EchoProducer
History
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Check out the EchoPCUser program Made for the computer user click here for website
Echo-Producer Yahoo group at
http://groups.Current Version 3.5.2
Use CW ident disabled when Windows 7 selected the. Voice ident re instated.
Parrot mode added
Conference Selection added to front consol (Admin Mode)
Larger text option in the Main Menu and Text Box Chat section. For poor sited operators
Beacons not playing .mp3 files as they should. Bug fixed
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Main consul menu screen re designed & hiding setup buttons
Larger text in who is talking field with water mark for last talked
Conference Controller list function option disable fixed. Will now stop listing when not required
QRZ option on sysop Action menu added
One DTMF option removed from Conference Controller (I Needed the space)
Disable CW in Idents section when using Windows 7 due to an EchoLink CW problem if using Windows 7
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Time out timer indicator on main menu disabled during local announcement / news and weather
Local Announcement / Weather / News indicator added to main menu consol panel (When connected to a conference)
Internal times adjusted to reduce CPU usage by 40%
Fan in use indicator added to main Menu Consol
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DTMF File / Text Player Save and hide buttons swapped over
Mute Last (Timed) Main menu bug fixed
Conference controller amendment to listing. Option to use node list and use/ send Conference stats added
Transferring some timer code to other timers to reduce timer quantity and PC overheads.
Many code routines re written to enable Windows 7 to work with EchoProducer
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Tidy up some code in timers and reduce the amount of timers to save on PC overheads
Menu / Information changes. Station Talking and Last Station To TX sections close when not connect to conference
Pause and Resume play added to Player Utils and news player
Auto (.List) use option added Conference Controller
Tidy up of some program code and times
Extra information added to last station talking on main menu screen
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Main Menu Enhanced (Status Information added)
Weather data files check and information for new users explaining why files are missing. (If Missing)
Power Admin Text box filter Disconnect / Warns node if text box filter word or Repetition Beacon is seen ( Helps stops them annoying adverts in the text box)
Close down EchoProducer program by DTMF added. (DTMF / Connect Control section)
Text Box Greeting time stamp added for when stations connect.
Conference Controller Auto Mute countdown changes colour at 60 second warning.
Conference Controller Auto List Users added (Uitls) Admin Use
Conference Controller minor changes
Extra sysop Text Box Messages fields added
Alterations to the About screen (Donation Button removed)
Idents screen RF Receive indicator added
Text Box Filter fields made wider
Conference Filter Minor Changes
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Backup option added in the About / Updates section to enable your configuration .ini files to be saved
Changes made to the Conference Filter beacon
Small word correction made Connect / Disconnect
Use Weather Temperature as beacon.
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Weather / News extra end of Weather / News transmission wording option added.
TX DTMF Start / End of Weather Forecasts & Warnings, Beacons, News and Net Scheduler. (Removed)
Text Changer option added to the Weather Conditions section. Enables you to change some of the odd words sent from the weather program
Listen Only option added to Net Scheduler Set 1
Weather option added to the News Player section
News Downloader amendments to main panel for ease of viewing and easy access button to news section.
Admin to sysop Red Box Message extra fields added
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Conference Filter listings clear when now when disconnect or change conferences.
Conference filter enhancements made
Sysop Messages access buttons added to Text Box Chat and Conference Controller section
Messages for Sysop extra options added.
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Conference Filter update and enhancements.
Auto pop up option added to Chat Text Box
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Temperature option to have the time added. 3 options here 1 - Add WX Data Time .2 - Add Local Time at TX 3 - No Time Added
Conference filter section small changes to filter code
Send a Red Box Message to Sysop option added to private message section
Admin to Sysop messages added (Explain to effected node what happened and why)
Internal Code changes (Tidy up)
Bug fix in conference filter
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Conference Filter some timings adjusted
Conference Filter option to show connected node list in alphabetic order
Word amendment to Beacon Set 2
Conference Controller Extra button added to show Filter (Control section)
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Serial Player selectable delay before Play added. This avoids clashes with other beacons that might be set.
Conference controller un mute .quote message now used
Connect History "Use" option added
Beacon Set 1 option amended so as you have the option to enable set 1 & 2 Timed Beacons to operate at the same time.
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Profiles section DTMF added for RF Selection also small buttons added for PC selection
Courtesy Tone section. Who is TXing and last station to TX information added
Conference Info to Text box informing of a mute "wording changed"
Some Error trapping added to the Idents Section (Thanks Vaughan M0VRR)
Lurk / De Lurk function added to Conference Controller
Adjustments to Conference Filter
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Conference Controller DTMF section Some buttons added for ease of Connect / Disconnect nodes to Conference
Minor Adjustments to the Beacon 2 section
Weather Conditions section 12 / 24 hour time now changes to the correct format
Conference Filter added. Helps control and stop other nodes who Multi Conference active. (Conference Owners Only)
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Beacons section. choice of formats for beacons. Text in fields or Text file on hard driver or .wav or .mp3 files
Conference controller extra option for last talking station to be muted or disconnected
Minor adjustments to the source code in the files missing area
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Beacons section. Sequential beacons added (Access via scheduler)
Profiles Times selection (Day and Time) added with the option to change beacon sets
Re Set conference admin override added
Minor program adjustments
DTMF section. DTMF added to stop player TXing added. (Duplex only)
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Weather Warning Summery option added to beacon
Serial player if system in use suppress playing
Silence announcements Time adjustments
News player time adjustments
Download seconds adjustments
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DTMF Link Up / Down added to Silence announcements section
Close Down EchoLink and EchoProducer by DTMF
Refresh data screen when called by DTMF added in the DTMF / Text Player
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DTMF File / Text Player section. you can now enter URL to a web site one of the 20 fields also the DTMF. This web page that contains text will be transmitted. This is for web pages that have data like Weather - Traffic or any other useful information that you can legally transmit. Only the text portion within the web page will be extracted This section will transmit various configurations like .txt .wav .mp3 or urls (http://). The program recognises the formats and takes the appropriate action. This can help manipulate the text that was to be transmitted to sound right. 250 characters in each of the fields can be input. If you want to delete a word or a sentence that you have put in the word field simply leave the change to field empty or put a space in the field. You can make a total of 10 changes
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Delay before accepting selected DTMF commands bug fixed
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Update checker bug fixed (False message if net not connected)
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Update WX forecast Text to Wav (T-storms to "Thunder Storms")
2nd Net Scheduler some of the options were not saving. Fixed
Auto Timed connect reset time if node is in use added
Minor program code changes
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Update Downloader upgraded
Start of program check for any updates added
Some minor bugs corrected
Stay connected added to schedules sections
Weather warning . changes to some of the words so they sound correct
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DTMF Control / Scheduler section. Disconnect All from Link if Idle option added
Weather warning . Long warning added. You have 3 Warning options that can be selected via DTMF. Summery - Short - Long.
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Stay connected Auto Connect Minutes in "Stetting" bug fixed
Minor adjustments to connect greeting messages
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Silence Announcements timer fixed
Extra Net Scheduler panel added
DTMF Scheduler section adjusted
The Vista alterations did not work so still only runs under XP (Sorry)
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Program altered to enable to help run under Vista
Timed Connect added to DTMF Control section
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Simple scheduler added.
User Busy bug during DTMF group connects fixed
Minor source code adjustments made to the Menu
Station Talking identifier in Conference Controller clears correctly now when disconnected
DTMF to play Current Temperature added to Weather Conditions.
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File player Audio format selectable added.- 8kHz8BitMono - 11kHz16BitMono - 11kHz16BitStereo -16kHz16BitMono - 16kHz16BitStereo - 22kHz16BitMono - 32kHz16BitMono - 48kHz8BitMono - 48kHz16BitMono
Some Spelling Mistakes corrected
Connect via DTMF a station into a conference that you have admin rights (Conference Controller)
Auto Timed re connect bug fixed.
Text box control for timeout minutes (4 minutes) added to enable all admin to have the same timeout of 4 minutes set on the conference using the "/timeout4/" command
Disable Conference some commands when not an Admin added.
News Player extra news download button removed.
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Hide Button in chat box moved to the main screen to enable easy access.
Mute (Persistent) talking station in Conference control Utils and Control section section added
CW Ident enable option during silence period added (Idents - Silence Announcements section)
Curtsey tone the symbol ":" can be used to for a none letter if ident is not required
Auto Timed connect DTMF control added
Bug in "Turn ID off if Idle don't send Idents" locking Fixed
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Audio end of over ident volume slider now works independently
Net Control section minor adjustments
News reader volume slider bug fixed
Extra stop file player in forecast weather removed
Text message button added to the conference controller
EchoChat opens now when text message sent
Text Beacons screen open one at a time instead of both at the same time
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Weather forecast lows not giving correct information Fixed
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Timed Un-Ban added to conference controller
Net control updated and placed on main menu
Weather DTMF enabled during Silence Announcements
Stop weather file playing added in weather section (It was there just named wrong)
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Swear words added to internal text box filter (Hard Coded)
Error trap added to exit routine to stop run time error on computer re boot.
Minor program adjustments to File Player Utils section
Due to delay for weather reports the user will hear "Stand By" while the report is being sorted.
Weather Warning Summery Added
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Nag screen when using the "X" to save date removed.
Text box message buttons sending wrong text fixed.
RTS & DTR selection made easier. Take away possible user error.
Error trap added to curtsy tone timings.
Attributes in the listing of who is logged on Conference (Conference Controller Utils. Admin Use)
Simple repeater option added in RTS / DTR section
Conference Controller "Mute Talking Station". Callsign, Message & Timed option added
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Text to Wav converter added
Case sensitive added to filter section on EchoChat section
Extra mail callsign added to private mail section in EchoChat
RTS / DCD permanent option added to the Idents/Settings section under RTS / DCD tab
Installer bug fixed
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Released
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EchoProducerLite
EchoProducerPlus
I have put both the old versions of the above in the files section on the Yahoo EchoProducer group in case you want the old versions.
Echo-Producer Yahoo group at
http://groups.===================================
Many thanks to all the Beta Testers. Peter EI4JR - Paul VK2EX - Steve EI2GYB - Ian G8PWE - Mike VA3PS - Rob VK5TRM - NidgeG0WFS
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Page Updated on 26/10/2009