[Skimmertalk] PC with 2 SDR and 1 CW skimmer. Possible

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

In practice this may only work if you have two different types of SDRs.  If
you have two identical SDRs, I don't know how you would tell CW Skimmer or
the PC drivers which one to use.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:56 AM, Gabriel - EA6VQ <ea6vq_ml at dxmaps.com>wrote:
>
>> I plan to add a second FCD+ for dedicated AIS reception, but I wonder if I
>> could have problems with CW-Skimmer not detecting the right SDR at
>> automatic
>> startup.
>>
>> Anyone has experience with a PC with more than one SDR connected?
>>
>
> Yes, I have a Perseus and a QS1R on the same PC.
>
> From the CW Skimmer Help text:
>
> Multiple instances of CW Skimmer can run simultaneously and process data
> from multiple receivers. By default, all instances read their settings from
> the CwSkimmer.ini file in the CwSkimmer folder. To ensure that each
> instance works with its own receiver, a different INI file can be specified
> for each instance on the command line:
>
> *CwSkimmer.exe ini="C:\MyIniFile.ini"*
>
>
> So you can create two shortcuts (icons), each one specifying a different
> ini file.  *The ini file name must be fully qualified*, e.g. you would
> set the shortcut's "Target" to:
>
> "C:\Program Files\Afreet\CwSkimmer\CwSkimmer.exe" ini="C:\Program
> Files\Afreet\CwSkimmer\FunCube1.ini"
>
> (*with* the quotes) in one shortcut, and to
>
> "C:\Program Files\Afreet\CwSkimmer\CwSkimmer.exe" ini="C:\Program
> Files\Afreet\CwSkimmer\FunCube2.ini"
>
>
> in the other shortcut, where FunCube1.ini is a copy of your current
> CwSkimmer.ini (as a starting point).
>
>  73,
> Bob, N6TV
>