[SMCARA] Club Station and Digital

Wed Jul 9 13:05:46 EDT 2014

Might the club approve the purchase of a Signalink USB for the club
Station? and maybe a Low End laptop or Desktop that would have enough
capability to run the digital modes? We can use this effort as a start the
improvement of our display at the museum.

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Richard (KG3BOZ) <kg3boz at md.metrocast.net>
wrote:

> Long term we need to plan for a permanent signalink usb and use the
> existing laptop. I don't know how current/healthy the existing laptop is.
>  It might be neat to keep the digital station monitoring something
> unattended while no one is there to attract visitors.
>
>
> 73 DE KG3BOZ
>
> <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "Clarke, Tom
> AIR4.0P NATOPS" <frederic.clarke at navy.mil> </div><div>Date:07/09/2014
>  11:58  (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: smcara at mailman.qth.net
> </div><div>Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Club Station and Digital </div><div>
> </div>Dan/Boz
>
> The club has a PK-232MBX that is mounted in a rack panel just like the
> current LDG tuner for the station.  This will do
> Packet/RTTY/PACTOR/AMTOR/ASCII/FAX, but not the newer sound card modes such
> as PSK/JT/WSPR/Hell/Throb/etc. It works well for VHF packet such as the
> WinLink stuff or APRS. It does not use the sound card and interfaces via a
> serial port (not a USB, but traditional 9 pin serial) to the computer and
> via audio cables to the HF or VHF radio. We could set it up on VHF for
> WinLInk.
>
> I think the SL-USB is the way to go for HF modes.  Much more flexibility.
>  I may have a SLUSB to IC-746 cable in my "junque" box. We can eventually
> mount a SLUSB on a rack panel for convenience.
>
> Go for it!
> Tom/OKW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SMCARA [mailto:smcara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Metcalf
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 11:34 AM
> To: Richard (KG3BOZ)
> Cc: smcara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Club Station and Digital
>
> I have a Signalink USB that I can spare to be used at the club station. I
> have a dual core win 7 laptop that can be used during setup and during the
> contest. not sure what cable would be needed. I have the 6-pin mini-din
> connectors used on most ICOM and YAESU rigs.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Richard (KG3BOZ) <kg3boz at md.metrocast.net
> >
> wrote:
>
> > The station is not currently capable of operating digital modes.
> >
> > It could become capable of sending and receiving digital modes with
> > the addition of:
> >
> > Signalink USB
> > Appropriate cabling
> > Software.
> > A computer capable of hosting the aforementioned software.
> >
> > If the intent is to only use RTTY and or PARK 31then a simple software
> > program would be the right path (e.g.
> > digipan )  If anything else is needed I recommend HRD (of course).
> >
> > I would be willing to be one of the operators at various contests.
> >
> >
> > 73 DE KG3BOZ
> >
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Daniel Metcalf
> > Date:07/09/2014 11:11 (GMT-05:00)
> > To: smcara at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [SMCARA] Club Station and Digital
> >
> > So it has been suggested that we as a club should hold more events
> > like Field Day where we operate as a group. I like the idea and am
> > ready to support it. The only two things that would benefit from such
> > a gathering is a contest or a special event (open to other reasons).
> > So I am curious does the club station have the ability to do RTTY? How
> > hard would it be to set it up? Might we use the setup process as a
> > demonstration as to how to get a station to do digital modes?
> >
> > I am the above questions because on the 19th is the North American QSO
> > Party RTTY edition.
> > Details:
> >
> > Name: North American QSO Party RTTY
> > Date: Jul 19, 1800Z - Jul 20, 0600Z
> > Freq: 3.5-28
> > Mode: DIGITAL
> > Exchange: Name and S/P/C (State/Province/Country)
> > Logs: ncjweb.com 7 days
> >
> > First, can we get the station to do digital in time. I have a win 7
> > laptop that is just the base install so it can be configured to do
> > whatever we need at this point.
> >
> > Second, Do we want to use getting the station on digital as a
> > demonstration to how to get a station up on digital?
> >
> > Third, Would anyone else be interested in operating multi-op for this
> > contest? I think we could use the filters and triplexer to set up
> > additional stations at the museum that day.  Of course we would have
> > to talk to the museum.
> >
> > This is now open for discussion.
> > HAVE FUN!
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