[amsat-bb] How to use PC logging sofware with SatPC32?

[Bill Hein]

Hello Daryl!

I downloaded VPSE and that seems to be working. Thanks for the tip.

However, one thing, DXLog and Commander only seem to be getting VFO A info
from the FT-847 even though it is in full duplex satellite mode. How to get
DXLog to capture your RX and TX freqs?

73
Bill AA7xT

BIll AA7XT
Glade Park CO
DM59pa

On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Bill Hein <bill.aa7xt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the tip, Daryl. I may try that if I can't get SatPC32 talking
> through the 2nd Commander CAT port.
>
> 73
> Bill AA7XT
>
> BIll AA7XT
> Glade Park CO
> DM59pa
>
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 6:37 AM, Daryl - K4RGK <k4rgk at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> I use VSPE, Virtual Serial Port Emulator, from Eterlogic.
>>
>> http://www.eterlogic.com/Products.VSPE.html
>>
>> It's free for a 32 bit platform.  You'll use the Com port splitter
>> function.  Say Sat PC32 is using Com port #4 for rig control, you will map
>> Com4 to a virtual serial port, Com14 for example, then point SatPC32 and
>> your logging program to Com14.  Simultaneous bi-directional traffic can
>> occur so it's up to you to make sure that doesn't happen (allow the logging
>> program to read the radio frequency but don't let it write to the Com port.)
>>
>> I use it for exactly your stated purpose and it works great.  There are
>> other virtual serial port solutions as well, though I tried a few and this
>> one worked best for me.
>>
>> Daryl
>> K4RGK
>>
>>
>> > On Sep 5, 2015, at 8:07 PM, Bill Hein <bill.aa7xt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I have been writing down satellite QSOs on scratch paper and then
>> manually
>> > entering them into DXLab. I'd like to be a little bit more modern and
>> > efficient than that!
>> >
>> > How are other people using their logging software with sat QSOs?
>> >
>> > My FT-847 serial port is tied up with my sat tracking software SatPC32's
>> > Doppler correction feature so I'm not sure how to get the frequency
>> data to
>> > the logging software.
>> >
>> > Work around?
>> >
>> > 73
>> > Bill AA7XT
>> >
>> >
>> > BIll AA7XT
>> > Glade Park CO
>> > DM59pa
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