WinWarbler Prerequisites

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To use WinWarbler, you need

• a PC running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows NT, ideally
  • 75 mHz Pentium or better
  • 32 MB RAM or better
• a SoundBlaster-compatible sound card and drivers
• an SVGA display or better
• a transceiver covering the frequencies of interest
• appropriate connections between your sound card and transceiver inputs and outputs

The VOX circuits of some transceivers can be configured to automatically trigger when WinWarbler transmits. Alternatively, you can appropriately connect a free com port to your transceiver's PTT circuit to automatically place your transceiver in transmit mode.

In RTTY mode, WinWarbler can decode a second frequency (or provide diversity decoding of a single frequency) if an external RTTY modem such as a KAM or PK232 is available and appropriately configured. External modems like the SCS PTC family that support modes like Amtor and Pactor are also supported.