Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Neal Campbell
I have been successfully using HotWheels this weekend while playing in the SARTG RTTY contest with RCKLog and it has worked really well. The only negative, in fact, is that it relies on the scroll lock key being depressed which suspends Synergy from doing its virtual keyboard/mouse switching betwee

Re: [Flexradio] what is suggested VAC sample Rate?

2007-08-18 Thread Dudley Hurry
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Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Frank Brickle
Philip Covington wrote: > Good idea. This can also be done in the same computer if you have > some extra PCI slots or PCIe slots. An extra serial port card is > cheap ($12) as well as an extra cheapy sound card (or your on-board > sound card). The serial ports need to be hooked together with a

[Flexradio] VCom Problem?

2007-08-18 Thread Christoph - HB9AJP
Today I might have observed a VCom Problem in that CW got "broken" with a 3rd party software (UcxLog): it does not occur when "Iambic" is not checked or with v1.8.0. I added a blog to Bug Report #668. 73, Chris HB9AJP ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRa

Re: [Flexradio] what is suggested VAC sample Rate?

2007-08-18 Thread Neal Campbell
I am using 12000 and do not see any drop-outs. On 8/18/07, FireBrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > latest SVN > 3.2 meg computer > fa66 edirol > > I'm seeing some 'drop outs' when monitoring rtty in this contest > I can see the screen freeze for split second then resume. > Don't miss any characters

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative (aka It Ain't Me, Babe)

2007-08-18 Thread Jim Lux
At 07:43 AM 8/18/2007, Philip Covington wrote: >On 8/18/07, Jim Lux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There's sort of a fundamental problem here in that what's needed is a > > way to interconnect two programs which expect a legacy interface, and > > were never intended to talk directly to each other

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative (aka It Ain't Me, Babe)

2007-08-18 Thread Jim Lux
At 08:10 AM 8/18/2007, Peter G. Viscarola wrote: > > > >I have a feeling that it may be some subtle difference with the way > >vCOM handles the lines like RTS/CTS and DSR/DTR that may be causing > >problems with certain third party applications. Or it may be that the > >serial port access code in

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 11:35 AM 8/18/2007, Peter G. Viscarola wrote: > > > >For digital modes, I am now using two separate computers: ... > > > >...The downside of this approach is that it requires converting the audio >data from digital format to analog and back to digital again... and all >the re-sampling and potent

[Flexradio] what is suggested VAC sample Rate?

2007-08-18 Thread FireBrick
latest SVN 3.2 meg computer fa66 edirol I'm seeing some 'drop outs' when monitoring rtty in this contest I can see the screen freeze for split second then resume. Don't miss any characters or recieve as far as I can tell. And occasionally a buffer will quit before it's finished sending all it's

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 12:51 PM 8/18/2007, you wrote: Jerry, I also have 2 computers, ... How did you connect the 2 computers to each other? Can you send me a wiring "roadmap"? I am using a Rigblaster Plus interface in my current digital system. Would I still have to use it if I used the 2 computer system? Ju

[Flexradio] [OT] new API for G3UKB

2007-08-18 Thread Ken N9VV
Bob G3UKB has released information about his new Java based API for his experimental console http://www.g3ukb.co.uk/api.html Ken -- What a fantastic time to be in Ham Radio! ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-r

[Flexradio] Eltima virtual comm ports

2007-08-18 Thread Neal Campbell
Hi all I use RCKLog for rtty contesting (which is the mode I normally contest in) and since I had been using it, I would get these annoying "Lost contact with TRX" messages, the band data would go to 0Hz and a few seconds later it would regain visibility of PowerSDR. I had not done any serious con

[Flexradio] 2007/Aug/18 FRF TeamSpeak audio

2007-08-18 Thread Mike Naruta
The 18/Aug Flex Radio Friends TeamSpeak zipped mp3 (44 minutes) is available at: < http://www.hamsdr.com/dnld.aspx?id=644 > or < http://www.hamsdr.com/dnld.aspx > Also available is the same recording, but with a 50% tempo increase ( 30 minutes). < http://www.hamsdr.com/dnld.aspx?id=645 >

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Philip Covington
On 8/18/07, Jerry Flanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes - I did this as an interim step to avoid the VAC hiccups, using > hardware audio cables from my D-44 to my on-board sound card, all > within the same computer. I used VCOM for CAT. BTW, VCOM worked > perfectly for me. I had plenty of hard

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 11:15 AM 8/18/2007, Philip Covington wrote: >On 8/18/07, Jerry Flanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Those with sufficient desk space may want to consider one hardware > > alternative to the "problems" being discussed re VCOM: > > > > For digital modes, I am now using two separate computers: O

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative (aka It Ain't Me, Babe)

2007-08-18 Thread Charles Greene
Jim, I agree. It's not new; several programs are using the technique. Just give one program the path to the other program and they interconnect, seamlessly without com ports. The only time these programs need a com port is when running a program that won't connect, or an external device, and

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
> >For digital modes, I am now using two separate computers: One >dedicated to running the SDR-1000 (only) and a second running the >digital program. Only two audio cables and a null modem adapter was >needed to set this up. I have full CAT control, etc. It was far >easier than configuring VAC and

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Philip Covington
On 8/18/07, Jerry Flanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Those with sufficient desk space may want to consider one hardware > alternative to the "problems" being discussed re VCOM: > > For digital modes, I am now using two separate computers: One > dedicated to running the SDR-1000 (only) and a seco

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative (aka It Ain't Me, Babe)

2007-08-18 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
> >I have a feeling that it may be some subtle difference with the way >vCOM handles the lines like RTS/CTS and DSR/DTR that may be causing >problems with certain third party applications. Or it may be that the >serial port access code in PowerSDR (which I wrote) is expecting some >timing of those

[Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative - a hardware solution

2007-08-18 Thread Jerry Flanders
Those with sufficient desk space may want to consider one hardware alternative to the "problems" being discussed re VCOM: For digital modes, I am now using two separate computers: One dedicated to running the SDR-1000 (only) and a second running the digital program. Only two audio cables and a

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative (aka It Ain't Me, Babe)

2007-08-18 Thread Philip Covington
On 8/18/07, Jim Lux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's sort of a fundamental problem here in that what's needed is a > way to interconnect two programs which expect a legacy interface, and > were never intended to talk directly to each other. Think of all the > troubles one has using a hardware

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative (aka It Ain't Me, Babe)

2007-08-18 Thread Jim Lux
At 07:57 PM 8/17/2007, Lyle Johnson wrote: >Perhaps there are some Flexers out there who can take Phil's vCOM source >code, set things up to cause the problem to happen, and debug it. (No, >not you, Bob.) But if this is a community, and the source is open, it >seems like there ought to be a better

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative

2007-08-18 Thread Robert McGwier
Well the price is certainly right and I prefer vCom to paying for everyone. I suggest we gather the reports of the stopped ports in some effective manner and zero in on the problem. I would not be surprised to find that Eltima has handled some ugly condition caused by badly written third part

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative

2007-08-18 Thread Philip Covington
On 8/17/07, Robert McGwier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There my apologies end. I do not discount Phil's contributions. I also > do not propose solutions for problems that do not exist and I most > certainly do not waste my own money for nonexistent issues. If you were > listening to the office

[Flexradio] virtual com ports

2007-08-18 Thread FireBrick
I only have one issue with the Flex use of virtual com ports. the vCom system uses two ports, sort of a null modem approach. the Eltima system employed in the microHAM keyer system 'seemed' to create a port that didn't need two numbers. This was simpler to understand and simpler to use with prog

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Serial Port alternative (aka It Ain't Me, Babe)

2007-08-18 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
>Perhaps there are some Flexers out there who can take Phil's vCOM source >code, set things up to cause the problem to happen, and debug it. (No, >not you, Bob.) But if this is a community, and the source is open, it >seems like there ought to be a better solution than "spend another $100" >when