I just realized that I made reference in my post to the 756 having good digital
rig control capabilities, but in fact the OP said that the radio is an Icom
765, not a 756.
I have no idea what digital rig control the 765 is capable of.
Sorry about that.
Jon
KB1QBZ
Some of your questions are sort of "which taste better -- apples or oranges?"
and you may get all sorts of different answers depending on personal
preference. I'll give you some of what I believe are the differentiating
factors. I'll also tell you my personal decisions but they are mine and ot
In the 'Good USB Soundcard' thread, someone was asking about using netbooks
with digital modes.
I've been testing digital modes with a couple of different netbook computers
from Acer and HP using fldigi, DM-780 (version 4.x), and DM-780 (v5.x). All
were running Win XP.
The netbooks worked wel
I have the need to set up some reliable local digital communications (say 10
mile radius from the base station) for data transfer, and to do so in a short
period of time.
I would normally first think of VHF FM packet, but a lot of people are running
into troubles with things like Vista and Wind
>> If it does not look like a rtty signal then it is ignored.
Well that does seem to be the definition of the problem, doesn't it??!!
Jon
KB1QBZ
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Mowery wrote:
> Many times stations do not even have the audio running now. They
> are just looking at
I would argue the other way.
When you go to individual software programs, it means that you have to learn
the user interface, set-up, and operation of a number of different programs
with a number of different interfaces and a number of different approaches as
to how software should be written/h
The issue with the Nomic is the fact that you're using the computer sound card
and more computer resources. If you have a newer computer with a good sound
card, and you have decent processor speed and a decent amount of memory, then
the Nomic is every bit as good as the SignaLink and vice versa
The purpose of this message is to ask for people's experience and thoughts
about which modes and methods of digital to use for specific EMCOMM scenarios.
I'm in Fairfield County CT. Relatively small in size, relatively dense in
population. Hilly enough that VHF coverage in the northern half of
