RE: [digitalradio] Data Mode Activity

2007-02-23 Thread Rick Westerfield
Yes, it is deader than Millard Fillmore tonight . . . Rick - KH2DF/W5 _ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walt DuBose Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:30 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Data Mode Activity

[digitalradio] Speaker Monitor Selection on Windows XP Volume Control

2008-08-11 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello All, I have found this before and it is working on my computer but I cannot seem to find the selection check box for monitoring sound through the Windows Volume Control. I am trying to get the software working on a computer that belongs to somebody else and I simply cannot find it.

[digitalradio] What Is A Good FLARQ Frequency?

2008-09-03 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello, I have flarq running here and would like to give it a try. Anybody out there want to suggest a good frequency? Rick - KH2DF/W5

Re: [digitalradio] comp port seting for mixw ?????

2009-05-05 Thread Rick Westerfield
Try Configure, then CAT/PTT but I am not sitting at my rig. This will get you close. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On May 5, 2009, at 7:55 AM, ronaldfparmenter ronaldfparmen...@yahoo.com wrote: i don't know where the conm port is in mixw .i can't set the comp port for set up

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia / RTTYM

2009-05-20 Thread Rick Westerfield
I like the faster print rate of Contestia but there are few users out there. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On May 20, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Simon \(HB9DRV\) simon.br...@kns.ch wrote: I'm adding these Olivia derrivates to DM780, I'm interested in knowing whether they are used much? Simon

Re: [digitalradio] How do I get started with digital radio?

2009-05-28 Thread Rick Westerfield
Avoid the Icom IC-718 if you want to do push to talk by CAT command. Icom chose not to put PTT by CAT in the command word set. There are other methods of doin PTT but CAT is by far the most elegant. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On May 28, 2009, at 9:06 AM, bruce mallon wa4...@yahoo.com

Re: [digitalradio] Something odd about digi-fest contest?

2009-06-05 Thread Rick Westerfield
This is capitalism at its zenith but I am not opposed. I just wish I had the time to compete and play. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jun 5, 2009, at 7:22 AM, Simon \(HB9DRV\) simon.br...@kns.ch wrote: Why not? ICOM sponsors the RSGB HF Convention, other companies sponsor various

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New version of Mixw

2009-06-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
It is all about the visual simplicity of its interface . . . elegant in its minimalism. And I say that truly as a complement. Although I like HRD and MultiPSK both for other reasons, MixW is easier to use. More pleasing to the eyes especially versus MultiPSK. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone

Re: [digitalradio] Sound Cards

2009-06-17 Thread Rick Westerfield
QST had a very informative article a while back - worthwhile reading. I was surprised at the performance differences between the good, better and best cards in areas that really matter to our hobby. I still use my stock Dell soundcard but I now know why and how I could be doing better. Rick -

Re: [digitalradio] please unsubscribe from this group

2009-06-21 Thread Rick Westerfield
You need to do this at Yahoo. Not from within this group. We cannot help you with this. Rick Sent from my iPhone On Jun 21, 2009, at 2:58 PM, ken ferguson ken_fergu...@fsmail.net wrote: tis I who wishes to leave the group. ken

Re: [digitalradio] HDR Version 5 released

2009-07-06 Thread Rick Westerfield
Is this still a beta or is it a full, stable release? The web site indicates October 2009 for the full release. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jul 6, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Tony d...@optonline.net wrote: All, Ham Radio Deluxe version 5 is available. The new version has RSID, Contestia

Re: [digitalradio] Best Software

2009-09-02 Thread Rick Westerfield
Ham Radio Deluxe does most but not all the modes and even HRD cannot detect the bizarre and uncommon tone combinations and bandwidths. It is too much to expect one software package to do it all but HRD certainly makes a grand attempt. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:14

Re: [digitalradio] Re: QRV RFSM-8000 tonight

2009-10-12 Thread Rick Westerfield
I use 188-110 at work and it is still not a barn burner for data rates although it is fairly dependable. Most days lately with no sunspots it has been 600-1200 bits per second and this is using a considerable amount of wattage on both ends. So please do not get your hopes up too much. It is

Re: [digitalradio] Damm, my SignaLink has Stopped TXing

2009-10-20 Thread Rick Westerfield
Try installing a very simple program like MixW. If it works there then the logic dictates that it is the other program. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:53 PM, Gmail - Kevin, Natalia, Stacey Rochelle spar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, For whatever reason my SignaLink

Re: [digitalradio] Re: DominoEX 11 is more democratic

2009-11-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
Now I understand why Domino never caught on much with me . . . I'm a Republican :) Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Nov 26, 2009, at 7:47 AM, DaveNF2G d...@nf2g.com wrote: Since when is contesting supposed to be democratic? It's a competition, not a debate. 73 de Dave, NF2G

Re: [digitalradio] With Apologies to 2001 HAL

2009-11-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
Now yes, I beg to differ. That was funny! I love that movie and relating it to an amateur radio busy detector is comedic brilliance. That was worth two, no three good chuckles! Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2009, at 10:53 PM, David Bowman wb0...@gmail.com wrote: That wasn't

Re: [digitalradio] Re: DominoEX 11 is more democratic

2009-11-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
Probably. It runs in my family. We are all genetic together :) Rick Sent from my iPhone On Nov 26, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Jaak Hohensee jaak.hohen...@eesti.ee wrote: Rick Westerfield wrote: Now I understand why Domino never caught on much with me . . . I'm a Republican :) Rick - KH2DF Rick

RE: [digitalradio] New digital interfaces for Christmas

2009-12-30 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello Andy, Although I might not be considered a new member, I did receive a Tigertronics Signalink USB under the tree last week. Quite a nice little gift from Santa Claus, I tell you. My WINMOR scores and speeds have gone up considerably and my retries have gone down - not much more to

RE: [digitalradio] New digital interfaces for Christmas

2009-12-30 Thread Rick Westerfield
It is working pretty good already and all of those surface mount components scare me a little. I would need an electron microscope to make some of the changes he suggests in the link. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New digital interfaces for Christmas

2010-01-02 Thread Rick Westerfield
) www.John4Music.TV . --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Rick Westerfield r_lwesterfi...@... wrote: It is working pretty good already and all of those surface mount

Re: R: [digitalradio] Re: MT 63 question

2010-01-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
It is available in MixW 2.19 and I believe HRD. I think the MixW help files have a good explanation. HRD would allow you to set an RS ID tone in your CQ transmissions so that others would know it is MT 63 that you are sending - very handy for a relatively obscure mode like MT 63. Suggest a

Re: [digitalradio] Re: MT 63 question

2010-01-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
Look at Part 97.221. This 500 hertz va 1600 hertz bandwidth thing is an automatic control (unattended - 500 hertz) or attended 1600 question. I think you must be thinking about the 300 baud limit and blurring the two together. And no, I have no other FCC guidance on the matter. Rick - KH2DF

[digitalradio] Who Is The PK-232MBX Expert?

2010-01-19 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello, Now that the major issues with WINMOR are largely settled, I am looking to put my old PK-232 back on the air to get a little play time with PACTOR 1. What is a good software package to run with it in the Windows environment? I have a copy of Lan-Link 2.32 for DOS from 1994

Re: [digitalradio] RTTY decoding

2010-02-16 Thread Rick Westerfield
Download MixW 2.19. It is easy to install, free and you do not need much of a processor. It uses your soundcard as the modem and an HF radio to gather the signals. Your computer processor is the microcontroller, so to speak. There are numerous sources for the engineering behind RTTY digital

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Introduction and question

2010-02-18 Thread Rick Westerfield
As I think I understand it, JT65 and it's varients are all very slowly modulated which makes the waveform extremely robust. ALC, noise, flutter, Doppler shift and intersymbol interference all have a very tough time making much of an impact on such an incredibly rugged signal as JT65. But this

Re: [digitalradio] Calculating CPU use for multiple applications?

2010-03-01 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello Dave, This is awesome. A real keeper of an e-mail. I am not in the market for a computer but this is still excellent knowledge to have and I do not have to buy a bunch of magazines or join another Yahoo group to get it. Again, thank you. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Feb 28,

Re: [digitalradio] Problem with Hoka

2010-03-25 Thread Rick Westerfield
What is Hoka? Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Mar 25, 2010, at 12:15 AM, nikos_katsoulis nikos_katsou...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi everybody, Since a few days,when i wanted to stard Hoka,my computer restart every time!All the other programs work without

RE: [digitalradio] Re: KB1OOQ-5 back ON-LINE (Comcast comes through)

2010-03-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
And as Dorothy once said on the Wizard of Oz as she tapped her ruby slippers together - there is no place like 127.0.0.1 Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Box SixteenHundred Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 12:44 PM To:

RE: [digitalradio] RSID Query

2010-04-09 Thread Rick Westerfield
Quite a few seasoned hams still use older forms of software that do not support RSID. Why they chose not to upgrade is beyond me but they have their reasons. I suppose that if all you ever do is RTTY and PSK31, what would be the point in transmitting an RSID? Or upgrading your software? Rick

RE: [digitalradio] What mean Too Wide?

2010-05-24 Thread Rick Westerfield
This would be a general definition that perhaps not everyone could fully agree on: Too Wide: takes up too much spectrum bandwidth for the amount of information delivered or the speed of the information's delivery. Poor or disturbed propagation constrains all of us into fewer bands

Re: [digitalradio] Nomic vs. Signalink USB

2010-06-13 Thread Rick Westerfield
I love my Signalink. It effectively doubled my Winmor data rate. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2010, at 2:25 PM, kneiper flin...@comcast.net wrote: Newbie to the digital scene and am looking for opinions on the above devices to be used with a Yeasu FT-747G. Right now I'm primarily

Re: [digitalradio] Individual software programs for various digital modes????

2010-06-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
MixW 2.19 will be hard to beat. Yes, it is multi mode but it does Olivia if you load the DLL and it is a simple program. It also does RTTY and CW but I am not too sure about it Morse performance. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15, 2010, at 3:40 PM, JLA johnne...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi

Re: [digitalradio] 40m PSK31

2010-07-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
I troll both places. You never know what you might find. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2010, at 3:56 PM, sholtofish sho...@probikekit.com wrote: What 40m frequency are most PSK31 QSOs in region 2? I haven't been on for a couple of years and it used to be around 7.070 but now

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Repeater noise

2010-07-18 Thread Rick Westerfield
I think cable channel E is one of the usual culprits on the leaky coax. At least it used be when I lived on a street with cable TV. It is all DirecTV for me now. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jul 18, 2010, at 12:03 PM, KB3FXI kb3...@yahoo.com wrote: We had some very serious interference

RE: [digitalradio] New guy

2010-08-20 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello Stephen, There are a few of us into digital modes here in Louisiana. Just hit us up for a sked here on this reflector if you want to try something new. We are here to help. Rick Bossier City, LA From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On

[digitalradio] Signal Around 14113.5 - What Is It?

2010-08-27 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello, Anybody have any idea what the mode/signal is around 14113.5? It is wide on the waterfall and there is no RSID. Sounds familiar but I cannot decode it. Any ideas? Rick - KH2DF

RE: [digitalradio] DM-780

2010-08-30 Thread Rick Westerfield
Not every version though. Only these later versions over the last eight months or so. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rudy Benner Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 4:28 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: