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Bill Crocker

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Mar 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/11/99
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Rumor has it that Alinco is due to release their own software for their
DJ-X10 scanner this month. Has anyone seen it, or been able to confirm
this?

Thanks,
Bill Crocker

Fishbags

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Mar 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/11/99
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Advanced Specialties in Lodi, NJ (1-800-926-9426) sells the software & cable
set for $49.99. http://home.att.net/~advancedspec/advanced.htm

Matt Gilbert

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Mar 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/11/99
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On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 01:35:12 GMT, "Bill Crocker" <bcro...@home.com>
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I have not heard a thing, but have been waiting eagerly for a computer
control software package. The current programming software from Bruce
Pope is very good and well worth the $10 but I want to be able to tune
and change settings in real-time from my computer. Still waiting...

Matt Gilbert

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Mar 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/12/99
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On 11 Mar 1999 14:25:56 GMT, fish...@aol.com (Fishbags) wrote:

> Advanced Specialties in Lodi, NJ (1-800-926-9426) sells the software & cable
>set for $49.99. http://home.att.net/~advancedspec/advanced.htm

Talked to them, the software they are selling is only PROGRAMMING
software. The guy indicated he did not think the radio was actually
'controllable' but Alinco's web site says it is. Still waiting...

Matt


F W Mooney

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Mar 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/14/99
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I've owned a DJ-X10 for two years now, waiting for them to do something.
I'm no longer holding my breath!

The programming software and cable for $49.00 sounds like a good deal, since
buying the ICOM/Yaesu cable and modibying it would cost almost as much.

FYI, I asked Optoelectronics about 6 months ago if they were considering
making the SCOUT reaction tune compatible with the DJ-X10. They said they
had it on their plate to do, but there were higher priority things to be
done first.

- Fred M.
KA1DGL

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Matt Gilbert

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Mar 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/15/99
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I'm not quite sure why you would want to spend $50 for the
software/interface. You can get Bruce Pope's software for
$10 and build the interface for about $5. If you already have
an Icom or Yeasu interface all you need is a new connector.

Matt, K8KDR

Matt Gilbert

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Mar 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/15/99
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After talking to the guys at Advanced Specialties about their
programming software, I checked all the references I could
find on the X10 - the only place that says the unit is 'computer
controllable in real-time' is the web page, the manual makes
no such claim. Makes me wonder...

On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 01:35:12 GMT, "Bill Crocker" <bcro...@home.com>
wrote:

>Rumor has it that Alinco is due to release their own software for their

Hal Pressman

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Mar 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/15/99
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I have a DJ-X10 and have also been frustrated by the lack of software. RT
Systems of Huntsville, Al has a program for controlling and programing the
DJ-X10 which comes with a cable for about $50. I tried it and it worked ok
for programing but not very well for computer controlling the radio. I
finally sent it back and they credited me with no hassle. They said they
were going to try to work ou the bugs I experienced . Maybe by now they have
. Their phone # is 800 723 6922. Their program was for windows. Let me know
what you find out . Meanwhile, I'm using Bruce Pope's DOS program with a
cable from Alinco that works fine.
Hal Pressman KD8SY
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Matt Gilbert

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Mar 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/17/99
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I called RT systems today and the very friendly gentleman said they do
not 'computer control' the radio, just program and he did not think it
was computer controllable - go figure.

I think we've been had...


On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:26:05 -0500, "Hal Pressman" <halp...@fuse.net>
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Bruce A. Pope

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Mar 19, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/19/99
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Actually, the DJX10 CAN be controlled by software, but it seems to be
nothing more than front panel stuff. It should be possible, (I say
"should" since I haven't tried it yet,) to control the scanner from
the PC, but there are no provisions for carrier detection. This makes
it kind of hard to use it as a PC scanner. In effect all you'd get is
a remote keyboard with a status window.

Lately, I've been thinking of implementing some form of control, but
given the existing DOS environment, it might be kind of lame.

Give me some ideas on what you guys would want a control module to do.
Remember the DOS environment...be reasonable.

-bap

On Wed, 17 Mar 1999 20:35:59 GMT, mjgi...@wcom.net (Matt Gilbert)
wrote:

Matt Gilbert

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Mar 22, 1999, 3:00:00 AM3/22/99
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Bruce:

I have a windows based program the controls the Yaesu FT-990 and
the Icom 706, I tried to add the DX10 - I have figured out how to set
both VFO's from my program but I can't figure out how to do it without
the radio supplying an annoying reset at the end of the command
string.

Anyway, I would be happy with just a method to set the VFO's in
real-time. I'm not interested in 'computer-controlled scanning' just
computer control. A volume control would be nice too but I don't
think that's implemented at all in the command protocol.

Matt
K8KDR

daveba...@embarqmail.com

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Feb 8, 2014, 6:20:22 PM2/8/14
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On Thursday, March 11, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Bill Crocker wrote:
> Rumor has it that Alinco is due to release their own software for their
> DJ-X10 scanner this month. Has anyone seen it, or been able to confirm
> this?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Crocker

Bill,
I wonder if you can help me? I just bought a used DJ-X10 and although I downloaded the manual it is a BEAR to program. I have the aircraft frequencies added into the memory but I cannot get the unit to continually scan. It scans to the end and stops. Do you know a way to make the radio continuous scan those frequencies?
Thank you for your help.

Sam Bacon

daveba...@embarqmail.com
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