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B9X PTT Chat For Windows

You will need the B9X PTT Chat Software to connect to B9X Voice Server from a Windows PC and to control your radio via DigiRig. You can download this software by clicking the link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JktOiIvKn7gMeG0unwuVCA8Y5r2CB_qT/view?usp=drive_link

Extract this software to its own folder, initially on the same PC that is running B9X Voice Server, and execute this exe to install.

Once installed, run the app by double clicking on its Desktop icon. The following dialog will appear:

Provide the required information that this dialog needs. Disconnect from server to set any parameters.

  1. Voice Server Hostname: The hostname or IP of the B9X Voice Server. Use ‘127.0.0.1’ since you are on the same PC as the server.
  2. Server UDP Port: The port of the B9X Voice Server
  3. Local UDP Port: The local port of your client. If you want the OS to pick specify 0.
  4. Voice Server Password: The B9X Voice Server’s password. Its default password is ‘adminPassword’
  5. Voice Encryption Key: The 32 character key that matches the 32 character key of B9X Voice Server. Its default value is: ‘JZ624RAS127878AF901C423910763350’ . It is important that you change this once you are up and running.
  6. Use Server AES encryption: Enable encryption.
  7. Startup Buffer: Amount of UDP audio to buffer at start.
  8. Microphone: The mic soundcard to use. This should be the DigiRig soundcard.
  9. Speaker / Headphones: The speaker soundcard to use. This should be the DigiRig soundcard.
  10. Connect: Connect to B9X Voice Server
  11. Disconnect: Disconnect from B9X Voice Server
  12. Save Settings: Save all the current settings
  13. Copy Diagnostics: For internal use.
  14. Forget Credentials: Delete the password and key.
  15. VOX / Radio Settings: Show VOX / Radio settings dialog.
  16. VOX Enabled: Enable VOX. Since there is no way to monitor squelch, VOX is used instead.
  17. Hold To Talk: Press to send audio to the B9X Voice Server and all its connected devices.

The next dialog appears when you click ‘VOX / Radio Settings’.

Provide the information it requires and click Save Settings..

  1. Enable Microphone VOX: This is used to enable VOX
  2. VOX Trigger Lever: This is used to set VOX sensitivity. The lower the number, the more sensitive.
  3. VOX Off Delay: This is used to set the delay to go off once voice is not detected.
  4. Enable radio PTT on Serial RTS: This needs to be enabled so that the DigiRig can key your radio’s transmitter.
  5. Radio Interface COM Port: This is the COM port of the DigiRig.
  6. RTS Asserted=Transmitter Keyed: This sets what RTS level keys the transmitter. It should be checked for DigiRig.
  7. PTT Lead: Sets the delay before transmitter is first keyed.
  8. PTT Off Delay: This is the hang time of the transmitter.
  9. Callsign: If you want your transmitter to ID, provide a valid callsign. If this field is empty, IDer is disabled.
  10. Tone HZ: Frequecy of the ID tone.
  11. Speed: Speed of the Morse IDer.
  12. Interval: How often to ID. For USA, this should be 10 minutes(600 seconds) or less.

The dialog will close and you will be back on the first dialog.

Click Connect and if all is set correctly, this app will connect to the server. The above dialog shows the radio successfully connected to the server IP: 127.0.0.1 . Now two B9X Radio Handie-Talkies can talk to each other and over the connected radio. Only licensed amateur radio operators can use this configuration.

References And Disclaimer

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Website: https://b9xelectronics.com

B9X Voice Server™ and B9X Voice Client™ are trademarks of B9X Electronics.

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The specifications in this document are only given to provide information, without any guarantee in regards to either mistakes or omissions. B9X Electronics reserves the right to make changes to the products contained in this publication for any reason.

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