firmware is always available from www microham com contents en us d29 html To update firmware download the firmware file to your computer then click on Device Upload Firmware A Windows file dialog will open navigate to the directory into which you downloaded the firmware file and select the file NOTE When upgrading Router the upgrade will include the latest firmware for microKEYER Il If the firmware is newer than the currently installed firmware Router will automatically ask for permission to update the installed firmware the first time it connects to microKEYER II 17 microHAM 2010 All rights reserved VIRTUAL PORT MENU It is necessary to create a number of virtual serial ports COM ports in order for a Windows application logging control or digital mode program to access microHAM devices aay Device Manager File Action View Help da
83. ual COM ports will disappear and the device cannot be accessed microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 3 PANEL DESCRIPTION Front Panel micro KEYER Il microHAM CW SPEED POWER O EXT MIC 1 2 3X4 bp Z 1 EXT MIC Connection for headset mic e g Heil ProSet 3 5 mm stereo jumper select TIP Dynamic Mic RING Electret Mic Bias SHELL GND 2 CW LED flashes with CW output 3 PTT1 LED lights when PTT1 microphone connector is active 4 SC LED lights when the sound card is generating audio 5 FSK LED flashes with FSK output 6 PTT LED lights when PTT2 transceiver accessory connector is active 7 LINE LED indicates Line input receiver audio is active 8 POWER LED lights when 13 8V is applied power switch on 9 CW SPEED WinKey speed control Range MIN MAX is defined by software 10 TX Audio level to transmitter 11 RX MAIN Audio level from Main Receiver left channel 12 RX SUB Audio level from Sub Receiver right channel microHAM 2010 All rights reserved Rear Panel 11 1 2 13 1 4 15 1 6 a 7 GND SUBRX POWER PS 2 FOOTSW LNAPTT 000 a 5988 TOUL iere 200 DC 13 8V MONI iLINK PTTIN PAPTT 1 DC 13 8V Power Supply 2 1 x 5 5 mm coaxial jack center is IMPORTANT WARNING Be sure to observe the proper polarity 2 MONI Mono output for monitor speaker Connector 3 5mm TIP Audio RING no connection SLEEVE Ground 3 MIC Statio
84. uter but not in the application or the application is not running Router will indicate the channel is closed CAT coma a open 4800 8N2 db 2nd CAT none we When an application opens the COM port assigned for control usually at start up Router shows the channel as open and displays baud rate data bits parity and number of stop bits used by the application For example 4800 8N2 means 4800 baud 8 bits data length parity none and two stop bits Data flowing through the CAT channel is indicated by two arrows A green arrow indicates data flow from the host application to the radio and a red arrow indicates data flow from the radio to the application TIP If the application provides for PTT T R keying by radio control CAT turn this function OFF PTT by CAT is not reliable because RFI can prevent the radio from switching back to receive There is a dedicated T R switching channel for this purpose called PTT NOTE If your radio does not support handshake most do not Configure DTR and RTS settings in your application program logger for Always On or Always Off Do not select Handshake a NW For Router to determine the operating S Radio Control Yaesu FT 1000MP Mk Field frequency and mode it must know what radio CAT protocol being used To select the radio click the Set button choose your radio in the Radio Radio Yaesu FT 1000MP Mey Field gt 14 1 1096 operating
85. y refer to the Perseus manual Make sure that the COM10 is not used by any other device in PC Then create virtual COM10 in Router and do not use this COM port number for any purpose other than tracking 5
86. you are not sure about the keying voltage of your Power Amplifier or LNA use the RE position ul TIP the RE SS jumpers are located on the edge of the circuit board in front of the PA PTT and LNA PTT jacks 11 GND Terminal for connection to station ground 12 SUB RX Audio input from transceiver Second receiver right channel Connector 3 5mm TIP Audio RING no connection SLEEVE Ground 13 POWER Power Switch 14 PADDLE 6 3mm 1 4 stereo female for paddle input TIP DIT RING DAH SLEEVE GND NOTE The paddle sense can be reversed using Router settings 15 PS 2 MiniDIN6 for PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 keypad 16 FOOTSW RCA foot switch input Active when closed to ground TIP Signal SHELL GND 17 LNA PTT PTT output for controlling Low Noise Preamplifier or Receive antenna switching RCA jack TIP Signal SHELL GND See 10 PA PTT microHAM 2010 All rights reserved 4 INSTALLATION Installing microKEYER II consists of several steps 1 prepare MK II to work with your radios 2 install microHAM USB Device Router the control and interface software 3 configure microHAM CODEC 4 configure Router 5 set audio levels Preparing microKEYER II for Use 1 Turn off the radio and make the rear panel of microKEYER II accessible 2 Plug the DB37M of the radio cable set into the RADIO connector on the rear panel of the MK II Connect ALL connectors from the cable set to the matching jacks o

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