Regarding this message below, from the RS-ID thread, can someone elaborate ? What " lightweight ALE implementation ?
Andy K3UK "You know what's really exciting? We are a hop, skip and jump away from a powerful, lightweight ALE implementation that would probably outperform MIL-STD-188-141A by a large margin. Right now the code scans an entire 3KHz bandwidth for RSID (or more with SDR). When you add in the future, planned SELCAL feature the only things missing after that are scanning and an automated response. It also appears possible that the software would be capable of automatically choosing an empty spot on the waterfall to make the call. This would allow all calls to occur simultaneously and therefore I would suggest time synchronized scanning a la JT65 or WSPR in order to improve probability of intercept without long or repetitive RSID transmissions. Say 4 second dwell per band to allow a +/-1 second guard band on the timing (given a 2 second RSID transmission length). The occasional collision would be worth the simplicity and reliability." -- Andy
