Warren, we are using THOR 4 - 22 for pskmail ARQ in cases where the path is not good for PSK63 - 250. It is a fantastic weapon against multipath and QRN. Some of our servers now have RSID on, and the protocol timing was changed to incorporate ARQ for the THOR (and MFSK) modes.
73, Rein PA0R > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: "WarrenM" <[email protected]> > Gesendet: 04.10.09 00:34:18 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [digitalradio] 1st THOR experience > Group, > > I had my 1st THOR4 contact the other day on 30meters. I did not know much > about it. The QSO would not have happened if I had not RSID for receive > turned on. I was a very interesting experience. It is very slow but the ops > use cw short hand lingo to go faster. They seem to like it because it has FEC > by default and is a narrow band mode about the same as CW. It is very good at > very weak signals and a lot of noise. The program I use (Fldigi)has many > speeds for THOR (4,5,8,11,16,22) so you can go faster if the band gets > better. I think this mode is going to start to be a popular mode for weak > signal work. The guy I qso'd with uses it to contact Europe at times like now > during low sunspot activity. It is the only mode he uses for weak signal work > because he cq near the psk ops where he can be seen and because it is not > wide he does not bother anyone. > > I am going to CQDX this weekend and see if I can contact anyone in Europe. > > Have any of you guys had experienc with THOR? > How do you compare it with DominoEX and Olivia? > > Warren - K5WGM > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > > -- http://pa0r.blogspirit.com ------------------------------------ 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
