Thomas, > W4PGH and myself ran this mode 3 to 5 days a week for over 6 months
Just a thought here... Your station setup sounds ok, but could it be that W4PGH has a VOX delay on or some other issue? Have you worked anyone else on ALE-400? Tony -K2MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Carswell Jr." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 >I have also used ALE/FAE400 since it was developed ... and no VOX.... > 2.4 pent 4 with gig of ram...or 1 gig pent3 with 512 ram or 800mhz > pent 3 with 512 or 1.5 gig ATOM w/1gig ram.....4 diff. homebrew > interfaces some with xformers..some not....Icom IC-718 or Kenwood > TS-50 or Kenwood TS450SAT or Kenwood TS-180S....Half-Wave > dipoles...160-80-40-30...1/4wave Vert on 30.... > > Over 6,000 digital(HF) QSO's logged in the last 14 years... from the > old HAL RTTY interface to the new soundcard modes... > > Im not a NCPNG that just got on HF/DigiModes last year...LOL... I have > been on some type of "digi mode" for the last 18 years. > > What I see as a "major" problem.. you may not...thats cool... but > W4PGH and myself ran this mode 3 to 5 days a week for over 6 months on > 80 and 160.....he is 40 miles from me. > The sync issue..is just that. Its not my radio, interface, antenna, > computer...or me..LOL > > Its great ya'll are not having the "issue" too offten. But ...When > hams try it out for the first time and it loses sync a few > times...they will just switch modes and not look back. > > KT4WO > > > > On 8/30/09, Sholto Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 was developed and am sure I would have >> noticed a major issue like this from the outset. >> >> One other thing to consider: What speed of PC are you running it on? >> >> 73 >> >> Sholto >> K7TMG >> >> Thomas Carswell Jr. wrote: >>> >>> >>> Trust me pal... been using ALE400 from the start...the outa-sync issue >>> is not just a >>> one time thing... and not just on QRP. >>> Im a big fan of ALE400 and MultiPSK(reg) ...BUT,,, , It IS a major issue. >>> When you have had it occur 40-50 times(with 20 over sig.) >>> ..then tell me its not major. >>> I have had 100+ QSO's in this mode....with 10-12 diff. ops. >>> BTW..the new "PSK-Packet" has the same problem. >>> KT4WO >>> >>> On 8/30/09, John Bradley <jbrad...@sasktel. net >>> <mailto:jbradley%40sasktel.net>> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > "> I have brought this up to Patrick a few times....I asked for a >>> >> "slottime" or some random timer... >>> >> I think this would solve the problem. This is a MAJOR ISSUE with >>> ALE400. >>> >> Until this is fixed...ALE400 will never become "mainstream" >>> >> I have been fighting this issuse sense ALE400 came out. >>> >> So far...he has not worked on that..maybe you will have better luck >>> > getting >>> >> him to address this.??!!??! !?? >>> >> Maybe now that someone other than me and Dave "sees" this is a >>> problem, >>> >> Patrick >>> >> will fix it??? >>> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Pages at >> http://www.obriensweb.com/sked >> >> Recommended digital mode software: Winwarbler, FLDIGI, DM780, or Multipsk >> Logging Software: DXKeeper or Ham Radio Deluxe. >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >
