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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:07:13 -0800
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Can't he use a wdm driver to fix this?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: getting ham shack computer to work better with Jaws and n3fjp
logging software


> you have a single channel sound card, that's why, 2 ways to fix that are,
> 1,
> if you have USB ports, get another sound card and just use that one like I
> do on my radio desk computer, or replace what's there now in it, sound
> cards
> are cheap. That's all it is.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:19 PM
> Subject: getting ham shack computer to work better with Jaws and n3fjp
> logging software
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> This might be another case of trying to get a dinosaur computer to do what
> is not possible, but I just thought I'd ask the opinions of the group
> before
> I think seriously about replacing another computer.
>
> In the ham shack, I currently run an old HP Pentium 566 computer.  The
> machine has windows 98 SE as its operating system, and is running on Jaws
> 3.7.
>
> I am trying to get the computer to work effectively with the n3fjp logging
> software.  I am finding that, when I install and use the audio Wave files
> that accompany the n3fjp software, Jaws fights with it, and often the Wave
> files do not get spoken as they should when I tab from one entry field to
> the next.
>
> The Wave files work very effectively if I turn Jaws completely off, but
> then, of course, I can't double-check what I have typed into the logging
> program.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might solve this problem,
> short
> of getting a newer and faster computer?
>
> Perhaps the 566 just doesn't have enough power to do what I'm trying to
> do.
>
> I noticed on my program list that I have Jaws 3.7 and Jaws 3.7U, but don't
> want to take the chance of removing one of the programs unless I know for
> sure that I won't loose my Jaws speach in the process.
>
> Thanks very much, and best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>

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