need digital for dummies
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I've been using the K2 for about two months. Had a few SSB QSO's but
mostly CW. Being new to modern ham radio, I've done some reading about PSK, etc but still don't see the big picture. I use an iMac G4 and just downloaded MacLoggerDX. What exactly do I need for PSK or Pactor or ?? As far as I can tell I need some software for the sound card and a TNC and proper cabling. Please note that the iMac uses FireWire and USB (no serial port available). If someone could lead me through the next few steps, I'd be very grateful! John AB8WH PS, My 10-12 watts may not work them but I sure do hear a lot of DX on 40 and 30 meters! Great receiver! Israel, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany and Outer Hebrides (Scotland) all within less than 2 hours...very interesting to follow the Gray Line propagation on the DXLogger map as I listened on those bands. Also heard Canary Islands (and subsequent pile-up!) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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John (and other Mac users);
There is an excellent email list for Mac users. It is the Ham-Mac mailing list. For more info and to subscribe, go to the URL: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-mac As for the digital modes, there are several options, but I would start out with CocoaModem. It is very good freeware put out by W7AY, and can do many digital modes, with perhaps more to come. Read about the program and download it at: http://homepage.mac.com/chen/ As for interfacing, USB-serial adapters work just fine. The Mac USB implementation is excellent, and there are quite a few serial adapters that work well with it. I mainly use a collection of adapters from Keyspan, and have found that adapters using the FTDI chip set also work great (this includes the MicroHam products). The important thing here is that the company have drivers to support MacOS X. With the information provided by these applications (including MacLogger/DX) and the help you can get here and at Ham-Mac, you should be up and running quickly! On Jun 27, 2006, at 9:36 AM, John Wiener wrote: > I've been using the K2 for about two months. Had a few SSB QSO's > but mostly CW. > Being new to modern ham radio, I've done some reading about PSK, > etc but still don't see the big picture. > > I use an iMac G4 and just downloaded MacLoggerDX. > > What exactly do I need for PSK or Pactor or ?? > > As far as I can tell I need some software for the sound card and a > TNC and proper cabling. Please note that the iMac uses FireWire > and USB (no serial port available). > > If someone could lead me through the next few steps, I'd be very > grateful! > > John > AB8WH > > PS, My 10-12 watts may not work them but I sure do hear a lot of DX > on 40 and 30 meters! Great receiver! > Israel, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany and Outer Hebrides (Scotland) > all within less than 2 hours...very interesting to follow the > Gray Line propagation on the DXLogger map as I listened on those > bands. Also heard Canary Islands (and subsequent pile-up!) > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com - Jack Brindle, W6FB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Hash: SHA1 I suggest getting one of the M-Audio devices. I have the MobilePre USB. Works great. For software, use MultiMode, LinPSK, and/or check Version Tracker for some others that are out there. On Jun 27, 2006, at 11:36 AM, John Wiener wrote: > I've been using the K2 for about two months. Had a few SSB QSO's > but mostly CW. > Being new to modern ham radio, I've done some reading about PSK, > etc but still don't see the big picture. > > I use an iMac G4 and just downloaded MacLoggerDX. > > What exactly do I need for PSK or Pactor or ?? > > As far as I can tell I need some software for the sound card and a > TNC and proper cabling. Please note that the iMac uses FireWire > and USB (no serial port available). > > If someone could lead me through the next few steps, I'd be very > grateful! > > John > AB8WH > > PS, My 10-12 watts may not work them but I sure do hear a lot of DX > on 40 and 30 meters! Great receiver! > Israel, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany and Outer Hebrides (Scotland) > all within less than 2 hours...very interesting to follow the > Gray Line propagation on the DXLogger map as I listened on those > bands. Also heard Canary Islands (and subsequent pile-up!) > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com Randy Rathbun NV0U [hidden email] K2 #1981 KX1#1318 QRPARCI #10776, ARS #895, FPQRP #1292, KCQRP #1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Darwin) iD8DBQFEoXJW6zTmfegBFIERAmtZAJ9rs0jwb5geZFlGEc7RbfmWCY/vQQCfRlo7 UXPvDapUXgSEJoKL1IG2bZk= =j3pc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:36 PM, John Wiener wrote: > I use an iMac G4 and just downloaded MacLoggerDX. > > What exactly do I need for PSK or Pactor or ?? You're in luck! Since you are using a Mac, you have the opportunity to use one of the best RTTY/PSK programs around -- CocoaModem. You can download it here: <http://homepage.mac.com/chen> To use CocoaModem, you'll need to buy or build an adapter to plug your rig audio into your Macintosh. I built mine, it uses small audio transformers to avoid ground loops and resistors for attenuation to the correct levels. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email] Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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