Butch, you are headed in the right direction.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Pat Byrne
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 9:19 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Why do I do this?
Who'd want to listen to the Cubs on anything!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 08:19 AM 3/4/2015, you wrote:
>yep, you are right, I wasn't on that machine when I wrote previous
>reply, I use a speakout on the other machine. On this one, with the
>590, I do use software speech. Anyhow, under devices and synthesizers,
>you'll see the one you are using. If you tab over you'll see where you
>can specify the sound card. I recall now why I specified the realtech
>in control pannel, I use record mp3 direct cut to record baseball on
>this machine and I want it to use internal card instead of the radio.
>Anyone want to listen to the cubs on 20 meters? hi hi.
>73
>Butch
>WA0VJR
>Node 3148
>Wallace, ks.
>
>
>On Wed, 4 Mar
>2015, Steve Forst wrote:
>
> > While you can do this in Windows sound devices, it might be better to do
> > it from within your screen reader. Don't know about WE, but in JAWS:
> > Open the JAWS window, and in the drop down menus go to
> > utilities/sound cards. you will see "default" most likely selected.
> > Change this to whatever your on board sound card is, and JAWS will
always use it.
> >
> > While you can change in Windows sound devices what sound card Windows
> > uses as default. This can change down the road. It may work fine
> > for years, but after some crash, or Windows update, or some reason
> > known only to Microsoft, Windows may change things around.
> >
> > If you get in a jam with this, kill DC power to the radio to make the
> > Kenwood USB sound device go away. Turning off the radio doesn't help
> > since as long as DC power is applied to the radio, it is still "on"
> > just asleep.
> >
> >
> > 73, Steve KW3A
> >
> > On 3/4/2015 8:45 AM, howard kaufman wrote:
> >> Thanks Butch.
> >> I was thinking about control pannel, I hope I can tell windows to
> >> only use the realtech sound card.
> >> Now when I loose sound I loose the ability to access control
> pannel to tell
> >> it anything.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: For blind ham radio operators
> >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >> On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 5:58 AM
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: Why do I do this?
> >>
> >> You need to tell the computer which to use as the default sound
> >> card. It has been a while, but as I recall, I went to control
> >> pannel and then to sounds and audio devices. There are some
> >> control tabs, I set audio and voice to the internal sound card, my
> >> computer uses realtech and
> usb device.
> >>
> >> As far as seeing your router, you can get high gain antennas if
> your router
> >> has removable antennas. You can get a range extender or a
> repeater, or you
> >> can get a usb wireless device with a much better antenna.
> >> I can do some searching, there is one I have I bought a cdouple
> yoears ago,
> >> not even sure where, but it is very sensative. I'll look for that
link.
> >> 73
> >> Butch
> >> WA0VJR
> >> Node 3148
> >> Wallace, ks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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