[600MRG] [rsgb-lf-group] LF: Audio alert for JT-9 activity?

[N1BUG]

Hello Rik, all...

The alert feature would be useful to me.

Ideal alert level to me would be new station *or* DX station (based
on distance). But if I have to pick on, then new station.

Alert via a pin on a serial port seems best, as long as it has the
possibility to work with some of the better USB to serial
converters. I have three sound cards, it's still not enough, they
are all busy. :)

73,
Paul N1BUG



On 3/8/19 5:24 AM, Rik Strobbe wrote:
> Hello Chris, Andy, all,
> 
> 
> Regarding SlowJT9: adding a simple alert via a serial port pin
> going high is easy. Via that pin you can drive whatever you want
> (a simple buzzer or a more sophisticated "alarm").
> 
> Other options such as UDP messages, an e-mail or message to a
> smartphone to be sent are also possible but will be more labor
> intensive to implement.
> 
> 
> But the first question is: what events should trigger the alarm?
> 
> There can be various criteria:
> 
> - DX station (DX = based on distance or on other continent?)
> 
> - New DXXX entity
> 
> - New station (never worked before)
> 
> - A specific callsign (useful on sked)
> 
> - ...
> 
> Evaluating the incoming messages might become more complicated
> that implementing the alert itself ...
> 
> 
> So my questions to all of you:
> 
> - To whom would alert option in SlowJT9 be useful?
> 
> - Based on what criteria should it be possible to trigger an
> alert?
> 
> - What way the alert should be send?
> 
> 
> 73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T
> 
> 
> 
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> <rsgb-lf-group at groups.io> namens Andy G4JNT
> <andy.g4jnt at gmail.com> Verzonden: donderdag 7 maart 2019 18:49 
> Aan: rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org; rsgb-lf-group at groups.io 
> Onderwerp: Re: [rsgb-lf-group] LF: Audio alert for JT-9
> activity?
> 
> The trouble with that is that the sound card output is used for
> audio drive to the transmitter, so unless you play your Tx audio
> also through the speakers or use different sound cards, you'll
> run into complications.
> 
> One way, without actually doing anything to the WSJT-X software
> would be to intercept the UDP messages broadcast by WSJT-X and,
> using a another prog running on teh sam emachine, read these
> messages and parse them for a JT9 decode.   Then do whatever you
> need to do for an audio alert.  Sound card issues are the same,
> but a piezo bleeper on a spare COM port would do the trick.
> JT9-SLow software doesn't broadcast UDP messages, but that's more
> amenable to the author implementing the facility - perhaps ?
> 
> Andy www.g4jnt.com<http://www.g4jnt.com>
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 at 17:23, Chris Wilson
> <dead.fets at gmail.com<mailto:dead.fets at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I  just  sent  this  message to the WSJT-X forum, would anyone
> support this  request? If so please respond there. If Slow JT-9
> could add this I would find it a very useful addition :)
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> I work mainly on LF 136kHz and although even trans Atlantic
> QSO's occur from here in the UK activity is very limited and
> spasmodic. When I check for activity I have often missed the
> chance to respond. A selectable audio alert of activity would be
> a Godsend, would there be any interest in supporting such an
> addition? Thanks 2E0ILY
> 
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,
> 
> 
> 
> -- Best regards, Chris
> mailto:dead.fets at gmail.com<mailto:dead.fets at gmail.com>
> 
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