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DM-780 Users Guide Ham Radio Deluxe V6.0 HRD Software LLC DM-780 Users Guide Ham Radio Deluxe V6.0 By Tim Browning (KB3NPH) 2013 HRD Software LLC DM-780 Users Guide Table of Contents Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Audio Interfacing........................................................................................................................................... 4 Program Option Descriptions ....................................................................................................................... 8 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................ 10 QSO Tag and My Station Set up .............................................................................................................. 11 My Station Set Up ................................................................................................................................... 12 Default Display ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Main Display with Waterfall ................................................................................................................... 14 Main Display with ALE and Modes Panes ............................................................................................... 15 Modes, Tags and Macros Panes .............................................................................................................. 16 Hiding Toolbar Icons ............................................................................................................................... 17 Add Log Entry Pane ................................................................................................................................. 18 Soundcard Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 19 Select A Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Tuning A Signal ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Transmit Panel ........................................................................................................................................ 21 The Transmit panel ................................................................................................................................. 21 Calling CQ ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Transmit Toolbar ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Receive Panel Toolbar ............................................................................................................................. 25 Waterfall Toolbar .................................................................................................................................... 26 Logging QSO ................................................................................................................................................ 34 Worked Status Popup ............................................................................................................................. 34 Transfer Callsign to ALE ........................................................................................................................... 35 Logging The Contact ................................................................................................................................ 36 Add Alarm ............................................................................................................................................... 37 1 Callsign Look-Up ...................................................................................................................................... 38 Google Earth Display ............................................................................................................................... 39 Macro Manager .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Selecting The Macro Manager ................................................................................................................ 41 Default Macro Set ................................................................................................................................... 42 Macro Manager Toolbar ......................................................................................................................... 43 Creating New Macro Set ......................................................................................................................... 44 Naming The New Set ............................................................................................................................... 45 Import Default Set .................................................................................................................................. 45 Macro Editor ........................................................................................................................................... 47 Title, Toolbar Title, Group changes ......................................................................................................... 49 Additional Macro Options ....................................................................................................................... 50 Contest Macros ....................................................................................................................................... 56 Modes ......................................................................................................................................................... 58 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DIGITAL MODES ................................................................................ 59 SuperSweeper ............................................................................................................................................. 61 Browsers ..................................................................................................................................................... 66 SSTV ............................................................................................................................................................. 68 SSTV Display ............................................................................................................................................ 68 Soundcard Calibration............................................................................................................................. 70 SSTV Options ........................................................................................................................................... 72 SSTV Display Layout ................................................................................................................................ 79 Waterfall Pane ........................................................................................................................................ 80 Receive, Transmit, Webcam ................................................................................................................... 81 SSTV Modes............................................................................................................................................. 82 Creating Transmit Templates .................................................................................................................. 84 Receive Pane ........................................................................................................................................... 91 Transmit Pane ......................................................................................................................................... 92 World Map .................................................................................................................................................. 96 2 Overview DM-780 is a very sophisticated, feature packed, program that allows you to send and receive many of the popular amateur radio digital modes, including SSTV, using a computer soundcard. It supports AFSK modes as well as FSK RTTY. The program integrates with the HRD rig control program to control band and frequency changes without exiting the program. It’s also integrates with the HRD Logbook to allow easy callsign look-ups and logging of your digital contacts through its built-in Add Log Entry (ALE) screen. DM-780 has features not found in any other program on the market today. The SuperSweeper gives you the ability to view and decode multiple signals using CW, BPSK and RTTY in single window. You can also enable the SuperSweeper History file to keep track of and display information about callsigns you have heard from your location. The SSTV module has a built-in editor for creating templates for your outgoing messages on background pictures from your own photo collections. It can also place an incoming picture within one of your outgoing
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