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Re: [TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III
From: Cecil <chacuff@cableone.net>
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 21:01:42 -0500
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I guess I would have to see what possibilities it would offer.  My limit of 
computer control has been through my logging program...DXLab.  I'm not much on 
computer controlled radio. I'm a hands on op.

Cecil
K5DL

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> On Apr 8, 2014, at 8:23 PM, K8JHR <jrichards@k8jhr.com> wrote:
> 
> OK by me.
> 
> But ... if it is connected to the computer, you could easily write software 
> to allow you to interactively tune the rig with a mouse or keyboard action, 
> and I suspect it would be more difficult to do that with a rig-monitor-only 
> solution.
> 
> I would kidnap N4PY and coerce him into writing a neato interactive control 
> application for it.  Like in his existing program.  You click on a signal 
> peak on the graphic screen, and, VOILA, the radio tunes to that frequency 
> /signal... and,... optimally, tunes and makes the call using a bank of 
> recorded contact voice keyer sound files, and then logs the contact in your 
> favorite log book, and emits a sound cue indicating it is ready to make 
> another contact.   (OK... perhaps I have gone too far in my imagination...)   
> ;-)      ;-)
> 
> So... would your solution be interactive... or do we not need that?
> Interesting stuff.
> 
> ----------------- JHR -----------------
> 
>> On 4/8/2014 7:48 PM, Cecil wrote:
>> ...would rather have a VGA port on the radio to connect
> a standard off the shelf computer monitor to...that
> way I could also determine the size of the display.
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