Jim,
That's great. Congrats. I don't do braille, but have often wondered if
sending to braille wouldn't be a good option.
Maybe you can shorten the line length by going under setup/fonts and
selecting a larger font for the RX window. Not sure, but maybe
worth a try.
73, Steve KW3A
On 7/18/2015 8:58 AM, Jim Shaffer wrote:
> Well I got rtty working using mmtty and the Kenwood virtual comm driver with
> the TS-590. I'd prefer to read the rtty output with braille, but that's
> difficult, because the output line is longer than the 40 character braille
> line, so things shift left at lines end. I haven't actually had a contact
> yet, but I believe I could.
>
> One thing about mmtty that I hadn't realized until I talked to Steve was
> that, using JAWS, the sound card selections in the sound cards tab don't
> show up unless you use the JAWS cursor, (i.e.) the mouse cursor, and check
> the unchecked options. That's what I needed to do to get it working.
> --
> Jim, ke5al
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Forst
> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 7:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Digital Modes
>
> Dave,
>
> No problem for me. I just figured some are rolling their eyes and
> flexing their delete digits.
>
>
> Despite my multitude of posts and grand pontifications, I'm no expert
> on this stuff. I know others can chime in with help for Matt.
> Perhaps better advice than mine.
>
>
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
>
> On 7/18/2015 8:30 AM, Dave Allen wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Unless somebody minds, feel free to keep the discussion going on list. I
>> am
>> inspired by following Matt's process, and appreciate the direction several
>> have contributed to a good mix.
>>
>> 73,
>> Dave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>> Sent: Sunday, 19 July 2015 12:22 a.m.
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Digital Modes
>>
>> 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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