Two slice question

DrTeeth

Is there any way, with two slices open, for the inactive (not TX enabled slice) to automatically mute? I do not want a contact on slice A being made difficult by having slice B audible too.

I will be entering a contest this weekend and there are two contest preferred segments in the 80 and 40 m bands that I have programmed in as profiles. I have never used twin slices before and have briefly experimented with having both slices' audio in both ears and also each slice having its own ear.

Mni tnx.

Jim Gilliam

Maybe I don't fully understand your question but each slice has a separate volume control.

Duane_AC5AA

The obvious answer is for you to mute the one you don't want to hear, but that's a manual operation, and I don't think that's what you are asking.  (Mute = right-click the speaker icon on the slice)

DrTeeth

Thanks chaps for your responses. What I am looking for is an automatic mute so that when I pounce on a signal on slice 'A', slide 'B' mutes without any action on my part. Having to manually mute would significantly increase the mouse use and work load.

Jim Gilliam

Maybe that would be a nice added option to a profile.

Walt - KZ1F

It's very easy to get used to doing as soon as you bring up the B slice. Yes, that is a good suggestion. What S(er)SDR will do is have an integrated dx cluster such that if you select a spot the A slice will go to his/her xmit freq. If there is a QRX or split or up1, a B slice will be opened for it on mute. In that scenario I know B is my xmit and to mute the receiver. That is different than you describe by just opening a B or C or D slice without any software knowing what your intentions are. Implicit in your last post Guy is anyone you pounce on will be working split. In a contest doesn't everyone work simplex? Still, anything one feels is a good suggestion for FRS, be sure to put it in as a well articulated idea and ask people to "like" it. So FRS knows where to place it in their list of things to do. You could phrase it this way, if a subsequent slice is opened in the same panadapter, assume it is xmit and muted. That should handle it, right?

DrTeeth

Hi Walt,

I'll put it up as an idea and hopefully be able to explain what I mean ;-).

Rick Hadley - W0FG

Set up SDR-Bridge and CW Skimmer.  In SDR-Bridge, click on on Radio tab and check the box marked "Mute all but active slice".

DrTeeth

I do not use CW yet, but will check out SDR-bridge. Hopefully FRS would consider adding this to SSDR natively.

K6OZY

You can do this with SDR-Bridge and never touch CW.   Just install it and open it.   Out of the box it mutes all non-active slices and un-mutes the active one.   It will do exactly what you are asking with zero configuration.

DrTeeth

Thanks, will do.