No, it's been tried, for whatever reason digitalk won't run on xp or newer
no matter what some of us have tried and I even went in and got tricky it's
just not a good match for some reason.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: Introducing Myself and a Question Regarding PSK31
>I don't use any digital modes at this time. I was just thinking about this
> thread. Is it possible that digitalk that runs on Win98 would run on XP
> if
> you used compatibility mode and select Win98? I'm just thinking out loud.
>
> Howard T, W A 9 Y B W
> Springfield, Illinois
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 4:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Introducing Myself and a Question Regarding PSK31
>
>
>> Hi Kelly, welcome to the list. I'm Steve KW3A near Philadelphia.
>>
>> Take a look at this link:www.hamradioandvision.com
>>
>> and look for the link that says something like "screen reader access to
>> digital mode text".
>>
>> This is one way to do it although it seems a bit much for me.
>>
>> PSK comes up a lot on this list and seems to be the holy grail for some
>> blind hams. The program that seems closest to accessible with a screen
>> reader is "digipan", but is far from perfect Easy to find with a google
>> search.
>>
>> If you can lay your hands on an old windows 98 pc you can try "digitalk"
>> which is a very basic psk program for the blind. It is self voicing,
>> but won't work on later versions of Windows and the author has no
>> interest in updating.
>>
>> Hope this is of some help to you,
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 9/5/2011 5:15 PM, Kelly Sapergia wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> My name is Kelly Sapergia, and I'm from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
>>> (my
>>> callsign is VE5KJS). I've been an amateur radio operator since 1997, and
>>> am
>>> getting back into the hobby after a few years of being off the HF band
>>> because I didn't have an antenna at my current QTH until last month. I
>>> use a
>>> Kenwood TS-570D for HF, and a Radio Shack HTX-202 for 2-meters. At the
>>> moment, I'm having fun brushing up on my morse code using programs like
>>> Morse Runner, NuMorse and others, and trying to call CQ on HF.
>>>
>>> Now, onto my question. I've been hearing about various digital modes for
>>> amateur radio, such as PSK31. I believe W1AW transmits bulletins with
>>> this
>>> mode (I know you can hear something on their EchoLink node, but it
>>> sounds
>>> very high-pitched), and was wondering if there's any software that a
>>> blind
>>> operator can use to decode these messages?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Yours Sincerely,
>>> Kelly John Sapergia, VE5KJS
>>> Show Host and Production Director
>>> The Global Voice Internet Radio
>>> www.theglobalvoice.info
>>> Personal Website: www.ksapergia.net
>>> Business Website: www.kjsproductions.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
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