[DXBase] Hamscope works with DXBase

Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:50:15 -0500

Thanks for the comments.
I figured I had the Rig Control options goofed up.
As for the cw & ptt lines issue.
As I use DXBase for cw, I haven't tried that.
On my XP Pro system, Com 1 is used for cw, ptt and fsk, via a
2n2222/resistor combo on each of the lines.
The ptt line goes to the ptt jacks on my MP, cw to the cw jack and obviously
FSK goes to the 'shift' pin on the Din plug.
I found that HamScope could be on and set to the PSK mode and I could change
the MP to cw and it worked properly.
To go back to PSK, all I had to do was hit the Packet button on the MP.
I would be suspicious that both DXB and Hamscope can not control the MP at
the same time but maybe....
As for with program starts whom.
I have DXB on all the time and call HamScope from the Programs Menu only
when I need PSK or RTTY.
Doubt I would need it the other way around.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <[email protected]>
To: "'FireBrick'" <[email protected]>; "'DXBase List'"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: [DXBase] Hamscope works with DXBase
>>> >
> > 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
>>>>