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Subject: [WriteLog] RITTY with WL - Is there a way to have 2 instances ofRITTY runningat the same time?
From: dl6jz@t-online.de (dl6jz@t-online.de)
Date: Fri Feb 21 03:56:25 2003
Hi Jim,

if you say WriteLog that you are running 2 radios you will be able to
open 2 independent RTTY-windows.

Look at the page of Don, AA5AU, for details.

73 + 55
Wolf, DL6JZ


Jim Smith wrote:
> When using WL for RTTY I feed the MkV Main Rx Packet
> output into RITTY 
> via the sound card.  I feed the audio from a separate
> receiver into a 
> PK-232.  I have 2 print windows open, one for RITTY and
> one for the 
> PK-232.  Works great but it takes me a long time to tune
> in signals 
> using the 232 tuning LED bar graph.  The 232 does have V
> & H outputs for 
> a scope for the classic cross style tuning indicator but
> there's no room 
> at the operating position for my 13" x 16" x 24" scope. 
> My recent 
> request for suggestions re a computer based cross
> indicator didn't 
> generate any suggestions other than, "Why would you use a
> 232 when sound 
> card based TNCs are so much better?"  Well, this made me
> wonder if I 
> could have 2 instances of RITTY running.  This would be
> great as the 
> tuning indicator problem goes away, I get rid of a box at
> the operating 
> position, and RITTY is far superior to the 232.
> 
> Well, I tried selecting RITTY as the TU in both print
> windows.  I got a 
> message saying that RITTY had exited and do I want to
> restart it.  Of 
> course I said Yes.  Got the same error message.  Kept
> getting it until I 
> said No.  So, only one instance of RITTY.  (Could I be
> asking too much 
> of a DOS program running under Win 98 SE?  Could there be
> a conflict 
> with both instances of RITTY trying to use the L channel
> of the sound 
> card?  If so, could there be some way of telling the 2nd
> instance to use 
> the R channel of the sound card?)
> 
> My question is, "Is there a way of getting two instances
> of RITTY running?"
> 
> If not, I'll explore the possibility of running RITTY for
> the Main Rx 
> and MMTTY for the separate Rx.  If anyone has ever done
> this I would 
> appreciate whatever input you would care to give me.
> 
> It will be really hard to convince me that I shouldn't
> run RITTY at 
> all.  :-)
> 
> TIA for your help.
> 
> See you in NAQP but only between 10 am and 4pm PST due to
> an unfortunate 
> committment for the last half.  Might be able to get on
> for the last 30 min.
> 
> 73 de Jim Smith    VE7FO
> 
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