Comments on: Downloads

By: Mike Richards

Mike Richards — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:30:50 +0000

In reply to leeHUMPHREY.

Hi Lee,
It’s a perfectly reasonable question 🙂

The software will automatically recognise the internal soundcard in your FT-991, so there’s no need for another card.

Regards,

Mike – G4WNC

By: leeHUMPHREY

leeHUMPHREY — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 21:02:39 +0000

Hi being a bit silly here, do I require a sound card if the radio has one built in, eg ft-991a can i just connect the pi via usb lead and your software and it should work ?

By: Mike Richards

Mike Richards — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:42:15 +0000

In reply to Robert Switzer. Hi Robert, It usually accepts US codes ok. Have you changed the country to USA. If you don't change the country it will expect to see UK post codes. Mike

By: Robert Switzer

Robert Switzer — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:07:39 +0000

Hi I’m trying to order from the US but the site complains about needing a valid postal code… I am entering a valid US zip code (e.g. 08225) what do I need to enter!

By: Mike Richards

Mike Richards — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:44:12 +0000

In reply to Ulf Jarnekrans.

Hi Ulf,

Sorry to hear you’re having problems. Spy Server and SDR # tend to get confused when you change receivers. Try the following sequence and let me know how you get on.
power off the PI
Exit SDR #

Power-on the Pi
When it’s finished booting Open SDR# and try and connect.

Regards,

Mike – G4WNC

By: Ulf Jarnekrans

Ulf Jarnekrans — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:25:14 +0000

Hi Mike,
I recently bought your Spyserver SD card and installed it on a Pi4B. With a RTL dongle the server worked fine remotely from SDR #. When I tried it with my Airspy Discovery/HF Dual port I get the errror message “Server busy” when I try to connect from SDR #. I use latest version of SDR#. Any idea of whats the problem?
Best regards SM7FQX Ulf

By: Mike Richards

Mike Richards — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:00:10 +0000

In reply to Glenn Bukin.

Hi Glenn,

Yes, the WSPR mode is part of the WSJT-X suite so it will work fine with the Pi.

Regards,

Mike – G4WNC

By: Glenn Bukin

Glenn Bukin — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:10:57 +0000

In reply to Glenn Bukin. Hi Mike, I've had some time to play with the PI and data modes, most impressed so far with the FT8 rx only app!, especially when running from a kenwood handy with HF rx!. Next question is if the inbuilt software can be used to run WSPR from the PI as is, or do i need a specific app to do this?

By: Glenn Bukin

Glenn Bukin — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:52:07 +0000

In reply to Mike Richards.

Thanks for the info Mike,

Will let you know how I get on..!

Glenn
G0HPS

By: Mike Richards

Mike Richards — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:45:52 +0000

In reply to Glenn Bukin.

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for buying one of my cards. The Pi should work fine with an old valve rig, but with a few precautions. The audio side is straightforward as, for receive only, you just need a single screened lead to link between the Microphone input on your USB soundcard and the audio output on your rig. I don’t think The FT200 or FR101 have line-level audio outputs, so you will need to tap the audio from the headphone or speaker output. You might find it helpful to add a 10k potentiometer in this lead so you can set the correct audio level into the Pi.
If you want to use rig control (assuming those rigs support it) you need to be careful with the interface voltages. Many older rigs use 12V signalling on the RS-232 port, whereas most modern USB to serial adapters work on 5V or 3.3V signalling. If you want a ready-built interface, the excellent DigiRig unit is available with 12V signalling.

Hope that helps,

Mike – G4WNC