[digitalradio] ARQ FAE - ALE400 - NBEMS dumb question

2008-01-12 Thread Bill McLaughlin
All, ARQ FAE in ALE400 has proven, in my limited experience, to be extremely robust compared to other ARQ modes and occupies reasonable bandwidth. How difficult would this mode be to port to FLARQ/NBEMS? It seems to me to be tailor-made for this application (but what do I know?). Is it a matter of

[digitalradio] Re: Trouble at mill RTTY contesters war with HFlink

2008-01-12 Thread Bill McLaughlin
Or "This Was" :) --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Patricia \(Elaine\) Gibbons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That's the way I look at it, Bill ... > > > > A sounding message is simply the station's callsign as the ALE ID, > and soundings are only done if the station has an operator

[digitalradio] Re: Microkeyer II and WSJT

2008-01-12 Thread Steve Hunt
Andy, thanks I found the problem. It was a "unusual" setting in my router software. In ALL software, I have to check "soundcard PTT". In WSJT6 however this option has to be unchecked... no soundcard PTT. Well, we got it working and I ran a few nice QSO's tonight on 80m. Thanks fer the help,

[digitalradio] Re: Trouble at mill RTTY contesters war with HFlink

2008-01-12 Thread expeditionradio
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Bill McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hard to discern what is actually happening; seems like a tempest in a > teapot. > > 73, > > Bill N9DSJ Hi Bill, This is simply childish backlash directed at me personally because I opposed the Digital Stone

[digitalradio] Re: Microkeyer II and WSJT

2008-01-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
-For my plain MK , nor the MKII, I have.. 0 2 0 Microsoft Soundmapper Input 1 2 0 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 2 0 Realtek AC97 Audio 3 0 2 Microsoft Soundmapper - Ouput 4 0 2 Sound Blaster Audigy 5 0 2 Realtek AC97 Audio Default

[digitalradio] Microkeyer II and WSJT

2008-01-12 Thread Steve Hunt
I need help w/WSJT v 5.9.7 or 5.9.8 please. first off...I need to say that this SW was running with my MK2. But last weekend I had a harddrive crash and needed to reinstall everything. MY MK2 workes fine w/DM780 and all my other Ham Software, except this little JT65A program called WSJT (I use

Re: [digitalradio] KANTRONICS UTU TERMINALS

2008-01-12 Thread Ted Horishny
Michael, The UTU did RTTY and CW and the computer was used as a glass terminal. The output was in TTL though not RS-232. A simple MAX-232 converter and hyperterm should get you going. Ted WT2G - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Ya

Re: [digitalradio] KANTRONICS UTU TERMINALS

2008-01-12 Thread Chuck Mayfield - AA5J
Hi Michael, I used one of those many years ago with first a Commodore Pet and then an Osborne One. My recollection is that the unit operates with any RS-232 terminal program and interfaces through the serial port. Don't think it takes any special software. Hope this helps. 73, Chuck - AA5J

Re: [digitalradio] Robust Packet-Radio (RPR)

2008-01-12 Thread Jose A. Amador
Rick, I believe they address one of the largest shortcomings of packet: its modem. As I understand (I might be mistaken, I have not upgraded my PTC) it is the same AX.25 protocol with a more robust modulation. In fact, a different modulation with robust encoding. 73, Jose, CO2JA -- Rick w

Re: [digitalradio] Abbreviations, acronyms, terminology or whatsoever for BPSK31

2008-01-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Welcome Marcelo. I think you will find that almost all of the abbreviations use in an actual QSO are based on the abbreviations used in CW. Such as ES for and, WID for with, GUD for good, UR for your, TNX for Thanks. I stole the item below from a web site and lost the URL, I will post due cred

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Trouble at mill RTTY contesters war with HFlink

2008-01-12 Thread Patricia (Elaine) Gibbons
That's the way I look at it, Bill ... A sounding message is simply the station's callsign as the ALE ID, and soundings are only done if the station has an operator present, otherwise, the unattended stations are simply scanning the channels on the HFlink netplan, and only respond if called

[digitalradio] Re: Trouble at mill RTTY contesters war with HFlink

2008-01-12 Thread Bill McLaughlin
Hard to discern what is actually happening; seems like a tempest in a teapot. 73, Bill N9DSJ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After Tony Blair has solved the Israel-Palestine issue, he may be > needed to address those old fashioned RTTY folks w

[digitalradio] HRD: Hilfe auf Deutsch

2008-01-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
http://www.ham-radio.ch/doc/HRDHilfe.pdf -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ)

[digitalradio] Trouble at mill RTTY contesters war with HFlink

2008-01-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
After Tony Blair has solved the Israel-Palestine issue, he may be needed to address those old fashioned RTTY folks who appear to be preparing IED's for Bonnie. (for trouble at mill reference, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLDVIViWW74 ) Andy K3UK -- Forwarded message -- From:

[digitalradio] Abbreviations, acronyms, terminology or whatsoever for BPSK31

2008-01-12 Thread Marcelo
Hello everybody, I am new here and very pleased to find this group. I am also new on BPSK31 and I started using some advices from the internet, without anyone nearby to help me so I still don't know very basic things. Does anybody know where can I find the most used Abbreviations, acronyms, t

[digitalradio] KANTRONICS UTU TERMINALS

2008-01-12 Thread Michael Mihailovic
Hi i am new to this group and since joining learnt a lot great group. I need some help here i was given a kantronics universal terminal unit or the utu i am wondering has anyone used one i need some type of software to run it anyone got any ideas. Any help is appreciated. Thankyou Mike VK2OZ.

[digitalradio] Re: Measure of JT65A activity

2008-01-12 Thread Bill McLaughlin
And this: As of 2008-01-12 21:51:22 UTC database contains 244754 entries with 2326 unique callsigns. I know this is culled regularly by Joe for false decodes and incorrect frequencies and such..but note that these are only JT65A receptions; does not include the other WSJT modes. 73, Bill N9

Re: [digitalradio] Measure of JT65A activity

2008-01-12 Thread David
Hi Andy...nice to see you on Logger i note that my RB has seen 141 unique callsigns...thats since 1st Octthe mode is gaining interest ww and its partly due to you Bozo Guide hi hi. 73 David VK4BDJ Andrew O'Brien wrote: One measure of the JT65A activity to be had... VE3CDX/W7

[digitalradio] Measure of JT65A activity

2008-01-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
One measure of the JT65A activity to be had... VE3CDX/W7 14076 JT65A 15548 725 VE3CDX's station has heard 725 unique callsigns, not bad for a mode that was not even on HF less than a year ago ! -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ)

Re: [digitalradio] ALE in a nutshell (and ALE dating FLARQ)

2008-01-12 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Alan, I agree to a point, it depends on ones focus, if you recall I have always run my GAP DX Voyager antenna when looking for world wide activity such as in HFlink events, that antenna at 100 watts and an ATU works all Amateur bands 100%. However using a Skywave antenna heavily takes away

Re: [digitalradio] ALE performance & development

2008-01-12 Thread Rick
Alan, If you look at your response, you will see that you mostly agree with what Andy, and John and I have been saying. And it is fair to say that there is minimal PSKmail and NBEMS activity. Much, less than wide band ALE (141A). Of course most digital hams here in the U.S. are not going to b

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Emergency agencies/ ham equipment/ hams in emcomm

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Barrow
Jim wrote: >> Consequently, when you say no communications, you are overstating the >> facts. Now maybe, a runner in a vehicle may the only means of >> communication, but never the less, it is communications. >> >> And the most important limitation: Even once roads were open to non-emergency

Re: [digitalradio] Re: 30 meter Observations

2008-01-12 Thread Laurent Laborde
Hi I planned to build a dipole antenna for 30m. Mostly for C/MT HELL, SlowHell and other Hell mode. I'd like to try the "jason" mode too, and some other extremely slow mode. Seen some 10Hz large slow C/MT Hell screenshot. Any guess about the used software for that ? Even found a 0.5Hz (!!!) MT Hel

Re: [digitalradio] ALE in a nutshell (and ALE dating FLARQ)

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Barrow
Thanks Andy for an excellent summary of ALE I do have one slight correction: > enough. The concept of ALE requires automated beacons, "soundings", > that are often unattended. ALE does not "require" soundings. It's still a huge value add to be able to find a station or assemble a net through a

[digitalradio] Packet and Pactor activity today

2008-01-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
FYI from my "cousin" Sholto's fine web page.. http://www.projectsandparts.com/pactor/ UTC CallNameGridSeenDialMark/Space ModePol Modem Message 01-12 16:37 NI2OMarkFN20bs W9OTR 10.14722HF PACKET 300 USB 01-12 1

[digitalradio] ALE performance & development

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Barrow
Rick wrote: > There is minimal ALE activity here in North America. Ahh, the personal dispute with ALE again. OK, I'll bite. You could also say there is a minimal of pskmail, nbems, or other activity. The "I listened and did not hear much" argument. If we used that, you'd conclude the only activ

[digitalradio] ALE growing

2008-01-12 Thread expeditionradio
I always chuckle when operators who have never used scanning ALE or never even used ALE on the ham bands try to make pronouncements as if they are experts. I have 100 ALE stations in my log here since I reset the log file just before the AOTAW event in October 2007. My ALE station is not special,

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Emergency agencies/ ham equipment/ hams in emcomm

2008-01-12 Thread Rodney
Alan, I APPLAUD your efforts during that storm! Your last statement hit home, that if people don't practice they won't be prepared! Our problem is that we train and train and train, but are NEVER called upon during the Statewide or County exercises. Doesn't do ANY good to practice what you'v

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Emergency agencies/ ham equipment/ hams in emcomm

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Barrow
jgorman01 wrote: > Your first paragraph indicates that the shelter was so remote and > isolated that it required helicopter delivery of food and water. Yet > you also indicate that you were in your truck which indicates you > could drive to the shelter. Maybe you were driving a monster truck? > S

Re: [digitalradio] ALE in a nutshell (and ALE dating FLARQ)

2008-01-12 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Andy, All true, I could not agree more! /s/ Steve, N2CKH At 10:20 AM 1/12/2008, you wrote: >I'll say again... the only thing wrong with the concept of ALE is the >lack of active users. Everything else about ALE makes perfect sense >to me. Here are the basics.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE Sounding and How does it work?

2008-01-12 Thread Steve Hajducek
Rick, You obviously don't understand NVIS, the bulk of all my ALE activity is NVIS based, this is true of Amateur Radio as well, which is 30m and lower ( 5Mhz thru 11Mhz is excellent during the day, that is our premiere MARS range, 5-7Mhz can be counted on 24/7 by the way, its too bad that th

[digitalradio] ALE in a nutshell (and ALE dating FLARQ)

2008-01-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
I'll say again... the only thing wrong with the concept of ALE is the lack of active users. Everything else about ALE makes perfect sense to me. Here are the basics. Automatic Link Establishment = the software (or firmware) stores reception reports and when you want to call a known station it w

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE Sounding and How does it work?

2008-01-12 Thread Rick
John and group, There is minimal ALE activity here in North America. Maybe there are untold thousands of operators in other parts of the world but not here. For those who have been hams for any length of time and operated HF, it is obvious that the higher HF frequencies are not open very often.

[digitalradio] Emergency agencies/ ham equipment/ hams in emcomm - a VK perspective

2008-01-12 Thread Dave Ingram
I've found it interesting reading about US Emergency Comms. It seems to me that many of your counties etc are quite small and don't have the critical mass to invest in comprehensive comms networks. Here in Queensland (Australia) the state government has an agency devoted to emergencies (EMQ - E

Re: [digitalradio] Emergency agencies/ ham equipment/ hams in emcomm

2008-01-12 Thread Roger J. Buffington
Alan Barrow wrote: > I've personally gone on site for two hurricanes. Not because I'm a > cop wanna-be. No, I did it at significant personal cost and > discomfort because thousands of folks needed help. And were asked, > somewhat desperately, to help. And we were uniquely positioned to > help