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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:45:53 -0400
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good for setting audio on RF links too.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: echolink problem


> Hi
>    If you transmit while connected to the echo link test server you will
> hear your signal echoed back to you after you stop transmitting. Its a 
> handy
> feature to hear how ones microphone is sounding.
>                    God bless,
>                    Mark WZ0K
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>
> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
> http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
>
> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 6:34 PM
> Subject: Re: echolink problem
>
>
>> Thanks for this.  I thought I remembered  a tone for transmit, but this 
>> is
>> the first time I've played around with echolink in a couple years.  I'll
>> keep checking.
>>
>> Don W6SMB
>>
>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:09:50 -0700, Frederick wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>    Echo link has no tone for transmit. So, it is probably doing OK.
>>                    God bless,
>>                    Mark WZ0K
>> God loves you!
>> My personal prayer book.
>> Add your prayer or pray for others at the following link.
>> http://prayerbook.homewithgod.com/cgi-bin/prayerbook/multi.pl?131961113534708:24:0
>>
>> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
>> http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
>>
>> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 4:18 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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