It's a shame that somebody (not me) hasn't defined an interchange
specification between the types of software that we use. Some use DDE on
Windows, others N4PY's virtual COM port solution.
A common gateway would be a big advantage, and I think that were a
non-complex solution to be proposed then it would be taken up quite quickly.
I have ideas myself in this area, not just for programs by N4PY and N1MM to
work together but also for programs on computers in a LAN to work together.
For example one person could be spotting and the spots come through to the
other members of the LAN.
A Logbook could ask the LAN for a list of available rig control programs and
visa versa. I doubt if there is enough demand in the 'commercial' Ham
software market, and those who write free code have probably got their hands
full anyway - I know I do.
Not rocket science, not difficult, not being written by me in 2004 either
:-)
Simon Brown
www.hb9drv.ch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Crocker" <w9oy@yahoo.com>
>
> Works for me. As to the programming interface
> standardization, I agree with this premise as well.
>
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