[pskmail] Re: PSK Mail Dumb question
- From: Michael Schrody <kd7tkq@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:23:22 -0700 (PDT)
AFAIK, all of the West Mountain (RigBlaster) interfaces use a COM port (or USB)
for radio keying.
Depending on your radio, you could possibly still use the radio's VOX and leave
the com port connection on the interface unused. On my Yeasu FT-817, for
example, I could do something like that via the microphone connector, but NOT
using the rear-panel connection (VOX only works for mic input).
The TigerTronics SignaLink line are the only I know of with built-in VOX that
will therefor work without any com-port keying from the computer, and any input
("digital" or mic) of any radio, with no dependence on the radio's VOX.
(just my opinion, of course - hopefully you'll read others here as well)
73 - Mike - KD7TKQ
Blessed is the person who can laugh at himself - he'll never cease to be amused.
----- Original Message ----
> From: "kd5blz@xxxxxxx" <kd5blz@xxxxxxx>
> To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 10:44:45 AM
> Subject: [pskmail] Re: PSK Mail Dumb question
>
> Hi
> Mike
> That would be the simple way to go as far as I am concerned.
> No need for a USB connection.
> I wonder if the Rigblaster NOMIC will also do this.
> Manual tuning would not be a problem.
> Thanks
> 73,s
> Nathan
> KD5BLZ
>
> ---- Michael Schrody wrote:
> > One more thought: if you don't even have (or don't want to use) USB either,
> the non-USB SignaLink ones connect to your computer's audio ONLY - keying is
> done by a VOX-like circuit built in to the interface, hence no need for a com
> port. Even the SignaLink USB has this built-in VOX. The USB is just for the
> audio - there is no USB-to-com involved.
> >
> > - Mike
> >
> >
> > Blessed is the person who can laugh at himself - he'll never cease to be
> amused.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: "kd5blz@xxxxxxx"
> > > To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 3:18:06 AM
> > > Subject: [pskmail] PSK Mail Dumb question
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > I am not new to linux but still a newbie when it comes to the digital
> > > modes.
> > > What type of connections are most of you using to connect between your
> > > radio
> and
> > > laptop since most laptops do not have comm ports.
> > > Rigblaster, Signal link etc.
> > > Thanks
> > > 73,s
> > > KD5BLZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
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