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Re: [RTTY] FLDigi vs MMTTY?

To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] FLDigi vs MMTTY?
From: Jim W7RY <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:52:25 -0700
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 Also requires THREE soundcards if the user is
to avoid the possibility of operating system sounds going to the
transmitter.

Simply set your computer sound settings to "no sounds". They you don't have
the possibility of getting computer sounds over the air.

73
Jim W7RY


On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists@subich.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>  >> How's that? Fldig seems to be stuck with mono receive audio and
>  >> will not take one rig on the left channel with a second one of
>  >> the right channel as is don't with all the other SO2R software.
>  >
>  >
>  > Well quite simple. Use one sound card for radio1 and the other sound
>  > card for radio2.
>
> Doesn't work with interfaces that connect one receiver to each channel
> of a single soundcard.  Also requires THREE soundcards if the user is
> to avoid the possibility of operating system sounds going to the
> transmitter.
>
>  >> The mono audio also screws up the ability to "listen to the pile-up"
>  >> with dual receiver radios (e.g,, FT-1000, FT-2000. FT-5000, K3,
>  >> etc.).
>  >
>  > HHMMM doesn't seem to be an issue with either my Omni6 or FT-450, but
>  > then the radios you mention are outside my budget by quite a bit.
>
> Neither of those are dual receiver transceivers.
>
>  > MacLogger is closed source, you need to ask Don why he is not willing
>  > to port fldigi to his app.
>
> MacLogger is open - it exposes a standard Applescript interface and
> any developer can exploit that to extend support to MacLogger DX.
>
>  > you need to ask Don why he is not willing to port fldigi to his app.
>
> I have ... and his answer is exactly as stated above.  fldigi does not
> support a scriptable interface that is compatible with the standards
> in the OS-X world (specifically Applescript or any other scripting
> language than could be translated to Applescript).
>
>  > You may need to read up on how fldigi makes use of Chen's uH router.
>
> Oh, I have.  fldigi only makes use of the PTT interface.  Again, it
> is not scriptable so it can't access the the radio control "port" in
> uH Router (at least I can't find any mention of support other than
> the PTT script in any of the documentation of change logs).
>
> 73,
>
>   ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 6/18/2010 9:56 PM, Ed wrote:
> > On 06/18/2010 09:24 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> >>
> >> Ed,
> >>
> >> > Keep in mind with the addition of an inexpensive sound card fldigi
> >> > will also allow SO2R.
> >>
> >> How's that? Fldig seems to be stuck with mono receive audio and
> >> will not take one rig on the left channel with a second one of
> >> the right channel as is don't with all the other SO2R software.
> >
> >
> > Well quite simple. Use one sound card for radio1 and the other sound
> > card for radio2.
> >
> >
> >
> >> The mono audio also screws up the ability to "listen to the pile-up"
> >> with dual receiver radios (e.g,, FT-1000, FT-2000. FT-5000, K3, etc.).
> >
> >
> > HHMMM doesn't seem to be an issue with either my Omni6 or FT-450, but
> > then the radios you mention are outside my budget by quite a bit.
> >
> >
> >> > Also keep in mind that fldigi is bridged to N1MM thanks to Rick
> >> > N2AMG's work.
> >>
> >> ... and to DXLab Suite with the same single receiver limitation.
> >>
> >> > fldigi is solid as a rock in Linux and for the most part M$. OS-X
> >> > seems to be our problem child. But thanks to a couple of very savy
> >> > users most OS-X problems get solved.
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, the lack of a scriptable interface makes it impossible
> >> (or unlikely) that any Mac programmer will interface fldigi to Don's
> >> MacLogger DX or Chen's uH Router for rig control.
> >
> >
> > MacLogger is closed source, you need to ask Don why he is not willing to
> > port fldigi to his app. You may need to read up on how fldigi makes use
> > of Chen's uH router.
> >
> >
> >
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> ... Joe, W4TV
> >
> >
> > Ed W3NR
> >
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