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Gordon Wedman
 
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Default sailmail and airmail via JVCOMM32 (was) WeatherFax


"scott" jsodellatgmail.com wrote in message
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I've been using JVCOM32 without too much trouble and am receiving a
weather fax right now on 12781.1 - a good clear image in a fairly noisy
marina environment. And yes, I do get a spectrum display when the input
jack is unplugged. As soon as a signal from the ICOM 802 is applied to my
mike input (on a VAIO laptop) the spectrum display moves over to the
"white side" and tightens up nicely. I have not tried any of the other
bells and whistles, ony fax, but the program seems to work as discribed. I
had to browse the help files and trouble shooting suggestions at first and
did not find it particularly "intuitive" -- but once set up properly it
worked for me.

Scott


"Gordon Wedman" wrote in message
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"Gary" wrote in message
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Skip Gundlach wrote:
I got this reply (and my response) in the Island Packet group -
anyone here have experience like this??


Hi, Tim, and group:

You might check out JVCOMM32 for wx fax and NAVTEX.

If you do sailmail/airmail they have an add on for fax and NAVTEX
also. JVCOMM32 can use the sound card or pactor modem and
sailmail/airmail uses ONLY pactor modem...

FriendShip IP35-077 Tim WB5SBF

Are you saying that this will do ham/SSB email by software, not
PACTOR modem??

Thanks.

I tried the JVCOMM32 for the weather fax and navtex and couldn't get it
to work. The SeaTTY worked instantly. JVCOMM32 didn't have an email
function.. I think the guy is saying that the Sailmail function needs a
pactor modem.

Gaz


FWIW, I have not been able to get JVCOMM32 to work either. I tried on my
boat in my electrically noisy marina and I tried at my brother's place.
Nothing useful on the spectrum display no matter which wefax station I
tried. I was pretty sure I was correctly tuned in to at least one of
them.
Does anyone know if you should see a spectrum displayed on the spectrum
analyzer even when there is no signal going into my laptops Line In jack?
With not input, and all inputs set to Mute, I still see a signal
displayed. Thought this might be messing up reception.

I'm going to try SeaTTY this coming weekend.


Scott, Gary
Thanks for the comments.
Its puzzling as to why JVCOMM works for some folks and not for others.
Scott
Do you recall if there were any settings that were critical to getting it to
work?
I believe I looked through all the menus and tried anything that looked
reasonable but maybe I've missed something.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Gord