[DXBase] Hamscope works with DXBase

[Joe Subich, K4IK]

> 
> Just want to tell all DXBase users that the Digital program 
> Hamscope will work well with DXBase.
> 
http://users.mesatop.com/~ghansen/

Hamscope has moved to: http://www.qsl.net/hamscope/

It (as of version 1.5) had a few bugs working with Dxbase. 

1) It would lock up if one tried to use the rig control 
   functions (did not cooperate with Dxbase's rig control) 

2) It had a problem sharing the PTT and CW keying lines 

3) The Yaesu rig control insisted on using USB for PSK 
   and RTTY rather than Yaesu's standard RTTY (LSB FSK) 
   or PKT (LSB AFSK).  Don't even think about trying to 
   get the rig control module to support the "user" mode 
   (in the FT-1000MP and FT-1000MP MK-V). 

Still, if one is looking for a good "wrapper" that handles 
RTTY (MMTTY), PSK (WinPSK), MFSK16 (Stream), and CW 
Hamscope does a very good job with DXbase.  Just let Dxbase 
handle the rig (reading frequency, etc.), assign Hamscope 
a separate com port for PTT, FSK and CW (don't use the 
same port for Dxbase CW and Hamscope as tempting as that 
might be) and you're set.  Hamscope can even be configured 
to start Dxbase when you start Hamscope. 

73,

   ... Joe, K4IK