Steve,

We have a licensed Virtual Audio Cable that the Fox Team has used for testing both Fox-1 (via over the air telemetry) and FoxTelem for about a year and a half. It performs very well, it is our "standard" for testing. Be aware that the demo version of VAC has a low volume audio announcement added to the audio it is transporting, about its name or that it's a demo version (not sure exactly what it says) that plays once in a while and that will mess up your FoxTelem decoding. There are other options available, perhaps at low/no cost, but since you asked specifically about VAC I thought I would let you know our experience.

Jerry Buxton, NØJY

On 2/11/2016 19:21, Steve Kristoff wrote:

I would like some recommendations on Virtual Audio Cable software that allows Fox Telem to talk to either SDR# or HDSDR, please. Thank you for your thoughts!

Steve Kristoff AI9IN skristof@etczone.com

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I introduced much of amateur radio to VAC when I adopted it for use to PowerSDR as the cable free connection to third party software years ago.

This has been good for the author, Muzychenko, who refuses to acknowledge my role, probably in fear of me demanding a percentage (he doesn't know me and isn't a ham). It has been good for Flex and good for many amateur radio software applications.

I am no fan of Muzychenko personally, but he's a brilliant programmer and this is "the best of the class". He's got a near monopoly, but must restrict the price to alleviate pressure from piracy. He's grumpy, and this is completely understandable. When he gets too grumpy, he stops development for a few months. But for years, he keeps coming back and making it better.

I thank him, even if he doesn't thank me. Me: IDC. I'm just glad he's there. Flex included a licensed version that we worked on in PowerSDR. Flex uses it in DAX for SmartSDR under license.

Cheers, Bob N4HY

On Thursday, February 11, 2016, Steve Kristoff skristof@etczone.net wrote:

I would like some recommendations on Virtual Audio Cable software that allows Fox Telem to talk to either SDR# or HDSDR, please. Thank you for your thoughts!

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