That makes sense, I wasn't following to close and I don't have any of 
that software.  Can he set the 590 as default card if that is what he 
nneeds and jaws to use internal card.  He probably already tried all of 
this stuff.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Mon, 24 Nov 2014, Steve Forst wrote:

> While I don't use the N3FJP stuff, my understanding from Tom  (after his
> e-mails with the author), is that the software has no provision  to
> select  other sound cards.   It will try and use whatever sound card
> windows has chosen as default.  So I think this is part of his problem,
> and  changing  which card is seen as default  should help  him.
>
> I think in this day and age, with all the various sound card options out
> there, and multiple sound card computers being common, this is a short
> coming in the software.
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 11/24/2014 8:54 AM, Butch Bussen wrote:
>> Forget about default, shouldn't come into play, tell jaws and each
>> specific program which card to use, forget default..
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 23 Nov 2014,
>> Tom Behler wrote:
>>
>>> John:
>>>
>>> This is what confuses me. ... I have tried the PC sound card as my default a
>>> number of times, with the same results.  Once I do this with the TS590
>>> connected, Jaws speech disappears.
>>>
>>> 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 9:42 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>>>
>>> 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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