WSJT-X Installation on iMac For Icom 7300, Shared Memory Increased

[@HamRadioAdventures]

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[@3200iso]

Thanks! Saved my life tonight... 73

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Thank you, GL 73 and good DX!

[@kopiteinnz]

Thank you for this, very confusing for some of us old timers, you made it easy thanks

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Phil, Nice to hear from you and thank you for commenting. Brest 73! - Rich, K0PIR.us

[@jsollowsphotography]

Can you not run this without MacLogger DX, that's an expensive app $135 Cdn given that I have no interest in doing logging on my Mac?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Jim try RUMLogNG it is free and an excellent logging program for the Mac. 73!

[@jsollowsphotography]

@@HamRadioAdventures I will try that, thanks

[@bubbajeph]

I followed your instructions. Now to get use to the program and not screw anything up. Thank you! KD4MAN 73's

[@blemi22]

Thank you a lot for this video. I have a Icom 705 and was having constant WSJT errors. Turned out I had chosen the wrong serial port. I was using USB and not the one that said CU.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

It's good to hear from you Brandy. Thank you for commenting here, I really appreciate the feedback and am happy to know it helped. Thank you, GL and Good DX! - Rich

[@brennobryant]

Hi Richard, when you run the IC7300 CAT in WSJTX as shown does the frequency also show in MacLoggerDX? If so how have you set it up as mine is conflicting, if I enable Radio in Maclogger DX it stops the CAT working in WSJTX and pops up the error window. I am using JT-Bridge. Thanks Brendan VK3MH

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi and thank you. Great question. No when using MLDX I have the radio disconnected from it. So, just using WSJT-X connected to the radio. If you have a CI-V cable and USB cable attached to the radio you could probably use the CI-V for WSJT-X and the USB for MLDX. Just make sure "Unlink from REMOTE" is set in the radio. Thanks again and best 73 - Rich, K0PIR.us

[@brennobryant]

Hi Rich, thank you for the reply. I watched the next video and you covered the topic there. I have since set up WSJTX with Clublog, eQSL and QRZxml as per your instructions and it is all working nicely. I did give the CIV option a thought on the IC7300, I am using WSJTX on the CIV port via the CT17 through a USB convertor Com4 on my IC7851 (It is also connected to the SteppIR Via port 2 on the CT17) with Windows 10 which works fine, however for some reason the WSJTX doesn't work through the 7851 USB port Com3 for frequency data so I am using that port for my logging program (Ngenlog) instead. I have found the second USB port Com5 on the 7851 does not work with either WSJTX or Ngenlog so it maybe being used for audio codec, I am curious to see if they are 2 unique ports on the IC7610 if you have time to test them. They show as Com 3 and Com 5 on my PC, Com3 works as CIV but Com5 doesn't. NGenlog is no longer supported so I am migrating it all to Maclogger DX and will replace the PC with my MacPro for future connection to the IC7851. I am using 2 usb convertors as serial ports for the CT17 CIV com4 and the Alpha 87A com8. Com1 is used for the rig blaster interface. Com3 and Com5 are the IC7851 USB ports on the Windows 10 PC. I would like to see how the Mac handles the 2 USB ports in the IC7610 as on my iMac when I connect the FT991 and IC7300 together the iMac doesn't discriminate between the ports for audio and CIV control when the power gets cycled (As seen in the mac system report - USB) and changes the allocation which confuses WSJTX and I have to go into the WSJTX radio profile and change the settings each time. I think this may be an issue with the driver being the same for each radio's USB serial/sound card and the iMacs handling of it as the ports vanish when the radio is not present, it may not be an issue in Windows as I think windows may remember each port from last time. I hope this is not to confusing, Regards Brendan VK3MH

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Brendan, nice to hear from you and thank you for commenting. Yes the 2 ports (IC-7610) are distinctive. One is for CI-V and the other is for FSK Data. I see the same thing on the Mac. Like you, when I disconnect the cable from the Mac and reconnect they sometimes get changed. That hasn't happened on the PC. Do you have this?: www.w7ay.net/site/Applications/IC-7610/Contents/Discover.html I have not tried using the USB2.0 and USB3.0 on the Mac. That would be interesting. At one time I used a CI-V cable and USB2.0 cable on the Mac and was able to have MLDX and WSJT-X control the radio. I went back and am using just the USB2.0 now. Thank you again, good luck and hope to hear you on the air. Best 73, Rich, K0PIR

[@stevewood9477]

Downloaded WSJT-X from Source Forge but I still get a different read- me file. I don't have the options to drag the three commands to the terminal. I get the shared memory warning. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Steve, verify you got the correct file for the Mac OS. sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/wsjtx-2.5.4/

[@jimfischer4703]

Thx esp for the mac guidance!

[@tglenn3121]

Thanks for the video. However, I'm trying to use WSJT-X in WSPR mode. Strangely enough, when I click 'tx enable.' the transmitter will key on, but no signal is sent out. Do you know why that might be happening?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hello and thank you for commenting here. If you downloaded the latest version of WSJT-X, try moving the power slider up in WSJT-X. It acts differently in the latest version. Use the "Tune" button in WSJT-X with the power slider to get the proper level. 73!

[@tglenn3121]

@@HamRadioAdventures Ok, thanks. I'll try that.

[@tglenn3121]

@@HamRadioAdventures Thanks. That seemed to help. Also, someone else suggested that I transmit using USB rather than USB-D. Do you know if that's true or not?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

T Glenn If you’re using a radio like the ICOM 7300 then no you transmit USB-D. 73!

[@WalterdaLima]

i haven't audio codec usb in the list of midi audio. so also i can't understand where i can download from MacLoggerDX site. I use MacLoggerDX and then i've installed in my mac. could you pls help me to fix this problem? i can only see microphone in and out in the list.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Wallter, Nice to hear from you and thank you for commenting here. The download link for the SiLabs USB/UART Driver for the Mac is here: www.dogparksoftware.com/DogParkLinks.html Or you can go to the SiLabs site here: www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx I hope this helps. 73, Rich, K0PIR

[@WalterdaLima]

i did it but doesn't work. Still not appear the codec usb on the audio midi option.@@HamRadioAdventures

[@aw7425]

Very helpful. I should have watched this first. 73. W1NGA

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi A.W., Thank you for watching and I appreciate the comment. Best 73 and good DX - Rich, K0PIR

[@michaelcopper4181]

Thank you for posting the video.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Thank you for watching and the best 73!

[@dannybryant4440]

I downloaded WSJT-X for my MAC and the read me file doesn't look the same as what you are showing. I tried downloading from your link and it took me somewhere I was uncomfortable with thanks

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Danny, good to hear from you. Thank you for posting your question here. I am sorry you may have downloaded WSJT which is what WSJT-X is based on. Source Forge is a very respected website. See sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/wsjtx-2.4.0-rc4/ You may be able to download the Mac version of WSJTX from their homepage. Just Google it. GL, may DX be with you. 73!

[@tglenn3121]

Thanks for the helpful video. One of the 'weird' things I'm having a problem with is the usb drivers. Sometimes they 'appear' in the audio midi setup window, and other times they are not there. I never know from one time to the next if the drivers are going to be listed or not.

[@tglenn3121]

Disregard this problem. I discovered that the drivers appear when the 7300 is 'on' and communicating with the computer, and the drivers do not appear when the radio is off.

[@paimg0uut]

thank you you done it supper clear to understand is there a free Mac logger dx cluster ?? vy 73 elan g0 land

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Elan, Thank you and nice to hear from you. There are some clusters already in MLDX so you can connect to them. They are free. Was it something else you were looking for? - Rich, K0PIR

[@Cheeseoverdose]

I can connect to my 7300 in flrig, but WSJTX cant even see that it's connected. Any idea what the problem might be?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Nathan, when there’s an error using “Test CAT”, it’s usually the serial port or baud rate that is mis-configured. Check that you have the correct one entered in WSJT-X and that the baud rate is correct. Also check to make sure no other program is using the serial port. GL and best 73!

[@Cheeseoverdose]

@@HamRadioAdventures hey thanks for the reply. I got it working on OSX, but still having problems in Ubuntu on a different computer. One minute it was working, the next it wasn’t. I used it on Ubuntu for months and had no problems. Have tried three different rigs, all work in OS X, none in Ubuntu anymore. Things went haywire when I decided to try out 2.3 in Ubuntu, and it worked, but then I saw that the beta ends in a couple days. I couldn’t figure out how to go back, so I just reinstalled Ubuntu, then poof, wsjtx started giving me Hamlib IO error. I can see the rig in the dropdown menu but that’s about as far as I can get. Baud matches, and settings that are basically identical to my OS X machine don’t work. The USB ports aren’t dead on this laptop, I’m still able to use my mouse and jump drive and I’m still able to see the rigs in WSJTX configuration. Really puzzling

[@paimg0uut]

fantastic i load it on my mac air great info vy 73 elan

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Elan, It's nice to hear from you and thank you for commenting. I am happy it's working for you. 73, Rich, K0PIR

[@ricshaner7019]

K0PIR. I went to your website and followed the link to download the jtbridge and the page will not load. Any suggestions?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hi Ric, Thanks for commenting. It looks like his site is down right now. It was up yesterday. Try later, it should be going. I don't see any other download links :-(

[@ricshaner7019]

Thank you for the quick reply. I had WSJT-X before and had difficulty with it. I have MLDX running on a MacBookPro and an Icom IC-718. Are you pretty knowledge about mac software for ham radio?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

No not really, I've only been using a Mac for a little while. What are you having trouble with? Maybe I've run across it.

[@ricshaner7019]

I don't remember at the moment, have not used WSJT-X for a while. I'll keep you in mind if I have questions if that is alright.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

That would be great. I have really enjoyed working with the Mac. - 73 Rich, K0IR

[@tglenn3121]

I'm wondering what I"m doing wrong because the Serial Port never shows the correct /dev/cu.SLAB.USBtoUART. It shows the bluetooth option of that, but not the USB option.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hey thank you for coming by and watching and thank you for commenting. Do you have the USB driver installed?

[@tglenn3121]

@@HamRadioAdventures Thank you for the video and reply. Yes, the USB driver is installed.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

T Glenn Can you try a different USB cable?

[@tglenn3121]

@@HamRadioAdventures Well, the weirdest thing happened. I am sure I installed the usb driver on Thursday, but I made an attempt to reinstall the driver and that went through and the driver is there now, but it didn't show up the other day. So, thanks.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

T Glenn Right on! Glad you got it it’s pretty awesome! 73’s

[@ronkf5jra745]

You can use JT-Bridge to interface WSJT-X with MLDX. Follow the instructions on JT-Bridge website. 73 de KF5JRA

[@HamRadioAdventures]

FB Ron! All three working together and logging into MLDX without issue. JT-Bridge, WSJT-X and MacLoggerDX! I only wish Fldigi was that simple :-)