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My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks Military-Radio-Guy KB?SFP
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Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
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On 1/31/24, 9:55 AM "Dennis via groups.io" <spike.dennis@...> wrote:
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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How did you get hard going?
73
Richard VE2DX
VE2DX Electronics
President and lead designer
WWW.VE2DX.COM
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
On 1/31/24, 9:55 AM "Dennis via groups.io" <spike.dennis@...> wrote:
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My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently
does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Richard
I used the Icom 7100 as the radio selection and whatever port you have for your cat and sound card basically same settings as WSJTX if you have that working.
There are some good YouTube videos I'll try to a link on some of I can find them again.
73
Chas
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On 1/31/24, 5:19 PM "VE2DX via groups.io" <ve2dx@...> wrote:
How did you get hard going?
73
Richard VE2DX
VE2DX Electronics
President and lead designer
WWW.VE2DX.COM
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
On 1/31/24, 9:55 AM "Dennis via groups.io" <spike.dennis@...> wrote:
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
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On 1/31/24, 5:47 PM "Lisa WO?L via groups.io" <lr7521061@...> wrote:
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Charles,
I face South and never have a problem.
Good one!
73,
Steve
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
On 1/31/24, 5:47 PM "Lisa WO?L via groups.io" <lr7521061@...> wrote:
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Lol, your description kinda reminds me of when I was very young watching my father adopt very strange postures while holding a set of rabbit ears so we could watch a tv show.? Ahh.. good times?
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:59 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Lisa,
Oh boy those rabbit ear antennas. Brought back memories of wrapping foil on them too. Thanks!
73,
Steve
Lol, your description kinda reminds me of when I was very young watching my father adopt very strange postures while holding a set of rabbit ears so we could watch a tv show.? Ahh.. good times?
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:59 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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I have found a very capable CW decoder called "Morse Expert" by the author of CW skimmer. It uses Bayesian statistics to predict what was sent when a letter is not 100% sure (the letter will be red). It even guesses whole words with a slight delay. It adapts to speed changes rapidly. I have used it with the CWOPS CWT where people routinely go more than 30 wpm. It may only be available for Android.
Gary
W9TD
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On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 18:04 K8SAS < k8sas73@...> wrote: Lisa,
Oh boy those rabbit ear antennas. Brought back memories of wrapping foil on them too. Thanks!
73,
Steve
On Jan 31, 2024, at 7:02 PM, "Lisa WO?L" < lr7521061@...> wrote:
Lol, your description kinda reminds me of when I was very young watching my father adopt very strange postures while holding a set of rabbit ears so we could watch a tv show.? Ahh.. good times?
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:59 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Gary