Software for SCS Pactor-II
owne...@yahoo.com
the SCS Pactor-II unit. I'd like something that would run under NT. Anybody
have any suggestions, what to look at, what to avoid, etc. Any feedback
would be appreciated.
Thanks.......
Don
N0FGK
Rob
Well the best software I have ever used for SCS PTC II is LOGGER. Logger
not only gives you a logging program but also a terminal program with lots
and lots of programmable buttons with user defined labels. The buttons are
easy to program with either commands (e.g. to switch from one mode to
another) or just text strings to send (e.g. CQ). The user defined labels
make it easy to know what the button will do when clicked.
Best of all LOGGER is freeware!
Logger runs under Windows 95/98 and may run under Windows NT.
Be prepared -- You will have to spend some time to program the buttons.
Rob
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Rob
It supports SCS PTC II, many Kantronics TNCS, etc.
Unfortunately, XPWIN has not been updated yet to support PSK31 mode for SCS
PTC II. I heard rumors that the software developer is working on it but I
still have not seen the upgrade posted.
XPWIN is fairly easy to use but I like LOGGER better! And Logger is free!!
73's
Markus Lenggenhager
http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/PA0NC/
Does anybody know where the LOGGER software mentioned in this thread can
be found?
73, Markus HB9BRJ
W6RCecilA
> Well the best software I have ever used for SCS PTC II is LOGGER.
Anybody know where to find the "LOGGER" program. A web search
turned up too many entries to be able to find it.
--
73, Cecil, W6RCA http://www.mindspring.com/~w6rca
Rob
There are lots of places where you can find Logger. One good place is
http://www.chroniclenetworks.com/~dwm/Logger.htm
Another place is www.itis.net/golist but I can't seem to reach that site
anymore. FYI - The current version is 6.11.
Rob
"W6RCecilA" <Cecil....@IEEE.org> wrote in message
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Rob
KAM, etc
It also will transmit and receive PSK31 using a soundcard. Logger has split
screen, message buffers, type ahead buffer etc for PSK31. Logger is much
better than G3PLX's program for PSK31 and a soundcard.
So if you want one program to use with your old TNC (KAM, PK232 etc) for
RTTY etc and to use with your soundcard for PSK31, then Logger is for you!
If you have a PTC II, you probably won't want to use the PSK31 feature of
Logger since the PTC-II has PSK31 built into its firmware. By the way, I
cannot see any difference in pertformance between the PTC II and Logger in
its PSK31 mode!
73's
Rob
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W6RCecilA
> It also will transmit and receive PSK31 using a soundcard. Logger has split
> screen, message buffers, type ahead buffer etc for PSK31. Logger is much
> better than G3PLX's program for PSK31 and a soundcard.
More user friendly or functionally better? or both?
> If you have a PTC II, you probably won't want to use the PSK31 feature of
> Logger since the PTC-II has PSK31 built into its firmware. By the way, I
> cannot see any difference in pertformance between the PTC II and Logger in
> its PSK31 mode!
I'm getting a PTC2e. Not sure whether it handles PSK31 or not.
Rob
Go to http://www.goodnet.com/~gjohnson/xpwin.htm.
But I still like Logger better and its free! XPWIN costs $$
Rob
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Rob
The PTCIIe does support PSK31. (I don't know why SCS does not advertise
that the PTC II and the PTCIIe support PSK31!)
I also use PTC II for SSTV using JVComm32. It works really well! (I am not
sure but I would think that the PTCIIe also supports SSTV). I have also
tried EZSSTV, JVFAX etc with the PTC II for SSTV and FAX. Thet work great
but they are DOS programs.
Logger is much more user friendly than G3PLX's program (with or without
PSKGNR enhancements).
I believe that the core of Logger uses the G3PLX algorithm so I doubt there
is much difference between the programs as far as performance is concerned.
73's
Rob
"W6RCecilA" <Cecil....@IEEE.org> wrote in message
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Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
"Rob" <NoE...@NoWay.com> writes:
>
> Hi Cecil,
>
> The PTCIIe does support PSK31. (I don't know why SCS does not advertise
> that the PTC II and the PTCIIe support PSK31!)
>
I certainly ran across it somewhere. It's not a secret.
> I also use PTC II for SSTV using JVComm32. It works really well! (I am not
> sure but I would think that the PTCIIe also supports SSTV). I have also
Does, according to the manual. The PTCIIe manual is available as a
PDF file from SCS (English and German).
I'm heading in the direction of a IIe myself.
73, doug
Rob
II etc, the ads mention RTTY, PACTOR etc but do not mention PSK31!
73's
Rob
"Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604" <fa...@netcom.com> wrote in message
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Hamish Moffatt
> It also will transmit and receive PSK31 using a soundcard. Logger has split
> screen, message buffers, type ahead buffer etc for PSK31. Logger is much
> better than G3PLX's program for PSK31 and a soundcard.
Which is not to say that G3PLX's program is bad, I hope. Most of the
people I talk to seem to use Logger, but I use G3PLX's PSK31SBW and
it seems just fine to me, without any addons.
(I think one of the addons is a type ahead addon or similar;
could never work out why this was needed, as mine seems to support
type ahead just fine!)
Cheers
Hamish VK3SB
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Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
>
> I agree it is not a secret. But if you look at the ads in QST for the PTC
> II etc, the ads mention RTTY, PACTOR etc but do not mention PSK31!
>
> 73's
> Rob
>
It's true, but the ad in QST is from Farallon, and doesn't mention the
PTC-IIe, either. Ads from SCS themselves mention them both.
My other gripe with Farallon/SCS is that the European price of the IIe
is the equivalent of US $510. and that includes 16% VAT, whereas they
want $649 in the US, and that doesn't include tax (8.25% for me).
I doubt that there's US $200 in shipping and duty involved here.
My theory is that Farallon is selling to boaters, and so have caused
the US price to be jacked up for that market.
73, doug
W6RCecilA
> My theory is that Farallon is selling to boaters, and so have caused
> the US price to be jacked up for that market.
Maybe a group of hams could arrange a quantity discount?
Jean-Marie houle
+1-510-655-8604 <fa...@netcom.com> wrote:
> It's true, but the ad in QST is from Farallon, and doesn't mention the
> PTC-IIe, either. Ads from SCS themselves mention them both.
>
> My other gripe with Farallon/SCS is that the European price of the IIe
> is the equivalent of US $510. and that includes 16% VAT, whereas they
> want $649 in the US, and that doesn't include tax (8.25% for me).
> I doubt that there's US $200 in shipping and duty involved here.
>
> My theory is that Farallon is selling to boaters, and so have caused
> the US price to be jacked up for that market.
>
> 73, doug
>
>
And then, if I want one in Canada, I have to pay shipping and duty and
taxes over that. At that price, they wont flood the market, even for
boaters -:)
Jean-Marie VE2AEY