iPhone app for Selcall
Submitted: Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 10:35
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for those with older SSB radios wishing to use selcall, there is now an iPhone/iPad app that will generate the codan type selcall.
Just search the app store using "selcall". I have no connection with the author of the software except for requesting him to add, which he kindly did.
Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 11:08
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 11:08
Hi ho
Sounds great but can see one very big problem. You will need phone reception to use it and once you leave settled areas, that is one thing that you do not have.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: hl - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 11:23
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 11:23
No you don't....
The phone (or iPad) does not need reception to generate a Selcall.....
regards
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Follow Up By: hl - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 11:25
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 11:25
It really is only useful for those that want to press an older radio such a Codan 7727 into service, perhaps as a backup in an emergency.
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Follow Up By: Jarse - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 13:19
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 13:19
Looks like you hold the HF mic to the iphone speaker to play the iphone-generated tone over the HF.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 13:51
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 13:51
Hi
I thought that it must have used the phone network, so I am wrong, sorry. It must be an audio tone from the devise. My Codan 8525 does not have selcall, so it would be interesting to see how it goes.
Thanks for the heads up
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: hl - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 14:09
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 14:09
Yes, it will work well with that, just bear in mind that it only encodes, no decode.
Regards
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Follow Up By: Stu & "Bob" - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 19:51
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 19:51
Yup, can only send and not receive.
BUT, it can send your self ident with the selcall.
I carry a 6924 as a backup when travelling, so it will be handy to contact VKS or friends.
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Reply By: Echucan Bob - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 18:18
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 18:18
So simple but simply awesome.
"There is an app for that!"
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Follow Up By: Echucan Bob - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 18:34
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 18:34
It sounds like the real deal. Will try a
beacon call later tonight (after work).
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Follow Up By: Echucan Bob - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 18:40
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 18:40
From the VKS 737 site:
"One solution to not having selcall capability is to install a Jenal SC51 selcall into the radio, while this option is very successful it is also
fairly costly at around $700 including installation."
$700 fairly costly! Thats more than a radio costs. $2 for the app is looking good.
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Follow Up By: Echucan Bob - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 19:34
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 19:34
Confirm successful
Beacon Call to Swan
Hill. I turned the phone up to about 3/4 volume, and held it about 10 cm from the NGT handset.
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Reply By: Echucan Bob - Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 21:07
Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 21:07
I note the same developer has an app called HF Weather Fax. Amazing. Worth a separate entry I feel.
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Reply By: Echucan Bob - Wednesday, May 08, 2013 at 21:36
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 at 21:36
hl
I've tried it a bit more and been able to raise beacons in Swan
Hill,
Adelaide and
Alice Springs.
Thanks for alerting us to this app.
Bob
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Reply By: Tim Owen - Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 15:47
Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 15:47
Thanks for posting this up. An interesting development.
Apologies if these are dumb questions, but I launched right in a paid my $3 to check this out, and now I want to know how it works....
I assume the Codan tone mode is what is used by mobile HF radios regardless of what 'brand' of transceiver you have. Is that right?
What does the Center frequency mean? What guidance would you provide regarding adjustment.
Is Call ID the selcall number set in the other radio/base you are calling, or your own selcall number? Likewise for Send ID?
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Follow Up By: Member - Boobook - Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 17:06
Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 17:06
It will work with any transceiver and mimics the tones generated by a selcall module in a late model unit.
Just leave the center frequency as is.
You enter your selcall ID and the one you are callling and hey presto, it works.
I tried it on the android version,. Neat app.
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