The MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog

Page 1 - Installing MMTTY & the MMTTY Plug-in

If you are new to RTTY, I recommend you first print & read a copy of the "Getting Started on RTTY" tutorial located on the AA5AU RTTY Page.  There are detailed instructions there on downloading & installing the MMTTY program which is required in order to use MMTTY with WriteLog.  Another excellent source of information is the "WriteLog RTTY Starter" located here on rttycontesting.com.

MMTTY and the MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog are two separate items.  MMTTY is a program which transmits & receives RTTY.  The MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog, written by Jorgen SM6SRW, is a driver which allows MMTTY to be used with WriteLog.

Installing MMTTY

The first step in running MMTTY with WriteLog is to install the MMTTY program written by Mako, JE3HHT.  It is strongly recommended that you install the entire full MMTTY program in it's default directory C:\Program Files\MMTTY\.  Failure to install the full MMTTY package could result in problems running the MMTTY plug-in for WriteLog.

To obtain the latest version of MMTTY, go to http://mmhamsoft.ham-radio.ch/mmtty/.  The file you need looks like this on the page (please note that when this tutorial was last updated, the latest version of MMTTY was 1.65D.  It's possible there could be later version showing on the Downloads section of the MMTTY website.

The file MMTTY165D.zip is a zipped file which contains the installation file MMTTY165D.exe.  MMTTY165D.exe is the file that needs to be "run" in order to install MMTTY.  For detailed instructions on downloading and installing MMTTY, click here.

Follow the instructions in the Setup program.  It is recommend the program be installed to the default location C:\Program Files\MMTTY\.  Once you have finished installing MMTTY, the MMTTY folder will look like this as seen in Windows Explorer and MMTTY.EXE is the actual MMTTY program (MMTTY.EXE is also referred to as the MMTTY Engine).

This completes the installation of the MMTTY program.  Although not absolutely necessary, it is recommended that you learn the MMTTY program before using it with WriteLog.  It comes with an excellent help file.  There is also an MMTTY reflector where you can obtain answers to your questions.  Be sure you can transmit and receive using MMTTY before you attempt to use it with WriteLog.  The next step is to install the MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog which will allow you to use the fine features of MMTTY within WriteLog.

Installing the MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog

Once you have the MMTTY program installed and running on your PC, you are ready to install the MMTTY plug-in for WriteLog.  Download the MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog from the Third Party Download page on the WriteLog for Windows web site to your hard drive.

Run the plug-in setup program MMTTYPluginforWritelog_V13.Exe.  (NOTE:  If you have recently installed WriteLog or an upgrade to WriteLog or any other program, be sure to reboot your PC before installing the MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog.  Likewise, it's a good idea to restart your PC after installing the plug-in.)

Follow the installation instructions until the installation is completed.  If you have any problems during the installation procedure, refer to the MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog Troubleshooting Page.