I've asked this question on what I thought was the NA Reflector but got no
answers. (Is there really an NA Reflector?) Perhaps some one can help.
I have managed to get N6TR's software to control (via LPT) the Top Ten
Devices decoder switching a Dunestar BPF on the output of my Yaesu. The BCD
information is on pins
2,7,8 & 9. All seems to work as expected.
My question is about the use of NA to provide the BCD output to the Top Ten
Box. Do I simply use LPT pins 2,3,4 & 5 when running NA? Or is there more to
it? No mention is made in either the Top Ten manual or the Dunestar manual.
I hope to get any answer before attempting to build yet another
cable/adapter. (Did anyone ever tally up the number of separate cables,
connectors, adapters, etc. that "computers" have added to the "radio station"
....and they call this wireless!)
Also, my Ver. 8 CT manual says nothing about controlling switches via LPT
port. Yet Top Ten says the feature appeared with Ver. 8.38....so CT Ver. 8.52
ought to do it. If so how do I enable the feature when use CT?
Any help would be appreciated. PLEASE direct relpies to me, NOT the
Reflector. Tnx!
73, Joe W5ASP
jasstaples@aol.com
>From Jay Townsend" <jayt@comtch.iea.com Tue Oct 17 21:32:48 1995
From: Jay Townsend" <jayt@comtch.iea.com (Jay Townsend)
Subject: Digital traffic (Was 40m SSB Intruders)
Message-ID: <199510172032.UAA12059@comtch.iea.com>
Bill Fisher, KM9P Concentric Systems, Inc. wrote:
> > I think that all the digital stuff above 7050 or so is
> >driving the phone ops from south of the border into the cw band.
Actually there is only a cw AND digital band!
>
>
> Definately is the digital stuff. Go up there and listen some time.
Actually come down there and listen sometime. Check this weekend which
oughta be kinda interesting. The JARTS contest is running on RTTY and the
JA's go well below 7.025! Don't QRM us just cut us some slack!
> The problem with the digital modes is that the operator can turn down the
> volume on his transceiver and go to the bathroom (or whatever) and come back
> to see if his side of the QSO went through. Meanwhile, you have all of the
> rest of us on CW and SSB trying to actually copy a signal. Guess who wins?
Actually some of us Digital Guys even copy! I think you are talking about
packet and ... ...
> The computer doesn't get mad
when it can't complete an exchange, it just > tries again.
>
> Sooooo... Until "they" set aside a seperate portion of the band for ONLY
> digital signals, we will be forced to deal with the inevidable results of
> the increased digital traffic.
They have! Its called the CW and digital band. No SSB is allowed. Only
problem is cw is digital just most of you/us don't use a computer to
decode it, why just the other Hal's dog brownie was copying this RTTY
signal by ear....
> You should be pointing your fingers at the digital guys or even better yet
> the guys that do the allocations. Definatley not the guys on SSB. They are
> just responding to a problem.
Well I guess the problem will probably go away by shifting the finger
pointing to someone else. Maybe the solution is to do away with cw and
make the entire band SSB.
(just kidding :-) ... heh heh)
Actually my prediction is no-code by 1998 and if the phone guys are
worried now...whew....
But 40 meters is a problem. About time we spread down to 6800 or
something as that appears to be the only solution. As to those doing SSB
on 7.003 I don't think they are responding to anything. Kinda, like those
who are on 20 meters doing 1200 baud packet with a complete network
running VHF protocol packet in the middle of the digital band. Complete
with frequency cop's and all. Makes an Alpha 87 come in handy.
--
Jay Townsend, WS7I < jayt@iea.com >
>From Steve Sacco <0006901972@mcimail.com> Tue Oct 17 21:32:00 1995
From: Steve Sacco <0006901972@mcimail.com> (Steve Sacco)
Subject: VP5WW 2B QRV for 'Test
Message-ID: <83951017203238/0006901972DC1EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
-- [ From: Steve Sacco KC2X * EMC.Ver #2.5.03 ] --
[ The following message was put out on the Florida
PacketCluster yesterday. I am posting it here so
that everyone is aware that VP5 will be QRV in the
'test. 73, Steve KC2X ]
K0LUZ N4WW NX4N KF4WW AB4OM KB4QKP WILL BE ACTIVE FROM VP5WW DURING CQWW
SSB TEST ...PSE LOOK FOR US AND CALL US ALL BANDS OCT 28-29
73 DE DOC N4WW
>From Larry Tyree <tree@cmicro.com> Tue Oct 17 21:44:37 1995
From: Larry Tyree <tree@cmicro.com> (Larry Tyree)
Subject: CQ WW SSB Tip
Message-ID: <199510172044.NAA13146@cascade.cmicro.com>
Credit this gem to N6AA:
Fi Ni is much easier to say than Five Nine and sounds the same over
the air. Cuts down on fatique.
Have fun!!
Tree N6TR
tree@cmicro.com
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