Hi Paul, The radio control in PC-ALE at present is planned to be expanded upon in the future based I work that I have done with MARS-ALE. Charles and I have discussed the approach to be taken, when however it will happen is unknown at this time.
In many but not all respects, the support for radio control within PC-ALE is inherent within MARS-ALE, however the number of make/model radios directly supported and how they are supported does differ, again its planned to integrate a good deal of this into PC-ALE. I do not have a comprehensive list for PC-ALE, that delineates all the support for make/models that it provides and the family tree and differences, I do however for MARS-ALE and that can be found as a zipped MS-Word file at: http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/ALE102BRHUGAA.zip WRT PC-ALE, at this time the best results can only be achieved using ICOM radios that disable the transmit band pass filter relays in SPLIT VFO operation, this is mostly achieved using the GENERIC ICOM interface for radio selection with PC-ALE. I state this WRT multi-channel Scanning operation, for single channel operation its moot. However, when Scanning (and multi-channel Sounding which is not allowed under the current Part 97) even at a 1 ch/sec scan rate, you could possibly achieve 86,400 frequency changes within a 24 hour period, this would of course exercise a number of those BPF relays a number of times (to say the least) predicated on your GROUP Channel configuration. In MARS/SHARES operations, stations that do not have a QS/S (MARS-ALE software feature that uses SPLIT VFO and other BPF bypassing techniques) compliant radio, often just scan within their radio's break points for selection of BPF's, thus they may scan 4-6Mhz or 10-19Mhz or whatever so that those relays are not being overly exercised. For those with radios that do support QS/S its not an issue as the relays are only exercise when it comes time to transmit. At present with PC-ALE, this QS/S affect can only be achieved with those ICOM radios that it works with and that is not all models either, just like not all ICOM models support CAT PTT. As to Ten-Tec radios, which I assume you have as you mention it a bit, as far as I have been able to determine none of them support QS/S. I have coded for a number of them in MARS-ALE that support full 2-30Mhz operation, for example, the ORION which does not, has been ignored. I had a Jupiter here on loan for which I used for its native mode, more Pegasus coding and RX-350 coding, it makes one heck of a racket during scanning, too bad as it handles a full 5 ch/sec scan rate quite well at its 57,600 baud operation. Sincerely, /s/ Steve, N2CKH/AAR2EY www.n2ckh.com At 06:42 AM 3/25/2006, you wrote: >Bonnie, >Maybe I'm trying to take too much of a shortcut by asking the group >but I did visit the PCALE website and click on a few links. > >My experience is that frequency "computer" control software has to be >written for each rig. For example, BandMaster will control a Paragon >but not an Argo V, DXLab Commander software will control an Argo, but >not a Drake RX, etc. So computer frequency control software usually >comes with a list of equipment it will control. > >Because I didn't see a "rig list" on the PCALE web page I figured a >person has to tune manually. If that is not the case, what rigs will >PCALE control - or where do I find that info. > >Thank you and 73, >Paul Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
