Can you use a 2nd sound card to play your voice files into the radio?
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Scott
N0HOK / ZL1CHM
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On 3/02/2013, at 9:37 AM, Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks so much, Kelvin.
>
> There may be some possibilities here, and I'll definitely check into them.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelvin Marsh" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: alternative contest logging programs
>
>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> Interesting ideas, and I've been there myself <smile>. Firstly, I use
>> N3FJP's A C Log myself for general logging. I too use Kimberley's voice
>> for
>> the Call field, but I turn off the other fields because I get audio from
>> Kimberley and the screen reader at the same time. A good example of this
>> is
>> to tab into the RST Sent field. Kimberley speaks the field name, and the
>> screen reader says 599 all on top of each other.
>>
>> Window-Eyes gives you the ability to give a custom name to any field you
>> tab
>> into, and I'm sure JAWS must do the same. I've labelled all the fields in
>> the log for the screen reader, with Kimberley's voice switched on, and
>> then
>> I turn her off for good. Now, all I hear is the screen reader reading
>> each
>> field name followed by the contents, and of course you can assign the
>> sound
>> card for the screen reader. I have recorded a
>> complete demo of how I use and setup A C Log, and the demo shows this
>> exact
>> scenario at
>>
>> http://active-elements.org/2012/12/15/amateur-contact-log/
>>
>> Just go down to the Related Downloads heading, and what you need is in the
>> '1 Setting up from a clean installation MP3' file. You can just click on
>> this and it will play, and the piece is about 5 minutes in.
>>
>> As to N1MM, As Lloyd says, it is free, and I use it for contesting. Once
>> initially setup for your rig and keyer, it is perfectly accessible. I do
>> all the initial setup myself independently, but you need to be an advanced
>> screen reader user. I've also created and setup all the voice files
>> needed
>> for SSB contesting. I even recorded individual numbers, and N1MM will
>> concatenate them for serial numbers! A bit stilted, but interesting. At
>> the time, I used a rig blaster to interface the PC to rig, and when the
>> Function Key was pressed, the VOX in the Rig Blaster triggered the PTT. I
>> found the screen reader voice never got transmitted as it never clashed,
>> but
>> you might have to consciously wait for the TX to end before reviewing the
>> screen!
>>
>> Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID
>>
>> Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities
>>
>> www.active-elements.org
>>
>> For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>> Sent: 02 February 2013 17:52
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: alternative contest logging programs
>>
>> Hi, folks.
>>
>> As I think many of you know, I have gotten very much into contesting over
>> the past few years, and have been using the N3FJP logging software package
>> as my main means of logging contest contacts.
>>
>> The software actually is quite good in terms of interfacing with Jaws and
>> windows, and the price of the entire software package certainly can't be
>> beat.
>>
>> In recent weeks, however, I have begun to re-think the N3FJP contest
>> logging
>>
>> option at least a bit. The reason is rather simple.
>>
>> As our friend, Steve, KW3A knows all to well, I have been trying to figure
>> out a way to record contest voice exchanges, and transmit them with my
>> TS590
>>
>> via a connection between my laptop and the TS590. My goal simply has been
>> to create voice contest exchanges on the computer, and be able to access
>> them as needed via one of the function keys on the computer keyboard.
>>
>> While this sounds like it would be pretty straight forward, it has not
>> turned out to be this easy.
>>
>> It turns out that the N3FJP software uses the Windows default sound card
>> to
>> play the wave files that tell you which fields you are in as you enter
>> contest log data. And, these wave files can only be played through the
>> windows default sound card. Apparently, this condition cannot be changed
>> in
>>
>> the N3FJP software, and this greatly limits what I can do in the way of
>> interfacing the TS590 with my laptop, where the contest voice exchanges
>> are
>> recorded.
>>
>> AS a result, I'm now beginning to wonder whether I might want to look at
>> other contest logging software that might have more flexibility in
>> switching
>>
>> sound cards for various purposes.
>>
>> Some folks on this list have mentioned using the N1MM software, and I
>> know
>> some others use Writelog, but I believe there are significant costs
>> associated with each of these packages. Plus, I believe you also have
>> to
>> buy separate software for each contest.
>>
>> For now, my short-term solution is to directly record at least a CQ
>> contest
>> voice exchange directly on the TS590 using the VGS1 voice recorder, but
>> the
>> risks there involve the possibility of making an error by hitting the
>> wrong
>> voice memory key in the heat of a contest, if you have more than one
>> exchange.
>>
>> If anyone has any thoughts on these alternative logging software programs,
>> please send them my way. Any cost info would be appreciated as well.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
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