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From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
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Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 15:28:09 -0000
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Subject: LF: Re: ARGO or SPECTRAN?
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Hi Warren, I am a bit of a "Nerd" but I run Spectran on my internet machine
so I can listen on the PC using the audio filters and play with parameters
in a way that is not always possible on ARGO, which is running on another PC
alongside and used for overnight captures. I use ARGO for serious monitoring
cos it is a lot less likely I will make a mess of it, particularly on long
dot length modes. I can change ARGO quickly to a given mode and know I have
got optimised conditons, and spot-on calibration. It would also seem that
ARGO will run on almost any soundcard whereas Spectran is a lot more
choosey. Spectrum Lab is terrific but very complex and takes too long to
relearn if I want to do something quickly....I save that for particular
experiments using the other built in features.....logging, LF receiver, data
modes,etc. ARGO was built by Alberto as a fairly painless QRSS
receiver/display, with a lot of the decisions made for you when you select a
mode.

Its like they used to say about word processors.....the best one is the one
you are used to, and comfortable with.

Cheers de Alan G3NYK
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----- Original Message -----
From: Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ <k2ors@comcast.net>
To: rsgb lf reflector <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Cc: LWCA LF Reflector <lowfer@lwca.org>
Sent: 08 March 2006 14:59
Subject: LF: ARGO or SPECTRAN?


> Hello the list,
>
>     I have been using Spectran for my QRSS receiving, mostly out of habit.
I have had excellent results with Spectran and Wolf's Spectrum Lab so I saw
no reason to change. I saw the following notice on the lwca main web page:
>
> "Argo has somewhat similar performance to Spectran, but interacts better
with the user's soundcard and is customized for QRSS modes. "
>
>   Am I missing something by using Spectran instead of Argo?
>
>
> --
> 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ
> FN42hi
> http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm
>