Hello John and all, >I have suggested to Patrick in the past that he does an emcomm version of >multipsk.. PSK,MFSK, ALE 400 and 141, >and maybe Olivia. Not to remove these >from the software but just take all the other options off the user interface.. >hide >the buttons of you wish. At the time, he was not interested.
>That said, what would it take to convince you and Patrick to work on a >project,(besides time), hmmmmmmmmm? There is a lot of interesting projects but time is a rare ressource, that's the problem. About ALE400 source code: ALE400 is the same code as ALE with different parameters and a different way to estimate the BER. It seems that it exits some parts of ALE source available and, at least, someone (a French guy, sorry I forgot his call sign) is developping a C++ code for ALE, which will be available in the future. I don't want to issue my own ALE code (moreover, it would be difficult to extract as it is mixed with the rest). >anyone monitoring the same band will see the RSID and will know the frequency >(+/- 6Hz) and mode Note: the precision in frequency is +/-2.7 Hz. About the interface: I do it the way that corresponds to my needs (and I hope it corresponds to some other needs): * quick access to modes and options without going to menus, * except for some complex modes as Packet or ALE, all the options concerning a mode are directly available using buttons, * as I have no much memory (in my mind not in the PC), many buttons have a hint (i.e. after 1/2 s, mouse cursor over the button) which is, in fact, a sort of micro contextual help, * many buttons give access to a context sensitive help (i.e. mouse cursor over the button, clicking on the right button of the mouse calls the concerned help), Note: I do this way because, I noted that it is really complex to have a pertinent information, through the help, with professional softs as WORD. * clicking a mode button as "ALE400" for example gives access to a default configuration, which must be sufficient for a first start, so, in fact, there is nothing to configure at the first step. There is just to choose the mode to work. Now each one must choose according to his/her needs. 73 Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: John Bradley To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 4:40 AM Subject: RE: [digitalradio] PSK-ARQ versus ALE-400 you are right I do like multipsk and particularly ALE400. Works well in to the noise . I don't find it hard to use, but I have spent some time using the software and am not intimidated by the user interface. When I try to encourage others to try it out , their first reaction is that the software is too complex.. and they are thrown off by the interface. I would be reluctant to suggest this mode for emcomm use since the same operators would also be overcome by the interface, with the added stressors of whatever the incident is. Probably be OK for the first couple of operating periods but beyond that less experienced operators would be thrown into the mix. I have suggested to Patrick in the past that he does an emcomm version of multipsk.. PSK,MFSK, ALE 400 and 141, and maybe Olivia. Not to remove these from the software but just take all the other options off the user interface.. hide the buttons of you wish. At the time, he was not interested. John VE5MU
