Well, I checked out the defalt sound card last evening. The two HP
desktops available to me both have only the one device listed under
playback sound devices which is a Realtech with no other choices. I'm
going to try a headset now and also a laptop. May just end up doing the
logging etc via laptop, although it seems ashame because the desktop is
sitting right there! Really an interesting and frustrating problem for
someone who is not particularly tech-savy! I'm OK to a certain point,
then it's all beyond me. So, we'll see what happens next. Thanks all.
Mary Anne
On 7/29/2013 7:42 AM, Lloyd Rasmussen wrote:
The only thing that would be gained by using a USB-to-serial
connection would be a separation of functions, between rig control and
audio transfer. The USB cable and driver for this very accessible HF
transceiver carry both kinds of data simultaneously, and the driver
automatically makes the transceiver the default sound card, thus
silencing Window-Eyes and other sounds, but possibly putting them on
the air instead.
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Jacobson
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 9:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: W E and Kenwood TS590 USB Connect
Mary Anne,
Is part of the function of this connection to decode teletype or CW?
If so, it may have a sound card of its own for processing the audio or
it may control your sound card for that purpose. If you have a sighted
person available to look when this happens, bring up the Window-Eyes
Control Panel and go down to Devices and Speech Synthesizer. Check to
see which sound card the synthesizer is using. If it is pointing
at the "default card", try pointing to the internal sound card on your
computer. While you are there, see if there is an additional card
available which might be one added by the connection to the Kenwood.
If this is the case but changing the sound card doesn't fix this, you
might have to see if there an option within the Kenwood software that
can be disabled. I am not certain if I missed it, but I don't see what
would be gained by going with a serial device.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:52:28 -0400, M Lynskey wrote:
Thanks to those of you who have made suggestions. I tried another
driver file for the Kenwood whichc a kind person sent me off list, but
that produces the same result. However, I have a sneaking suspicion that
the conflict may be with the sound card. It is an HP desktop computer,
less than a year old, so I was really surprised to find this occurring.
But, since I think all of my sound gos away when I connect the Kenwood,
it may be the sound card. I looked in the system devices and could not
find any indication that the card was stealing a com port, and I have no
idea where to proceed from here. My next step will be to try to get some
sighted assistance to see what may be happening.
Of course, any further suggestions would be helpful, and again, thanks
to all who have written. I am slowly considering just using a serial
port, but converting USB to serial port involves more wires, and I
already have an over abundance of them. LOL! Also, the very concept that
the USB port is on the radio and this will not work for me is a personal
mystery and I don't like unsolved ones! My plan is to use the
computer/radio for logging purposes.
Thanks to all, 73/88/33,
Mary Anne, W3EPU
On 7/27/2013 6:29 PM, M Lynskey wrote:
Hi to all of you amateur radio ops out there. I'm hoping you can help
with a problem I cannot solve which occurs on several computers, all
that I've tried.
I am trying to connect my Kenwood TS590 to my computer via USB port on
radio to one of the USB ports on computer. I have 5 USB ports. I have
tried all of them. I tried another computer as well. I have installed
all drivers for the radio. As soon as I connect the radio to the
computer, Window Eyes just disappears. Is there any way to solve this
problem? Thanks for any suggestions out there.
Mary Anne
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