Does anyone who uses Remoterig have any reports on using it for ptt and/or audio?
73 Neal On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Steve Sterling <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, the delay to manually hit the PTT is much less than the delay for > the audio to get through everything, at least in my system. > > I use teamviewer for rig control, and the delay between me clicking the MOX > remotely and keyup is usually less than 0.5 second. But if I start talking > at the same time I remote key the MOX, the audio doesn't arrive for another > 2-4 seconds. Thus, what others hear after the transmitter keys up is > whatever was in the audio pipeline 1.5-3.5 seconds *before *I clicked the > MOX button-- typically what is transmitted in those 1.5-3.5 seconds is the > received audio coming through the remote station speaker (computer > speaker), or fan noise, etc. Headphones help minimize that racket and > confusion. > > Teamviewer will control the remote computer - thus PSDR screen -- and > provides audio paths as well. However, Teamviewer audio chain seems to have > fixed buffers of about 4 seconds-- a terrible delay. I did find that > unacceptable. Plus their codex didn't provide good fidelity audio. So I use > Teamviewer to control the rig, and Skype for the audio paths. Skype's audio > delay is variable-- if it detects high internet packet delay or jitter, it > lengthens the buffers to minimize dropouts which imposes the audio chain > delay. If packet delay is low with low jitter, Skype algorithms will > shorten the buffers and audio chain delay. It never seems to get lower than > 1 second, but that is sooo much better than 3-4 seconds. > > I agree, working with 3-4 second delay really becomes noticeable. 1 or 1.5 > second we have learned to live with. I share my Flex with several remote > users, and use it frequently myself while on trips, and we all get the > 'nack' of operating with the delay. Some of my users can even start talking > about a second before they hit the MOX and that audio arrives just after the > transmitter lights up. > > Technically, it is variables in packet transit time that forces the VOIP > algorithms that require audio chains to use long buffers. Can't blame Skype. > Actually, Skype does a terrific job considering the packet transit variables > of the internet with millions of users, many on crappy connections. > > Steve WA7DUH > > > > On 8/5/2011 11:23 AM, Dr. Howard S. White wrote: > >> I really wish someone could make Skype trigger the VOX ... >> The delay to manually hit PTT is unacceptable... >> >> ______________________________**____________________________ >> Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6 ex-AE6SM KY6LA >> Website: www.ky6la.com >> "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" >> "Ham Antennas Save Lives - Katrina, 2003& 2007 San Diego Fires, 911" >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> [email protected] >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexradio_**flex-radio.biz<http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz> >> Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/**flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/<http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/> >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flexradio.com/ >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexradio_**flex-radio.biz<http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/**flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/<http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/> > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > -- Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com Work:(540) 645 5394 Mobile:(540) 645 8171 _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
