Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Donald Breda) (01/08/91)
Index Number: 12665
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
FH> In a message of <08 Dec 90 22:05:09>, Darrell Shandrow
FH> (1:300/7) writes:
DS>>Are these specialized packet programs speech friendly?
DS>>73 nu7i @ kc7cg.az.usa.na
FH> Not really sure, Darrell. I will be testing a JAWS system in
FH> the next week or two, I might try to coordinate that with
FH> PC-Packratt and see what happens. I have been curious to see
FH> if anyone is doing packet radio with a speech system and what
FH> the results are.
FH> Fred Hatfield K8VDU @ NN5F.LA.USA.NA ...from the digital
FH> cottage...
Hi Fred; I have used jaws 2 with telix, and also with "nos" n o s and net the
programs for tcp/ip on packet and it has worked fine.
It is quite a nice companion on packet since you can stick packet type macros in
the jaws program and have them execute very nicely.
Have fun from w a 2 i w c @ w a 1 p h y.
ip address 44.56.8.1`32.
Comp-u-serve 70225,1152.
... Abled, Blinktalk and silver in boston
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Bill.Koppelmann@f810.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Koppelmann) (01/11/91)
Index Number: 12890 Fred, I always wondered about you, but now you've let the cat out of the bag, or is it the underwear that he's in. At any rate, K8VDU ought to be very easy for me to remember with those memorable acronyms. You didn't mention anything about the code, and as it might be interesting for those who may have been interested in ham radio but have been stopped by the codeI'd be interested in knowing what your thoughts are where the code and its use are concerned. Bill. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!104!810!Bill.Koppelmann Internet: Bill.Koppelmann@f810.n104.z1.fidonet.org
Gary.Presson@f6.n291.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Presson) (01/15/91)
Index Number: 12920
Gary.Presson@f6.n291.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Presson) (01/15/91)
Index Number: 12920 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] Although I am not a ham, nor am I a blink for that matter, I do have friends who are one or the other or both. I thought I might share a call sign with you that one of my friends has: It is W A 0 K G B...the K G B needs no mnemonics with that one for sure, However he does use Kansas Goonie Bird on occaision. By the way, we are one of the few B B S systems around that is supporting a land line B B S on one node and a Packet B B S on the other. Wichita B B S, and we obviously are a BLINK TALK station here in the Air Capital of the world. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!291!6!Gary.Presson Internet: Gary.Presson@f6.n291.z1.fidonet.org
Darrell.Shandrow@f7.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Darrell Shandrow) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13119 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] I agree about the problem with callsigns and speech output and I think its ashamed. The developers of speech software really should include the feature to spell out callsigns. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!300!7!Darrell.Shandrow Internet: Darrell.Shandrow@f7.n300.z1.fidonet.org
Fred.Hatfield@p7.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Fred Hatfield) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13152
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
In a message of <29 Dec 90 00:20:30>, David Tanner (1:100/514) writes:
DT> I would like any information you can give me about the new
DT> license requirements etc.
David, the new no-code license category will go into effect on
February 15, 1991 according to FCC press releases. Apparently you
can take the test from two Volunteer Examiners at a cost, I think,
of between 5 or 6 dollars. There are 55 questions taken from a
pool of some quantity (unknown by me at the moment). The actual
questions and answers (multiple choice) have been published for
study purposes and are available from sources such as the American
Radio Relay League (A R R L) and others.
The new license will allow you to operate in the upper frequency
ranges above 30 Mhz only. But that is where the activity with
packet radio, facsimile, amateur television, satellites, etc. are
taking place.
You can get more details on the Ham echo -- I am outlining some of
the features here in the hopes that it might generate some interest
among other participants.
Fred Hatfield K8VDU @ NN5F.LA.USA.NA ...from the digital cottage...
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Bill.Koppelmann@f114.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Koppelmann) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13157 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] Don, you may not know this, but the pk232 controller manual is now being recorded by rfb. I've already asked them to send me the tapes as they get them produced. Are you with rfb? As concerns your question, though, I'd have to say that I really don't have an answer for you. Bill. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!104!114!Bill.Koppelmann Internet: Bill.Koppelmann@f114.n104.z1.fidonet.org
Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Donald Breda) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13179 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] BK> Don, you may not know this, but the pk232 controller manual is BK> now being recorded by rfb. I've already asked them to send me BK> the tapes as they get them produced. Are you with rfb? Hi Bill; Just wanted to but in here and let you and everyone else know that A E A also has the pk88 and pk232 manuals available upon request in ascii form on disk. I have both manuals here. they don't make a point of shouting about this since they are copyrighted and they don't want them spread all over the place. So no I won't send them to anyone for two reasons, 1. it is ilegal. 2. If we distribute them among ourselves, then they will think there is no need to do this, and they will stop. So call A E A and ask for the manuals in ascii form, they have them. Best 73. ... Abled, Blinktalk and sSilver xpress in Boston 9600 HST -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!101!460!Donald.Breda Internet: Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org
Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Donald Breda) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13180 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] DS> I agree about the problem with callsigns and speech output and DS> I think its ashamed. The developers of speech software really DS> should include the feature to spell out callsigns. The sounding board speech synth from GW Micro has a feature you can set to have it read ham calls correctly, its great. It works perfectly with vocal eyes and almost perfectly with other speech programs. ... Abled, Blinktalk and sSilver xpress in Boston 9600 HST -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!101!460!Donald.Breda Internet: Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org
Stew.Bowden@f6.n377.z1.fidonet.org (Stew Bowden) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13185 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] Hi Darrell: good to hear from you again. Yes, speech in packet radio is a pain but if you alert people with whom you correspond to space between letters, it works out. However, it's almost impossible to determine calls of others as they come across the screen. Maybe one day, somebody will solve that problem for us. Sure hope so. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!377!6!Stew.Bowden Internet: Stew.Bowden@f6.n377.z1.fidonet.org
Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13193 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] DS> There is an acronym option in Jaws but I don't think the manual says its DS> for anything like callsigns its for letter combinations. What is call signs, but letter combinations, and a number in it. Since people usually capitalize their call signs, I think, it will work. I already tried it. I don't like to keep acronyms turned on, because it reads to many things like a acronym, such as the name of a directory since it is capitalized. However, you can make a macro to turn it on when you need it, and turn it back off when you finished. Now for people who think that macros are not necessary, there is one example where they will come in handy. That's why I wish vocal eyes could use macros to do such things that are not as easy to do with one key stroke. I guess if I were going to change to vocal eyes, I would have to learn a macro system that would work with it. Walter -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!396!5.18!Walter.Siren Internet: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org