Andy and fellow digital enthusiasts, I really like fldigi a lot. I had it running under GNU/Linux a while back and while it was extremely difficult to set up compared to MS Windows XP, the author, Dave Freese went out of his way to help me do it over a period of many days of effort. Now thankfully, I can run it on Windows XP (and even Vista) since most of the ham programs I use can only run on Windows OS. The newest version has many of the features/shortcuts/ergonomics/user interface the way I like and does it with a fairly "lightweight" design.
One of the issues I have to resolve is the same one you mentioned... how do I handle long term logging? Both Multipsk and HRD/DM780 provide a direct method of logging to my master log which is DXLab's DXKeeper. No other logging program can take the place of DXKeeper since it needs to do so many things and keep it in one database that can work with the electronic QSL systems. Swapping files back and forth and keeping it all straight does not seem to be a practical method. How do you plan to handle your contacts on fldigi? The alternative is only use fldigi for public service purposes, but other than not having FAE400, Packet, Pactor FEC Mode B, and maybe a few other modes that I only sometimes use (e.g., ARRL bulletins), most everything is available in fldigi. Then you just turn on the flarq program and instantly you move to another level of performance with the ability to ARQ a given mode. 73, Rick, KV9U Andrew O'Brien wrote: > Aha, I was not thinking about frequency display...just PTT since I > lof my entries in DX Keeper. With the device router in Microkeyer you > can have full CAT control as usual and set FLDIGI to PTT2 if you wanted. >
