[Ham-Mac] Mac Interface devices for PSK

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:35:29 -0500

Well Dick.. If you check my message a bit closer.. I haven't hooked UP the
Rigblaster yet! I had a Buxcom but it kept falling apart so I put it aside
and got the MUCH more solidly built Rigblaster Pro...  Hope to get to it
this week if I can stop having problems with my PocketPC Phone wiping all
its data and then not appearing on the computer.. Wasted most of yesterday
fighting with that - for an hour or so I thought I lost ALL my contacts,
address book and calendar from 2002 to current. But I managed to recreate
MOST of it, but not all..

Anyway back to topic, as soon as I get the Rigblaster running I'll get back
to you.. MEANWHILE though, West Mountain is not so non-committal anymore
about Macintosh! 

Check out this excerpt from their FAQ:

23 - DO I NEED A REAL SOUND BLASTER BRAND SOUND CARD?

No, most of the software will work with any sound card that works with
Windows, Mac OS or Linux, you do have to use software that works with your
operating system.Only if it is DOS software that says it requires a true
Sound Blaster or the author of the software says it was written for a
particular brand card will there be an issue. You must read the
documentation that the software author supplies and figure out if your card
is compatible. Perhaps five of the over 100 ham radio programs require a
particular sound card, the other programs don't care about the sound card,
only the operating system. The RIGblaster will work with any computer that
has sound. 

So you should be able to use Mac Software, OR run Virtual PC and use Windows
Software. This is a mnaual change since a few months ago, so maybe they came
around for phone support also..

WalTer W2WJO

On 3/23/04 6:37 AM, "Richard Kriss" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Walker, W2WJO:  Please post your experience with the RigBlaster. It looked
> like a very nice box but the company refused to discuss using it with a Mac
> and I was having a hard time figuring out how to key my TS-570D(G).
> 
> I purchased the Tigertronics SignaLink SL-1+ and it has been doing a great
> job and the interface was easy.  The neat feature is their unique Auto-PTT
> that detects audio coming from the computer and does the PTT for you.  It
> worked great and I have enjoyed some PSK31 QSO's;  however, RTTY is still my
> favorite mode.
> 
> I am now looking for a 13-Pin DIN A/B Switch so I can go back and forth
> between the SL-1+ and the PK-232.
> 
> Speaking of rhe PK-232 anybody on the list tried the Timewave PK-232/PSK
> mod?  I checked and it looked pretty neat but was really confusing on how
> the keyed the transmitter with some special PC program.  They did not have a
> Mac version of the keying program so I gave up.
> 
> Anybody transmitting with the BuxCom or MFJ interface boxes?
> 
> 
> 73 de Dick - AA5VU
> 
> 
>> From: "Walter O'Brien, W2WJO" <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: [email protected]
>> 
>> And I finally got Darwin PSK running on receive, thanks for convincing me to
>> give it another try.. Now I have to hook up the Rigblaster and go for
>> transmit!
>> 
>> 73, Walter
> 
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