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FLDIGI.  I HOPE THAT NEWER VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE WILL CHANGE THIS.  IT
WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO DECODE RTTY SIGNALS AS WELL, AND I
IMAGINE THAT SOME OPERATORS WOULD LIKE CW DECODE, TOO.  IT WOULD BE NICE TO
USE THE KEYBOARD TO TRANSMIT PSK, RTTY, AND CW.  ONCE AGAIN, THOSE ARE
IDEAS FOR FUTURE SOFTWARE RELEASES.  I PLUGGED A C MEDIA USB AUDIO
INTERFACE INTO ONE OF THE USB JACKS.  THIS HAS STEREO HEADPHONE OUTPUT AND
MONO MICROPHONE INPUT.  I WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE AUDIO IN A COMPUTER BOOM
MICROPHONE HEADSET, BUT NOT ABLE TO GET AUDIO FROM THE MICROPHONE TO THE
CONTROLLER, SO THERE MUST BE SOME CONFIGURATION SETTING THAT I AM MISSING.
CONTEST OPERATION THE PIHPSDR CONTROLLER HAS MANY FEWER CONTROLS THAN A
CONVENTIONAL TRANSCEIVER OR EVEN THE HERCULES DJ LE MIDI CONTROLLER USED
WITH POWERSDR, BUT IT HAS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER FOR CONTEST OPERATION AND A
GOOD DISPLAY, SO A SEPARATE PC IS NOT REQUIRED.  A MAJOR DRAWBACK IS THAT,
CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR COMPUTER CAT CONTROL OF THE PIHPSDR
CONTROLLER, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO CONTESTERS USING SOFTWARE SUCH AS N1MM
LOGGER.  I EXPECT THIS FEATURE TO BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE RELEASE.  THE
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