PK-232 MBX Terminal Program?

[AA6YQ]

Yours is a terminal mode app, mine is a host mode app.  Lets do some one on one comparisions. 

OK

Modes: DD: CW, packet, RTTY, SSTV, ASCII, FEC, SIAM, ARQ and FEC Pactor and Amtor, MT63, PSK-31/63/125.
           WW: CW, Phone, RTTY, PSK-31/63/125

The user can create macros in WinWarbler that switch the PK232 into ASCII or Pactor or Amtor modes and support operation in those modes.

Host mode: DD: Yes
                WW: NO

Agreed.

Access to CMD: Prompt when xmitting:  DD:Yes
                                                      WW:NO

Agreed.

Can do soundcard RTTY and PK-232 RTTY at the same time: DD: NO
                                                                                  WW: Yes

Agreed.

Can run one TNC for Packet and another for digital modes at the same time: DD: Yes
                                                                                                       WW: No

SpotCollector, which is also free, supports a Packet TNC.

Has waterfall for RTTY and others modes: DD: Yes
                                                        WW:Yes

Agreed.

Built in logbook: DD: Yes
                      WW:yes

WinWarbler also logs directly to the free DXKeeper, which provides award tracking, QSL printing, and LotW/eQSL synchronization as well as powerful QSO capture and log maintenance capabilities. Would you like to compare your application's logging capabilities with DXKeeper's one-on-one?

Radio Control    DD: Yes
                     WW: Requires another program

Yes, WinWarbler automatically interoperates with the free Commander; would you like to compare your application's transceiver control capabilities with Commander's one-on-one?

Cost: DD: $99.95 new, $79.95 competitive upgrade, $49.95 upgrade
        WW: Free

Agreed.

Support:  DD: Phone, web, email
              WW: Web, email

Defects reported in DXLab applications are corrected within 24 hours; given the diagnostics built in to each DXLab application, accomplishing this has never required a phone call, but I have on occasion called new users to answer their questions in real time.

As we've discussed before, you have a nice retirement from your days at Rose and IBM.  I'm 50 and have 17 more years to retire.

I first released the DXLab Suite in 2000 while I was still leading the Product Group at Rational, and I'm not all that retired. I am a fervent capitalist, and have no problem whatsoever with you or anyone else charging for amateur radio applications. One of DXLab's objectives was (and is) to raise the bar for functionality and quality in amateur radio software -- at all price points.

[W4PC]

Built in logbook: DD: Yes
                      WW:yes

WinWarbler also logs directly to the free DXKeeper, which provides award tracking, QSL printing, and LotW/eQSL synchronization as well as powerful QSO capture and log maintenance capabilities. Would you like to compare your application's logging capabilities with DXKeeper's one-on-one?

Radio Control    DD: Yes
                     WW: Requires another program

Yes, WinWarbler automatically interoperates with the free Commander; would you like to compare your application's transceiver control capabilities with Commander's one-on-one?

I've always promoted that the logbook and radio control in Digital Desktop was basic.  The design of DD is to be Host Mode terminal program for digital communciations, not a full blown logbook or full blow radio control. It's a full blown digital control program.

[KB6HOH]

Hi All,

         i have used XPWare on Win2000, WinXP and Win7 Ultimate and seems to work just fine. It supports both the AEA and Kantronics MultiMode TNC's as well as straight Packet TNC's. The program is no longer supported by the Author but it is now Freeware. Check out the link: http://www.glaswerks.com/xpware

                       73 de Steve KB6HOH
                       kb6hoh at comcast dot net