[Dx4win] RTTY

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 05:51:16 -0500

Creative Software has a good host mode terminal program that interfaces
nicely with DX4Win... It supports AEA (Timewave) and Kantronics... I'm not
sure about HAL products. Perhaps you should look them up...
http://www.cssincorp.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Check
> Sent: February 23, 2004 20:07
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] RTTY
> 
> 
> Ok here it is apples to apples or oranges ( the apple is RTTY 
> in DX4WIN 
> and the oranges is PSK in DX4WIN )
>  
> In the psk mode when a call sign appears in the rx window and 
> you want 
> to put it in the qso call window  you have 3 ways to do it:
> 1 ) you CLICK on it with the mouse. POINT AND CLICK or
> 2 ) you copy and paste it in, slower than the first step or
> 3) you type it in slower then the first two. Ok for casual 
> contacts and 
> thats if you can type ( you could have a cast on or whatever you can 
> imagine. )
>  
> Try the first two steps in the rtty mode , in the DX4WIN RTTY 
> RX window. now you may be able to copy a whole line but not a 
> single letter or a 
> call sign, and if you are in a contest this typing the call 
> sign in is 
> like using a horse & buggy. For the casual rtty contact you can poke 
> along and type it in,  all the rtty mode logging programs 
> allow you to 
> point and click to add the call sign and reports, so lets at least do 
> what all the other programs let you do.   There is a short 
> fall in this 
> program, that is easy to fix and the reason givin for not doing so is 
> not valid in my opinion.
> 
> Just my opinion FWIW.
>  
> Bob w8gc
> 
> 
> Tom Branch wrote:
> 
> >Bob,
> >
> >I guess I'm confused...DX4WIN works fine for RTTY using my 
> AEA PK-900.  
> >Are you looking for soundcard RTTY support?
> >
> >73 de Tom, K4NR
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bob Check" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 3:01 PM
> >Subject: [Dx4win] RTTY
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Lets hope Paul can understand there is a lot of interest in 
> RTTY with 
> >>DX4WIN, because "a few people want a CD of the program" 
> doesn't mean 
> >>they have no internet access and why should a majority of 
> dx4win users 
> >>suffer because of a few who would need to go to a friends, library 
> >>etc. to download something? I have several friends who will not buy 
> >>dx4win because it does not work with RTTY.
> >>    
> >>
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