WinWarbler Online Help Contents
The first time you run WinWarbler, you will be asked to enter your callsign. Once this has been completed, WinWarbler is ready for basic PSK31. PSK63, and Soundcard RTTY operation. Basic controls -- such as those that start/stop transmission, enable/disable Automatic Frequency Control (AFC), enable/disable NET operation, or log a QSO -- are located on WinWarbler's main window.
Clicking the Config button on WinWarbler's main window displays a tabbed dialog box that provides additional control of WinWarbler's behavior and appearance.
Panels on the Configuration window's General tab let you
change your callsign
enable automatic archiving of the information WinWarbler receives and transmits
specify the initialization and behavior of items used in logging
tune WinWarbler to support contesting
align WinWarbler's frequency readout with your transceiver's during RTTY operation
display the Position and Vector Configuration window, from which you can
specify values for your current latitude, longitude, grid square, course, and speed
enable connection to a NMEA-compliant Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) receiver that automatically updates your current latitude, longitude, grid square, course, and speed, and determine the number of satellites contributing to the position computation
specify the serial port to which a GPS receiver is connected
choose the browser that displays WinWarbler's online help
Panels on the Configuration window's Display tab enable you to
Panels on the Configuration window's Push-to-talk (PTT) tab let you determine whether and how WinWarbler directs your transceiver to switch between receive and transmit modes.
Panels on the Configuration window's PSK tab PSK31 and PSK63 reception and transmission, and Settings in this panel allow you to
choose BPSK USB, BPSK LSB, QPSK USB, or QPSK LSB modulation (note that QPSK modulation is used with PSK31, but not with PSK63)
set limits for search range and AFC tracking
choose between waterfall and spectrum tuning displays
set the squelch speed
specify an optimal audio offset, permitting one-click QSY to place the currently-received signal in your transceiver's passband
select the speed at which CW identification is sent
compensate for a frequency offset between your transmitter and receiver
compensate for error in your soundcard's clock rate
Panels on the Configuration window's Soundcard tab let you choose a soundcard for PSK operation if your PC has more than one, and provide a means to invoke the Windows multimedia mixer, whose controls governing the levels of signals received and transmitted via the selected soundcard
Panels on the Configurations window's Broadband Decode tab provide control over a mechanism that can simultaneously decode and monitor up to 47 PSK signals between 100 hz and 3500 hz.
Panels on the Configuration window's RTTY tab let you
enable or disable Soundcard RTTY operation
specify baud rate
specify shift
enable or disable Unshift On Space (USOS)
enable or disable reverse RTTY
specify whether your transmitter is using AFSK or FSK
specify whether characters should be sent immediately after their entry, or only after a word has been entered
choose between waterfall and spectrum tuning displays
tune the RTTY engine's demodulator
Panels on the Configuration window's External Modem tab enable you to
specify the specific RTTY modem in use and the serial port to which its connected
enable or disable Soundcard RTTY operation
specify baud rate
specify shift
enable or disable Unshift On Space (USOS)
enable or disable reverse RTTY
specify whether your transmitter is using AFSK or FSK
Panels on the Configuration window's CW tab enable you to
specify the transceiver mode to be used when CW operation is selected
compensate for a transceiver offset during CW operation
specify whether characters should be displayed as they are transmitted
specify the keyboard mode (auto start, auto stop, send each character or accumulate a word before sending)
specify keying mode (transceiver control software, serial port modem control signal, PTT port modem control signal, external modem, WinKey)
specify PTT parameters (enable/disable, lead time, lag time)
specify CW weight
specify WinKey parameters
Panels on the Configuration window's Phone tab enable you to
specify the transceiver mode to be used when Phone operation is selected
compensate for a transceiver offset during Phone operation
specify whether PTT is enabled during Phone operation
External RTTY modem commands are specified in files located in WinWarbler's Modems subfolder. WinWarbler includes files for the KAM and PK232. You can modify these files, or create files for other RTTY modem models using a simple command syntax.