[amsat-bb] satpc32 driving SDR radio version 2.2 with Omnirig and the funcube dongle

[Stephen E. Belter]

Norm,

I sent a document directly that should help you solve the SatPC32 configuration problems when using an SDR as your receiver.

73, Steve N9IP
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Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com



On Aug 16, 2014, at 7:10 AM, Lizeth Norman <normanlizeth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all!
> Haven't had this much fun crashing software since the bad old days of
> Windows 95! SDR console somehow managed to attempt to divide by zero, at
> least that's what the bug report said. Armageddon hasn't happened. It also
> has a bad habit reminiscent of the old days: memory doesn't get released
> when the program terminates. Makes a restart necessary.
> 
> Within the limits of my laptop, the combination of satpc32 driving SDR
> radio version 2.2/omnirig software with the FCD is mostly working. I've
> taken a page from Tom, W9KE's book and convinced both pieces of software
> that they are or are talking to a Kenwood ts-2000, by linking them with
> Virtual Serial Port Manager (free for hams from K5FR).
> 
> A few bugs/features: When the cat function of satpc32 is engaged, the
> frequency that is selected and sent to radio (the funcube dongle) is the tx
> freq of the satellite, not the rx freq. I did read the help file. Fiddling
> with the setting 4 in the DivOptions.sqf doesn't help. Another one is that
> SDR radio will only reproduce the correct audio all the time on vfo "b". I
> suspect that one or both can be worked around.
> 
> Any ideas for a fix? I did play with adding /editing the cat file function
> from the front panel of satpc32. Didn't help.  Tried selecting the
> automatic tx/rx change. Even tried to fake out satpc32 with a fake radio 2.
> No success. Manually edited the doppler.sqf for one satellite. That works.
> I'd like to use this with my other radios. Any ideas how to maintain
> compatibility without making too much of a mess changing between one
> configuration and another?
> 
> I'd like to drive one more layer, a data/cw demodulation software package
> via virtual audio cable.
> 
> Thought Simon was joking when he stated the pc requirements. I've got a 2.2
> GHz core 2 duo with 2 gig of memory. This program sucks in the sides on the
> pc, then gets it to stumble and mumble at maximum sample rate. I doubt
> adding memory would help.
> Norm n3ykf
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