DigiPan
DigiPan
A Freeware Program for PSK31and PSK63
DigiPan stands for "Digital Panoramic Tuning" and brings the ease and simplicity of PANORAMIC reception and transmission
to PSK31 operation. DigiPan provides a panoramic display of the frequency spectrum in the form of an active dial scale
extending the full width of the computer screen. Depending upon the transceiver IF bandwidth, it is possible to "see" as many as
40 to 80 PSK31 stations at one time. A low-cost 20 meter transceiver kit, the PSK-20, is available from Small Wonder Labs
at http://www.smallwonderlabs.com, that makes full use of DigiPan's panoramic capabilities through the use of a 4000 Hz
wideband IF. An article about DigiPan and the panoramic transceiver can be found starting on page 33 of the June, 2000, QST
magazine. Other information about PSK31, including a downloadable copy of the article, is currently avaialable from the ARRL
Technical Information Service at http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/psk31.html.
When used with existing transceivers, DigiPan displays 2000 Hz to 3000 Hz of
spectrum space, displaying all, or almost all, of
the active PSK31 stations on the band at one time, and clearly showing unused frequencies available for calling CQ. Tuning to
a station, or to an empty frequency, is done by simply pointing with the mouse cursor and clicking the left mouse button.
DigiPan's features include simultaneous reception of two stations at the same
time, "Snap" to snap the cursor quickly to the
center of the displayed station, AFC to keep it tuned there, "Seek" for mouse-free tuning, and "Scan" which can be used to
build a history of activity on the band, a calibrated dial scale for each band, typeahead buffer, twenty-four
operator-configurable macro keys, and a basic logging function with search and edit capabilities.
DigiPan is the result of a joint effort between Skip Teller, KH6TY/4 and Nick Fedoseev, UT2UZ, the author of MIXW32, and is intended to
make PSK31 operation easier and more enjoyable for everyone.
Brand new Version of DigiPan with Multi-channel Display Version 2.0
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1.0c: 01/04/2000 Initial release
1.1: 05/15/2000 Second release. Added Seek, DTR PTT, Bookmarks on Spectrum
Window, Right-click macro editing, Wordwrap, Tune signal, Additional Log
bar, Drag-drop Log entry, Spectrum window default palette selection, Dial
Scales for 80m - 10m, CW ID, and other macros.
1.2: 06/01/2000 Third release. Added SCAN, Markers, log editing, support for
nine serial ports, additional macros, and corrected the intermittent
disappearing cursor problem.
1.5: 11/05/2000 Fourth official release. Added dual channel reception,
selectable colors for all windows, ability to transmit and receive on
different frequencies, easier to use log, QSO data display on status bar,
phase scope, Sound history, and transmitted IMD measurement.
1.6: 1/1/2001 Fifth release. Fixed bug that changed the Regional Settings,
added ADIF Log import and export, and changed to new internal log format for
faster searching.
1.6c: 1/5/2001 Sixth release. This is a maintenance release that corrects
some minor bugs in the log operation.
1.6d: 1/14/2001 Seventh release. This is another maintenance release that
corrects a bug in the log operation that rendered searching impossible if
the search operation was cancelled.
1.7: 6/16/2003 Eighth release. Added PSK63, CI-V frequency control for Icom
transceivers, and PACTOR-I (receive only).
2.0: 11/1/2004 Ninth release. Added multichannel reception, CQ alert,
Internet callsign lookup, and Rx and Tx offset adjustment.
KH6TY, Howard (Skip) Teller
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