[pskmail] Re: New Icom 7200 @ PI4TUE
- From: "Rein Couperus" <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 17:44:08 +0200 (CEST)
Hej Gunnar,
we have a running example now, so I am sure we will get it up...
Rein
>Hi Rein,
>
>Very interesting! I have a IC-7200 that I had some problems getting to work
>as a server but with your excellent info maybe I will succeed. Will try to
>do some test during next week after completing my VAT form and tax form for
>the company. Takes a lot of time!!!
>
>73 de SA6BQZ Gunnar
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Behalf Of Rein Couperus
>Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 5:10 PM
>To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [pskmail] New Icom 7200 @ PI4TUE
>
>I have installed a new IC-7200 at the pskmail server @ PI4TUE.
>
>The 7200 seems like an excellent rig for use as a server. Only connection
>needed between the computer and the rig is a USB cable. The sound card is a
>pretty simple device inside the IC-7200. There are no controls, so you
>cannot do anything wrong even if you wanted to... The audio levels for the
>soundcard are fixed, only the modulation output can be changed (USB level).
>The 7200 has an IF DSP filter centered on 1500 Hz. Frequency control is via
>the same USB cable (/dev/ttyUSB0).
>
>I have included a PTT command in the new server image (1.0.43, in alpha),
>which neatly switches the TX on and off at the right times.
>To activate PTT control via hamlib, add a parameter to the pskmailrc.pl
>config:
>$PTTCOMMAND = 1;
>
>This should also work on some other rigs which are supported by hamlib.
>
>Neat stuff....
>
>73,
>
>Rein PA0R
>
>
>
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