[Skimmertalk] Rigsync - it isn't just for Writelog

[Steve Lott]

Pete

I am surprised no one else replied (maybe they did direct to you)

I have been using RigSync it is a great little app
however I would love to "see" you set-up
for rig sync and skimmer with another logging tool
I'm using MiLog in place of any other log tool

iow show me your setup for rig sync, your daily log tool and skimmer

thanks !

steve
kg5vk

http://www.KG5VK.com
My Ham Radio Friends



On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:

> I don't think so, but I may be the last person on this mailing list to
> realize that W2RF's Rigsync is far more than just a way to integrate CW
> Skimmer and Writelog.  It can also be used to click on any active decoder
> on Skimmer's bandmap, and move both your radio and a contest logging
> program to that frequency.  This even works with Skimmer in "Blind" mode,
> and with Spectravue and Winrad, two common "panadaptor" software programs
> designed to be used with various software-defined receivers.  Right now, I
> have N1MM Logger and Skimmer both controlling the frequency of my two
> radios, and everything seems happy.
>
> Why should you care?  Because, as CT1BOH recently outlined, a visual
> representation of the signals on a band can be very useful to contesters,
> and Skimmer's "Blind" mode makes this information available without
> decoding or any other artificial intelligence, which would raise questions
> about appropriateness for single operator (unassisted) contesting.
>
> Let's say you're running single-op (unassisted) - with Skimmer in "Blind"
> mode, Spectravue or Winrad you can see where all the signals on a band
> are.  Yeah, but my IC-756 Pro can do that, you say.  True, but can you
> click on its pandadaptor screen and move your S&P radio and to the
> frequency of the next station up or down the band, ready to copy its
> callsign and work it if needed?
>
> Potential benefit to single-op (assisted) operators is even greater.  With
> conventional dx cluster spotting, you know what station was on a given
> frequency when it was spotted.  Even with CW Skimmer, you have the
> 10-minute minimum repeat between spots, as well as occasional errors in
> identifying and spotting only stations that are CQ-ing.  But on the Skimmer
> bandmap/ waterfall, you can see if the station is still there - more to the
> point, Skimmer can too, and when there is no longer a station on that
> frequency you can see it.
>
> What more?  Well, with Writelog, RigSync passes color-coding information
> back to the Skimmer bandmap, so you can see whether you need a given
> station for a mult or a new Q.  This capability is not yet available for
> other contest logging programs, but hopefully Ed will be able to work with
> their authors to add that level of integration.
>
> To try it for yourself, you'll need RigSync (download from
> http://ehr.net/w2rf/download/rigsync0100.msi) and some way of connecting
> two virtual serial ports to a single radio.  The MicroHam series of USB
> interfaces now have that capability, in Version 7 of their Router software,
> and VSPE from www.eterlogic.com appears to work well for the same
> functions
> in software.  You'll also need the OmniRig rig control freeware from
> www.dxatlas.com, which runs in the background and is controlled either
> from
> Skimmer or from RigSync.  Setup is a little complicated, and there is as
> yet no help file with RigSync, but I'd be glad to share my setup if there
> is interest.
>
>
>
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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