[HCDX] Re: [Ham-Software] Proposdal for Open Source project for HF receiver control

["Colin Campbell" <mm5agm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This sounds like a great idea Jan. You could do a common front end and use
classes for each receiver type. Programmers could get the template for
functions required, like
Function setFrequency(vfo as string, frequency as double) as Boolean
( sets required VFO to the frequency passed in. Returns true if successful
otherwise false)
I already use this method in my spectrum analyser program for the PCR1000
and Yaesu FT920 and would be willing to participate. A word of caution
however - I've tried often in the past to encourage others to write code and
all thats happened is that I've given away thousands of lines of code and
seen nothing returned to the community. My web page is at
http://www.mm5agm.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
where you can get a program for the PCR1000. FT920, Kenwood TS-570
Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Arkesteijn" <jan.arkesteijn@xxxxxx>
To: <ar7030@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ham-software@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<swl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <wun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <jrc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 7:59 PM
Subject: [Ham-Software] Proposdal for Open Source project for HF receiver
control


> Already a number of years I have developed programs to control
> the shortwave receivers AR7030 and NRD-535 from a PC.
> These programs, called ParaDise (PD7030V#) and TURBO 535
> (T535V#), were released on the Internet as Freeware.
> For more information on this have a look on my homepage.
>
> I have in mind to make the full (Visual Basic v6 pro) source code
> available to other developers as the first input for a kind of Open
> Source project for development of HF receiver control software.
>
> The purpose of this is:
> 1. To broaden the scope of the development of the new funtions and
> 2. To make theme available to the SWL community faster
> 3. To give users having programming facilities, the possibility to adapt
>     the program to their personal needs
> 4. To give the possibility to port it (partly) to other receivers, to
>     other programming languages and/or to other operating systems
>
> THE INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE CAN OF COURSE
> IN NO WAY BE USED FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSE.
>
> I invite everybody having programming facilities and interested in the
> development of HF receiver control software to let me know, what
> you think about this proposal. and to share with me what your ideas
> are about the next steps to take to get this 'of the ground'.
>
> See you, Jan
>
> Receivers   : AR7030 & NRD-535D
> E-mail        : jan.arkesteijn@xxxxxx
> Homepage : http://home.wxs.nl/~jarkest/home.html
> ICQ #        : 101545776
>
>
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