SVARA Project Nights

Sound Card Radio Interface
Monday, March 27, 2006 - 6 PM at the Red Cross (Build the interface)
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 6 PM at the Red Cross (try out Digital Mode Software)
Sound Card Radio Interface  (Completed)



This interface lets the sound card in your computer make and hear all of the "modem" sounds needed to do digital communications with your radio.  This class will be a walk through of building a RASCAL radio to computer sound card interface.  Purchase the $29.95 kit that matches your radio from http://www.buxcomm.com/RASCALkit.htm  and we will help you put it together in our group project.

Clockwise from the left -- Larry (KD8CAA), Aaron (KD8AVA), Jim (WA8GRI),  Ron (KC8YVF), Joe (K8CQF),  Lou (KD8BLZ), Kyle (KD8BUK), and leading the project from behind the camera Keith (N8XD)  -- all participated in the Sound Card Interface Project.  All of the projects were completed and tested before the end of the day.  The next step will be to try out various computer software programs for Slow Scan TV, PSK31, RTTY, Meteor Scatter, among others.  Please visit our project nights page for other interesting projects.
 

Update (May 9, 2006)

Larry (KD8CAA), Aaron (KD8AVA), Bill (WA8KFC),  Ron (KC8YVF), Bill (W8CWD),  Lou (KD8BLZ), Duane (KD8AUY) and Keith (N8XD) all met at the Red Cross to try out some of the digital soundcard programs.   We experimented with PSK31, RTTY, Hellschriber, Packet, MFSK and SSTV.  Most members brought their laptops and we configured the software and sent digital messages to each other.  A few, had laptops, but could only receive so they got to run the program and monitor the conversations. 
 
If you would like more information about any of these projects, or have a suggestion for a new project, please fill out the project interest form.