FLDIGI Users Manual 3.23 Generated by Doxygen 1.8.10 Fri Apr 1 2016 18:03:46 Contents 1 FLDIGI Users Manual - Version 3.23.091 1.1 Fldigi Configuration and Operational Instructions........................... 1 2 Configuration 3 2.1 User Interface configuration...................................... 3 2.2 Windows Specific Install / Config................................... 3 2.3 Other Configuration options...................................... 3 2.4 Command Line Switches ....................................... 4 2.5 Modem Configuration Options..................................... 4 2.6 Configure Operator .......................................... 5 2.7 Sound Card Configuration....................................... 6 2.7.1 Right Channel Audio Output ................................. 9 2.7.2 WAV File Sample Rate.................................... 10 2.7.3 Multiple sound cards ..................................... 10 2.8 Rig Control .............................................. 12 2.8.1 Frequency List ........................................ 12 2.8.2 Rig Configuration....................................... 13 2.8.3 RigCAT control........................................ 15 2.8.4 Hamlib CAT control...................................... 16 2.8.5 Xml-Rpc CAT......................................... 17 2.9 RX/TX Audio Adjustment ....................................... 18 2.9.1 Receive audio......................................... 18 2.9.2 Windows Audio Properties.................................. 19 2.9.3 Transmit audio ........................................ 21 2.10 New Installation............................................ 22 2.11 Configure ARQ/KISS I/O ....................................... 25 2.11.1 I/O Configuration....................................... 26 2.11.1.1 ARQ I/O ...................................... 26 2.11.1.2 KISS I/O...................................... 27 2.11.1.3 XMLRPC I/O.................................... 28 2.12 Installing Fldigi on Windows...................................... 29 iv CONTENTS 2.12.1 Special Note for Vista/Win7 from user!............................ 30 2.13 New Install Wizard........................................... 30 2.14 Callsign DB Configuration....................................... 34 2.14.1 QRZ.............................................. 34 2.14.2 EQSL............................................. 35 2.14.3 FLdigi Logging ........................................ 35 2.15 Colors and Fonts ........................................... 36 2.15.1 Text Ctrls ........................................... 37 2.15.2 Character Set Selection.................................... 37 2.15.3 Frequency Display ...................................... 39 2.15.4 Logging controls ....................................... 39 2.15.5 Func keys........................................... 40 2.15.6 Tab Colors .......................................... 40 2.15.7 Light Buttons Colors ..................................... 41 2.15.8 Signal Level.......................................... 41 2.16 Configure FFT Scan.......................................... 42 2.16.1 FFT Scan........................................... 43 2.17 RSID / Video / ID Configuration.................................... 44 2.17.1 Reed Solomon Identifier ................................... 44 2.17.2 Video Text........................................... 46 2.17.3 CW Postamble ........................................ 48 2.18 PSKmail Configuration ........................................ 50 2.19 Configure Touch Screen........................................ 51 2.19.1 Touch Screen......................................... 52 2.20 User Interface Configuration - Browser................................ 53 2.21 User Interface Configuration - Contest ................................ 55 2.22 User Interface Configuration - General ................................ 56 2.22.1 Visible Modes......................................... 58 2.22.2 Limit Modes.......................................... 59 2.23 User Interface Configuration - Logging ................................ 59 2.23.1 Capturing Log data...................................... 60 2.23.2 Pop ups............................................ 61 2.23.3 Country Files......................................... 61 2.23.4 Internal Logbook ....................................... 61 2.23.5 Logbook Network Address.................................. 62 2.24 User Interface Configuration - Macros ................................ 63 2.25 User Interface Configuration - WF Controls.............................. 65 2.26 Waterfall Configuration ........................................ 66 2.26.1 FFT Waterfall......................................... 68 2.26.2 Waterfall Mouse Behavior................................... 69 Generated on Fri Apr 1 2016 18:03:46 for FLDIGI Users Manual by Doxygen CONTENTS v 2.26.2.1 Waterfall Mouse Behavior Tailoring ........................ 69 2.27 WEFAX ................................................ 69 2.27.1 Configuration.......................................... 70 2.27.1.1 Embedded vs floating display mode........................ 71 2.27.1.2 Hide transmission window.............................. 72 2.27.1.3 Logging messages to ADIF file .......................... 72 2.27.1.4 Frequency shift adjustment ............................ 72 2.27.1.5 Maximum rows number .............................. 73 2.27.1.6 Destination directory for saved images ...................... 73 2.27.1.7 Monochrome images................................ 73 2.27.2 Transmitting an Image .................................... 73 2.27.3 Receiving an image...................................... 74 2.27.3.1 APT control reception mode............................ 76 2.27.3.2 Manual reception mode (Non-Stop)........................ 76 2.27.3.3 Input FIR filters................................... 77 2.27.3.4 Centering an image ................................ 78 2.27.3.5 Picture with a slant................................. 78 2.27.3.6 Automatic centering................................. 78 2.27.3.7 Image detection based on signal power...................... 79 2.27.3.8 AFC: Automatic Frequency Control ........................ 79 2.27.3.9 Noise elimination.................................. 79 2.27.3.10 Binary images................................... 79 2.27.3.11 Displaying received files.............................. 79 2.28 Working Logs............................................. 80 2.29 Contestia Configuration........................................ 82 2.30 CW Configuration........................................... 83 2.30.1 Timing............................................. 84 2.30.2 QSK.............................................. 88 2.30.3 PROSIGNS.......................................... 89 2.31 DominoEX Configuration ....................................... 90 2.32 Feld Hell Configuration ........................................ 91 2.33 FSQ Configuration........................................... 92 2.33.1 Rx Parameters ........................................ 92 2.33.2 Tx Parameters ........................................ 93 2.33.3 Logging............................................ 93 2.34 IFKP Configuration .......................................... 94 2.34.1 Tx Parameters ........................................ 94 2.34.2 Logging............................................ 94 2.35 RSID / Video / ID Configuration.................................... 95 2.35.1 Reed Solomon Identifier ................................... 95 Generated on Fri Apr 1 2016 18:03:46 for FLDIGI Users Manual by Doxygen vi CONTENTS 2.35.2 Video Text........................................... 97 2.35.3 CW Postamble ........................................ 99 2.36 Miscellaneous Configuration ..................................... 101 2.36.1 Sweet spot .......................................... 101 2.36.2 Callsign spotting ....................................... 102 2.36.3 CPU performance....................................... 103 2.36.4 Text i/o ............................................ 103 2.36.5 NBEMS (flmsg / flwrap) interface............................... 104 2.36.6 DTMF decoding........................................ 105 2.36.7 WX rss-xml queries...................................... 105 2.37 MT63 Configuration.......................................... 107 2.38 Olivia Configuration.......................................... 108 2.39 PSK Configuration........................................... 109 2.40 RTTY / FSK Configuration....................................... 110 2.41 Thor Configuration........................................... 114 3 Logging 115 3.1 Cabrillo Report ............................................ 115 3.2 Exporting Logbook Data........................................ 117 3.2.1 Export ADIF.......................................... 117 3.2.2 Export Text / CSV....................................... 118 3.3 QSO Logbook............................................. 119 3.3.1 List of Log Fields....................................... 119 3.3.2 Digital Modes Signal Reports................................. 120 3.3.3 Capturing QSO Data..................................... 120 3.4 User Interface Configuration - Logging ................................ 125 3.4.1 Capturing Log data...................................... 125 3.4.2 Pop ups............................................ 126 3.4.3 Country Files......................................... 126 3.4.4 Internal Logbook ....................................... 127 3.4.5 Logbook Network Address.................................