If anyone gets RTTY going today, the North America QSO Party is going on
from 1800Z to 0600Z tomorrow. Exchange is your name and state. Some
participants make up a name, to keep things interesting. Anyway, there ought
to be a lot of activity.
The CQ Worldwide VHF contest (6 and 2 meters only) runs from 1800Z today to
2100Z tomorrow; there might be an opening somewhere.
I won't be on the 20-meter net tomorrow.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Forst
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 9:58 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Digital Modes
Dave,
Good luck in your adventure. After speaking with Jim KE5AL last night
following the echolink net, looks like he has gotten things working.
Perhaps if more of us get our fingers into this stuff, there will be
more tips, tricks, and work arounds to be shared with the multitude.
73, Steve KW3A
On 7/18/2015 9:41 AM, Dave Basden wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Please don't take the discussion off list--I'm following along with
> the same questions as Matt has.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, W7OQ
>
> At 05:22 AM 7/18/2015, you wrote:
>> Yes that is the power button. Push it in. It draws power from the USB
>> connection, so no other power source needed.
>>
>> OK, the wav file played. Now you know what RTTY sounds like. It's just
>> a test message. As it plays, the text should display in the receive
>> window of the program. Now you need to make your software read that
>> text out to you.
>>
>> I know you use WE. I use JAWS. In JAWS, there a few options that may
>> have some equivalent in WE. Set so that screen text is echoed, use
>> various cursors to read the text in the window, or set a frame around
>> the rx window to speak received text with a hot key combo.
>>
>> Are you connected to the radio yet?
>>
>> We are starting to get down to some nuts and bolts stuff, feel free to
>> continue this off list if you want.
>>
>> (my call)@snip.net
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/18/2015 7:59 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>> Hi, Steve. Connected the SignalLink to the PC and followed the
>>> instructions on the miniCD that came with the unit. Went into MMTTY,
>>> tried to "play" one of the files, and got nothing but the sound of
>>> RTTY over my PC's speakers. HMMMM. Also, assume the button on lower
>>> left is the power switch for the board? Thanks.--Matt, N1IBB.
>>>
>>> At 05:51 PM 7/17/2015 -0400, you wrote:
>>>> Nice to have a friend. I may get one one of these days.
>>>>
>>>> Really doesn't matter which way is up I guess. Mine doesn't have
>>>> any sort of tag, but I always used it with the button on the left side.
>>>> They recommend setting knobs at mid point for starters. If the
>>>> button is on the left, the knobs all point at 12 o'clock when at mid
>>>> point. At least on mine, the knobs and their pointers seem more
>>>> intuitive with the button to the left. .
>>>>
>>>> With the jumper installed, you should probably connect to the pc and
>>>> see if anything blows up.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>> On 7/17/2015 5:24 PM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>>>> Hey, Steve. The jumper block's already installed; a friend at HRO
>>>>> whom I've known for years did it for me, bless him.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, which is right-side up: the side with the tag, or the side
>>>>> without?--Matt, N1IBB.
>>>>>
>>>>> At 05:04 PM 7/17/2015 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>>> Matt,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The extra audio cable isn't needed. It's only for use if your radio
>>>>>> doesn't have another way of getting audio to the unit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Be sure you are holding it right side up. Just from memory, I
>>>>>> thought
>>>>>> the push button was in the lower left corner and not the upper right
>>>>>> corner.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you will need to install the jumper block on the header
>> before you do
>>>>>> anything else.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/17/2015 4:40 PM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>>>>>> Hey, Steve. the toy has arrived. It's a Signal USB 6PM. It came
>>>>>>> with three cables: a USB, A DIN TO RJ45 cable, and a 3.5mm patch
>>>>>>> cord. The rear panel has the two connectors, plus a few female
>>>>>>> connections. The front panel has a pushbutton in the upper
>>>>>>> righthand corner, and three knobs in a row with pointers.
>>>>>>> Understand
>>>>>>> where the two thicker cables go, but what about the patch cord?
>>>>>>> Also, are the installation instructions on the CD? Would like to do
>>>>>>> as much of the install as possible, as my YL is technically
>>>>>>> challlenged, hi, hi. Thanks in advance.--Matt, N1IBB.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At 10:13 AM 7/17/2015 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>>>>> OK Matt,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since you don't have enough to read, be sure to read about the
>>>>>>>> data mode selection of the 480 and how to set the DSP filtering
>>>>>>>> for data mode. There is similar filtering in the 590, but I
>>>>>>>> don't do it this way so I'm not familiar with it's use.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You would want to toggle your mode selection until you hear "L D"
>>>>>>>> meaning lsb data. Menu 45 toggles data filtering on and off, but
>>>>>>>> you will have to read up on this to figure it all out.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 7/17/2015 9:32 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi, Steve. Thanks much. The main page is a bit daunting,
>>>>>>>>> indeed. However, I will follow your suggestion and review these
>>>>>>>>> articles. The new toy is scheduled to arrive sometime
>>>>>>>>> today.--Matt, N1IBB.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> At 08:13 AM 7/17/2015 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Matt,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> A couple of days ago you said you couldn't make anything out of
>>>>>>>>>> the hamradioandvision.com site I had suggested. Since MMTTY
>>>>>>>>>> is one of the programs you seem interested in, I've cherry
>>>>>>>>>> picked 2 articles on that software from the site:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.hamradioandvision.com/mmtty-accessibility-vision/
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.hamradioandvision.com/mmtty-text-to-speech/
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure there is anything particular to Digipan on the
>>>>>>>>>> site, but maybe if you dig deep enough you will find something.
>>>>>>>>>> There is a lot of good info on the site for blind hams, but I
>>>>>>>>>> think the main page can be confusing. You will also find
>>>>>>>>>> references to software that will give options other than
>>>>>>>>>> MMTTY and Digipan.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Once you get your feet wet, go back to the site and poke
>>>>>>>>>> around. Things that seem odd today may make sense later on.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
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