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OTRSP SO2R Commands added to Logger32

We have added OTRSP control macros to the Radio Control Panels, the Sound Card Data Window and the CW Machine. New features have been added to support switching of Transmit and Receive focus when toggling radios using CTRL-T or $toggleradios$ macro.
A further addition is the use of the <GRAVE> accent key (the key to the left of the 1 key on most keyboards) to toggle between two OTRSP commands – this key is used for SO2R in contest logging software like N1MM to toggle between active radio audio in both ears of the headphones and the other position of having left radio on left ear and the right radio on the right ear.
Note : These commands will work only when the Antenna Selector panel has the OTRSP port configured and the port is opened.

OTRSP Commands

Two main OTRSP commands have been developed.
1. $OTRSP xxx|yyy$
This is the main OTRSP macro command which can be used to send one or many commands to the OTRSP port. An example of this macro can be as follows:
$OTRSP TX1|RX1$
This example macro sends an OTRSP command to the SO2R interface to shift Transmit and Receive focus to Radio 1.
2. $onRxOTRSP xxx|yyy$
This is a special macro to be used in CW Machine and Soundcard Data panels. A typical command is as follows:
$OTRSP TX1|RX2$
CQ CQ DE K4CY K4CY
$onRxOTRSP TX1|RX1$
This may also be written as $OTRSP TX1|RX2$ CQ CQ DE K4CY K4CY $onRxOTRSP TX1|RX1$
This script entered in one of the CW Machine or Soundcard Data buttons will do the following:
  1. Ensure transmit focus is on Radio 1, switch headphones to listen to Radio2
  2. Send the CQ on Radio 1
  3. At the end of transmission switch the receive audio back to Radio 1 to listen for replies to the CQ
Many commands as appropriate can be strung together in one macro. The character between each command is the Pipe symbol which is usually got using Shift + Back Slash \ keys. Do not add the CR at the end of the OTRSP command. The software will do that for you.
These macros have been tested to be working OK on the YCCC SO2R+ Interface box for SO2R. See K1XM’s page at http://www.k1xm.org/SO2R/index.html
The following are some of the common OTRSP commands that can be sent to the SO2R interface through the OTRSP port.
OTRSP TX Commands:
TX1 - Switch TX focus to Radio 1.
TX2 - Switch TX focus to Radio 2.
OTRSP RX Commands:
RX1 - Connect radio 1 to both headphones.
RX2 - Connect radio 2 to both headphones.
RX1S - Connect radio 1 to the left headphone and radio 2 to the right headphone (stereo). If stereo is not possible connect radio 1 to both headphones.
RX2S - Connect radio 1 to the left headphone and radio 2 to the right headphone (stereo). If stereo is not possible connect radio 2 to both headphones.
RX1R - Connect radio 1 to the right headphone and radio 2 to the left headphone (reverse stereo). If reverse stereo is not possible connect radio 1 to the left headphone and radio 2 to the right headphone (stereo). If stereo is not possible connect radio 1 to both headphones.
OTRSP RX2R - Connect radio 1 to the right headphone and radio 2 to the left headphone (reverse stereo). If reverse stereo is not possible connect radio 1 to the left headphone and radio 2 to the right headphone (stereo). If stereo is not possible connect radio 2 to both headphones.

CTRL-T and GRAVE key Setup

We now have the ability to change radios and also change Tx/Rx focus on OTRSP supported SO2R devices at the same time. The <CTRL-T> command used for toggling between 2 radios has additional programmable parameters to enable this. The <GRAVE> accent key is now a hotkey which has two parameters that can be toggled by striking the <GRAVE> key.
The commands for these two features have to be set in the right-click menu of the RCP Panel as shown below, similar to the DX Spot Macros menu. This can be accessed by clicking the Right buttom on the mouse when the mouse cursor is placed on the vertical blue bar on the right side of the RCP panel.
On selecting the OTRSP Macros menu option in the menu, the following screen appears to input your preferred OTRSP parameters for each radio when toggling radios and when using the <GRAVE> accent key to toggle commands.
In the example shown in the image above, the following commands are entered.

Function

OTRSP Command String

Description

TOGGLE RADIOS: When Radio 1 becomes active

RX1|TX1

Ensures receive and transmit focus in the SO2R box is on Radio 1 when that radio is made active.

TOGGLE RADIOS: When Radio 2 becomes active

RX2|TX2

Ensures receive and transmit focus in the SO2R box is on Radio 2 when that radio is made active.

<GRAVE> key toggle when Radio 1 active

RX1

RX1S

Toggles between Radio 1 on both ears and stereo receive with Radio1 on one ear and Radio2 on the other ear

<GRAVE> key toggle when Radio 2 active

RX2

RX2S

Toggles between Radio 2 on both ears and stereo receive with Radio1 on one ear and Radio2 on the other ear

These commands are configured once the Apply button is clicked and will now work when the RCP Panel is kept open or is closed.