Well , using ALE principles, I should have my scan passes timed so that anyone that calls me, I can hear. i.e. , a call time is of sufficient duration that a complete scan can be achieved .
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 12:47 PM, KH6TY <kh...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Andy, > > Same problem with your scanning station as with Winlink scanning stations! > > I am unable to know what frequency to listen on to see if I hear you in > QSO, so if I hear nothing, I call just for you, assuming you may hear me. If > you do not respond, I do not know if propagation is not good, or you are > tied up on another scanned frequency in QSO. Whereas, if you were NOT > scanning, I could just try calling you on one of the listed frequencies. If > I heard traffic on that frequency, it would either be you or someone else. > In any event, if you are in QSO with someone, I will transmit for you over > and over, taking up a frequency someone else could use, and never connect > with you until you are done. > > I called for you in Olivia 16-500 on each of the listed frequencies from > 12:30 to 12:39 when I began to write this. Each frequency was clear when I > called, of course, but never heard any reply. > > Seems like YOU should just be calling CQ, or calling for me for a sked and > I should be the one doing the scanning and finding you! That way, you are > not automatic and can verify the frequency is clear before calling CQ. That > gives me a chance to check each band to see if you are on. This way, I do > not take up a frequency calling for you when you are unavailable because you > are busy elsewhere. > > Does this make sense? > > 73 - Skip KH6TY > > > > > Andy obrien wrote: > > > > I am scanning 3583 ,7073, 10143, 14073,18103, 21073, 24923, 28123, > today. Anyone looking for a digital mode QSO is welcome . I am > scanning in ALE 400 mode BUT if I hear another mode while scanning, I > pause the scan and see who it is. Just had a nice Olivia 16/500 QSO > (for an hour!) with W5ZIT who I detected on 14073 while scanning (with > 3 kHZ filter, no narrow settings) . Also KB0QC in MFSK16 on 14074.5 . > > For those interested in multiband scanning , aside from actually > programming your rig to do the scanning, several applications make > it easy to do > > Commander > Multipsk (using ALE and customized frequency settings ) > PC-ALE (with ALE) > > Vary the settings long enough so that you can hear a station within > your passband as the scan progresses. 2 seconds per "channel" is > usually good enough and reduces the chance of missing someone while > you are on another frequency. > > A 3 kHz filter setting will allow you to hear most of the none PSK31 > traffic if you use 3583 ,7073, 10143, 14073,18103, 21073, 24923, > 28123, . I did not use 7033 for European traffic. > Andy K3UK > > >
