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by WB5KIA TalkingLogBook
is a basic logging program with simple
transceiver control for most modern PC
controllable radios (radio's that can
provide frequency and mode information to
the program, some examples are: TS-2000,
TS-570, IC-706, IC-746, Yaesus etc.). It
is designed primarily for the visually
impaired. An early version of TLB
was featured in an article in the
May/June 2006 issue of QEX magazine
http://www.arrl.org/qex/2006/05/Gradijan.pdf.
TLB uses
Microsoft's artificial speech to announce
frequency, mode, time, and logbook
information. It uses large, sizable
fonts. It works in automatic mode with
many Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu and other
radios. Use it with ANY radio in manual
mode. License is free. Vista users do not
need to download the Microsoft SAPI 5.1
files, ver. 5.3 is included in Vista.
Latest
Version 1.04 of TLB Xp/Vista
includes ability to command the logbook
and radio with voice commands. Enhanced
keyboard short-cuts and drop down menus
are in the most recent version available
at www.mysite.verizon.net/cloudyr/talkinglogbook
Command and
Control:
Talk to Your Radio and Maybe it Will Talk
Back to You:
The QST and QEX files are posted
.. links to the right in blue field
(binary files).
Amateur Radio
Language Translation Tool by KD5HTB
ARLT
is a very simple tool to help
radio amateurs complete radio contacts in
languages other than their native
language as described in the November
2004 issue of CQ magazine. Translate
foreign language text to English (or
vice-versa). This is a simple Windows
program. It reasonably translates the
content of many Amateur Radio QSOs if you
have digital copy. It can be used as a
memory aid with voice communications or
you can cut and paste transcripts from a
RTTY, PSK or morse code terminal program
to ARLT's yellow translation text box for
a 'translation'. You don't have to worry
about the pronunciation with digital
communications! The program doesn't
perform miracles though it understands
quite a few radio "technical"
terms in several languages. Have some fun
with it. It's free!
Amateur
Radio Language Translator
is programmed in Visual Basic 5.
It runs without problems on Windows 95
and Windows XP and probably will run just
fine on other flavours of Windows (not
Windows 3.1). The program is on the Amateur
Radio Language Translator page download.
LINUX -the
alternative Operating System...A
few of the examples from the Spring 2003
QST series were ported to LINUX. Linux
executables for a few projects are
available on the Kylix
Project page.
Delphi
Beginners
Are you a
beginning Delphi programmer? Try these: A
GREAT general coding web site is
http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/index.html
http://www.delphiforfun.org/ is WONDERFUL
for beginners. It contains lots of
non-Amateur Radio projects that can be
modified for use with your radio
projects. These work great with Turbo
Delphi Explorer, unfortunately what
was previously a free product is no
longer available.
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ARCS 1.31
for Xp, Vista & Win7
ARCS
for the
TS-2000
is a CAT control system for the Kenwood
TS-2000. The free rig control program
controls most functions of the radio and
provides features Kenwood forgot to
include. It has an internal logging
program, a TNC control program for the
built-in TNC, access to online
DXClusters, satellite memory controls,
PSK, FSK, CW Keyer, Voice Keyer, import
of CSV frequency and TravelPlus
files, access to specialized GoogleMaps
highlighting DX locations and more.
Speech announcements and
Command and Control require Windows98 or
higher. ARCS II will run on
Windows 95 without speech.
Version 1.31 includes new
error control features, a tool to change
MENU settings from a single page, and a
module permitting APRS mapping and
position reporting. Features added in the
last few months include capability of
using ARCS with the TS-480, a sliderule
dial, digital frequency readout/entry
screen, an 2k0 file import/export tool,
more features for remote operation, DX
Google Maps, a grayline tool, a Repeater
Panel, TravelPlus and frequency
database CVS and tab delimited for import
of repeaters etc to the radio and
memories. A separate FSK module is
available for Xp and lower.
Free ARCS II
Version
1.31
(5.7 Mb install
file) STABLE VERSION for Xp, Vista &
Win7. This should also work with Win98
and above. If it does not, let me know
please.
ARCS
PSK version 1.0 is included.
An
experimental module provides FSK and is
available as a separate download- regard
the version 0.91 module as a beta.
Registered
users can use ARCSaprs, Command and
Control, USER Equalizer adjustment and
write CSV files to the radio's internal
memory and more. C and C provides over 27
voice commands (SAPI 5.1 or higher
required).
Turbo
Delphi Explorer:
Embarcadaro no longer
provides the FREE Delphi
Windows compiler. The incredible download
was available from Borland/CodeGear at http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_turbo.html
or http://www.turboexplorer.com/downloads (the second URL
might be more convenient for most).
Previous users still can
use it. Start by compiling the source
code in this site's Delphi Code section.
Change the code to your heart's content. The
Sept/Oct 2007 QEX magazine
describes how (pg 44-47).
An alternative to
this free tool may be an opensource
Delphi-like compiler called Lazarus.
Lazarus can do most of what Turbo Delphi
can do, the problem is the software is
not totally stable.
Grid Square
Program Version 1.03
Calculator derives
distance and bearing from latitude and
longitude information for two stations or
from their respective Maidenhead grid
squares. Includes "ROVER" and
"Stations" spreadsheets.
 Download
the free program KIA Bearing/Distance
here.
(373 kb zipped).
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