Let me address a couple of things.

Ron, I thought about using dot 3 or 6 for the noise floor.  The reason I 
like starting at the top of the cell is that the routing keys for most 
braille displays are above the cell, and this makes it a little easier to 
line up the cell with the routing key.  Not a big deal though.

Michael, yes, it should work for the TS-2000 also.  I have used this program 
with the TS-2000.  In fact, it will give you access to the 2000's menus.  I 
do need some other testers of the software though, as I am just one person, 
and don't have a lot of computers around here to test it with.

Also, I don't think it would be of a lot of use for something like field 
day, because there are so many stations on then it would just be a process 
that gets in the way.
--
Jim, KE5AL
-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Thurman
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 4:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Braille Pan Adapter

wow that is awesome! I have a ts2000, would it work for that rig? I will =
be getting my hands on a braille display. not rue how many cells yet,but =
it is from a palmate a friend of one has and no longer uses. this is =
exciting and just n time for field day
Michael Thurman
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On May 1, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Jim Shaffer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Let's try this message format.  Honestly I'm getting pretty disgusted =
with=20
> the way this list can't manage to handle our messages without throwing =
a lot=20
> of garbage in them.
> --------------------------------
> Well my pan adapter project has born fruit.  It is working pretty =
well.  I=20
> specify a frequency range and pan increment, usually 1 KHZ, and it =
creates a=20
> braille graph of the band activity.  The braille graph is on my 40 =
cell=20
> Pacmate display.
>=20
> I use the characters =93a b l p q =3D=94 to show the relative signal =
strengths.=20
> Those characters are dot 1, dots 1 and 2, dots 1, 2, and 3, etc.  A =
single=20
> dot 1 is the noise floor.
>=20
> I put up a new pan graph every 3 band scans, in other words, I scan =
the band=20
> 3 times, and then generate the braille, scan another 3 times and =
generate,=20
> etc.  I generate the graph using the maximum value I got from those 3 =
scans.=20
> This hopefully minimizes missing a CW op whose key just wasn=92t down =
when I=20
> scanned the last time.
>=20
> Here is a sample display.  Note that if you=92re not using a braille =
display,=20
> this won=92t make much sense.
>=20
> aaaabbbaaalqap=3Dbaaaaabbbblbaaaalllaaqaaa
>=20
> The =93q=94 and =93=3D=94 show strong signals, the =93p=94 less =
strong, etc.
>=20
> With the TS-590 at 115200 baud, I can scan around 40 points per =
second, or=20
> 40 khz per second scanning 1 khz at a time.  That seems to be fast =
enough,=20
> well for me at least.
>=20
> Oh, and perhaps the most important feature of this is that when I see =
on the=20
> graph a spot I want to go to, I just click the routing key, the =
program=20
> stops panning, and sends the rig to the corresponding frequency.  This=20=

> frequency is approximate, depending upon how many KHZs are represented =
by a=20
> cell, but it=92s in the ball park of the signal I=92ve spotted.
> --
> Jim, KE5AL
> From: Jim Shaffer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:12 PM
> To: For blind ham radio operators
> Subject: re: Braille Pan Adapter
>=20
> Well, I=92ve done a proof of concept, and it works!  I don=92t have it =
in any=20
> shape to really be very useable yet, but I can make my TS-590 scan and=20=

> return s-meter readings fast enough to do a reasonable job of showing =
a band=20
> or band segment.
>=20
> Stay tuned.
> --
> Jim Shaffer, KE5AL
> Pflugerville, TX
> www.jjshaffer.net
> www.pgramblers.com=20