Re: [Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer

2007-10-12 Thread Tim Ellison
: [Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer I am pursuing the idea of using a voice keyer with my SR-1000 and Flex-5000 (when it arrives) for contesting. I can buy a piece of hardware stick it in line between the microphone the radio. MFJ sells one for about $200 that should work nicely. But, with PowerSDR

Re: [Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer

2007-10-12 Thread Tim Ellison
in doing it both ways (maybe both options can be incorporated in a future version of PowerSDR) -Tim -Original Message- From: Ray Andrews, K9DUR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 10:26 AM To: Tim Ellison; 'Flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] VAC

Re: [Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer

2007-10-12 Thread Ray Andrews, K9DUR
Tim, I see your point. However, the QRM issue could be easily handled by determining where the PTT signal was coming from. If from the COM port, then disable mic input. Also, I would not want to take away the current Auto Enable feature for DIGL DIGU modes I see this as an additional option.

Re: [Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer

2007-10-12 Thread Jerry Flanders
I think many of the guys who are serious enough about contesting to need voice keyers are probably using a modern contesting program with full interconnections between the rig and computer. I think most contesting programs have the voice keyer built in. I know WriteLog does, and would

[Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer

2007-10-12 Thread Ray Andrews, K9DUR
I am pursuing the idea of using a voice keyer with my SR-1000 and Flex-5000 (when it arrives) for contesting. I can buy a piece of hardware stick it in line between the microphone the radio. MFJ sells one for about $200 that should work nicely. But, with PowerSDR VAC, I should have no need

Re: [Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer

2007-10-12 Thread Ray Andrews, K9DUR
Tim, A voice keyer built into PowerSDR would be nice. However, with many software packages already available to accomplish the same thing (contesting software, stand-alone voice keyer software, etc.), it is inevitable that different users will have their own different ideas about how it should

Re: [Flexradio] VAC Voice Keyer

2007-10-12 Thread Ray Andrews, K9DUR
Jerry, Yes, I use N1MM it has a voice keyer built in. BUT, the only way to get the audio from N1MM into PowerSDR is by porting it out the on-board sound card cabling it back into the microphone connector. I am suggesting that we can avoid the extra hardware by using VAC between N1MM (or