Hi Gordon,
I've got the Kenwood software (version 1.10) sort of running under Wine. There is a tab for SSTV/SkyCommand configuration - slots for your call sign, message, RSV, and colors for the text (at least I assume that's what they do - I don't have a VC-H1). The other tabs let you configure all of the memory channels, APRS parameters, etc. But, I do not see any place to download the picture files.
The program is set up to communicate with the radio on any of the legacy COM ports (1-4). I have not been able to get Wine to talk to my D7. The screens come up, and you can make changes and all that. But it gives a "Communications timeout" message when you try to read from the radio. I think Wine is set up right. ~/.wine/dosdevices/com2 is a link to /dev/ttyS1, and if I run kermit on /dev/ttyS1, I can talk to the radio's TNC just fine. Any ideas how I can get this to work?
To Allen, I'm pretty sure that the Kenwood software runs under Windows XP Pro. At least, I've got a configuration file from my D7 file on my hard drive, and given that Linux isn't reading the radio, it must have been via XP.... I just don't remember when I last ran it.
Greg KO6TH
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Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:33:28 +0100 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VC-H1 for SSTV reception
Allen Vinegar wrote:
The program opens up. A little box pops up saying communication inactive. It's meant to work with windows 95 or 98. The programming commands are beyond me. If you acquire a VC-H1 and figure out how to do it, please let me know.
Al
Hmm. I'd be trying to run it under Wine, since I don't have any Windows machines and I don't know anyone who does.
Looking at the spec in the manual, it doesn't really seem to mention much about downloading pictures from the device. If I get hold of one, I might give Kenwood a poke and see if they have any more comprehensive information.
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