[TrunkCom] Re: TrunkCom digest, Vol 1 #533 - 1 msg

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 18:47:24 -0600

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>    1. 895 computer control (Mike Agner)
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> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:59:13 -0500
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> From: Mike Agner <[email protected]>
> Subject: [TrunkCom] 895 computer control
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>    Last night, RCH wrote:
> ====================
> Being in So Cal with the fires close, looking for a good computer control
> program for the radio. Was using Scancat (4 year old version) and it keep
> crashing.
>
> Any ideas AND freq's?
> ====================
>    Several, actually.  You could write Jim Springer - he's usually quite
> responsive to requests and questions.  The last time I looked, his email
id
> was [email protected].  It kinda sounds like an upgrade is in order if
> it's that old.
>    There's a Yahoo group devoted to Scancat; you might also get some hints
> and tips there.
>    You didn't say which operating system you are using, so it's difficult
> to recommend a program.  If you are using a Win9x version (i.e. Win95, and
> any flavor of Win98) there are a couple of freeware programs that might
> interest you.  They're called PC895 (the grandfather of Winscan),
> Freetracker and Softrol.  The first 2 are available at either BC895 groups
> at Yahoo; Softrol is available at the Canadian 895 group.  If you use
> Softrol, be sure to download both versions 6.5 and 7.5, as there were
> numerous fixes applied to correct faults in the 895 handling.
>    Other than that, I know several folks that like Winscan, but it's not
> rated to run on anything but a 9x or NT/4 system.  It *might* run on XP in
> compatibility mode, though (if that's what you're running).  Radio Manager
> (both the older and newer RM2002 version) is a bit tricky to set up; the
> older version runs very well, although it doesn't work with PLs; I tried
> RM2002, and found that, at least in conventional scanning, the 895s with
> older firmware don't work at all.  Unfortunately, Ben doesn't sound too
> enthusiastic about tracking the problem down :.((
>    As to frequencies, I'd joining the Southern California scanning Yahoo
> group; they're likely to have lots of freqs to check related to the fire.
>
>    And now to the all-important URLs:
>    The Scancat egroup at Yahoo,  links for the 895 Yahoo groups, PC895,
> Freetracker, Softrol, Winscan, Radio Manager and Radio Manager 2002 can be
> found here:
>    http://www.strongsignals.net/access/content/software.html
>
>    and as for the Southern California Scanning
> group:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/socalscan/.
>    And now a slightly off topic comment, but it's germaine, I promise...
>    I got on the air yesterday, before the solar storms, using the Social
> Security Admin ham station (W3SSA) and managed to hook up with K6GAO, who
> is in the San Diego area (I was on 10 meters at the time).  He said that
> many repeater's emergency power supplies were simply giving up (with
> numerous power lines down) and even a couple of repeaters went up in
> smoke.  I would expect that other public repeaters are probably dying out,
> too.  So I'll bet that the many public service freqs in the San Diego area
> are also being affected.  Here's hoping that this situation is resolved
> quickly, with no more deaths and injuries.
>    73s and GL...Mike  Strong Signals Software page editor
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