Re: [digitalradio] Re: Will Windows Vista bring a windfall?

2006-12-11 Thread Danny Douglas
As college IT employees, we tended to try to keep the older Operatiing Systems as long as possible. After all, we had them all worked-out, knew their idiosyncrasies, and were somewhat in control of them. Throwing a new OS at us, with a change of hundreds of computers just was a no-no. At a point

[digitalradio] Re: Will Windows Vista bring a windfall?

2006-12-11 Thread Dave Bernstein
Developers tend to hold on to older machines because they must continue to support the older versions of Windows. It will be interesting to see where Vista gains traction beyond the OEMs. Brian N1IK was impressed with the Windows Presentation Foundation's XAML design tool, and a lot of energy w

[digitalradio] Re: Will Windows Vista bring a windfall?

2006-12-11 Thread Joel Kolstad
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "jhaynesatalumni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since people are being told they have to upgrade to new faster > computers to run Windows Vista, I wonder if that means there will > be a lot of somewhat less capable machines available used or free > that will r

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-11 Thread kd4e
Must we wait for the FCC to request comments on the ARRL request or should we post our opposition immediately? Sure do not understand why a neo-commercial digital app (all automatic and most semi-automatic unattended digital modes) cannot find a more appropriate home on non-Ham spectrum. Surely b

Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread Joe Ivey
Copied your beacon here in North AL about S-8 on Butternut vert. Joe W4JSI - Original Message - From: John Bradley To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight Beaconing every minute on 361

Re: [digitalradio] PAX 2 with Linux?

2006-12-11 Thread kd4e
Now this is a truly exciting Web site! http://pskmail.wikispaces.com/ Will have to contact the developer and ask about plans for PAX 2 or other apps. I see that he is working on APRS integration. > Is there a PAX 2 app for Linux yet? -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ... in sunny & warm Florida :

[digitalradio] Re: New ARRL Petition

2006-12-11 Thread Dave Bernstein
>From today's ARRL press release: "Rather, we ask only that the Commission restore the privileges unintentionally withdrawn from those who operate and who utilize automatically controlled narrowband digital stations between 3620 and 3635 kHz," the League said. The ARRL pointed out that while

[digitalradio] New ARRL Petition

2006-12-11 Thread dshults
They've submitted a new petition for partial reconsideration of WT Docket No. 04-140. http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/12/11/100/ I'm glad to see some action before the 15th rolls around. ... Duane N7QDN

Re: [digitalradio] ZL2AFP has released a new beta version of DominoEX with FEC !

2006-12-11 Thread John Bradley
no propagation on 80m tonite but 160 is open...want to try there? John VE5MU - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:46 PM Subject: [digitalradio] ZL2AFP has released a new beta version of DominoEX with FEC

[digitalradio] PAX 2 with Linux?

2006-12-11 Thread kd4e
Is there a PAX 2 app for Linux yet? Perhaps something linked to Hamlib? http://hamlib.sourceforge.net/ Or perhaps something built on one of these: http://software.hamradioindia.com/psk31.html Linux * New version (still Beta) for Linux + Sound Blaster by Hansi Reiser DL9RDZ. Please see details

[digitalradio] ZL2AFP has released a new beta version of DominoEX with FEC !

2006-12-11 Thread Andrew O'Brien
This message forwarded from Murray ZL1BPU. I downloaded the new version and it appears to work well but looking for QSOs to teast it on 80M tonight. Andy K3UK - Folks, Con ZL2AFP has released a new beta version of DominoEX with FEC. This version looks much the same, but the code

[digitalradio] Re: WINDRM setup

2006-12-11 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Why do you need to 'rewire' the back of the PC to use just one soundcard ? DO you have the "mixer settings" within Windrm set for the correct source? Andy K3UK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Dave Corio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, just finished testing and adjusting, and ad

Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread John Bradley
Beaconing every minute on 3610 dial freq, PAX2 as of 3:30 Z don't hear anything this far west John VE5MU - Original Message - From: Len Morris VE3FJB To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon t

Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread John Bradley
use multipsk len, its a freebie John VE5MU - Original Message - From: Len Morris VE3FJB To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight S 9 + signal here Andy.. 10 km north of Toronto! No deco

[digitalradio] Re: 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread Andrew O'Brien
-Glad to see a neighbour Len, jump in and join us. Andy K3UK -- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Len Morris VE3FJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > S 9 + signal here Andy.. 10 km north of Toronto! No decoder yet.. > Len VE3FJB > > - Original Message - > From: Andrew O'Brien >

[digitalradio] Re: First PAX2 Contact

2006-12-11 Thread Andrew O'Brien
-well done Joe! Andy K3UK -- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Joe Ivey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I mad my first PAX2 contact tonight despite not knowing what I was doing. > Bill, N9SDJ in EN52. Below is what I copied. > Rig: Yaesu FT-990 > Ant: Butternut HF6-V > > TEST > > ODD SABM PAC

Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread Len Morris VE3FJB
S 9 + signal here Andy.. 10 km north of Toronto! No decoder yet.. Len VE3FJB - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight I am testing the PAX 2 beacon o

[digitalradio] Re: [Flexradio] Reflector for the "Start Ups"

2006-12-11 Thread Jon Maguire
I agree with Larry. With a classic Web forum, the stream of emails will dimish. 73.. Jon W1MNK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it time for a Start-Up reflector? There are so many Flexors out there now who are experienced hams and capable of digging into the finer points of SDR. For those new to SDR

[digitalradio] First PAX2 Contact

2006-12-11 Thread Joe Ivey
I mad my first PAX2 contact tonight despite not knowing what I was doing. Bill, N9SDJ in EN52. Below is what I copied. Rig: Yaesu FT-990 Ant: Butternut HF6-V TEST ODD SABM PACKET NEED TO ENTER SENDER AND DESTINATION CALL OM /12Ø227Z4222.25N\Ø8822.14W-/A=ØØØ896BILL, EN52 /12Ø228Z4222.25N\Ø882

Re: [digitalradio] Re: WINDRM setup

2006-12-11 Thread Dave Corio
Well, just finished testing and adjusting, and admit to being more confused than before. If I select just one of the soundcards, I can trigger the VOX on the 746. No matter how I set up two cards, though, it simply refuses to work. I went through the quick-start guide repeatedly, figuring I

Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread John Bradley
Beaconing now on the same freq, 3610 USB dial freq, Andy nothing heard so far (0215Z) John VE5MU - Original Message - From: Joe Ivey To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight Andy,

Re: [digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread Joe Ivey
Andy, I hear your beacon (I think). However I am not printing anything on the screen. I know nothing about PAX2 so I am sure I don't have some settings right. As a matter fact, I know very little about MultiPSK. Could you give me a few pointers? I also think I hear someone trying to answer to

[digitalradio] olivia tonight

2006-12-11 Thread Chris Edwards, AE4XO
Anyone availble for olivia tonight at 9PM EST? on 40 meter

Re: [digitalradio] Will Windows Vista bring a windfall?

2006-12-11 Thread KV9U
From what I can tell, Vista does not offer much of an improvement. It is shocking that a company as large as Microsoft, and that has spent billions developing Vista, had to drop several of the key reasons for this development. Particularly, the new file system that they had to abandon and was

[digitalradio] 3610 PAX 2 beacon tonight

2006-12-11 Thread Andrew O'Brien
I am testing the PAX 2 beacon on 3610 USB tonight from 0100 UTC to 0400, beacon every 2 minutes. Reed Solomon ID precedes the PAX2 signal. Andy K3UK Fredonia, NY FN02hk

[digitalradio] best pcale interface for icom 706

2006-12-11 Thread isgs294
Since there has been several notes about interfaces that are not optimal, What about those that are good. Whats the best way to interface a icom 706 to laptop running PCALE?

[digitalradio] Will Windows Vista bring a windfall?

2006-12-11 Thread jhaynesatalumni
Since people are being told they have to upgrade to new faster computers to run Windows Vista, I wonder if that means there will be a lot of somewhat less capable machines available used or free that will run Linux and earlier versions of Windows just fine.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: WINDRM setup

2006-12-11 Thread Jose A. Amador
It has not been easy for me using the same interface for other sound card modes. With two cards, I used my best card (an Audigy 2) to receive, and the AC-97 to transmit. It is a bit tricky to separate everything the way it shall be set up, but seemingly my setup worked. Only I could not separa

[digitalradio] 188-110A Soft-RF-Modem Rfsm2400 v.0461

2006-12-11 Thread Steinar Aanesland
See the Norwegian mirror of rfsm2400.narod.ru : http://home.broadpark.no/~saanes/rfsm2400/rfsm2400.htm 73 de LA5VNA Steinar

RE: [digitalradio] Six meter digital operation

2006-12-11 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
Rick, Just for grins, back when the Ottawa 19.2 Kbps PI-2 card was popular, a couple of guys here in San Antonio modified a couple of Motorola solid state commercial LMR sets to send and receive the wider 19.2 KBps signal. They had a great deal of success. I believe that they loaned one of th

Re: [digitalradio] Re: OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-11 Thread w6ids
Hey Bonnie.. Well, perhaps his statement was "clueless" per se, but you have to admit that everything here (generalization) is being negatively affected. There's an incredible trade deficit between the two countries with the U.S. being on the losing end. Imports are indeed much cheaper due t

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New 80m USA Keyboarding Digi Frequencies

2006-12-11 Thread KV9U
Skip has expressed some very important points. It is interesting that Peter, TY1PS, from Benin, Africa, wrote a program for Clover II, many years ago that automatically transmitted an image of the operator. However, it was not legal to use here in the U.S. until this coming Friday:( Now that t

[digitalradio] Re: WINDRM setup

2006-12-11 Thread Dave
I'll give that a try when I get home tonight. It was working with only one sound card when you & I tried to hook up, but haven't been able to get "fire" using two. I'll also check out the "quick start up" that Mel mentioned in another post. Thanks es 73 Dave KB3MOW --- In digitalradio@yahoogroup

[digitalradio] Re: New 80m USA Keyboarding Digi Frequencies

2006-12-11 Thread Skip Teller
For the skeptical among us, this was just posted on the QRP-L net: "Message: 11 Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:30:29 -0800 From: "DOUG PHILLIPS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [QRP-L] Warblers To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed OK Guys, It is t

Re: [digitalradio] Re: OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-11 Thread bruce mallon
Hum. Maby americans are lazy and unproductive so we replaced them with illeagal mexicans and exported or jobe to china . sound batter ... --- expeditionradio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Danny, > If you really think that is what is happening with > the electronics > industry

[digitalradio] Re: WINDRM setup: new file

2006-12-11 Thread Andrew O'Brien
FYI. A new "Quick Setup" document is now available. This is a simplified, step by step 3 page document to help the new user get on the air with WinDRM as quick as possible. Emphasis was given on the set up of both single and dual sound cards to help avoid confusion that some users may have

[digitalradio] Re: WinDRM with MicroHam Microkeyer?

2006-12-11 Thread Andrew O'Brien
-Yes, it works fine . I actually use the same preset in the device router that I use for Logger32. I have port 5 for rig control and port 7 for PTT. Since Windrm does not provide rig control beyond PTT, the use of port 5 is not needed. I just have WinDRM set for port 7 as PTT. Andy K3UK.

[digitalradio] WinDRM with MicroHam Microkeyer?

2006-12-11 Thread Barry Murrell
Hi to all Is there anyone out there successfully using a MicroHam MicroKeyer to run the WinDRM software? If so, would you mind sharing your settings and helping me to get set up for this?? Particularly interested in the Digital Voice aspects of WinDRM... 73 de Barry ZS2EZ (EX ZR2DX / ZR6DXB) KF2

[digitalradio] Re: OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-11 Thread expeditionradio
Hi Danny, If you really think that is what is happening with the electronics industry now in China, you don't have a clue. Bonnie BY/KQ6XA --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Danny Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When you have a family of 17 living in a two bedroom flat, and every child