I don't think you do hear a tone or anything, hit the PTT button, speak with
the test server connected and wait about 5 seconds, if you hear nothing, it
didn't work.
----- Original Message -----
From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: echolink problem
> Yes,
>
> I know about skype messing with volume and similar settings, but I'll
> check it again as you just never know.
>
> Also, when you start to transmit are you supposed to hear some sort of
> sound such as a short tone? I hear one when the connection is made or
> when I
> disconnect.
>
> When I attempt to transmit I don't hear any tone at all when I hit the ptt
> button which makes me think I may not be transmitting out at all which
> could be a
> separate issue from audio level.
>
> Don
>
> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:09:46 -0400, John Miller wrote:
>
> go in control panel, sounds and audio devices, control tap to audio, tap
> to
> sound recording device, make sure that's set right, then sound recording
> volume and make sure the right jack is selected. Skype changes everything
> around on you unless you check the box in the advanced options to tell it
> not to adjust your audio properties, so if you, like me, have your mic
> plugged in to the front port of the sound blaster card, I don't know if
> you
> have that or not, but if you do, you have to uncheck that thing in skype
> and
> set it in the recording volume where I said to go before, and you'll have
> to
> change that every time if you don't fix that setting in skype. It's the
> most
> annoying setting ever for me though I'm sure a newbie might like it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 4:22 PM
> Subject: echolink problem
>
>
>> Hi again,
>
>> Well, I have a linksys g brodband router.
>
>> There is a section in there for applications/games where you enter an
>> application name and port range etc. I did this and now I can connect to
>> a node with
>> no problem.
>
>> However, I can't seem to transmit. I think there should be a sound when
>> I
>> press the transmit key but there is none. I'm connecting to node 9999 as
>> suggested and get the welcome message loud and clear, so I know the
>> receive connection is working fine.
>
>> Without putting the ip address and port range into the application/game
>> edit boxes, I cannot connect at all, so it looks like I've got everything
>> okay as far as
>> it goes.
>
>> Any suggestions as to what I might try to get the thing to transmit?
>
>> I do have skype on the system but it is not running at all, and my
>> default
>> sound device is the audity 2 sound card.
>
>> Any suggestions will be most welcome.
>
>> Thanks,
>
>> Don W6SMB
>
>
>
>
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