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Any PSK31/PSK63 operators?
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I got a box full of stuff to run all digital modes when I got the TS-850. I've thought about it but I'm so sloooow typing everyone would be QRT before I sent a message.<img src=http://users.joplin.com/dutch64804/posticon22.gif ALT=":22"> Maybe one day I'll hook it all up and give it a try after I upgrade.
<hr />73, Mike
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<hr />73, Mike
I have done a little PSK31 and a bit of SSTV and RTTY but not a lot.I use MMSSTV and MMTTY for SSTV and RTTY.I use Digipan for PSK31 and it couldn't be simpler.Amazing what PSK31 can do under weak signal condx.
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That's it?!?! Are they using CIV for the TX control? I already have an serial interface CIV cable for the Icom...Sounds like I have a new little project...LOL
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</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=moleculocdx363>MoleculoCDX363</A> at: 12/3/04 5:02 pm
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</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=moleculocdx363>MoleculoCDX363</A> at: 12/3/04 5:02 pm
Well, I picked up a Din 8 connector (for the ACC1 jack on the Icom 746 Pro). and a long audio cable with the mono phone jacks on each end. I cut it in the middle (now I have two cables) and wired it to the Din 8 for send and receive. I put a little 1<img src=http://users.joplin.com/dutch64804/posticon1.gif ALT=":1"> isolation transformer in line by the Din 8 connector on each cable, enclosed in heat shrink. It looks great. I actually did a quick test without the isolation transformer and I had a ground hum on TX, so I quickly soldered it inline to do it right. I did some quick tests and it all works good. The only problem is that Digipan's CI-V support isn't working right for the Icom 746 Pro. Actually, it doesn't work at all <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/mad.gif ALT=">:"> <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/mad.gif ALT=">:"> . I know the CI-V cable works, because other rig control software is fine. So now, I'm going to either find some other software (I wonder if MixW supports CI-V), or rig up another serial circuit.
Oh yeah, of course the first thing I did to test it all out was play music from my computer on the local 11m meter freq. I gotta say, an Icom rig playing music sure did sound nice!! <img src=http://users.joplin.com/dutch64804/yelclap.gif ALT=":yelclap">
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Oh yeah, of course the first thing I did to test it all out was play music from my computer on the local 11m meter freq. I gotta say, an Icom rig playing music sure did sound nice!! <img src=http://users.joplin.com/dutch64804/yelclap.gif ALT=":yelclap">
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After messing around with MixW2, I finally got it to work with the CI-V cable. It took me hours to get it to work though. I found a little note buried on the web site where I got the cable about it's DTR requirements. Then I had to goof around until I found that it was RTS that made the PTT work. I swear, the documentation on some of this stuff is almost non-existent. Anyway, it all works great now. I can do all the digital modes with MixW as well as control the rig. Making the cables cost me maybe $20 for parts (if that...less without the transformers), and the CI-V cable was about $20. I guess I could've made the CI-V cable, but it really only would've saved a couple bucks. Still is a whole lot cheaper than the commercial ones.
Moleculo
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