Skip, I looked at your patent and could not believe my eyes. You patented a tone detector and a beeper. One could have argued that it covered the original "beeper" pager. You could have owned the entire paging market (or did you?). Amazing and disheartening at the same time.
It is amazing to me how patents work (or sometimes don't). k*b*l*0*0*q --- In [email protected], KH6TY <kh...@...> wrote: > > Hi Patrick, > > Wonder if you happen to know that I created the original (very first) > Weather Radio Alert in 1974, which then created the entire weather alert > radio industry! At that time, there was no SAME feature, so the alarm > went off too often when no bad weather was close by. SAME came along > after I retired. > > The key to making the alert reliable was this patented circuit: > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=8&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=4,158,148&OS=4,158,148&RS=4,158,148 > > <http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=8&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=4,158,148&OS=4,158,148&RS=4,158,148> > > After manufacturing and selling over 3,000,000 radios in 10 years, I > retired and had time for ham radio. DigiPan was the first thing I did > after I retired. > > Your support of the weather alert feature means a lot to me! Thanks! > > 73, Skip KH6TY > > On 6/19/2010 4:37 AM, Patrick Lindecker wrote: > > > > /Pour les francophones: la version française de ce message se trouve > > sur mon site (http://f6cte.free.fr). Il suffit de cliquer sur le lien > > "_Principales modifications (courriel avertissant de la sortie de la > > nouvelle version)_"./ > > > > > > Hello to all Ham and SWL, > > > > The new release of *MultiPSK (4.18)* is on my Web site > > (http://f6cte.free.fr <http://f6cte.free.fr>). It is not yet on Earl's > > and Terry's WEB sites. > > > > ** > > > > *The main modifications of MULTIPSK 4.18* are the following: > > > > * > > > > 1) Decoding of the NWR SAME mode > > > > * > > > > NWR (National Weather Radio) SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) is > > simply a method of identifying the local area to which an alert > > message applies. It utilizes a digital data stream that contains the > > alert message with information about the type of event expected, its > > timing, duration, and location. The NWR SAME system is used in USA and > > Canada, in VHF (162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525, > > 162.550 MHz). > > > > _ > > > > To listen NWR SAME messages: the NWS tests the NWR and SAME alerting > > technology weekly. These tests normally occur on Wednesday between 10 > > AM and Noon with some variations to accomodate local requirements. > > > > > > This mode is available for licencied copies, only (otherwise, the > > decoding is stopped after 5 minutes). > > > > See specifications further on. > > > > * > > > > 2) Transmission/reception of ARQ FAE QSP (indirect) mails through a > > "mails Server" > > > > *_ > > > > Differences between a direct mail and a QSP mail (indirect) > > > > _ > > > > A mail is direct if you can transmit it directly to the final > > addressee: A -->B. > > > > If you can't transmit the mail directly because the final addressee > > can't be directly reached due to the link conditions, the mail can be > > forwarded by the connected station, which acts as a "mails Server": > > A-->C (mails Server)-->B. > > > > For this, you must use a QSP mail. > > > > A paper based on snapshots presents this new system: > > > > * > > > > http://f6cte.free.fr/QSP_mails_forwarding_easy_with_Multipsk_in_ALE_and_ALE400.doc > > > > ** > > > > 3) New macros: > > > > * > > > > - *<RPRT@>* permits to ask to the other Ham or to the SWL monitoring > > your QSO to send you a reception report by e-mail. Your address must > > be specified in the "WEB ADDRESS" of your personal data ("Personal" > > button). It will be transmitted the following command "r...@lenemail > > addressCRC" which is the report demand. If correctly decoded, a > > reception report will be transmitted to the e-mail address that you > > specified, through Internet. > > > > _ > > > > Examples of use of this macro > > > > _ > > > > 1) The main objective is to ask the other Ham with whom you are in QSO > > to send you a reception report by e-mail. > > > > 2) But it can be also done by a SWL monitoring your QSO. > > > > 3) This macro can be used in conjuction with a Multipsk beacon which > > mode can be controlled by a RS ID. For example, you can switch the > > beacon in BPSK31 and asks the beacon for a reception report. > > Afterwards, the beacon can be switched in Olivia by a new RS ID and a > > new reception report can be asked... > > > > __ > > > > _Note:_ this macro can be used for all digital modes (except JT65), CW > > included. > > > > A paper based on snapshots presents this new system: > > > > * > > > > http://f6cte.free.fr/How_to_use_the_« RPRT@ > > »_email_reception_report_with_Multipsk.doc > > > > *__ > > > > _The source code_ (in Pascal/Delphi and in English) to code/decode > > this command is available for the coding/decoding software > > developpers, by making the demand to F6CTE by e-mail. > > > > - <*TUNE:command*> permits to send a Tune (non modulated carrier) with > > the command: <TUNE: Power (in % from 0 to 100) Frequency (in Hz from 0 > > to 5000) Duration (in 1/10 sec from 1 to 999)>. For example: <TUNE: 5 > > 4000 10> (5% of power at 4000 Hz for 1 sec) > > > > This function can be used for transmission tests or, perhaps, to > > create his/her personal "jingle" (short musical sequence). > > > > - <*S/N*> gives the Signal to Noise ratio (in dB) obtained about 4 > > seconds before the switching to transmission. > > > > - <*Quality*> for PSK modes only, gives the signal quality from 1/5 to > > 5/5 obtained about 4 seconds before the switching to transmission. > > > > **_ > > > > _*4) Improvements*_ > > > > _ _ > > > > _Addition of a filter possibility in the SELCAL mode. > > _ > > > > _Addition of 6 new memories of frequency and mode in the Transceiver > > window, for a total of 10 memories. > > _ > > > > ____ > > > > __Some improvements for contesters_: addition of a manual control of > > the QSO number, proposition of standard HF QRGs for the "Freq MHz" > > field, possibility to double the size of the "QSO->log" or "DXKeeper" > > buttons (in the "Logbook" window). _ > > > > _ _ > > > > ____ > > > > __Note about translation of Multipsk.exe and Clock .exe_: the 4.17 > > version of Multipsk/Clock has been completly translated to Spanish by > > Joachin (EA4ZB), from French. The translation file is on my Web site > > (http://f6cte.free.fr/Translation_files.htm). _ > > > > _ _ > > > > _* > > > > NWR SAME (VHF) > > > > * > > > > The NWR (National Weather Radio) SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) > > is a digital system for transmission in USA and Canada, in VHF, of > > warning messages. There are, in fact, other agencies that NWS > > (National Weather Service) which use the SAME system. There are also > > many other messages that warning or watch messages. > > > > _ > > > > Description : > > > > _ > > > > Baud rate: 580.83. > > > > Modulation : Logic 0 at 1562.5 Hz and logic 1 at 2083.3 Hz > > > > Reception mode: FM > > > > Character set : ASCII characters (8 bits) > > > > Shape of pulse : rectangular > > > > Bandwidth : about 1 KHz > > > > Demodulation : non coherent > > > > Bit synchronization : automatic using the signal > > > > Character synchronization : automatic using predefined strings of > > characters (« ZCZC » and « NNNN ») > > > > Lowest S/N: +4 dB > > > > _ > > > > Each NWR/SAME message contains: > > > > _ > > > > * 3 same digital messages containing (on a coded form) the event, the > > concerned areas, duration and broadcast station (for example: > > ZCZC-WXR-TOW-039173-039051-139069+0030-1591829-KCLE/NWS-). These > > messages are decoded by Multipsk. > > > > * possibly a 1050 Hz warning alarm tone for 8 to 10 seconds, > > > > * possibly a verbal spoken oral text of message, > > > > * 3 digital messages « NNNN » for end of message. > > > > 73 > > > > Patrick > > > > _ > > _ _ > > _ _ > > __ > > _ _ >
