Thanks Steve. Is the AQC-ALE a different digital mode, different tone characteristics?
Andy K3UK On 8/4/07, Steve Hajducek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > GM Andy, > > In PC-ALE the AQC-ALE operation differs from MARS-ALE for some time > now, however with both tools selecting AQC-ALE means that all > Soundings and Calls originated by your station will be in AQC-ALE > mode, which differs from NORMAL ALE and which can only be decoded by > an ALE modem that supports AQC-ALE. > > The way in which G4GUO implemented AQC-ALE in PC-ALE regardless of > wether you are actually in AQC-ALE or not, it will decode and display > AQC-ALE channel acty and respond to either type of call made to your > station. However I have found this to be a problem with falsing on > bad ALE words and processing NORMAL ALE linking calls as AQC-ALE > which is just wrong and I changed MARS-ALE to only do so when > actually in AQC-ALE where the standard mandates backward support in > the event of an incoming NORMAL ALE call when in AQC-ALE mode. > > I also changed MARS-ALE so that when in AQC-ALE scan rates of 2 > ch/sec and above are supported as that is my interpretation of the > standard, whereas in PC-ALE only 5 ch/sec is supported. > > AQC-ALE is far superior to NORMAL ALE, its 2G+ and is much more > reliable and fast at establishing and maintaining an ALE linked state > under severe channel conditions. It is only to be found in the most > expensive Military ALE transceivers to date, its use is tactical > rather than 24/7 networks and it offer many additional operational > features. > > /s/ Steve, N2CKH > > > At 11:56 PM 8/3/2007, you wrote: > >I think previous postings here indicated that AQC ALE is unlikely to > >filter down to amateur transceivers. Does anyone know what the AQC > >Enable feature within PC-ALE does ? > > > >Andy K3UK > > >
