Jim, JJRadio has always sounded like a great program to me, and I commend
you for creating it. However, some friends tell me it is designed almost
entirely for Braille users and those who have Braille output devices. I am
one of those people who use speech almost 100%; I do not have a Braille
output device of any kind that I can connect to my computer. I read Braille
but very slowly and have not kept up with the changes in the Braille code.
There was a time in my life when I used Braille entirely; in fact, I wrote
all of the numerous iterations of my doctoral dissertation all in Braille,
well over 2000 pages, but that was over 40 years ago!
Please clarify for me about your JJRadio program being created almost
entirely, if not entirely, for Braille use and to be used with some type of
Braille output device.
Thanks,
Ron, K8HSY
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:00 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: JJRadio again, was: TS-590 No Output on CW
I get this sort of information from the JJRadio program. I can get info
from the radio while listening to it if I use braille rather than
distracting speech. For example, the other day I was wondering what my
power output was given the carrier level. I was able to set the carrier
level, and then check the power output while transmitting. It will also
tell me whether the VOX is enabled, and what the VOX delay value is. I can
use the key or talk into the mic and read the SWR, ALC, or compression
level.
This works for the 590, but I don't currently get ALC or compression for the
TS-2000.
JJRadio works with the TS-590, TS-2000, and the Elecraft K3. It is really
designed to be used with a screen reader and a braille display. I wrote it
because I don't like having to get information from the radio with speech,
since I'm likely trying to listen to the radio too. It's great to be able
to tune around the band and get realtime frequency and s-meter readouts in
braille. I've also, in later versions, made it easy to jump to whatever
field on the screen you want to set or query, so you don't have to tab
through a lot of fields you don't care about before reaching the item of
interest.
You can get JJRadio from my web page at http://www.jjshaffer.net. The
current version is 2.1.2.2.
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Jim, KE5AL
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Basden
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:07 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TS-590 No Output on CW
Hi Steve,
Thanks for not rubbing it in. I should learn not to assume my memory for
button locations is as it would have been when I was in my prime. I
certainly have plenty of counter examples these days.
Dave
At 04:27 AM 11/22/2014, you wrote:
>Dave,
>Glad all is well. My gut feeling was the vox/break-in button, and even
>though you said it was set right, I figured I'd mention it anyway.
>
>Welcome your radio back to the land of the living.
>
>73, Steve KW3A
>
>
>On 11/22/2014 12:16 AM, Dave Basden wrote:
> > Hi Jim, Steve,
> >
> > It's time for me to eat my own words! I should have learned by now
> > not to trust my memory. For months now I have been using the
> > antenna tuner on-off button thinking it was the QSK on-off button.
> > I shutter to think how many times I have supposedly gone off line
> > using that button while reprogramming the keyer memories in the
> > TS-590. Somehow I must have pressed the real QSK on-off button to
> > the off position. That's apparently the default setting, so when I
> > did a system reset, it defaulted to QSK off. I feel extremely
> > foolish. Thanks for your suggestions though!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Dave, W7OQ
> >
> > At 06:48 PM 11/21/2014, you wrote:
> >> Dave,
> >>
> >> Are you hearing any clicks from the t/r relays? Is this on all
> >> bands? If only on a single band, be sure drv isn't active.
> >>
> >> Are you sure there is no problem with the paddles? Do you have
> >> another set of paddles or a straight key? If nothing else, an
> >> audio cable plugged into the straight key jack and then short tip
> >> to ground and see if you get output. Or do the same with a 1/4
> >> stereo cable plugged into the paddle jack an ground tip or ring to
> >> ground.
> >>
> >> When you say the QSK button is set right, I assume you mean the
> >> vox/break-in button.
> >>
> >> If you unplug paddles and straight key, does the "send" button on
> >> the front panel give output while in CW mode?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, Steve KW3A
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/21/2014 8:50 PM, Dave Basden wrote:
> >>> For the last several days I haven't been able to make contacts on
> >>> CW. I finally checked and am getting no output according to my
> >>> talking SWR meter. The sidetone is behaving normally in response
> >>> to my paddles. Yes, the button for QSK is in the on position. In
> >>> fact I have done a full reset with no change. I appear to be
> >>> getting output on SSB. Both VFO A and VFO B are set within the
> >>> band, so it's not that I am trying to transmit outside the ban.
> >>> I'm about ready to ship the TS-590 off to the repair station, but
> >>> thought I would ask for your ideas first. Any suggestions are
welcome.
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>>
> >>> Dave, W7OQ
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
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