[600MRG] Audio alert for JT-9 activity?

Thu Mar 21 07:33:00 EDT 2019

Hello Neil, Paul, all,

sorry for the delayed reply, but I have been very busy otherwise the past weeks.

But now I have a test version of SlowJT9 (not published yet) that allows UDP broadcasting.

But how to proceed?

The initial question (raised by Chris, 2E0ILY) was to be alerted when certain messages are decoded, even when you are not in the shack.

The best way to do that (in my opinion) would be a smartphone app that "buzzes" and displays the decoded message whenever somthing interesting is decoded, so you can have a look and decide wether you want to rush into the shack.

I have however no experience at all in creating such apps (if possible platform independent, so it will work on Android, Windows and IOS).

As a test I did write a small Java app (class) that just dumps whatever is broadcasted by SlowJT9 and it seems to work fine over a local network (127.0.0.1).

Is there anyone who has experience in this field and is willing to help? Either by pointing me into the right direction or (even better) by creating such an app.

73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T

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Van: rsgb-lf-group at groups.io <rsgb-lf-group at groups.io> namens Neil Smith G4DBN <neil at g4dbn.uk>
Verzonden: vrijdag 8 maart 2019 12:01
Aan: rsgb-lf-group at groups.io
Onderwerp: Re: [rsgb-lf-group] LF: Audio alert for JT-9 activity?

UDP would be very useful if it is possible to implement, as then we could use any alerting method with a simple piece of code as I do for WSJT-X
Neil G4DBN

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From: N1BUG <paul at n1bug.com>
Date: 08/03/2019 10:43 (GMT+00:00)
To: rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org, rsgb-lf-group at groups.io, 600MRG at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [rsgb-lf-group] LF: Audio alert for JT-9 activity?

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
>
>
>
> ________________________________ Van: rsgb-lf-group at groups.io
> <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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