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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:59:11 -0500
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    Nope, the N3FJP sound files are set to go to the default card, and that 
setting can't be changed.  I think that's part of my problem.

Scott Davis, the creator of the software, has no work-around for this at 
this time.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface


> Can you direct the N3FJP sound files to the other card?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 5:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>
>
>>    I did that, but when I do, the signalink goes to the default and then,
>> when I key the rig if I'm using the N3FJP logging software, the N3fJP 
>> wave
>> files get transmitted.
>>
>> In other words, it doesn't seem like I have enough sound cards to do all
>> three things--Jaws, N3FJP, and signalink.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>
>>
>>> What about asking Jaws to use the other sound card?
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 6:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>>
>>>
>>>>    Yup, it may be time to go TNC shopping.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has any ideas for a nice and cheap TNC, let me know.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:45 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> For my dedicated packet setup, I just use a dedicated TNC, they're not
>>>>> all
>>>>> that expensive on the used market and it avoids that issue.
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 11:45 PM
>>>>> Subject: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, again, everyone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This afternoon and evening, I became involved in an unexpected, but
>>>>>> interesting project here.  As many of you know, I am EC/RO for my
>>>>>> county
>>>>>> here in Michigan, and due to the increased emphasis again on packet
>>>>>> radio
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> an important form of digital communication, a ham friend and I tried
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> see
>>>>>> if we could get me going on packet at least to see if things would
>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For my packet set-up, I will use an old TMV7A, and my Windows 7
>>>>>> laptop.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> have a 2-meter J-pole on a 40-foot mast that I can dedicate to packet
>>>>>> communication, and I have successfully downloaded and tried the
>>>>>> Outpost
>>>>>> packet mail program.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My problem is what kind of interface to use between the TMV7A and my
>>>>>> Windows
>>>>>> 7 computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My friend brought over his USB signalink interface to try, and we
>>>>>> actually
>>>>>> had some success.  The Outpost program was very easy to learn and 
>>>>>> use,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> was actually able to send and receive messages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem is with the sound card interface.  It is a problem that 
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> similar to the problem I had earlier when trying to use the USB
>>>>>> virtual
>>>>>> comport driver for the TS590.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem centers around the fact that the N3FJP wave files
>>>>>> automatically
>>>>>> use the default sound card, and apparently, that can't be changed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have Jaws working from the high definition speakers codek  sound
>>>>>> card,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> when we put the signalink into the circuit, we loose either Jaws, or
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> N3FJP wave files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone use the signalink sound card interface with Jaws, windows
>>>>>> 7,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> the N3FJP logging software?  And, if so, how do you configure things
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> keep
>>>>>> everything going and talking as it should?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before I spend $100 on the signalink interface, I want to see if it's
>>>>>> worth
>>>>>> it, or whether I would be better off just going with a traditional
>>>>>> TNC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>
>>>
> 

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