I am hoping that the new PC-ALE version will be out so that we can try this with my ICOM rig. By the way, was looking at the various K3UK helpers and worked N2SLB on CW using the SKCC Helper. Almost worked an Olivia DX station listed on the Digital one but a German station beat me to it:)
Tom, KC9ECI is a somewhat local ham who I understand was a major player in starting SKCC. 73, Rick, KV9U Andrew O'Brien wrote: > Rick et Luc, > > I have set mine to no more than 300 baud to make sure I am legal below > 10M, let me know if you want to sked. > > Of course, with ALE...we should not need to "sked"...., just call me :>) > > Andy > > On 8/6/07, *Luc Fontaine* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Well I would like to do more tests with that mode when conditions > will be good. Would like also to try at >300 bps. > > Luc > VE2FXL > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Andrew O'Brien <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 06, 2007 2:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: [digitalradio] Experiences from users of > MIL-STD-188-110 > > Luc , VE2???, is also playing around with this. Bonnie talked > me through the up and I was able to make a link with Luc under > fairly poor conditions. I will be happy to do some tests at > 300 baud or less. > Has anyone tried it at higher rates on 6M ? > > Andy K3UK > > > On 8/6/07, *Rick* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Hi Andy, > > What software do you suggest? If PC-ALE will be able to > key the PTT line > via CAT interfacing with an upcoming new version, this > should work for > me with my main digital rig which is the ICOM 756 Pro 2. > > But if I understand it correctly, I could use my Ten Tec > Argonaut V, > although I don't normally have the fans plugged in since I > mostly use > this rig for QRP CW and for general monitoring. > > Since you can select the baud rates, if you work below 10 > meters here in > the U.S., you can just set the maximum rate at 300 bps and > both the > minimum and default values at 75 bps. > > For stations who are close together, say 30 miles, with > modest antennas, > or much farther with gain antennas, this should also work > up to 1200 > baud on 10 meters and higher on 6 meters and up. This > won't give you an > accurate lower band HF experience, but might give you some > feel for how > well (or not) the modes perform. > > Isn't anyone else trying out these software programs with > MIL-STD-188-110 and can give us some feedback on their > results? Is it > due to lack of interest, or getting it to work with your > equipment? > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > Andrew O'Brien wrote: > > I have done some playing around with this Rick. Let me > know if you > > want to try a "QSO". > > > > Andy K3UK > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.6/938 - Release Date: 8/5/2007 4:16 > PM >
