[TRLog] Rigblaster

[Pete Smith]

At 07:53 AM 5/12/02 -0400, Barry Martz wrote:
>I am using Rigblaster with TRlog and SBDVP.  It works great for voice 
>contests.  I think  you need SBDVP ver 1.03 now
>with the newest TRLog.  TRlog lets you make LOTS of voice files, way more 
>than you need for the contest.  Reports are
>good on the quality of the voice recordings too.

I agree with Barry on this, though there's some question whether you need 
the rigBlaster if you invest in a couple of isolation transformers and 
cable the computer directly to the radio or SO2R box.  The main utility of 
the RigBlaster, IMO, is to let people use serial port PTT control; if you 
already have a PTT interface for TRLog, SBDVP lets you use it directly, 
with no additional hardware required.

Incidentally, quite by accident I found out that for SBDVP not all sound 
cards are created equal, even if they both say they are SB-16s.  The SB-16 
ISA card in one of my computers has quite a bit of white noise on the 
microphone input, while the other one (which I plan to dedicate to use with 
TR) has on-board SB-16 audio and the mike input has no audible background 
noise.  The audio quality of messages recorded with it is indistingishable 
from live, to my ear at least.


73, Pete N4ZR

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