Re: [digitalradio] Re: Test version of Multipsk about ARQ FAE in ALE400

2009-09-15 Thread Sholto Fisher
So in ALE 400, the Master waits 2.5 sec and the Slave 6 sec, the goal being that at some moment the Master hears the Slave or reversely to reconnect. I didn't realize this with ARQ FAE Patrick. If you use a SELCAL does the answering station automatically change mode to slave and the

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Sholto Fisher
Trip, You're not by any chance using a VOX interface (like the Signalink) with the delay button pressed in are you? That would really screw up the timing of FAE400. I haven't experienced the collision problem other than when sigs are really buried in noise. I have also used FAE400 since it

Re: [digitalradio] Weak Signal ALE-400

2009-08-29 Thread Sholto Fisher
Trip, I've been using ALE400 for quite a while and never really had too many problems with collisions in the past. Only recently since I am /QRP only have I noticed the problem. I would take this to mean that it really only manifests when signals are very weak. The problem with slot-times or

[digitalradio] ALE 400 Digital sked page

2009-08-28 Thread Sholto Fisher
Just wondered why there are so few spots on Andy's sked page recently? http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/ also I am QRV on 14074 with RS-ID and CALL ID monitoring. 73 Sholto K7TMG

Re: [digitalradio] Fw: ARLB027 W1AW to add new digital modes to its transmitting schedule

2009-07-14 Thread Sholto Fisher
I wonder when how they surveyed the W1AW listeners? Perhaps I missed the opportunity to respond? Did anyone here respond to their survey? 73 Sholto Tony wrote: - Original Message - From: ARRL Web site memberl...@www. arrl.org mailto:memberlist%40www.arrl.org To:

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Use the *$%#ing RS ID!

2009-07-08 Thread Sholto Fisher
It is not Olivia or MFSK16 guys. It's just MFSK modulation based on Reed Solomon coding. From Patrick's documentation: Each mode corresponds to a message which is transformed in a particular Reed-Solomon sequence. Each sequence is composed of 15 symbols (of 4 bits), each symbol being

Re: [digitalradio] MMTTY VS MMVARI, et al.

2009-06-15 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi Dave, Alex, VE3NEA has an interesting page about MMTTY performance here: http://www.dxatlas.com/RttyCompare/ I completely agree with his results regarding the performance of TruTTY and has been my preferred RTTY program for while now. 73 Sholto K7TMG Dave AA6YQ wrote: I have the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: another can you ID this mode request

2009-06-09 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi Charles, The latest version of MultiPSK has AX25 using PSK 250 (or PSK 63) modulation. I would be interested to see whether PSK 250 is any better or worse than FSK 300. 73 Sholto K7TMG Charles Brabham wrote: - Original Message - *From:* Tony

Re: [digitalradio] Name That Mode

2009-06-03 Thread Sholto Fisher
JT65 I think. Sholto K7TMG Simon (HB9DRV) wrote: Please look at http://www.hb9drv. ch/tmp/pics/ OddMode.jpg http://www.hb9drv.ch/tmp/pics/OddMode.jpg What mode is this? Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio- deluxe.com http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com

Re: [digitalradio] Really beating the AGC issue with PSK ?

2009-05-28 Thread Sholto Fisher
When I use MultiPSK, I make sure the mic input is high (say 30% - 50%) then use MultiPSK's waterfall AGC which often shows the weaker signals as well as the loud one. I also use the manual notch on the rig to help out. 73 Sholto Andy obrien wrote: From time to time we have had

Re: [digitalradio] PSK-ARQ versus ALE-400

2009-05-27 Thread Sholto Fisher
John, ALE400 is not the best mode for this, not because it is a poor mode, but because the user interface is very difficult to use and has turned off many potential operators. Is it difficult to use? I have honestly not found this to be true. I agree it is very different than what

Re: [digitalradio] ALE-400

2009-05-26 Thread Sholto Fisher
And another point worth emphasizing is now that MultiPSK's RS ID detection can be extended throughout a 44KHz bandwidth using its SdR interface, it should be possible to initiate an ALE400 FAE ARQ connection to a friend using their SELCAL which will be detected by them automatically anywhere

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia / RTTYM

2009-05-20 Thread Sholto Fisher
I had a nice Contestia QSO yesterday. Heard a guy calling in it (without RS ID) and it took me a minute to realize it was Contestia rather than Olivia but it worked very well. Regarding RTTYM, I believe if the UOS unshift-on-space option was added (like most RTTY programs) it would be much

Re: [digitalradio] Olivia

2009-04-30 Thread Sholto Fisher
I've found the 1000Hz 8 tone waveform to be very good also. Nice throughput and still plenty sensitive enough for many conditions. Had a nice chat to KC5CAY in 8 tone Contestia today and that worked very well, if a little fast. I have the radio on 14072.5 USB if anyone wants to experiment with

Re: [digitalradio] 5 digital modes you need, the only 5.

2009-04-24 Thread Sholto Fisher
Don't forget CW the first digital mode :) I know...I know... Sholto K7TMG

Re: [digitalradio] 5 digital modes you need, the only 5.

2009-04-24 Thread Sholto Fisher
Sholto. David wrote: Hi yes Sholto some forget about that one digital ...on and off with a key... have to use Digits to make it work on either Key ..Keyer or Keyboard Hi Hi 73 David VK4BDJ Sholto Fisher wrote: Don't forget CW the first digital mode :) I

Re: [digitalradio] finding someone to have a qso with

2009-04-23 Thread Sholto Fisher
Why don't you put a tag line on this reflector so that every message gets the sked page url added to the end of it? They do this on the 30m digi group and it looks like this: Please join in on Thursday and Sunday Night 30mtr PSK activity nights, also when in the shack use the 30 mtr digital

Re: [digitalradio] finding someone to have a qso with

2009-04-23 Thread Sholto Fisher
whoops I see you already have it. But it is buried a little, maybe make it more prominent? 73 Sholto Andrew O'Brien wrote: -My sentiments exactly Bob. I have tried and tried over the years and cannot figure out why the digital part of the K3UK Sked page is not used more. As you

Re: [digitalradio] Random Hour instead of MOTD

2009-04-21 Thread Sholto Fisher
I think the answer will prove to be very much a yes when it is available in DM780. I have heard other hams talking about Ghost QSOs in Olivia which is true to an extent but it still relies on one party hearing the other party in the first place. With RS ID it will be possible (more or less)

[digitalradio] Anyone an expert on HRD?

2009-04-07 Thread Sholto Fisher
Just wanted to know if anyone knows how to add a new Slider in HRD? I have an FT-450 and need a DIG.VOX slider. Has anyone done this? I guess the CAT command is EX then P1=030 and P2=000 (off) to 100 but I have no idea how to enter this into HRD to make it a slider. Thanks, Sholto K7TMG

Re: [digitalradio] Anyone an expert on HRD?

2009-04-07 Thread Sholto Fisher
Simon, Yes, no problem with waiting. For the most part the FT-450 plays very nicely with HRD. Thanks for your reply. 73 Sholto. Simon (HB9DRV) wrote: Sorry, better punctuation this time :) You can't, please let me get the HRD 5.0 betas available for the test team then I'll look at

Re: [digitalradio] Question about mail servers on HF

2009-03-30 Thread Sholto Fisher
Russell, MultiPSK is able to send and received email via Winlink 2000 using its 141A (ALE) mode and one of the HFN pilot stations (see http://hflink.com) which are generally accessible on most HF bands throughout North America. MultiPSK will also allow you to export all the received mail into

[digitalradio] WSPR power levels

2009-03-27 Thread Sholto Fisher
What is it with some of the WSPR folks these days? Looking at the WSPRnet DB recently and I see guys running 50W, 100W, 500W and even 1000W??? I thought the WS part of WSPR meant Weak Signal? Sholto K7TMG

Re: [digitalradio] Re: WSPR power levels

2009-03-27 Thread Sholto Fisher
I understand that Bonnie but I meant in context of using WSPR on HF. I have used WSPR at the mW level and been spotted all around the US, surely there's no need to be running 50 or 100W (or higher) with this mode on HF? 73 K7TMG expeditionradio wrote: Many moonbounce operators are

[digitalradio] Pocket Digi

2009-03-20 Thread Sholto Fisher
I use Pocket Digi on my iPaq 1940 pda and it works FB but I was wondering if anyone knew a pda device/smartphone which has audio input output available on a headphone jack? My iPaq only has output so for input I have to acoustically couple the sig which is not optimal. 73 Sholto K7TMG

Re: [digitalradio] New modes or old modes?

2009-03-11 Thread Sholto Fisher
Christian, From a purely nostalgic viewpoint some of the older MFSK modes like Piccolo, Coquelet Crowd could be a lot of fun to use on the amateur bands. Performance-wise they are probably eclipsed by MFSK16/Olivia but just as in Hellschreiber even CW, performance isn't everything. You

Re: [digitalradio] Anti-Digital Hams

2009-03-05 Thread Sholto Fisher
There would be no mode wars if people take the time to understand the benefits and limitations each mode has and make it a personal rule to test the mode fully in a live setting before applying negative comments. So much understanding can be gained from experience. The same goes for sound card

Re: [digitalradio] HF packet

2009-02-05 Thread Sholto Fisher
Rick, You can try Q15X25 if you have MixW and can find someone else to experiment with. See http://www.mixw.net/index.php?j=downloads for the .dll file instuctions. KE7HPV. Rick W wrote: I meant to bring up Q15X25 since this was going to be the solution for HF packet a number of years

[digitalradio] Update on FT-450 problems

2009-01-15 Thread Sholto Fisher
I know this is probably a bit off topic here but just thought I would update you on using my FT-450 on digital modes. As Bonnie pointed out, from this graph ... http://www.projectsandparts.com/misc/ft-450tx.gif ... you can see that the published FT-450 Transmitter Specifications: Audio

Re: [digitalradio] Measurement Error? Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-09 Thread Sholto Fisher
Thanks for the suggestions Bonnie. My tests were performed into a dummy load at low levels but I don't have a calibrated signal generator. I do have a scope so will do some testing to see what the amplitude from the Sound card/Signalink looks like but I am fairly certain it is flat for this

Re: [digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-08 Thread Sholto Fisher
conclusion to the transceiver passband based on the above figures. 73 Juergen, DL8LE --- In digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher sho...@... wrote: Hi all, I picked up a new Yaesu FT-450 over Xmas and have discovered

Re: [digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-08 Thread Sholto Fisher
for MARS, such as 1K MT63 and Olivia 1K 32 tone (very nice weak signal performance) I have not noticed the 450 being less effective than a Harris RF350 (300 Hz - 3000 Hz BW). But I have not looked, either! Cortland KA5S [Original Message] From: Sholto Fisher sho...@probikekit. com

[digitalradio] FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-07 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi all, I picked up a new Yaesu FT-450 over Xmas and have discovered that the transmit passband seems very uneven to me. Using the same settings, i.e. audio drive, USB DATA mode, constant RF POWER selection - a single tone from the soundcard at 500Hz could produce 20W, a tone at 1000Hz 7W, a

[digitalradio] Follow up to FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-07 Thread Sholto Fisher
I compiled a spread sheet of output power vs input frequency for my FT-450. If anyone has this radio could you run a similar test and post the results? The file is in the files section called yaesu_ft_450_transmit_passband.xls 73 Sholto KE7HPV

[digitalradio] Suggestions for cheap Packet 2m rig

2008-11-06 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi All, Can anyone recommend a brand/model of an older cheap 2m rig which is simple to hook up to a TNC for VHF packet only. I don't really want to buy a new rig just for this use so am looking at older workhorses. Power needs to be around 35W but would prefer a rig that can do a low power

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread Sholto Fisher
I agree with Skip on this Bonnie, the Signalink interface is a very good digital interface and to write it off as a P.O.S is misinformed, disingenuous, just plain wrong and potentially damaging to a small US ham radio oriented company who manufacture quality products. Just to reiterate I have

Re: [digitalradio] Re: signalink sL+

2008-08-26 Thread Sholto Fisher
Bonnie and all, I use the SignalLink SL-1+ (older version, not USB) for ARQ modes successfully. I use MultiPSK and the ARQ modes I have tested and had working are: ALE 141A, ALE400, Pax/Pax2 and Packet. As there is no sound card Pactor (or AMTOR) ARQ there is no way to see if it works but I

Re: [digitalradio] Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-26 Thread Sholto Fisher
: Sholto Fisher wrote: Bonnie and all, I use the SignalLink SL-1+ (older version, not USB) for ARQ modes successfully. I use MultiPSK and the ARQ modes I have tested and had working are: ALE 141A, ALE400, Pax/Pax2 and Packet. Hi Sholto, The fact that you were able to make contacts

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-26 Thread Sholto Fisher
that still leaves 26 for synchronization before receiving the FAE frame. I can't believe it makes any significant difference at least for ALE400 FAE. 73 Sholto. expeditionradio wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bonnie, Does it really make

Re: [digitalradio] Newbie ? PDA instead of computer?

2008-07-31 Thread Sholto Fisher
Mike, I know my iPaq H1940 has standard RS-232 serial available, all you need is a cheap cable. From there you could presumably connect a tnc like an SCS PTC II or even a cheap PK-232. All you would need is some terminal software. PocketDigi works very well and I have made contacts by using

[digitalradio] Pactor-1 sked

2008-07-16 Thread Sholto Fisher
Has anyone got Pactor-1 or Amtor capability handy? I dusted off the old PK-232MBX and got it hooked up but can't find anyone to test it out with! if you can help email me off the list and we can try it out (can only do 30m/20m 6m right now) By the way I have a page for connected qsos at

Re: [digitalradio] Pactor-1 sked

2008-07-16 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi Andy, MultiPSK does the broadcast or FEC mode of Pactor-1 only. Just like Amtor, Pactor had a broadcast mode too - quite good incidentally. What I am wanting to test is Pactor-1 ARQ (or Amtor ARQ Mode A) 73 Sholto. Andrew O'Brien wrote: On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Sholto Fisher

[digitalradio] Pactor-1 ARQ / RTOS / Windows Mobile

2008-06-25 Thread Sholto Fisher
I was just thinking about the problems with Windows being a non realtime OS and the difficulty of precise timing for Pactor or AMTOR frames and it occurred to me that Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) is an RTOS isn't it? This question is probably for Vojtech but wouldn't it be possible to do

Re: [digitalradio] What was on 30M last night - dual highspeed CW?

2008-06-07 Thread Sholto Fisher
Paul, I think what you heard was one half of a 75bd 850Hz shift FSK transmission. This is a non amateur transmission. It has been a regular visitor to 30m for many years. I hear it every day up in Washington. 73 Sholto KE7HPV Paul wrote: Last night around 10.131Mhz from Central Oregon I

[digitalradio] CW - last resort?

2008-05-31 Thread Sholto Fisher
Here's some food for thought for digimode only ops. DE NNN0ASA ZUJ CMB06-08: RR NOALL DE NNN0ASA 050 R 292200Z MAY 2008 FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA TO ALNAVMARCORMARS INFO ZEN/CHIEF ARMY MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ ZEN/CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL BT UNCLAS SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Emergency power digital station options for Field Day ?

2008-05-21 Thread Sholto Fisher
. It does make quite a noise when pedaling but it's not difficult. 73, Sholto. Andrew O'Brien wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andy if you don't mind a little leg power you could try the Freeplay Weza: http://store.sundancesolar.com/frfrwe.html

Re: [digitalradio] ARRL Introduces Fifth Pillar at Dayton Hamvention®

2008-05-21 Thread Sholto Fisher
Harrison explained that Ham radio operators, and particularly ARRL members, closely identify with current and emerging radio technology. Today, we are naming 'technology' as ARRL's new fifth pillar. No doubt they will inform the amateur community of these intentions in an ASCII bulletin

Re: [digitalradio] Emergency power digital station options for Field Day ?

2008-05-19 Thread Sholto Fisher
Andy if you don't mind a little leg power you could try the Freeplay Weza: http://store.sundancesolar.com/frfrwe.html I bought one a while back and I can run the FT-897 on it for quite sometime before needing to recharge. I limit the power to around 10-15W out on the rig. If you use a CW QRP

Re: [digitalradio] Signals on 3584 + audio

2008-05-14 Thread Sholto Fisher
The problem with knowing where to tune any signal can be solved completely by use of RS ID (as in MultiPSK, PocketDigi etc). It amazes me we have had this technology for over a year now and very few people seem to realize the potential of this. Even with s/n ratios down around -15dB MultiPSK

Re: [digitalradio] RS ID / Video ID

2008-05-14 Thread Sholto Fisher
, KV9U Sholto Fisher wrote: The problem with knowing where to tune any signal can be solved completely by use of RS ID (as in MultiPSK, PocketDigi etc). It amazes me we have had this technology for over a year now and very few people seem to realize the potential of this. Even with s/n ratios

Re: [digitalradio] 300 baud limit open to change Re: FCC Denies Digital Stone Age Petition

2008-05-08 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hello Bonnie, I was wondering if you could bring me ( others in the group) up-to-date with your MIL 188-141A ALE experiments? specifically I would be be interested in knowing how most messages are passed? are they AMD/DBM or DTM? The only ALE signals I have heard recently (at least on 30m)

Re: [digitalradio] WSPR operation on 7.000 MHz

2008-04-20 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi guys, It occurred to me that right at the end of 30m might be a good place to do WSPR. The APRS packet ops use 10.149.200 and 10.149.400 for their transmitted tones so this would leave a 500Hz margin if you used 10.149.900 for WSPR. Of course you would need to be especially careful you

Re: [digitalradio] Someone else with no JASON tones

2008-04-12 Thread Sholto Fisher
I managed my first 30m QSO in Jason with Roger, K0MVJ. I had 100% copy here and sometimes couldn't even hear his signal. Roger was at 5W and I was at 3W for a total path distance of 1230 miles. Interesting mode and although maybe not optimal for HF it is certainly very sensitive. 73, Sholto

Re: [digitalradio] another non- contest on a no contest band

2008-04-11 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi Guys, What is the actual objection? is it you worry there will be some rule change in the future to allow WARC band contesting? You know there are other groups who promote the use of 30m for events too (and have done so for some time) including the FISTS club WARC Band Challenge - they

Re: [digitalradio] another non- contest on a no contest band

2008-04-11 Thread Sholto Fisher
in the future to allow WARC band contesting? Yes, contesting is a plague 73 LA5VNA Steinar Sholto Fisher skrev: Hi Guys, What is the actual objection? is it you worry there will be some rule change in the future to allow WARC band contesting? You know there are other groups who

[digitalradio] Jason IFK

2008-04-11 Thread Sholto Fisher
Steinar, I have yet to use it in a real QSO but I have used the FAST/TURBO mode in an HF simulator and been able to copy 100% at around -25dB. How it would perform in real conditions I do not know but if I can find anyone to try it with it will be worth the experiment I think. 73, Sholto.

Re: [digitalradio] another non- contest on a no contest band

2008-04-11 Thread Sholto Fisher
Laurent, well OK, perhaps not rigorous science but at least it may make people think about using modes other than PSK31 and see what is possible at low power levels. 73 Sholto. Laurent Laborde wrote: 2008/4/11, Sholto Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED]: If anything it will be a very interesting

Re: [digitalradio] automatic signal identification

2008-03-20 Thread Sholto Fisher
Ron John, MultiPSK has an analyzer function in it. It can measure baud rate and shift of RTTY FSK signals. It will also attempt to measure the symbol rate of BPSK signals. I'm guessing that at 14097 it was either a Packet or Pactor station. Pactor comes in 3 varieties I, II III. MultiPSK

[digitalradio] PropNet and JT65 frequencies

2008-03-12 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi all, I am in communication with Ev, W2EV with regards to the current PropNet JT65 contention issue and he has asked what my proposal would be regarding frequency coordination. PropNet and JT65 both require international potential so this means they both need to be in the small region of

Re: [digitalradio] PropNet and JT65 frequencies

2008-03-12 Thread Sholto Fisher
Ron, I asked Ev the same question and his reply was: Hi Sholto, During DXpeditions, it seems that split frequency operators were telling people to listen in the same segment that PropNET was operating within. Trying to be good band co-occupants, we studied DX spots and determined

Re: [digitalradio] PropNet and JT65 frequencies

2008-03-12 Thread Sholto Fisher
Andy, I am ok with this idea too but we have to start somewhere. Ev is being extremely cooperative in looking for a solution/compromise and I have posted a message to the WSJT group asking for their help too. But I am seeing most JT65 and JT2 etc still using the 10.139 frequency so thought

[digitalradio] Question about Timewave modems

2008-02-16 Thread Sholto Fisher
I see from Timewave's website there is now a PK-232/PSK and the DSP-232+ modem. The DSP-232+ blurb says it supports memory ARQ in pactor mode but the 232/PSK doesn't. As both are around the same price (if you can find anyone selling the DSP-232+) what are the other differences? both presumably

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Operating FSK RTTY in a contest ?

2008-02-12 Thread Sholto Fisher
MultiPSK can do 850Hz shift RTTY and add a CR at 72 chars if anyone feels like recreating the old days! maybe there's someone still with a mechanical RTTY machine who will let some of us younger guys experience a QSO... I'm up for it but it would have to be 30m (only decent antenna I got

[digitalradio] Question about SkySweeper

2008-02-07 Thread Sholto Fisher
Has anyone tried the SkyOFDM mode or Stanag-4285/4539 modes for Amateur communications in the SkySweeper program? All I have is the demo which doesn't allow live contacts but it can save and load to a wav file which could be replayed I think. According to the SkyOFDM config there are options

Re: [digitalradio] Olivia

2008-02-07 Thread Sholto Fisher
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sholto Fisher Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:37 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Olivia Has anyone ever experimented with the 2 tone Olivia submodes? How does say the 2/250

[digitalradio] Olivia

2008-02-06 Thread Sholto Fisher
Has anyone ever experimented with the 2 tone Olivia submodes? How does say the 2/250 mode compare to regular RTTY? 73, Sholto KE7HPV.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New release (4.7) of MULTIPSK

2008-01-30 Thread Sholto Fisher
Tooner wrote: MultiPSK gives an error in Vista 64-bit: Windows - No Disk Exception Processing Message 0xc013 Parameters ... Cancel, Try Again, Continue Selecting either will still pull up the program. Seems to work fine. Not a biggie, but in case someone else is using the same

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New release (4.7) of MULTIPSK

2008-01-30 Thread Sholto Fisher
: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MultiPSK has a lot more in it than just the ALE Frank. That's cool, and I can appreciate that. I've played with most of the common digital modes software and have to say MultiPSK has a lot of 'meat' to it. However

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New release (4.7) of MULTIPSK

2008-01-30 Thread Sholto Fisher
language for special applications. Really there is so much in this program to have fun with! I am sure I have not covered everything in this list. 73, Sholto KE7HPV. Tooner wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me personally MultiPSK allows

Re: [digitalradio] SSTV MP73 Mode

2008-01-23 Thread Sholto Fisher
Howard, I am just doing some testing of the MP73-N etc modes on 30m. I didn't know they existed until Jens, OV1A mentioned them. I post my spots on http://www.projectsandparts.com/30m/ 73, Sholto KE7HPV. Hi Sholto... Are we testing narrow band at all now? It seems like it's

Re: [digitalradio] SSTV MP73 Mode

2008-01-22 Thread Sholto Fisher
I was wondering if a recognized 30m Narrow Band SSTV calling frequency would be a good thing to discuss? Because it is narrow band and the usable area on 30m is limited it makes sense to me to try to encourage a calling frequency, similar to 14.230 on 20m. To try and hunt through the 30m spectrum

Re: [digitalradio] How do we know MP73-N is less than 500 hz ?

2008-01-21 Thread Sholto Fisher
Andy, Looking at http://www33.ocn.ne.jp/~je3hht/mmsstv/mode.txt the sync is at 1900Hz and the tones occupy 2044Hz-2300Hz. Even with the sync it is only 400Hz or am I missing something? 73, Sholto KE7HPV. - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [digitalradio] How do we know MP73-N is less than 500 hz ?

2008-01-21 Thread Sholto Fisher
Oh it's probably the FSKID I think - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 5:32 PM Subject: [digitalradio] How do we know MP73-N is less than 500 hz ? When I look at MP73-N in the MMSSTV waterfall

Re: [digitalradio] been thinking about an oscilloscope

2008-01-21 Thread Sholto Fisher
I bought a Tektronix 2225 dual 50 MHz on eBay for $100 couple years back. Works fine for HF. 73, Sholto KE7HPV. - Original Message - From: Tooner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 9:47 PM Subject: [digitalradio] been thinking about an

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Redefining SSTV operations

2008-01-20 Thread Sholto Fisher
Jens, Thanks for information. I had absolutely no idea there was already a narrow band SSTV mode in MMSSTV. Just shows no matter how long you've been a ham there is always something new to learn! I am guessing then that this mode would be legal now on 30m in FCC areas as well as Region 1? I

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Redefining SSTV operations

2008-01-20 Thread Sholto Fisher
Patrick, I just assumed that a digital SSTV mode in 500Hz that could send a decent size picture in a reasonable amount of time was impossible. Certainly if it is possible then it would make more sense to look at that approach. Then error correction could also be applied... 73, Sholto KE7HPV.

Re: [digitalradio] Narrow SSTV legal in USA on 30M?

2008-01-20 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi Andy, Yes I am sure it is legal now. I am copying Rick's response to a question about MFSK16 SSTV posted in this group a while back: Rick said: Yes, thanks to Mark, N5RFX, who petitioned the FCC last year, the decision was made to allow any kind of image transmission (analog or digital) in

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Redefining SSTV operations

2008-01-19 Thread Sholto Fisher
Andy, I agree with you - it would be nice to have a general purpose narrow bandwidth image mode which could be used in a stand alone fashion. The problem with MFSK16 SSTV is that it is tied to MFSK16 and you can't receive it if you didn't catch the MFSK Pic: command. Perhaps one of the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Redefining SSTV operations

2008-01-19 Thread Sholto Fisher
to put it into place, but others with production digimode programs are better situated to do it now. 73, Leigh/WA5ZNI On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 7:34 pm, Sholto Fisher wrote: Andy, I agree with you - it would be nice to have a general purpose narrow bandwidth image mode which could be used

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Pactor on 30 M

2008-01-06 Thread Sholto Fisher
It is getting a bit crazy on 30m. I have been seeing a lot of Winlink QRM lately. If anyone doubts this, put your receiver on 10.140 USB and watch the PSK31 QSOs for a while. You can guarantee you won't have to wait very long before some Pactor station Winlink server switch to Pactor-3 and cover

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Licensing of Pactor modes

2008-01-04 Thread Sholto Fisher
I fully agree. I have no problem with the mode or modulation. I wish I could run Pactor-2 cheaply! It is just the Pactor-3 bomb from unattended Winlink machines that explodes over existing QSO's in the narrowband data areas that irritates me. I am happy to put Jack's Pactor/Packet (kb-2-kb)

Re: [digitalradio] Pactor3

2008-01-04 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi Simon, I was wondering if you had thought about including Patrick's Reed Solomon detection feature in DM780? I realize DM780 doesn't have all the modes MultiPSK has, and DM780 has Throb-X 4 baud which MultiPSK doesn't - but if you just had the recognition part for the modes in common I think

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS available for beta testing

2008-01-02 Thread Sholto Fisher
Hi Skip, Just a minor note, some of the Microsoft libraries (dll's) you reference in the program are older versions. I think you might need to download Visual Studio SP6B, update the references and recompile? That should stop the The file being copied is older than the one presently on your

[digitalradio] Testing NBEMS on 10.137

2008-01-02 Thread Sholto Fisher
If anyone wants to try I am QRV on 10.137 (+1000AF) with VBDigi FLArq. 73 Sholto KE7HPV DN08 - Original Message - From: Bill McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:57 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: NBEMS setup You might

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Is PACTOR I Actually DEAD For KBD - KBD?

2007-12-31 Thread Sholto Fisher
You don't, you would use either Pactor-1 FEC or RTTY to call CQ first. 73 Sholto KE7HPV. - Original Message - From: Roger J. Buffington [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Is PACTOR I Actually DEAD

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Is PACTOR I Actually DEAD For KBD - KBD?

2007-12-31 Thread Sholto Fisher
: Monday, December 31, 2007 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Is PACTOR I Actually DEAD For KBD - KBD? Sholto Fisher wrote: You don't, you would use either Pactor-1 FEC or RTTY to call CQ first. Yes, I know. That was my point. I haven't heard a Pactor FEC signal in 3 or 4 years

Re: [digitalradio] Re: FCC: Petition to Kill Digital Advancement

2007-12-29 Thread Sholto Fisher
I probably should not get involved but here's a classic example of why feelings against Pactor 3 run so high. The frequency is 10.140, the mode is PSK31, it is 19:39 UTC today (29th Dec) and VE1CDD is in QSO with PJ2MI, N0MNO and KJ7A are on frequency and I am calling CQ. A Pactor-1 call up can

Re: [digitalradio] Winlink Can Be Reliable in Emergencies

2007-12-14 Thread Sholto Fisher
It can also clog up our bands. For instance I am monitoring a Pactor 2 transmission on 30m that has been on going for around 25 minutes so far and the latest email to go through is titled: FW: Please read til the end-Why boys need parents...269250 Do we really need 262Kb emails like this on

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Winlink Can Be Reliable in Emergencies

2007-12-14 Thread Sholto Fisher
You wrote: it must be FEC. My understanding is that all Winlink 2000 transmissions are Pactor ARQ. Methinks something stinks here:) Well I assure you it doesn't stink! There are many programs which will monitor Pactor ARQ. For instance MultiPSK, Digipan, MixW. 73 Sholto KE7HPV. -

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Winlink Can Be Reliable in Emergencies

2007-12-14 Thread Sholto Fisher
Be Reliable in Emergencies Could you set up an automatic archive of these PACTOR transmissions, like the various ones that exist for SSTV? Leigh/WA5ZNU --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For instance I am monitoring a Pactor 2 transmission on 30m

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Winlink Can Be Reliable in Emergencies

2007-12-14 Thread Sholto Fisher
be in Snopes by now. David KD4NUE -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sholto Fisher Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:05 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Winlink Can Be Reliable in Emergencies

Re: [digitalradio] Time to do something real with ALE400

2007-12-11 Thread Sholto Fisher
My 2 cents/pence/yen worth: I think one of the biggest drawbacks to the ALE modes in Amateur use is the complexity and bewildering number of options, calling methods and messaging types. It's just not going to gain any real traction without it being simple to use. PSK31 is the poster child for

Re: [digitalradio] Re: 30m 2.8KHz wide digital signal QRM

2007-10-23 Thread Sholto Fisher
Can anyone record a minute or two for me to have a listen please? Sholto KE7HPV. - Original Message - From: Les [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:22 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: 30m 2.8KHz wide digital signal QRM Yes but the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: OFDM Proposal

2007-10-22 Thread Sholto Fisher
I don't know if this info is much use but Skysweep Technologies bundle an OFDM (TX RX) mode with their SkySweeper 5.12 package. http://www.skysweep.com/skysweep.html The mode is called SkyOFDM and from their help file: SkyOFDM is a state of art high speed modem based on the OFDM and turbo