Duane, I'm using Carl's software with DX4WIN without any problem. No
RTTY software though.
73, Joe
Duane A Calvin wrote:
Hi Carl,
You're sure tempting me with your software! But what if I don't
have a pod and have no room on the desk for it? Can it be programmed to
some other rig key? I suppose it could be done from the PC, but I tend
to have the screen full of RTTY software (HAL DXP38 TNC) and logging
software (DX4WIN), so having yet another piece of software running gets a
bit clumsy in that situation.
73, Duane
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:17:13 -0000 "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>
writes:
Duane,
You are describing the kind of things that go well with a control
program.
My N4PY Orion control program allows you to define a remote pod key
for
"Up". To do what you describe, all you do is press the "Up" key
followed by
the "5" key. This will make VFO B be VFO A + 5 khz and make VFO B
be the
transmit VFO. Now, if you wish to listen to both sides of the DX
pile, you
can press the key you have defined as "DUAL" on the remote pod.
This "DUAL"
button will toggle the VFO B receiver off and on. I find this is a
great
way to work through split DX pileups.
73,
Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] An example of changing Orion firmware to
meetexpectations of the operator.
I appreciate the design point of having two receivers, not two
VFO's, and
the potential flexibility that this provides us as users. This
does
bring up the difficulty of how to manage the added complexity.
For
example, as a DX'er, the thing I need in a rig to have an edge
when the
DX suddenly says "up 5" is the ability to be there and be the
first guy
he works there. With my Omni VI+, that meant punching in XIT and
dialing
up 5 - very easy and fast. With the Orion, however, if I want to
make
use of the 2nd RX for listening to the pile, it's more of a
problem. I
punch A>B, then I have to remember to set TX to B, then I dial up
5 on
the B VFO/receiver. Hopefully the mode, PBT and BW follow since
I'll
also be listening on B to see where I am in the pileup (after all,
it had
been set to a shortware AM broadcast station).
I'd like to see a "quick split" function that is definable by the
user to
do multiple things (perhaps activated by a 'long push' on the A>B
button). It might do the following:
- Copy A settings to B (user selectable as to which
additional
settings besides freq/mode)
- Set TX to B
- Optionally reset the headphone audio to a user defined
preference
There could be a complementary function that works the other way
-
copying from B>A on a long push and doing all the same functions
but in
the other order (TX to A, etc.)
What's important is how it will be used, and how to implement in a
way
that brings an advantage to the user.
73, Duane
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 09:19:49 -0500 "Grant Youngman"
<nq5t@comcast.net>
writes:
-- VFO's are not receivers --
I suspect that not everyone buys into the traditionalist
view of
what switching VFOs ... uh .. receivers ... uh .. VFOs? what?
I'm
confused just thinking about it. :-)
(It was good the way it was)
Grant/NQ5T
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