Hi Ken
I use the DV Dongle a lot, along with the DV3K that came after it.
I only have Windows 7 and 10 but DVTool 2.1 works perfectly on both
and?the devices are very reliable.
Install FTDI drivers from prior to connecting the DVDongle.?
Once installed, plug in the DV Dongle and download the DVTool distribution at
,
double click the file to open it, and drag DVTool to your Desktop.?
You can then proceed to the Using the DV Dongle page listed at the top of this page.
I'm always on the look out for surplus dongles to pass onto new users.
A little unknown fact that Robin AA4RC passed onto me is that the
Blue dongle uses the AMBE2020 chip and the DV3K uses the AMBE3000.
AMBE2020 displays BER in real time whereas the DV3K doesn't.
AMBE?removed it from the 3000 as Internet Labs had been using that feature.
I use the blue dongle to monitor repeater performance by transmitting a weak
test signal into the repeater while Blue dongle connected to that gateway repeater.
BER can be monitored in real time watching for bursts of QRM, antenna crackle,
duplexer crackle that you would have previously heard if the repeater was FM.
I hope this information helps and thanks for posting your message as it
might uncover a few more of these excellent Internet labs devices.
73 and good DV. John ZL2TWS
John M Wysocki