I fully agree Steve, it sounds like the way to go. I only have 1.062H, will have to check to see if I have the new features.
Andy K3UK On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 6:07 PM, N2CKH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Andy, > > I made mention of years ago via this forum that AQC-ALE is the the solution > to your desires in these areas and that is still true and the neew features > I have coded into PC-ALE and those that I am currntly working on will aid > you in your pursuits. > > AQC-ALE ( which is only found in PC-ALE, MARS-ALE and Military ALE > transceivers ) makes use of the same standard tones as standard ALE, however > the data transmissions for all things involving Soundings if used and > linking calls are very much shorter. The scan rate in PC-ALE for AQC-ALE is > fixed at 5 ch/sec which means radios must typically be operated at 9600 baud > or greater serial rates and FAST AGC is an absolute must. > > AQC-ALE has a "Meet Me" feature that will steer the linked station(s) to > another channel in the current band or any other band as programmed in a > common scan group between the users, the channel numbers for all channels in > the scan group being used MUST match for all users in a group else the "Meet > Me" feature will not work properly in getting all sttions to the same new > channel. The setup for your purposes would be that your channels planned for > "Meet Me" using no ALE for follow-on would be setup up in your scan groups > as non-sounding channels if you are going to do any sounding at all, which > is not at all required. As long as there is an organized group all scanning > the same channels and all using a scan group that matches for all users than > you can just make a single station or any multiple station linking call in > AQC-ALE to establish the link, then change to one or more of the channels > that you have pre-programmed as a "Meet Me" channel to see if its free, then > go back to the channel you linked on and sen the "Meet Me" for the free > channel. Then one you are on the new channel you can assume that the > stations you are inlink with are there as well, if ALE is permitted and is > to be used you can them use AMD, DBM or DTM or another follow on protocol as > you choose. I have done all this on the air in the past and it works great. > > New features in the last PC-ALE release such as releasing RESOURCES make it > easier than ever to use other PC software for follow-on after an ALE link > and newer features that I have coded and some being worked on add even more > 3rd party interfacing, coming soon will be emulation of KENWOOD and ICOM > radio command sets where program such as VCOM will allow for any 3rd party > program to control whhich ever of the over 200 make/models radios supported > by PC-ALE after the ALE link, which also opens to door to any program that > supports either or those two brands to control radios not normally found in > HAM applications, you will be able to have PC-ALE just sit there with all > but the emulation serial port released and use it as a radio control server > if your non-ham rig is not supported. > > Please not that I only see messages to this forum when I log in via Yahoo > so replies to any questions may not be fast coming here, however I do get > direct e-mails via the MultiPSK and HFlink forums. > > /s/ Steve, N2CKH > www.n2ckh.com/PC_ALE_FORUM/ > > > --- In [email protected] <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>, Andy > obrien <k3uka...@...> wrote: > > > > Just to make myself clear, I am not suggesting that we actually use the > > standard ALE digital mode for calling CQ. I'd be fine with it, but it is > > quite wide and would start a debate all over again. I'm also not > suggesting > > we use ALE-style soundings that are unattended. What I like about the > > general concept of ALE is a standard calling mode and then use of > received > > data to establish what mode can be used to maintain the current QSO (or > > "link" ) . > > >
