RE: [digitalradio] SignaLink USB Mods

2008-10-31 Thread Tom Tcimpidis
One thing I did with the Signalink on my 746Pro was insert an 18K resistor in series with the TX audio right at the radio connector. This allowed me to raise the audio level from the SignaLink and improved my transmit S/N noticeably. Tom K6TGT From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

RE: [digitalradio] Re: ASCII ?

2008-10-02 Thread Tom Tcimpidis
The CEO of GM once said that What is good for GM is good for the country. From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jhaynesatalumni Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:47 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: ASCII ? --- In

RE: [digitalradio] MT63

2008-09-14 Thread Tom Tcimpidis
Indeed it has, but it was a great 18 years! Tom K6TGT Tom, good seeing you here. It has been a long time since Wildcat BBS days. David KD4NUE

RE: [digitalradio] MT63

2008-09-13 Thread Tom Tcimpidis via PPC
As does the USCG AUX HF Contigency Comms Network. Tom, k6tgt k6cyc sysop And of course Navy MARS has been using this as the primary means for years in local/regional nets Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781

Re: [digitalradio] Re: SignaLinkUSB freq response and S/N

2008-09-03 Thread Tom Tcimpidis via PPC
My signalink usb measures +- 1db from 200hz to 5khz. I did not try to measure outside this range since I consider it irrelevant for digital. The s/n measures 73db over the same range with 20db of headroom. Tom K6TGT Peter Frenning [OZ1PIF] skrev: Has anyone else tried to characterize the

RE: [digitalradio] Fast ARQ Hardware

2008-08-29 Thread Tom Tcimpidis
As an engineer who designed RF systems in a place far away and long ago, the cost of switching 100 watts of RF electronically as opposed to a fast relay device is MUCH higher. Most Amateurs simply would not want to pay the price of fast all-electronic switching when they don't need it and it

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Fast ARQ Hardware

2008-08-29 Thread Tom Tcimpidis
Bottom line: Cost versus ROI. Too expensive for the few who would see the need or advantage and - more importantly - be willing to spend the extra money. Marketing will/would never approve it. For example: I have a very nice Mosfet T/R switch that I use in a commercial application. It