From: schroeder.pad@sni.DE (schro)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: HAMCOM21.ZIP - HamComm 2.1: Send/Receive RTTY/CW w/o modem
Date: 11 Oct 1992 01:43:52 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
Reply-To: schroeder.pad@sni.de
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Summary: Reposted by Keith Petersen

I have uploaded to WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil:

pd1:<msdos.hamradio>
HAMCOM21.ZIP    HamComm 2.1: Send/Receive RTTY/CW w/o modem

What does it do:

- HamComm supports reception and transmission of amateur radio
  teletype (RTTY) and Morse code (CW) signals.

- Converter not required, not even a modem chip.  The audio output of
  the transceiver is connected to the serial port of any
  PC/XT/AT compatible computer thru a very simple and low-cost circuit.
  Only one IC is needed (Op-Amp LM741 or similar) and a few diodes,
  capacitors and resistors.

- For transmission the output signal is connected to the microphone
  input of the transceiver thru a passive r/c filter.  Audio frequency
  decoding and serial/parallel conversion is all done by the program.
  The interface schematics are included in the online help texts.

- MDA, CGA, EGA, VGA and Hercules supported.  Automatic detection of
  video adapter type.

- SAA-like user interface, mouse support, on-line help function.

- Harddisk recommended but not required.  Needs about 320KB of free ram.

- Predefined standard texts, QTH distance/direction calculator
  a callsign decoder, DOS shell while recption continues.

- HamComm is Freeware.  If you like it a contribution of $10 or more
  is appreciated, see manual for mail address.


What's new in 2.1:

-Sample config file and documentation in German and English (sort of :-)

-AFSK tones are now available on pin TxD of the COM port.
 Get on the air without any mods to the computer.

-Added item to PORT menue to enable/disable PC speaker.
 Added "set speaker <on|off>" command for .CFG files.

-Added macro keys.

-Bugfix in vertical line drawing routine for CGA displays.

-SCOPE function: hit '*' to enable/disable grid display.
 Improves readability on LCD displays.

-Control-X clears current TX window line.

-Added item to FILE menue "Save RX Win & Log".  Starts logging
 RX window text just like "Start RX Logging" but also saves
 the current window contents to logfile.

-Added "set insertmode <on|off>" command for .CFG files.

-Added "set entrymode <line|word>" command for .CFG files.

-Active logfile is now automatically closed on exit.

-Control-Z sends current time. Use \z in text elements.

-If the text elements "logrxlabel" and "logtxlabel" are defined
 they will be evaluated and inserted at the beginning of every
 newly written line of the logfile.

-Mode for Timer 0 is now restored on exit.

-Added new commandline options to control the video mode for
 the graphics displays:
         -cga   mode 6,                 640x200  2-color
         -ega   mode 10h,               640x350 16-color
         -vga   mode 12h,               640x480 16-color
         -herc  hercules graphics mode, 720x348  2-color

-The prefix database for the callsign decoder is now a plain
 ASCII file and can be updated with a text editor.

-Added "set prefixfile <file>" command for .CFG files.
 The default name for the prefix file is HC.PRE.

Unpack the .ZIP file and *PLEASE* read the
files README, CHANGES, HC.CFG and HC.DOC

Have fun!

73 es 55 de Django DL5YEC

 Email: schroeder.pad@sni-usa.com
    or  schroeder.pad@sni.de

Packet: DL5YEC@DB0BQ.DEU.EU
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