[Fists] MP3 Player Tip

Thu, 18 Apr 2002 09:08:29 +1200

It's not Windows Media Player 7.1 that's at fault; it works fine here with
pure tone.

Vy 73 de Ralph ZL2AOH

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Evans" <[email protected]>
To: "Bill Evans" <[email protected]>; "Jeff Davis" <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Fists] MP3 Player Tip

> In response to Jeff Davis report that Winamp worked fine
> with the ARRL files, I tried it last night.  Winamp plays
> the ARRL files just fine.  So much for the great Windoze V
> 7.1 Media Player!
>
> Bill VE4UD
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Evans" <[email protected]>
> To: "Jeff Davis" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fists] MP3 Player Tip
>
>
> > When I play the ARRL MP-3 files on my PC with Windows
> Media
> > Player 7.1 the keying is very "hard" and produces clicks
> in
> > the audio to my speakers that I find unacceptable.  Is
> > anyone else having this problem with the ARRL files?  Is
> > there a "fix"?
> >
> > Bill Evans  VE4UD
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Davis" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 8:43 AM
> > Subject: [Fists] MP3 Player Tip
> >
> >
> > > Friends.
> > >
> > > I drive one hour each way to work everyday. I don't
> > operate mobile from my
> > > car. But I have recently picked up a handy little device
> > that lets me get in
> > > some code practice while driving.
> > >
> > > These little MP3 players have gotten pretty cheap. I
> > picked up a Rio400 at
> > > Best Buy for $39 a few weeks ago. It is slightly smaller
> > than a pack of
> > > cigarettes and runs on batteries. It even came with
> > ear-bud style
> > > headphones. It has 64MB of storage so it holds hours of
> > MP3 files. It
> > > connects to my PC via USB for transferring files. I also
> > noticed at least a
> > > dozen other similar players but the Rio400 was the
> > cheapest on the table.
> > >
> > > The ARRL Web site makes W1AW code practice files
> available
> > in MP3 format
> > > from 5wpm to 40wpm. And they are new and fresh each
> week.
> > I download a lot
> > > of them and then transfer them to the MP3 player.
> Because
> > there are no
> > > moving parts in the player, the files never skip or mess
> > up. It just makes
> > > for nice code practice while you are driving, jogging,
> > exercising, or riding
> > > a bike. Like a tape player you can skip one file and
> > select another, etc.
> > >
> > > In addition, the weekly ARRL Audio News is now in MP3
> > format as is Newsline.
> > > I download those each week and now make use of my "idle"
> > drive time
> > > listening to amateur radio news as well as code practice
> > on the little MP3
> > > player. This seems to be much more useful, and less
> > expensive than the MFJ
> > > code practice generator type devices.
> > >
> > > Just thought I'd pass that info along. I've included
> links
> > to places on the
> > > Web to download MP3 files of interest.
> > >
> > > http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/morse.html
> > >
> > > http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/
> > >
> > > http://www.tapr.org/newsline/
> > >
> > > --
> > > Vy 73 de Jeff, N9AVG
> > > FISTS #6641
> > >
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