[digitalradio] JT8: W8ERN K1JT and VE3BDR

2010-06-20 Thread Andy obrien
133700 19 -3 0.9 -239 3* W8ERN K1JT FN20 12 5 121900 342 0.5 -231 3* CQ VE3BDR EN98 Are what I have seen so far, and also one ham that starts 25 seconds late Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] QRV new JT8 "mode"

2010-06-19 Thread Andy obrien
I will be QRV over night using JT8 mode. I will xmit when in shack and "listen only" while sleeping. 7076 USB Andy K3UK 4. Alternative Modes for EME, Microwaves, and QRP at HF JT8 is proposed as a possible alternative to JT4. Modulation is 8-FSK at 2.857 baud. FEC uses convolutional codes with

[digitalradio] A beta release of WSJT8 is now available

2010-06-19 Thread Andy obrien
To: Users of WSJT From: Joe Taylor, K1JT A beta release of WSJT8 is now available on the WSJT Home Page. The following text comes from the first page of the WSJT8 User's Guide, http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/WSJT8_User.pdf ###

[digitalradio] Field Day FLARQ Challenge

2010-06-18 Thread Andy obrien
A Field Day challenge with a difference since Field Day is about preparedness. I will be operational during Field Day using FLARQ and a FLARQ beacon, in raw form it will look something like A<<< FLARQ Beacon >>> de K3UK 00uK3UK:72 CQ Field day de K3UK in Western NY. D3FE What I would lik

Re: [digitalradio] Newby help with digi modes-KH6TY Interface QST article

2010-06-18 Thread Andy obrien
My QST arrived this evening ... VERY nice job Skip, even I can understand it. I'm not sure my soldering skills are up to it, but I may try making one as a backup to my zillion dollar interface Andy K3UK On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:23 PM, KH6TY wrote: > > > On 6/18/2010 2:40 PM, charles standle

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Re-inventing repeaters via ALE/APRS concepts?

2010-06-18 Thread Andy obrien
but without Internet On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 6:57 AM, g4ilo wrote: > > > You mean, what Echolink does? > > Julian, G4ILO > > > -- >

[digitalradio] Re-inventing repeaters via ALE/APRS concepts?

2010-06-17 Thread Andy obrien
This may be a little off the usual digital mode related topics. Today I was thinking about VHF/UHF FM voice repeaters and the trouble repeater owners go to when maintaining a repeater site. Typically the location is a high hill , atop a large tower, lots of hard line, elaborate lightning prote

Re: [digitalradio] Data on SDR vs "analog" receivers

2010-06-17 Thread Andy obrien
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Charles Preston wrote: > > > Performance receiving digital modes > > Is there data on any or all SDR receivers having better performance on any > digital modes close to their minimum SNR? > I'll start with one basic problem, there is no software that will decod

Re: [digitalradio] Individual software programs for various digital modes????

2010-06-16 Thread Andy obrien
Don't forget Winwarber with PSk31 and RTTY Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Download JT65-HF1051.zip software

2010-06-14 Thread Andy obrien
on 20M, JT65A is common in a range between 14074 and 14076 USB (dial) On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Rudy Benner wrote: > > > 14.076 dial ? > > de ve3bdr > > *From:* Wes Linscott > *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2010 9:13 PM > *To:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [digitalradio] Re

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Download JT65-HF1051.zip software

2010-06-14 Thread Andy obrien
WSJT will decode multiple signals in a close range, automatically. Those some distance apart can be decoded by clicking on the main graphical display (where you see signs of a signal) after the stations have stopped and BEFORE the next sequence has been received. Andy K3UK On Mon, Jun 14, 2010

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Download JT65-HF1051.zip software

2010-06-13 Thread Andy obrien
WSJT can decode multiple signals, same minute. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] Old fashioned HF packet/14105 skeds

2010-06-12 Thread Andy obrien
It took me a while but I finally remembered how to configure Winpack and AGW for HF packet at 300 baud. My post a few weeks ago was about using the old MH command and 300 baud packet for propagation and status reports. Multipsk does not support the MH command so I configured Winpack. So far this

Re: [digitalradio] BPQ32/MultiPSK experiment

2010-06-11 Thread Andy obrien
LSB? On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:09 PM, sholtofish wrote: > > > If anyone is around, I'm running a NETROM node (BPQ32) via MultiPSK in > PSK-Packet 250. > > Freq is 14.106MHz with the cursor at 1250Hz. > > Node call is K7TMG-14. There's not much you can do on the node yet as I'm > just experimenti

[digitalradio] Fwd: [MixW Multimode] Reminder - this weekend is DLDC RTTY Contest

2010-06-10 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: dl4htk Date: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:31 AM Subject: [MixW Multimode] Reminder - this weekend is DLDC RTTY Contest To: themixwgr...@yahoogroups.com The ANARTS successor "DLDC RTTY contest" will take place this weekend. Details at www.drcg.de. 73 de

Re: [digitalradio] Odd mode around 7057

2010-06-07 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks. I will load up ROS next time I hear it. Andy K3UK On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 6:06 AM, Siegfried Jackstien < siegfried.jackst...@freenet.de> wrote: > > > Some guys are trying ros 4 baud with bandwith of 500hz on 7055 USB!! So > that sounds like you received right that signals … > > As many

[digitalradio] The Roger Tory Peterson Guide to Digital Modes

2010-06-06 Thread Andy obrien
Since the Roger Tory Peterson Guide Institute is in my local county, I guess I should adapt his famous birding field guide concept, and apply it to the often asked question about recognizing digital modes. Roger Tory Peterson laid out his guide in a logical manner , clustering similar specifies,

Re: [digitalradio] Inquiry

2010-06-06 Thread Andy obrien
This is a good place to start. http://www.w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp-3.12/Modes/ Andy K3UK On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Wes Linscott wrote: > > > I am quite new to digital modes and I often have trouble identifying what > mode I'm hearing/seeing. Is there a website which has examples of the > v

[digitalradio] ] SDR-IQ for sale (EU)

2010-06-03 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: Robert Bajuk Date: Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:38 PM RF Space SDR-IQ Serial #IJS001808 for sale. I bought this in January 2010 from Scanner Master in USA, played very little with it and decided I do not need another SDR, HI Excellent condition both func

Re: [digitalradio] HRD

2010-06-02 Thread Andy obrien
Version 5 is fine. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 5:09 PM, ac5pw10 wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me which is better to use now ver4.2 or go on ahead and go > with ver 5.0 that is still listed as beta on the HRD site. > > 73, Chuck AC5PW > > > >

[digitalradio] ROS 10 meters

2010-06-01 Thread Andy obrien
FYI "Changes on 10 meters 29 May, 2010 At the suggestion of some USA operators, we are changed ROS 10 meters frequency: Now is 28295 instead of 28305. USA Hams of the “ROS is not SS” Platform are not agree with ARRL about ROS is view as SS, and they dont see any different between MT63 and ROS,

Re: [digitalradio] Grid squares and Google Earth

2010-06-01 Thread Andy obrien
The easiest way that I know of is to use Ham Radio Deluxe's log book. Make an ADIF file of the contacts you want to map, import them in to HRD log , and then right-click the QSOs and select the Google Earth option. It will ask if you want to map just one QSO, or ALL. Once mapped in Google Earth

Re: [digitalradio] Multipsk Signalink and Vista

2010-05-31 Thread Andy obrien
Chuck, I just validated your memerbship on the Multipsk page, welcome. Andy K3UK Hello Chuck, > > Could you ask the to the Multipsk group. > > Note: have you connected a jack to the USB sound card input. It is > compulsory with Vista > > 73 > Patrick > > - Original Message - > From: "ac5p

[digitalradio] Fwd: [New post] ROS New Beacon System

2010-05-29 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: ROS v3.8.0 Beta Date: Sat, May 29, 2010 at 6:23 PM Subject: [New post] ROS New Beacon System To: k3uka...@gmail.com ROS New Beacon System

[digitalradio] Digitalradio: Facebook change.

2010-05-28 Thread Andy obrien
This Yahoo group has had a Facebook presence for a year or so in the form of a Facebook "group". No one really uses it, probably because using the Yahoo group is easier. However, despite some of the privacy issues that have been well publicized recently, the overall simplicity of Facebook is rath

[digitalradio] Last 100 MT63 spots

2010-05-26 Thread Andy obrien
FYI, and for frequency research S59DXU 14109.5 S59SVCQ,CQ MT63 1039 27 Apr Slovenia RX3AGD 10144.5 OM7OMMT63 500/long Milan wait 4 u h 1845 14 Apr Slovakia RJ3AA-@10143.5 RX3AGD MT63 1845 14 Apr European Russia RX3AGD 10143.5 RX3AGD

Re: [digitalradio] mt63

2010-05-26 Thread Andy obrien
maybe one or two stations per day, tops. On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 8:07 PM, obie47165 wrote: > > > Is there any activity on mt63 on 20 meters or is it far and few between.. > > POB/K8LEN > > >

Re: [digitalradio] ALE 400: Ready for next stage ?

2010-05-24 Thread Andy obrien
Yes. On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Jon Maguire wrote: > > > Andy, > > We can do all this in Multipsk, right? No need for PCALE etal? > > 73... Jon W1MNK > > > On 5/22/2010 8:34 AM, Andy obrien wrote: > > > > With dozens of NEW ALE 400 operators in t

Re: [digitalradio] Any point in sending Wrap files via ALE 400?

2010-05-24 Thread Andy obrien
Tony, we should play around with this when we get time. the person i sent a WRAP file to did not know what to do with it, so I am still not sure if it really worked. Andy K3UK On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 6:46 AM, KH6TY wrote: > > > With WRAP, you can compress the file and reduce the transmission t

[digitalradio] Any point in sending Wrap files via ALE 400?

2010-05-23 Thread Andy obrien
I sent a Wrap file via ALE400 today. Is that just a waste of time since ALE 400 already has error correction ? Is there are value to sending Wrap files via ALE 400? I guess they could then be forwarded to FLdigi users. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] ALE 400: Ready for next stage ?

2010-05-22 Thread Andy obrien
With dozens of NEW ALE 400 operators in the past week since K2MO's QST article, I wonder if the new ALE 400 enthusiasGs are now ready for the next logical stage in ALE 400 sue... SCANNING and LINKING. Using ALE as it was intended , over multiple "channels" . I've been down this road before and ha

Re: [digitalradio] NUE PSK31 Modem

2010-05-22 Thread Andy obrien
Andy, did you look at http://en.wordpress.com/tag/nue-psk/ ? On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 6:17 AM, AC TALBOT wrote: > > > Does anyone have a valid web address for the NUE PSK31 Modem now. All > the ones found on a Google search seem to be broken > > Andy > www.g4jnt.com > > >

[digitalradio] Reminder: WNY Digital Net 0100 (09PM Eastern)

2010-05-21 Thread Andy obrien
Reminder: The Western NY Digital Net 0100 (09PM Eastern) meets on 3583.5 . Net starts in Olivia 500/8 mode but may occasionally changes modes signaled via RS ID. The net is each Friday evening Eastern (early Saturday UTC)

[digitalradio] Digital DX : Nothing but PSK31?

2010-05-21 Thread Andy obrien
We know that many digital modes are good performer but I have not seen a move beyond RTTY , JT65A and PSK31 by many DX stations. I'm not talking about major DXpeditions, logic dictates that their desire for effciency woul limit them to PSK and RTTY for digital operations. However, what about the

[digitalradio] Mobile CW

2010-05-21 Thread Andy obrien
Hal/Tony, I wonder if the serious CW mobile operators might invent some CW sending capability from there steering wheels ? Since one's hands are on the sterring wheel most of the time some thumb sending might work. Andy On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Tony wrote: > On 5/21/2010 4:28 AM, Hal S

[digitalradio] Reporting from Hell

2010-05-21 Thread Andy obrien
Hell activity for the past week (courtesy DX Summit) 9A3GA 14073.2 9A5ZMHELL 0919 21 May Croatia YO5BBO 14072.0 YO5BBO CQ HELL 250 0540 21 May Romania YO5BBO 14063.0 YO5BBo CQ HELL 250 0444 21 May Romania WB4IUY 7071.8 KZ1Z Feld

[digitalradio] Competitors vie to provide earthquake-proof radios for emcomm

2010-05-21 Thread Andy obrien
The Wireless Innovation Forum has announced the winners of its competition to find a radio technology suitable for use following a 15 gigaton earthquake. Skipping over the huge loss of life and general destruction wreaked by a magnitude 10 earthquake - more than 10 times the size of the Indian Oce

[digitalradio] New 30-40M SDR receiver

2010-05-20 Thread Andy obrien
FYI, see below. Thanks to Simon Brown at sdr-radio-com for the info. "We've now completed and tested the first batch of SDR Receivers and they are now released as ready to sell. The new web page for the SDR Receiver is: http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr_receiver.htm 73, " Chris, G4HYG

[digitalradio] PK 232 MBX for sale

2010-05-19 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: Matt Gregory Date: Wed, May 19, 2010 at 7:32 AM Subject: [pactor_packet] PK 232 MBX for sale To: pactor_pac...@yahoogroups.com hello, i have a pk 232 mbx with pactor firmware installed for sale with manual and cables. works great used it for wl2k

Re: [digitalradio] Balcony Antenna via ALE-400

2010-05-18 Thread Andy obrien
Good one Tony. I was thinking about voice activated ALE 400. Dictating in to a speech to text application.. Could be interesting. On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Tony wrote: > > > Andy, > > Here's an unusual ALE-400 contact... > > Tony -K2MO > > "K2MO DE WB0VGI > > "My first time on ALE

Re: [digitalradio] ALE 400

2010-05-18 Thread Andy obrien
June QST On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:07 PM, wb4...@teara.org wrote: > > > At 05:56 PM 5/18/2010 -, you wrote: > >Is anybody on to tinker with ALE400?? It's 1751Z I'm monitoring 14074.00 > and will monitor most of the rest of the day. > > > >I'm still trying to figure it out so please bear with

[digitalradio] The Mode Report

2010-05-18 Thread Andy obrien
Modes detected and call ID's received over last 24-36 hours RS ID 19:33:08 UTC ALE4002632 Hz 19:23:23 UTC QPSK311189 Hz 19:23:04 UTC QPSK31489 Hz 19:22:48 UTC ALE4003289 Hz 19:21:57 UTC QPSK31489 Hz 19:20:23 UTC OLIVIA-8-500 2271 Hz

[digitalradio] K3UK digital log 5-16

2010-05-17 Thread Andy obrien
 I was not very active this weekend, but here are the digital mode stations I heard Sunday, (info courtesy of http://pskreporter.info). 6 modes. Txmtr BandModeDistanceTime (UTC) EA8TL 20m PSK31 5754 kms10:04:43 K1DOW 30m ALE400 1064 miles 01:46:01 N4

Re: [digitalradio] 50.260 signal

2010-05-17 Thread Andy obrien
The meteor folks usually use FSK441 or JT6M. If it has a musical-type tone to it , it is JT6M. IF more white noise sounding, FSK441. Most of the Meteor guys announce when they are calling CQ via this web site... http://www.pingjockey.net On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Russell Blair wrote:

[digitalradio] QRV 10143 ALE 400

2010-05-16 Thread Andy obrien
I have migrated to 10143 USB (plus 1625 Hz) for the next few hours, ALE 400 FAE. K3UK

[digitalradio] ALE 400 : 8 watts from a Hamstick

2010-05-16 Thread Andy obrien
Not bad, Colorado to New York with SF 69 and K Index 2. CQ DE K6CIA [FAE CQ] CQ DE K6CIA [FAE CQ] CQ DE K6CIA [FAE CQ] [Connection done with K6CIA] hello and thanks for call...name Jim and qth Pueblo, Colorado...very nice day here, and ur pretty strong...i have some intermittent noise, but

[digitalradio] Re: [multipsk] ALE 400 coming out of the woodwork

2010-05-16 Thread Andy obrien
t and got hooked. I am running about 50 watts andy.. Really thats neat. I ran psk31 for a couple of years. Butr i have really gotten into these digital modes. Tony did do a good job. by the way your my first contact on ALE 400 HI ." On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Andy obrien wrote: &

[digitalradio] Re: [multipsk] ALE 400 coming out of the woodwork

2010-05-16 Thread Andy obrien
* "KE1AF DE WD4MDA MY NAME IS HAL QTH IS JACKSONVILLE FL NEW ON THIS MODE FIRST CONTACT. CALL IS WD4MDA WD4MDA KA1GMN DE N4HO go od afternoon ...name is phil and i am located in euless,texas. " Another new one... *

[digitalradio] New SCS Email Program For Pactor

2010-05-16 Thread Andy obrien
FYI, Andy K3UK -- Forwarded message -- From: vk4jrc Hi Everyone, Not sure IF anyone in the group has seen this, could be interesting! http://www.scs-ptc.com/downloads/scsmail Can be run in Client or Server mode, and gives a chance for people to run a private Email network, out

[digitalradio] Re: The RS ID Weekend

2010-05-16 Thread Andy obrien
1189 Hz 14:16:09 UTC DOMINOEX-16 1195 Hz 14:08:38 UTC ALE4002950 Hz 14:01:31 UTC ALE4002966 Hz 13:38:58 UTC ALE4002196 Hz On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Andy obrien wrote: > This coming weekend May 15th and 16th , a few of us  will be testing >

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE 400 coming out of the woodwork

2010-05-15 Thread Andy obrien
my subjective view , Jim, is that it is "almost" as robust as Olivia under common weak signal conditions. Andy K3UK On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:36 PM, wrote: > > > That's good to hear. I have had only a couple of ALE-400 QSOs > but both were very pleasant. I would be participating in this > wee

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CALL ID via PSKReporter

2010-05-15 Thread Andy obrien
you want to have a special way of showing these records in PSKReporter, > then please let me know and maybe I can implement it. > > Philip > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com , Andy > obrien wrote: > > > > While I play around with ways to automatically uplo

Re: [digitalradio] ROS MF-7 IS OUT THERE ! (And less than 100 Hz wide)

2010-05-15 Thread Andy obrien
good news, nice to see this mode make good progress. Andy K3UK On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 9:53 AM, graham787 wrote: > > > After a series of successful test transmissions, the latest version of > ROS-3-6-1 (at the moment) now has the MF mode included , this allows live > key board qso's at a data r

[digitalradio] ALE 400 coming out of the woodwork

2010-05-15 Thread Andy obrien
Hey folks, MULTIPLE ALE 400 QSO on 20M at same time this morning, many new operators thanks to Tony's great work. I just maintained easy links with Texas and Chicago over fairly poor conditions, for a LONG time. Also got some mail, first mail I have received via ALE 400 in a couple of years (othe

[digitalradio] Re: CALL ID via PSKReporter

2010-05-14 Thread Andy obrien
MHz 03:39:06 CQ AK4B -12 3666 Hz 14.072000 MHz On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 3:58 AM, Andy obrien wrote: > While I play around with ways to automatically upload my CALL_ID.txt > file in Multipsk to my web site,  I should mention that PSKreporter > already has a feature that doe

[digitalradio] N3IKQ's SDR-IQ, PAR filters, Wellbrook loop for sale

2010-05-14 Thread Andy obrien
FYI. -- Forwarded message -- From: Rick-N3IKQ Date: Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:59 PM Subject: SDR-IQ, PAR filters, Wellbrook loop for sale To: sdr...@yahoogroups.com Just in case you want a deal my SDR-IQ is listed on eBay Item 190394545512. My PAR front end filters Item 1903945

[digitalradio] QST article by K2MO on ALE 400

2010-05-13 Thread Andy obrien
Good work Tony, nice to see your QST article on ALE 400. If any of our members have just read the article and are looking to try, I will be active tonight on the usual ALE 400 channels. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] flmsg 0.9.03 digital mode NTS ?

2010-05-12 Thread Andy obrien
With the test release of flmsg 0.9.03 for Fldigi, I am wonder if anyone has used it somehow interfaced with a NTS net? The design works fine, just wonder about any actual use of it to carry traffic in to , or out of the NTS system. Has anyone set up a NTS digital net formally connected to a distr

[digitalradio] The RS ID Weekend

2010-05-12 Thread Andy obrien
This coming weekend May 15th and 16th , a few of us will be testing Reed Solomon IDs... their usefulness and robustness. So, if you are going to be on the air this weekend, using a digital mode, please use your RS ID features. Use it perhaps a bit more than you might normally do, so we can have s

[digitalradio] Digital ID Skimmer mock-up

2010-05-12 Thread Andy obrien
See http://www.obriensweb.com/digidskimmer.htm for a crude mock-up of how a digital mode "skimmer" could look , The concept would be ... digital mode applications that already use RS ID detect (Fldigi, Multipsk, DM780, Pocketdigi) expand their current displays of received RS IDs in to something

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-11 Thread Andy obrien
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:15 PM, aa6yq wrote: > > > > Where does one file comments on this proposal? > > I sure wish the WinLink guys would backfit the WinMor busy frequency detector > and deploy it to every PMBO. I'd much rather write code than letters to the > FCC... > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ >

[digitalradio] Fwd: [30MDG] Help NEEDED with a Signallink USB

2010-05-11 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: paul_g0uzp Date: Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:25 AM Subject: [30MDG] Help NEEDED with a Signallink USB To: 30...@yahoogroups.com Hi all, A ham friend of mine (M0UTD) has bought a signalink USB interface. Tried to install it. It comes up with audio codec

[digitalradio] Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread Andy obrien
FYI, I plan to file a comment opposing the PIII on 60M proposal. My objections are PIII is a proprietary mode . PIII as used in non-busy detect Winkink system has been the leading cause of QRM complaints for the past 10 years, hence they are likely to cause the same for the primary services tha

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Andy obrien
It seems odd to me too Rick. However, i do note... means of on-off keying (emission designator 150HA1A) continues to be used by amateur stations because of its reliability in difficult propagation conditions. ARRL also states that the other requested emission designators – 60H0J2B (which is gener

[digitalradio] QRV 14065-14115 : SDR RS-ID Skimmer

2010-05-09 Thread Andy obrien
I will be QRV today , simultaneously from 14065 to 14115 using Multipsk with an SDR and RS-ID receive activated. I will thus be able to receive any RS-IDs heard within this range . I will also have Multipsk's Call ID activated. So lets see if I can hear you and log you. I will still be able to

[digitalradio] RADCOM review of the Perseus SDR

2010-05-09 Thread Andy obrien
http://www.woodboxradio.com/download/microtelecom_perseus_sdr.pdf It is a little out of date with respect to software and does not seem to be aware of some of the advanced capabilities that something like Multipsk or SDR-Radio-Console can provide, but it is a good article. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] K3UK Sked Page Annual Fund Drive

2010-05-08 Thread Andy obrien
The K3UK Sked pages at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked have had another very successful year. The SKCC and LOTW pages in particular have been very popular with occasions where we have had 100 hams simultaneously connected. We have also had favourable mention in QST and other ham publications. Jun

Re: [digitalradio] Re: 20M vertical suddenly a 30M vertical

2010-05-08 Thread Andy obrien
d to change on a daily basis. > > 73 > > Sholto > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com , Andy > obrien wrote: > > > > Hmm. My homemade 20M Ground Plane antenna that was nicely resonant on > > 20M now has a 3:1 SWR on 20M but is 1:1 on 30M! Perhaps I should >

[digitalradio] Making a QRP SDR

2010-05-08 Thread Andy obrien
http://www.ae6ty.com/ae6ty/ae6ty/Papers_files/QQ0110_32-35.pdf Intersting article by AE6TY. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] 20M vertical suddenly a 30M vertical

2010-05-08 Thread Andy obrien
Hmm. My homemade 20M Ground Plane antenna that was nicely resonant on 20M now has a 3:1 SWR on 20M but is 1:1 on 30M! Perhaps I should patent the design, how to make a resonant 30m vertical out of 17.5 feet of aluminium tubing! The other odd thing is that the SWR is only around 3:1 on 10M, 12M

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Western NY HF Digital Net Fridays 9PM (Eastern)

2010-05-07 Thread Andy obrien
Yes, Dave. The price is right On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:36 PM, KB3FXI wrote: > > > > Good thing about Olivia is, Andy... > If you're not completely satisfied, she'll give you a full refund of your > purchase price! > > -Dave, KB3FXI > wpaNBEMS.org > >

[digitalradio] Western NY HF Digital Net Fridays 9PM (Eastern)

2010-05-07 Thread Andy obrien
A new digital net has been established , the Western New York Digital Net. Blantantly stealing some ideas by the creative folks behind the WPA NBEMS Nets. After input from various WNY hams the Western New York HF Digital Net has settled on the following... Fridays 9PM (Eastern) 3.5835 USB 8/5

Re: [digitalradio] The first "official" release of SDR-Radio Console

2010-05-05 Thread Andy obrien
Hi Rud, yes I am near Ripley, in Fredonia NY. I also used to live in Amherst! Andy K3UK On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Rud Merriam wrote: > > > Hi Andy, > > Are you near Ripley? I'm in Houston know but grew up just east of Buffalo > in > East Amherst. My father is from Westfield and had a lo

Re: [digitalradio] Congratulations!!!

2010-05-05 Thread Andy obrien
Rein, is the following really correct? > > using Pactor 3 on 10.147 MHz is ILLEGAL in region2. Max. allowed bandwidth is > 500 Hz. > Take a look at your licence. I raised this topic a few months ago and was told that it is not fully correct, that it is a recommendation but NOT a requirement in

[digitalradio] The first "official" release of SDR-Radio Console

2010-05-04 Thread Andy obrien
http://www.sdr-radio.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=NSl58870YzQ%3d&tabid=319&mid=1287 The first "official" release of SDR-Radio Console, released May 2nd. As demonstrated by K3UK at the Allegheny Valley Radio Association Ripley , NY hamfest May 2nd. Too bad I did not have a few SDR-IQ's to sel

Re: [digitalradio] Six meters : open now

2010-05-03 Thread Andy obrien
Mostly central FL that I hear, but all phone traffic lower down. No digital traffic Andy K3UK On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Tony wrote: > > > > > > On 5/3/2010 8:39 PM, Andy obrien wrote: > > > > Yes, same here ... qrv 50290 to 50293 , any digital mode > >

Re: [digitalradio] Six meters : open now

2010-05-03 Thread Andy obrien
Yes, same here ... qrv 50290 to 50293 , any digital mode On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Tony wrote: > > > All, > > Good Es openings on six meters today. Band is open as of 2330z (May 3rd) > up and down the east coast. Good opportunity for digital... > > 50290... > > Tony -K2MO > > >

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Digital OPS: QRP Battery Portable

2010-05-01 Thread Andy obrien
Nice video Tony, amazing little antenna! On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:18 AM, Tony wrote: > > > A > The PY1AHD Alexloop continues to amaze me; working Europeans QRP with a > hand-held loop that's only 3 feet in diameter is something only a ham would > appreciate. It turned out to be a pretty good mul

[digitalradio] "old" digital operator

2010-04-27 Thread Andy obrien
I worked W8TRX today "25 WATTS HERE TO G5RV USING TS 85Ø DIGIPAN 2.Ø HAD CALL SINCE 1939 1939 AG E 91 91 GOOD CPY NOW 5 X 9 MAYBE BETTER " Imagine all the changes he has seen in digital modes, and more.

[digitalradio] LOTW/SKCC and other Sked Page use. March Report

2010-04-20 Thread Andy obrien
A reminder that the K3UK Sked Page supports interactive dialog facilitating skeds and other general fun. The pages can be found at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/ Specific pages for the Straight Key Century Club and the LOTW Triple Play are very popular. There are also pages for digital mode Q

[digitalradio] JT650Hf available again

2010-04-19 Thread Andy obrien
Downloads of JT65-HF Version 1.0.5.1 has been restored http://groups.google.com/group/jt65-hf Join the above group for access to the free beta software Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] SDR-Radio beta 1 released

2010-04-18 Thread Andy obrien
Manxman, Simon Brown, has released first beta version of SDR-Radio http://www.sdr-radio.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=XvE0QU_t0bM%3d&tabid=318&mid=1281&forcedownload=true V1.0 Beta SoftRock VFO support (Si570) Waterfall colours redesigned together with Pieter from RFspace Much minor cosmetic wor

Re: [digitalradio] Sparse activity in TARA Skirmish

2010-04-17 Thread Andy obrien
I think the nasty broad signals and the AGC capturing effects of strong PSK signals are slowing reducing the amount of people who find BPSK31 a useful contest mode. Andy K3UK On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 8:27 AM, kb2hsh wrote: > > > After a few hours on and off operating the TARA Skirmish, it appea

Re: [digitalradio] Youtube Video of JT65-HF

2010-04-17 Thread Andy obrien
The software is still in beta testing and usually available via that link but has been taken down for a little while , the author is trying to sort out some international export regulations. Andy On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Jon Maguire wrote: > > > Hi Frank, > > It's supposed to be at > >

[digitalradio] N7DC still atop the Digitalradio rankings

2010-04-16 Thread Andy obrien
The current DXCC rankings at Clublog for members of the digitalradio group are RankCallsign160 80 60 40 30 20 17 15 12 10 6 4 2 70 Total Slots Range 1 N7DC130 213 2 270 269 313

[digitalradio] ALE history

2010-04-15 Thread Andy obrien
Bill gave me an idea... I looked over the history of ALE on this group. Here are some "firsts" First meneion of "ALE" May 13th 2000 Attached Ale programme for anyone interested. Runs via soundcard. Derek { G4JFI } Sat May 13, 2000 6:40 am "Derek Shipman" de...@g4jfi.freeserve.co.uk Send

Re: [digitalradio] New SDR related Yahoo gtroup

2010-04-15 Thread Andy obrien
K3UK On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:57 PM, WD8ARZ wrote: > > > Congratulations Andy, and have to say how much it was appreciated for all > the help Bonnie gave ya getting it up and going too. > > 73 from Bill - WD8ARZ > > - Original Message - > *From:* Andy obrien >

[digitalradio] 10 years of digitalradio group.

2010-04-15 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks Tony, it has been a LOT of fun and many things have changed. I wonder if anyone has any ideas on how we might celebrate the 10th anniversary? Founded: May 11, 2000 Andy K3UK On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Tony wrote: > > > Andy, > > Congratulations on the upcoming 10th anniversary o

Re: [digitalradio] Digital Mode tests this evening - FLDIGI

2010-04-15 Thread Andy obrien
I will be there too. Andy K3UK On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Tony wrote: > > > All, > > I'll be QRV for digital mode testing this evening after 2200z (April 15) > till 0500z (April 16). > > QRG 14108 / 3588 (+ / - QRM). > > Modes of interest: > > 1. MFSK32 (Fldigi) > 2. PSK250R (Fldigi) >

[digitalradio] New SDR related Yahoo gtroup

2010-04-15 Thread Andy obrien
I started the digitalradio Yahoo group ten years ago (next month) because ,at that time , there were many groups dedicated to particular modes of applications but no generic groups where anything related to digit modes was "ok" to discuss. For the same reason, I have started SDRlist. A Yahoo grou

Re: [digitalradio] Scanning "on the 3's" today.

2010-04-11 Thread Andy obrien
ce 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 scanni

[digitalradio] Scanning "on the 3's" today.

2010-04-11 Thread Andy obrien
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 w

[digitalradio] Who Is QRV on ALE

2010-04-11 Thread Andy obrien
Overnight, I placed my rig on an 8-band scan using standard ALE (no soundings from me) . 11 stations captured at various times. [12:39:01][FRQ 07102000][SND][ ][TWS][N0PWZ ][AL0] BER 27 SN 05 [12:31:16][FRQ 03596000][SND][ ][TWS][KC2PUA ][AL0] BER 30 SN 08 [11:23:23][F

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Unattended narrow mode transmission "protection"

2010-04-11 Thread Andy obrien
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Rick Muething wrote: > Dave, > > Using the WINMOR busy detector for Pactor sounds like a workable idea. > The WINMOR busy detector hasn’t yet been integrated into other WL2K Pactor > Servers but it could be.  The basic WINMOR TNC application (the virtual TNC) >

[digitalradio] QRV: 3596, 7102,10145,5, 14109, 18106

2010-04-10 Thread Andy obrien
QRV: 3596, 7102,10145,5, 14109, 18106 ALE 141, happy to change modes once a link is established. (no takers when I have tried ALE400) KB3JAJ: [02:02:28][ 3.5MHz ] De [K3UK] [02:08:18][FRQ 07102000][SND][TWS] [KI6TCB ][AL0] BER 29 SN 05 Andy K3UK FN02hk

[digitalradio] Personal attacks....

2010-04-09 Thread Andy obrien
Folks, please remember that a rule here is that, while being free to strongly disagree, we should do so without personal attacks. I often disagree with many hams, and enjoy disagreeing with Bonnie at times. However, she deserves respect for her opinions and personal attacks should be avoided. Th

[digitalradio] ALE busy detect

2010-04-09 Thread Andy obrien
> In her OWN WORDS, she states that ALE is a "listen-first" mode Actually, this is true...to a degree. PC-ALE does have the ability to detect the presence of a signal and delay the start of a sounding . It does not work very well however, in my experience less than 10% of the time.. WINMOR, on

Re: [digitalradio] RSID Query

2010-04-09 Thread Andy obrien
Did you ever go through all the modes / sub modes to try and figure out which one was being sent - only to have the other party go QRT after you find it  :  ) > > Tony -K2MO Everyday, it seems! Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] Unattended narrow mode transmission "protection"

2010-04-08 Thread Andy obrien
ving them dedicated sub-bands would send a very clear message: the way to > obtain dedicated frequencies is to unrelentingly drive everyone else out of > them. > > Appeasement never works. > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ > > -Original Message- > *From:* digitalradi

[digitalradio] Unattended narrow mode transmission "protection"

2010-04-08 Thread Andy obrien
ould then use narrow forms of their mode to achieve their aims . coordinate schedules between them, and have 2500 Hz where their operations are primary, and other hams communications in these segments would be secondary. Andy K3UK On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:50 PM, n9dsj wrote: > > > &g

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