chas, What are the MARS operators using MixW for? Are there modes that are not available on other programs that they find compelling?
I downloaded MixW again today, but it looks about the same as it did in past years. It is a fairly clean interface (albeit, that is a subjective thing for an individual user to determine), but maybe not quite as nice as fldigi, which I think has the best interface in terms of simplicity and understandability of all the multimode digital programs. The font rendering in the text windows is terrible. but I have not looked into the details of whether this can be changed. I would be surprised if it could not, but the default is very poor. MixW is nowhere near as polished as Ham Radio Deluxe, and yet they expect substantial payment for MixW. The world has completely changed in terms of readily available free and often open source software. MixW does not have the FAE 400 ARQ modes only available in Multipsk. That is one mode that I would think MARS might find useful. The one thing MixW can do over all other software is add in the Q15X25 mode, but unfortunately that mode has not been practical on most HF circuits. Does MARS even use the Q15X25 mode? Some things I like about MixW - provides general logging from the program, some thing that even fldigi can not do for non-digital modes - includes packet, however, this is also available in Multipsk I guess what you have not answered is what does MixW have that the other programs do not have? Is MARS use different than for amateur radio use? 73, Rick, KV9U chas wrote: > Rick W wrote: > >> What is the attraction of MixW now that we have so many other multimode >> digital programs that are freely available with one program even open >> source and cross platform? >> >> 73, >> >> Rick, KV9U >> > > Rick, nearly all members of Texas Army MARS and Region 6, are using > MixW. idly curious, what else is out there that can even almost > compete with Nick's software?? > > look and feel is not a consideration but what else has all the > features of or even is better than, MixW? > > special interest in an OS-X ported version?? > > thanks > > chas, k5dam > > > ------------------------------------ > > Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Pages at > http://www.obriensweb.com/sked > > Recommended digital mode software: Winwarbler, FLDIGI, DM780, or Multipsk > Logging Software: DXKeeper or Ham Radio Deluxe. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.70/2177 - Release Date: 06/15/09 > 05:54:00 > >
