One way to send messages from one program to another is to use the LAN
protocol with socket connections. This method is very fast and allows
messages to be sent between any two programs residing on the same LAN. I
could easily add an interface to and from all my programs with this type of
interface.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Grotophorst" <n9dg@yahoo.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Why N1MM does not support the Tentec file interface
>
> --- "Simon Brown, HB9DRV" <simon@hb9drv.ch> wrote:
>
> > A common gateway would be a big advantage, and I
> > think that were a
> > non-complex solution to be proposed then it would be
> > taken up quite quickly.
>
> Agree, though it should be complicated enough to be
> able to accomodate things like you've described below
> and much more.
>
> > I have ideas myself in this area, not just for
> > programs by N4PY and N1MM to
> > work together but also for programs on computers in
> > a LAN to work together.
> > For example one person could be spotting and the
> > spots come through to the
> > other members of the LAN.
>
> Yupp. And integration with SSTV/PSK/RTTY/WSJT etc.
> etc. types programs as well. Part of such a spec needs
> to address the control aspects like frequency, mode,
> filter, antenna, etc. that most ops are familiar with
> today and another extension of such a spec to support
> the network level transfer of mic/audio/data/IF
> signals. Could probably adapt an existing data
> audio/video streaming protocol for that end of it
> without a huge amount of work.
>
> My biggest fear is that each and every ham gear
> manufacturer will start developing thier own
> specifications and protocols for these kind of
> features in the near future and we will will have a
> mess that will make the lack of standardization for
> power, mic, and the so called "CAT" commands in radios
> today seem trivial.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
>
>
>
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