Dave,

You might want to  move over to the "new" list.   Most of us moved over 
there last spring.  Less technical issues there.  Subscribe info below.

As for digital:  You might have seen the reply that mentioned that work 
is being done  to try and script Digipan for  psk to work better with JAWS.

I use MMTTY for RTTY and do tune by slowly tuning across the signal 
until JAWS starts to make some sense.   Both programs are free and run 
on XP.

You wouldn't need any hardware.   For your 590, download and install the 
free Kenwood virtual comm port driver and connect a USB cable  between 
radio and pc.

The pc will recognize the sound device in the radio and  you can do the 
needed audio in and out for digital RX and TX.

73 and see you on the new list (info below) Steve KW3A

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On 1/10/2017 8:57 AM, Dave Hillebrandt wrote:
> Hi All, Please forgive if this has recently been posted as don=E2=80=99t =
> get chance to check this group too often. Hoping folks can share their =
> experiences with using digital modes if any have done it.
>    Been interested in giving it a try and really not sure where to =
> start. I have a TS590 and do have computers although both pc=E2=80=99s =
> are not current; xp on one and win 7 on the other and both with jaws. =
> would be fun to check out psk or rtty as have so many sighted friends =
> who love it. I=E2=80=99m mostly a cw guy and have a feeling I =
> won=E2=80=99t use it much as a lot are just quick exchanges, but ability =
> to use relatively low power got my attention and worth a shot.
>   At one time, believe someone on this list did use it and seem to =
> remember something about need to tune slowly and once signal was picked =
> up, the computer would start speaking the text.
>    Any ideas or suggestions would really be appreciated. just wondering =
> what software is accessible and how to go about it. obviously there is =
> some sort of hardware needed and hoping someone could suggest what work =
> the easiest.
>    Thanks in advance and hope hear you all on the air. Am mostly a 40m =
> guy in mornings and even more enjoy 20 and 17m when bands are open, =
> which hasn=E2=80=99t been much recently. Sincerely Dave W4CI
>