[TenTec] Why N1MM does not support the Tentec file interface

[Duane Grotophorst]

--- "Simon Brown, HB9DRV" <simon at hb9drv.ch> wrote:

> A common gateway would be a big advantage, and I
> think that were a
> non-complex solution to be proposed then it would be
> taken up quite quickly.

Agree, though it should be complicated enough to be
able to accomodate things like you've described below
and much more.
 
> I have ideas myself in this area, not just for
> programs by N4PY and N1MM to
> work together but also for programs on computers in
> a LAN to work together.
> For example one person could be spotting and the
> spots come through to the
> other members of the LAN.

Yupp. And integration with SSTV/PSK/RTTY/WSJT etc.
etc. types programs as well. Part of such a spec needs
to address the control aspects like frequency, mode,
filter, antenna, etc. that most ops are familiar with
today and another extension of such a spec to support
the network level transfer of mic/audio/data/IF
signals. Could probably adapt an existing data
audio/video streaming protocol for that end of it
without a huge amount of work. 

My biggest fear is that each and every ham gear
manufacturer will start developing thier own
specifications and protocols for these kind of
features in the near future and we will will have a
mess that will make the lack of standardization for
power, mic, and the so called "CAT" commands in radios
today seem trivial.

Duane
N9DG


	
		
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