Butch:

This is what I'm now looking into, and will try some things over the next
few days to see if I can get my devices and associated sound cards
configured somewhat differently here.

Will keep you posted.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 8:54 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved

I don't know anyting about jaws, but I run window eyes and when I first
plugged in my 590, it defaulted to that card and I lost speech.  I tell
window-eeyes to run on the specific card, in this case realtech and it
doesn't matter what the default card is.  I tell each program to run on the
usb card.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sun, 23 Nov 2014, John Miller wrote:

> That shouldn't work that way. You can tell jaws which sound card to 
> work out for that matter, then change things around.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> If I set the computer's sound card as the default, then I loose my 
>> Jaws speech output, when I want to use the ARCP590 software to 
>> program the TS590.
>> I think this is because the ARCP590 software uses the other sound 
>> card, or at least that's what I've been able to figure out so far.  I 
>> had the same problem a few years ago when trying to configure a 
>> Windows 7 computer to work with the 590 and the ARCP590 programming
software.
>>
>> If I could somehow use the Windows default sound card, and not loose 
>> Jaws speech output, I'd be all set.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of John Miller
>> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 7:58 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>>
>> Just set the computer's sound card as default. Most programs now 
>> allow you to choose which sound card is the default. You don't want 
>> the radio's sound card to be the default ever no matter what, I hear 
>> it all the time where people use their radio's sound card or their 
>> sound card digital interface as default sound card and their windows 
>> sounds keep going out on the air. If you set the computer's sound 
>> card as the default, that should fix your problem with the wav files 
>> and you should be able to select which sound card any program  that 
>> needs the card uses.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 7:44 PM
>> Subject: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I just wanted everyone to know that I think I have finally solved my 
>>> port locking issue with the N3FJP logging software.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The problem apparently resulted from a tactical error on my part.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To make a long story short, I was running both the N3FJP rig 
>>> interface and the Kenwood ARCP590 programming software via a USB to 
>>> serial adapter to the serial port on the TS590.  This was making the 
>>> N3FJP software unhappy and unable to release the port when switching 
>>> from one application to the other.
>>> I had wrongly assumed that this would not be a problem, since only 
>>> one application is used at any one point in  time.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now, I am running the N3FJP software rig interface with a 
>>> straight-through serial connection between the logging computer and 
>>> the TS590, and the
>>> ARCP590 programming software using a straight-through USB cable 
>>> between the computer and the 590, and everything seems to be working.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The only down side to this new arrangement is that I'm not able to 
>>> use the N3FJP wave files for navigating from one data entry field to 
>>> the next.
>>> The
>>> wave files require the Windows default sound card, and I need to 
>>> configure Jaws to work with  the other sound card in order to use  
>>> the
>>> ARCP590 software.  However, I'm sure I'll be able to  get used to 
>>> this new reality through time.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks to everyone on the list who gave me various suggestions for 
>>> addressing this issue.  Even though my solution is not totally 
>>> perfect, I think it will be workable.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
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