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Shortwave Broadcast Schedules Beta 0.0.1b3
ChrisSmolinski:
--- Quote from: skeezix on September 22, 2013, 2131 UTC ---Excellent.
Currently setting up one of my Macs to control a Yaesu FT-840. Have the USB-Serial adapter and the Yaesu RS-232 to TTL interface, but something isn't quite right and can't get the Mac to control the radio. Have an old Perl program I wrote for an FT-817 that used to work fine (with the 817), but its not working with the FT-840 yet. Could be the program, the FT-840, the serial cable, or who knows what.
Probably too early for a feature req, but will mention it anyway:
Put in a map with the rx location & the tx locations along with bearings to/from the station. For some distant version of the program, be able to click on a country/region on the map and it picks up all the xmtrs (where region is perhaps a user-defined radius from where someone clicks), along with the great circle path of the signal. However, that info would have to be gathered from HFCC or elsewhere, as EiBi doesn't have it. Lots of possibilities for map-based control/viewing, but considering the program is early beta, I'm sure there's a thing or three that must be done first.
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Yeah, I will need to see what I can find with station location information.
--- Quote from: skeezix on September 22, 2013, 2131 UTC ---Another one, that may not be so much work as the map thing:
With a radio hooked up, the program can poll the radio every second or something, then display station info for the frequency its on.
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It should do that now, if you have a radio interface set up.
refmo:
Trying out the windows version with a Kenwood TS-450, the software appears to poll the serial ports when config is clicked and puts my transceiver into transmit mode a few times before opening the config window.
It does recognize my virtual usb serial ports without a problem.
I think the serial/CAT interface to these old Kenwoods is pretty simple, so may be a good place to start.
Skeezix has some good ideas for future improvements. Also would like to be able to choose multiple items in the country/target/language filter dropdowns.
Also, would be nice to show a list of frequencies parallel to the one selected.
(I currently convert the Eibi list to Ham Radio Deluxe format and use that to control my radio.)
ChrisSmolinski:
--- Quote from: refmo on September 23, 2013, 0224 UTC ---Trying out the windows version with a Kenwood TS-450, the software appears to poll the serial ports when config is clicked and puts my transceiver into transmit mode a few times before opening the config window.
It does recognize my virtual usb serial ports without a problem.
I think the serial/CAT interface to these old Kenwoods is pretty simple, so may be a good place to start.
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My guess is it is asserting the PTT (DTR line) as it enumerates the serial ports in the system. I'll see if there's a way to disable that.
--- Quote ---Skeezix has some good ideas for future improvements. Also would like to be able to choose multiple items in the country/target/language filter dropdowns.
Also, would be nice to show a list of frequencies parallel to the one selected.
(I currently convert the Eibi list to Ham Radio Deluxe format and use that to control my radio.)
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Good ideas, thanks!
Ragnar:
Seems to be working well on Windows/SdrDx/NetSDR with the latest update (0.0.1b4).
Couple questions / suggestions-
* Which database is it using? (eibi?)
* How will the updates occur with the next shortwave schedule? Will we have to re-download the folder or will it query EIBI online in the background.
* I assume the entire shortwave database is stored locally in one of the Dll's? Would it be easy to edit it? (love to take out a bunch of the crap stations I don't listen to to reduce the clutter [i.e. mil coms, Volmet]
* It would be nice to coordinate with Ben to have a button on SdrDx to launch the program (would probably have to be loaded in specific location in the SdrDx program folder)
* It would be nice to have an icon ( .ico ) associated with it to use on the shortcut I created for the link
* Its "pushing" info to the radio by being able to change frequency, can it "pull" info too? I ask because if it could read what freq you are currently on, and know the time it is, it could give a constant read out of what freq you are on and what station you are listening to. (assuming the freq is in the database) That would be a very nice feature. Tune to a frequency and have it display what the station is. Hey! I guess it already does this, Nice!
Thanks for the program, I realize its still in the development stage but it works well.
skeezix:
refmo- What do you use to interface between the computer & the 450? I have a TS-690S which is the same thing, but with 6m. The Kenwood IF-232C interface is long since discontinued.
Found schematics for building one and a company makes one for $50. The homebrew one uses opto-isolators so the radio & computer are isolated, which is very nice.
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