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Re: [RTTY] FLDigi vs MMTTY?

To: Jim W7RY <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] FLDigi vs MMTTY?
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:57:46 -0400
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 > Simply set your computer sound settings to "no sounds". They you
 > don't have the possibility of getting computer sounds over the air.

Only works if you are dedicating a computer to on the air functions.
If you have a multi-purpose computer (and try to multi-task), you
still get other application sounds over the radio (particularly with
vox based interfaces).

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV

On 6/18/2010 10:52 PM, Jim W7RY wrote:
>   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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