Don,

You got me curious about this mode again.  I did play around last night with
Digipan and JAWS.  I could get Jaws to read the incoming text but had to
keep using arrow keys to keep reading.  Would be nice if incoming text was
read automaticly.  Maybe it can be done, but it is beyond my Jaws knowledge.

If you buy an interface, it will run between 30 and 100 dollars.  A simple
5$ cable from Radio Shack and free psk software will get you on RX and you
can see if it works for you and if you like it.

Another thing to remember is that since it is afsk you can't have your
screen reader voice going out over the air.  If you are using the same sound
card for screen reader and  psk, you will have to bear this in mind and work
around it.

Good luck, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald L. Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 1:44 PM
Subject: PSK31 info needed.


> As I did not see any responses to my original posts on this subject, I
> am taking the liberty of trying once again.
>
>
> This week's rain report about PSK31 made me want to take the plunge.
> However, since ignorance is my only defense, I need to find out a lot
> of things.
>
> First, am I correct in assuming that the narrower the band pass filter
> in the HF receiver, the better the results will be for PSK31.
>
> Second, what all do I need in addition to the rig to get started?
>
> Question 3:  Excluding the cost of the rig, what should I expect to
> pay to get up and running?
>
> 4.  From the standpoint of speech and or braille output, do some of
> these programs work better than others?  If so, which ones?
>
> Lastly, I would sure be grateful if someone could direct me to a
> primer on this subject, especially if it is in either text or MS Word
> format.  Thanks.
>
> Don Roberts
> KA7 O J T
>
>