Re: Message from Rein
On Monday 29 April 2002 09:59, Rein wrote:
> > Support for the hamlib libraries. This will instantly give you access to
> > almost every available rig. And you don't have to write your own drivers.
>
> I am willing to look into this.
> At first sight I am missing interfaces for the rigs most used for contests,
> e.g. FT1000MP, the 850 and the OMNI 6. Are they available?
>
It requires some-one to step forward and say to the hamlib developer: I want
support for this or that rig. Then it is as simple as copying some code in
the hamlib source tree. The next step would be testing of the rig with the
available hamlib utility 'rigctl'. I have done it with the kenwood TS-870 and
have contributed some patches myself to get it working. If yaesu supports the
same command set across different rigs, there is a big chance FT1000 and 850
work right-away. I don't know about OMNI. There is a tentec subdirectory, but
I only see support for the RX320, which is a PC-controlled receiver.
> When you write a program like tlf on your own, from scratch, for your own
> use, you become very creative with regard to available resources. See it as
> some kind of fast prototype (...) or bootstrap.
> E.g. I was able to get the prototype partial call check up in less than
> half an hour using grep...
> I have many ideas how to do things better, but time is scarce (until now I
> have had to work for a living).
>
I know what you mean. There are only 24 hours in one day.
Regards,
Joop PA4TU
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