For my home setup, I use a laptop, which is located several feet from the
radio and off to the side. I place the wireless keyboartd on the table in
front of the rig, or sometimes in my lap. I find this setup works very well
for me.
--Doug, AC7T
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Thurman
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Tips on N1MM logger?
this is awesome! I wish I had paid more attention before field day as I =
could shave logged as well as operated. I will have to go get a copy and =
see how it likes my windows xp virtual machine on my mac. if it goes = well
i will be able to help log. and the bluetooth keyboard will be = handy cause
i can put the laptop on top of the rig or next to it since = i won't need a
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> HI Dave,
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> I frequently use N1MM with JAWS. I have a very modest station, though,
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so
> the settings I use may not be useful to you if you are a "big gun". =
Still:
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> -- At the start of the contest, I toggle Alt+F11. This prevents N1mm =
from
> automatically switching to S&P mode when the frequency is changed. I
> sometimes have to adjust my frequency slightly while in run mode, =
because I
> get blown about by more powerful stations.
> -- on the Function keys tab in the configuration dialog, i uncheck =
"ESM
> sends your call once in S&P, then ready to copy exchange". Stations =
often
> don't hear me on the first call.
> -- You have already discovered the joys of enter sends message "ESM".
> =
To
> check whether a call is a dupe in S&P mode, I entger the callsign, =
then
> press enter. If it is not a dupe, NN1mm will call the station, =
otherwise it
> will do nothing. Also, after entering the callsign, you can route the
> =
JAWS
> cursor to the PC cursor, then read that line with the JAWS cursor. You
> =
will
> hear "Dupe!" (after the other info is read) if the station is a dupe.
> =
It may
> be possible to set up a JAWS frame around this, so this is announced
> automatically whenever a duplicate is encountered, but I have not =
tried
> this.
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> --Doug, AC7T
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of David Simpson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 8:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Tips on N1MM logger?
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> Hi.
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> I'm going to be on a three-op, dual radio team for this
>weekend's WRTC run-up under the call AA3K. The other two guys on the =
team
> use N1MM logger, which I've installed and configured pretty well with
> =
JAWS
> 14 on a Windows 7-64bit machine. Now that I know how easily one =
person can
> use one keyboard to send CW and log, it really opens my world to =
contesting.
> If you haven't used it, and this sounds tempting, definitely download
> =
and
> try it; it's free. I only got to connect it to one of the radios for =
about
> 10 minutes, last weekend, but I saw how, as you type in the call sign
> =
of a
> station who is calling you, you just press enter to make a =
transmission that
> includes his call sign and your information. Then, the program =
automatically
> populates his RST field (with a 599, of course) and guesses at his =
IARU
> zone, based on his call sign. If what he/she sends agrees with what =
has
> automatically been entered, you just hit Enter and the program sends =
"tu"
> and your call, and you're ready for the next contact. I see how easily
> =
one
> can use the JAWS utility "Custom Label Assign" to give the fields more
>meaningful labels-both in speech and Braille.
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> I'm looking for any other tips or suggestions from =
blind
> hams who have used N1MM for awhile, especially those who use it with =
JAWS or
> NVDA. Maybe I'm the only one who didn't realize what all the hype for
> =
N1MM
> was all about. Now that I do, I'm really excited about working =
contests,
> even when I'm sole op at the home station. It finally feels like I can
> =
keep
> up.
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> By the way, check out the Morse Runner software (also =
free)
> for a phenomenally realistic contest practice experience. It's like =
Flight
> Simulator for the blind ham. You can choose to have it give you =
pile-ups,
> and you can choose conditions like QRM, QRN, flutter, QSB, lids, etc.
> =
The up
> and down arrow keys adjust your RIT; pdup and pgdn control key speed;
> function keys have preprogrammed messages, and the logging functions =
and the
> function key functions seem to be modeled on N1MM Logger. I can rack =
up and
> log about 120 Qs and hour, so far. It's even pretty useable with a =
Braille
> display. The only warning . it's definitely addictive.
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> 73,
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