hello buddy, i haven't tried that, but i will ask dale farmer at 
elecraft if the rs232 can get the data that appears on the 
display.  i can tell you that the area of the display where the info 
appears can be read by the k3 reader.  so it just might be accessible 
that way.  take care, c u 73 mike w6quv



At 05:48 AM 12/14/2011, you wrote:
>Hey Mike,
>
>Will it read out decoded RTTY/PSK/etc.? Or have you even tried that? =
>Actually, I don't even know if decoded RTTY/PSK/etc. is sent over the =
>serial port or just displayed, so don't know if this is even possible.
>--
>Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
>On Dec 14, 2011, at 1:42 AM, Mike Cozzolino wrote:
>
> > hello howard, this box uses the rc systems double talk speech, and it=20=
>
> > also uses a pic and lots of code.  how ever this box could be used=20
> > probably with any radio that has a cat port.  you have the correct=20
> > idea, if a person wanted to develop firmware for the different=20
> > radio's one box would probably be enough.  actually the box replaces=20=
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> > the computer and screen reader.  so you have a stand alone box that=20
> > can sit on top of the radio or beside it.  and as the data flows out=20=
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> > of the radio's cat port the box presents the info in speech.  and=20
> > commands sent from the box to the radio via the 16 button keypad are=20=
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> > taken and the commands are done.  the nice thing is the output is=20
> > automatic so you don't have to move something and then push a button=20=
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> > to see what happened.  you can adjust the output and as you do the=20
> > radio passes the info to the speech box and it is spoken by=20
> > itself.  take care amigo, c u 73 mike w6quv
> >=20
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> >=20
> > At 06:32 PM 12/13/2011, you wrote:
> >> Hello Mike,
> >>=20
> >> Good job to you and Rob.
> >>=20
> >> Is this unit centered around a micro controller and the triple talk
> >> synthesizer like the rotor controller you have?
> >>=20
> >> If this is the case, it would seem that this speech box would work =
>for many
> >> applications with only a change in the code for the micro controller. =
>  Thus
> >> there would only need to be one hardware device that would work for   =
>   many
> >> applications with the appropriate software.
> >>=20
> >> If this is the case, how feasible do you think it would be to =
>developed code
> >> to read a variety of radios?  When we ordered, we would only have to =
>tell
> >> you what radio we had and you would install the appropriate software.
> >>=20
> >> Forgive us if we seem to be  over excited about this.  It is time for
> >> technology to catch up so we can use the radios we purchase to their =
>full
> >> potential.
> >>=20
> >> 73's
> >>=20
> >> Howared, W A 9 Y B W
> >>=20
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Mike Cozzolino" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 6:26 PM
> >> Subject: k3 hardware reader
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>> hello to all the k3 owners or the ones that want to be.  yesterday i
> >>> got my k3 hardware reader hooked up and its the cats meow.  i can
> >>> read all the menu choices and its automatically spoken.  i just turn
> >>> the knobs like a sighted user and the k3 hardware reader reads the
> >>> display in speech to me.  anything a sighted user can do now i can
> >>> do.  i retired my original unit that i used while this was being
> >>> developed.  anyway just wanted to let everybody on the list to be
> >>> aware of this development.  that makes the steppir control and now
> >>> the k3 reader and next is the steppir new controller and then the
> >>> talking wattmeter.  73 to all mike w6quv