RE: [digitalradio] Re: ROS back bigger and better !

2010-08-29 Thread Dave AA6YQ
b-bands, I don't recall seeing it. 73, Dave, AA6YQ - Original Message - >>>When that 1 percent deploys unattended stations that transmit without first checking to see if the frequency is in use, they can create havoc far out of proportion to their fraction of ham co

RE: [digitalradio] Re: ROS back bigger and better !

2010-08-29 Thread Dave AA6YQ
of ensuring that such stations would not QRM existing QSOs. When those who deploy unattended stations upgrade them to rarely QRM existing QSOs (emergency conditions excepted), "regulation by bandwidth" will become possible. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] TAPR/ARRL DCC conference.

2010-08-19 Thread Dave AA6YQ
I suggested this to Rick a few months ago; he thought it worthy of consideration. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: Victor Poor [mailto:vp...@att.net] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:02 PM To: 'Dave AA6YQ'; digitalradio@yahoogroups.com; win...@yahoo

RE: [digitalradio] TAPR/ARRL DCC conference.

2010-08-19 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Will there be a session on retrofitting WINMOR's excellent busy frequency detector into Winlink PMBOs? 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Rick Muething Sent: Thursday, August 19, 20

RE: [digitalradio] sound card manager software

2010-08-10 Thread Dave AA6YQ
this reflector that many of you run the same programs I run. So I thought I would start here. A Ham will know what I need and why I need it to function in a certain way. I hope you can help. Any help or suggested programs would be appreciated. Thanks, 73 >>>Try QuickMix: <http://www.ptpart.co.uk/quickmix/> 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Direct RTTY Generation

2010-08-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
t. It might even be easier to wrirte my own simple RTTY Tx terminal in VB6. Waggling the TXD line using the "MSComm1.Break = True/False" function will do the job if timing can be assured. >>>Travelling to Alpha Centauri will be easy if the Warp Drive can be assured. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Direct RTTY Generation

2010-08-04 Thread Dave AA6YQ
data - if that makes sense :-) >>>When you configure MMTTY to use EXTFSK for FSK output, an EXTFSK window appears that lets you select the serial port, as well as the serial port pin (TxD, RTS, DTR) that will be used to generate the FSK signal. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Direct RTTY Generation

2010-08-03 Thread Dave AA6YQ
le when the transceiver is operated in RTTY mode, thus requiring the "FSK signal" when transmitting. Icom's ic-7200, ic-7600, ic-7700, and ic-7800 all provide a very nice twin-peak filter that is only available in RTTY mode. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: AW: AW: AW: [digitalradio] ROS v 4.8.X not spamming cluster

2010-07-25 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Thanks, Laurie. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Laurie, VK3AMA Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:08 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: AW: AW: AW: [digitalradio] ROS v 4.8

RE: AW: AW: AW: [digitalradio] ROS v 4.8.X not spamming cluster

2010-07-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Has anyone checked to see whether the ROS code contains a keylogger, trojans, or a rootkit? 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of KH6TY Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 7:37 PM To

QRE: AW: AW: [digitalradio] Operating ROS In USA

2010-07-20 Thread Dave AA6YQ
busy frequency detector is as offensive as an unattended station running a wide mode without an effective busy frequency detector; neither belongs on the amateur bands. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on

RE: [digitalradio] Re: ROS back bigger and better !

2010-07-19 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ys is completely irrelevant. The nasty name-calling that appears below and in previous posts today is flat-out unacceptable. Were I moderator of this group, the offending parties would be long gone. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroup

RE: [digitalradio] RE-NEW LICENSE

2010-07-17 Thread Dave AA6YQ
renewal, and found that it had been issued on 7/13; a hardcopy arrived by postal mail yesterday afternoon. I don't see how this process could be any simpler... 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Beha

RE: [digitalradio] Re: [digital radio] Re: Random data vs Spread Spectrum

2010-07-13 Thread Dave AA6YQ
out themselves"; this isn't one of them. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of W2XJ Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:35 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: [

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Random data vs Spread Spectrum

2010-07-13 Thread Dave AA6YQ
e proposed definition does not increase the likelihood of causing harmful interference or permit encrypted communications (concerns implicit in 97.311), the FCC would likely welcome a change that improves our ability to abide by the regulations without consuming their scarce resources. 73,

RE: [digitalradio] ROS are sending data from your PC

2010-07-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
elated to digital modes? >>>Yes it is. A digital mode with a list of banned calls? >>>Certainly, though of course Andy K3UK has the last word on this. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] ROS are sending data from your PC

2010-07-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
erhaps my "promotion" was motivated by some earlier perceived infraction, but its entirely irrelevant because ROS is not legal for use by US operators; it's like being put on the "no use of aviation frequencies" list. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] ROS are sending data from your PC

2010-07-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
any understanding of the social aspects of amateur radio. Hopefully, some wise Elmer will take Jose in hand and help him grow up to more constructively apply his obvious technical talent. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

RE: [digitalradio] Busy detect screenshot for Winmor

2010-06-27 Thread Dave AA6YQ
;s effectiveness, then running their server within the "automatic subbands" is entirely appropriate. But when experience leads such operators to become confident, they should be free to venture out onto other frequencies to which they are by regulation entitled to use. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Busy detect screenshot for Winmor

2010-06-27 Thread Dave AA6YQ
so its not clear to me why more evaluation is required. >>>The longer we keep digging our hole deeper, the longer it will take to escape. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Busy detect screenshot for Winmor

2010-06-27 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ated here a few months ago that he would investigate 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of KH6TY Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:25 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalrad

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

2010-06-16 Thread Dave AA6YQ
MMSSTV, MMTTY, MMVARI, MultiPSK or WinWarbler while logging QSOs to DXKeeper, using either Commander or HRD for transceiver control. >>>See <http://www.dxlabsuite.com/download.htm#Bridges, Gateways, and Extenders> 73, Dave, AA6YQ

[digitalradio] RE: [SDRlist] Digital ID Skimmer mock-up

2010-05-12 Thread Dave AA6YQ
http://www.dxlabsuite.com/winwarbler/Heard.jpg Entries can be sorted by clicking a column header (like a spreadsheet). - Add a column to indicate mode. - Provide filtering by mode (e.g. "only show Olivia and Contestia entries") 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-11 Thread Dave AA6YQ
x27;d consider backfitting the WinMor busy frequency detector into WinLink PMBOs, and lots of fun adding SDR Console support to DXLab. 73, Dave, AA6YQ .

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

2010-05-10 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ontinue to push for Pactor III support... I can clearly see that this anti Pactor rant will Never end. >>>It's an "anti-Winlink without busy frequency detection" rant, John. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

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

2010-04-11 Thread Dave AA6YQ
on but would need to be integrated into the Pactor driver for the SCS. When Vic gets back from vacation I'll talk to him about this and when we might be able to do that. >>>Rick and Vick, that would be a huge positive step. If there is any way I can help with this, please let me know. 73, Dave, AA6YQ .

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

2010-04-10 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Thanks, Rick. I have suggested in the past that your SCAMP/WINMOR "channel busy detector" could be inexpensively back-fit into WinLink PMBOs. Has anyone taken a look at this? 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto

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

2010-04-08 Thread Dave AA6YQ
>>>AA6YQ comments below -Original Message- From: Jaak Hohensee [mailto:jaak.hohen...@eesti.ee] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 2:50 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Cc: Dave AA6YQ Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Unattended narrow mode transmission "protection" Busy d

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

2010-04-08 Thread Dave AA6YQ
it with you. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Simon HB9DRV Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 2:30 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Unattended narrow mode tra

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

2010-04-08 Thread Dave AA6YQ
automatic stations without busy detection by giving 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

RE: [digitalradio] SS definitions

2010-03-10 Thread Dave AA6YQ
>>>8P9RY comments below From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Trevor . Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:21 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] SS definitions --- On Wed, 10/3/10, KH6TY mailto:kh6ty%40comcast.n

RE: [digitalradio] Re: 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
radio%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dave AA6YQ" wrote: > > The advantage of using FSK is that one can take advantage of the excellent > RTTY filters built into some transceivers. These filters are generally not > available when operating in USB/LSB. This is particularly important to >

RE: [digitalradio] Re: 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
The advantage of using FSK is that one can take advantage of the excellent RTTY filters built into some transceivers. These filters are generally not available when operating in USB/LSB. This is particularly important to contesters operating in a crowded environment and DXers dealing with weak sign

RE: [digitalradio] Re: 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
EPC runs a PSK63 contest, and the mode works quite well. Panoramic reception and broadband decoding are a potent combination. It's the only contest I've ever entered, and I took first place in NA, hi. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: digitalradio@yahoo

RE: [digitalradio] 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-08 Thread Dave AA6YQ
r cause someone else to think in an entirely new way. --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Dave AA6YQ wrote: From: Dave AA6YQ Subject: RE: [digitalradio] 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97 To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 9:58 AM (unless the “Universal QRL signa

RE: [digitalradio] 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-08 Thread Dave AA6YQ
(unless the “Universal QRL signal” is something simple like “QRL” in CW, or 3-seconds of carrier at ~1 khz.) 73, Dave, 8P9RY From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:55 AM To

RE: [digitalradio] 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-08 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Unless you can convince the transceiver manufacturers to include the capability in each unit, someone operating without a computer connected to his transceiver – e.g. a phone operator -- will be unable to generate the “universal QRL” signal. 73, Dave, 8P9RY From: digitalra

RE: [digitalradio] Re: ARRL/FCC Announcement about ROS

2010-03-06 Thread Dave AA6YQ
>>>AA6YQ comments below From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rein...@ix.netcom.com Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 5:50 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: ARRL/FCC Announcement about ROS Hi Dave

RE: [digitalradio] What is SS?

2010-03-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
random sequence) isn't spread spectrum. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rein A Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 3:16 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] What is SS? Hello All,

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Statement on Withdrawal of Support for ROS (K3UK Sked Pages)

2010-03-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ms unable to use spread spectrum on >>>HF, but no clear definition of what constitutes spread spectrum. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Re: ARRL/FCC Announcement about ROS

2010-03-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Rein, why don’t you call Dawn (FCC agent 3820) and ask her why the FCC chose to communicate through the ARRL; the phone number has been posted in previous messages here, but I’ll dig it back up if needed. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

RE: [digitalradio] FCC on "ROS" post on ARRL website!

2010-03-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
>>>AA6YQ comments below. From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Ackrill Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 3:14 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] FCC on "ROS" post on ARRL website! Dave AA

RE: [digitalradio] FCC on "ROS" post on ARRL website!

2010-03-04 Thread Dave AA6YQ
trum, then ROS could be used on HF by US operators. However the source of this proof would have to come from someone other than the ROS developer, who now has no credibility with the FCC whatsoever. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Statement on Withdrawal of Support for ROS (K3UK Sked Pages)

2010-03-04 Thread Dave AA6YQ
words publicly twisted into "ROS is legal on HF", though. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of J. Moen Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:04 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subje

[digitalradio] RE: ROS

2010-03-03 Thread Dave AA6YQ
the message below. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: rosdigitalmodemgr...@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:08 PM To: rosdigitalmodemgr...@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [ROSDIGITALMODEMGROUP] Experimentation and Amateur Radio 1. The author publicly

[digitalradio] ROS

2010-03-03 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ted to ROS posted on <http://www.arrl.org/> as of a few minutes ago. Note that all telephone conversations with FCC personnel are recorded. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Calculating CPU use for multiple applications?

2010-03-01 Thread Dave AA6YQ
my pleasure, Rick. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Rick Westerfield Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:11 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Calculating CPU use

RE: [digitalradio] Calculating CPU use for multiple applications?

2010-02-28 Thread Dave AA6YQ
otherboard that supports a 3 GB SATA interface, and choose hard drives that exploit this interface. Again, you can save some money up front by starting with your current PC's hard drive in your new system, and upgrade later. All DXLab applications run correctly under 64-bit XP, Vista, and Window

RE: [digitalradio] Re: PSK SPOTS in DXLAB

2010-02-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
e psk usage by that crowd. But there's another side of it. I kindof like not having contesters & major dx chasers on psk! Maybe not being clickable is a good thing? >>>Broadband decoding has the potential of making pileups much more efficient. XF4DL made ~1000 PSK QSOs (out of 58K total) over the course of 10 days; perhaps Juergen DL8LE can share his perspective. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] BREAKING NEWS. ARRL: ROS is SS and NOT legal on HF in USA

2010-02-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
You were right, Skip. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Andy obrien Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:53 AM To: 30...@yahoogroups.com; digitalradio Subject: [digitalradio] BREAKING NEWS

RE: [digitalradio] PSK SPOTS

2010-02-22 Thread Dave AA6YQ
SpotCollector's Spot Database, where they are color coded for "need" with respect to the user's award objectives and award progress, dynamically obtained from DXKeeper. Thus its straightforward to identify needed PSK DX. >>>These capabilities have been in broad use by DXLab users for many years. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Curious sound card modes question -

2010-02-22 Thread Dave AA6YQ
m. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of KH6TY Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:30 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Curious sound card modes question - It will be sprea

RE: [digitalradio] Winlink and Regulation by Bandwidth

2010-02-22 Thread Dave AA6YQ
emote station's receiver). Participants in the ongoing QSO have no way convey "QRL" to the automatic station. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of John B. Stephensen Sent: Monday, Fe

RE: [digitalradio] A closer look at ROS]]

2010-02-21 Thread Dave AA6YQ
The amendment you cite below was part of a desperate, last-minute attempt to salvage RM-11306. A month after filing this amendment, the ARRL retracted RM-11306 in its entirely. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra

RE: [digitalradio] A closer look at ROS]]

2010-02-21 Thread Dave AA6YQ
inated. This and >>>other aspects of the ARRL's proposal generated a large negative reaction, >>>which resulted in the ARRL retracting its proposal before the FCC acted upon >>>it. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Multipsk- CPU tests with SDR-IQ Direct active.

2010-01-31 Thread Dave AA6YQ
192 KHz SdR band). Now as I discovered, thanks to Andy, is that professional SdR are controlled through a defined protocol, something as a Cat system protocol. Perhaps, Dave (AA6YQ) will add, in the future, through Commander, the necessary commands to control the different SdR... >>>Co

RE: [digitalradio] Future of ALE and HF Link.

2010-01-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
redibly valuable can survive this. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy obrien Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:24 PM To: digitalradio; alera...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Future of ALE and HF

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Comparison of RTTY software sensitivity

2010-01-22 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ction against "broken" start and stop bits within that sequence? Brian K6STI referred to his decoding technique as employing a "flywheel", which I interpreted as a means of adjusting the synchronous timing with high-quality start bits decoded within the sequence. 73,

RE: [digitalradio] Comparison of RTTY software sensitivity

2010-01-20 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Thanks Wes. WinWarbler uses MMTTY as its RTTY engine; thus MMTTY can be configured to achieve the same performance as that shown for WinWarbler. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Wes Cosand Sent

RE: [digitalradio] Clublogs... see standings versus others

2010-01-11 Thread Dave AA6YQ
There have been several reports on the DXLab reflector that Club Log ignores the DXCC entity uploaded with each QSO, attempts to determine the DXCC entity itself from its database, and sometimes gets it wrong. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio

RE: [digitalradio] Nominations for 2009 Digitalradio Awards needed

2009-12-06 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Patrick, F6CTE. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Andy obrien Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 11:11 AM To: digitalradio Subject: [digitalradio] Nominations for 2009 Digitalradio Awards

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-25 Thread Dave AA6YQ
###AA6YQ responses below -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Alan Barrow Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:34 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect Dave AA6YQ wrote

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-25 Thread Dave AA6YQ
+++ AA6YQ responses below -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Alan Barrow Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:12 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect Dave AA6YQ wrote

RE: [digitalradio] Contesters and DXers should use busy detectors

2009-11-25 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ervice's rules, guidelines and ethics; justifying this behavior by arguing that some human operators violate these rules is the antithesis of the principles underlying amateur radio. As I'm sure you know, two wrongs do not make a right. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
To be clear, an attended station need not wait for 5 minutes of clear frequency before transmitting; 30 seconds of no signals (meaning no automatic station is QRV) followed by a "QRL?" sent "in mode" with no response should be sufficient. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
+++ AA6YQ comments below -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Alan Barrow Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:30 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect Dave AA6YQ wrote

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
formed poorly under typical band conditions. Rick KN6KB evidently reached a different conclusion than you did regarding the efficacy of busy frequency detection, as he included busy frequency detection in Winmor. 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect- it's not a technology issue

2009-11-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
frequency that's already in use 2. if in QSO and a signal other than that of your QSO partner is detected, wait for the intruding signal to end, and send "QRL QRL" in CW. Meanwhile, I'll operate ALE & occasionally P3 in the auto sub-bands. And bite my tongue when I am qrm&#x

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
can't be designed, can't be implemented, can't be deployed, won't work, causes warts, causes cancer, causes global warming, or will cause the universe to expand forever. Few are fooled by this. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@y

RE: [digitalradio] Disinformation about ALE by N5PVL Re: Getting serious about ALE / LID factor

2009-11-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
frequency detectors. Once Winlink and other unattended automatic stations reduce their QRM rate to something approaching that of the average human operator, the anger will dissipate and the QRMing of automatic stations will dissappear. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- F

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-24 Thread Dave AA6YQ
mor's busy frequency detector is a descendent of Scamp's, as both were developed by Rick KN6KB. Hold your nose if you must, but I suggest that you evaluate Winmor's busy frequency detector before making additional claims about what is and is not possible. 73, Dave, AA6Y

RE: [digitalradio] Digital busy detect

2009-11-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Did you evaluate the busy frequency detector in Scamp, Charles? Have you evaluated the busy frequency detector in Winmor? 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Charles Brabham Sent: Monday

RE: [digitalradio] Dx pile ups..

2009-11-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
which they are operating. No DXer should participate in a pileup if doing so would QRM an ongoing QSO. In my experience, politely asking the participants in the ongoing QSO to move almost always yields a polite and positive response. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- Fro

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Why would anyone

2009-10-30 Thread Dave AA6YQ
, in my opinion. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of John B. Stephensen Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:47 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Why would anyone

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Why would anyone

2009-10-30 Thread Dave AA6YQ
authorized. With a bandwidth of more than 500 hz, such stations are limited to the sub-bands enumerated in §97.221(b). 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of John B. Stephensen Sent: Friday

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Why would anyone

2009-10-30 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Had the ARRL's "regulation by bandwidth" proposal been accepted, the range of frequencies available to automatic stations without busy frequency detectors would have significantly increased, which was why so many amateurs opposed it, which was why the ARRL abandoned it. 73,

RE: [digitalradio] Throught of a Digital Propagation Tool

2009-10-20 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ation forecasts using the VOACAP or ICEPAC engines; you can use the beacon network to calibrate these forecasts." Automatically calibrating propagation forecasts based on actual beacon signal strength is not yet available... 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message

RE: [digitalradio] Throught of a Digital Propagation Tool

2009-10-20 Thread Dave AA6YQ
bler/Heard.jpg> This approach depends on stations being QRV, which is not always the case when a band opening is underway. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Gmail - Kevin, Natali

RE: [digitalradio] Top Ten Tips For Hams New To Digital Modes ?

2009-10-01 Thread Dave AA6YQ
1. don't be afraid to ask for help 2. listen to a couple of QSOs in a mode before attempting to make your first one 3. if you must worry, worry about signal quality, not signal strength 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digi

RE: [digitalradio] Callsign info Fill-in

2009-09-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
ption) 4. QRZ CDROM 5. QRZ.com subscription 6. QRZ.com via Pathfinder (free with advertisements) Patrick, let me know if you'd like to pursue this. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf

RE: [digitalradio] Fwd: [dxlab] DXKeeper 8.1.6 enhancement for LOTW and some digital modes

2009-09-06 Thread Dave AA6YQ
-- unless there's a contest in progress or just ending, in which case its best to wait a full day. The second operation is initiated whenever you want to check for new confirmations. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalr

[digitalradio] RE: [DigitalModes] ClusterClient

2009-08-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
The $250 Asus price quoted below is incorrect; they're available new for $310. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalmo...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalmo...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 8:43 PM To: digi

[digitalradio] RE: [DigitalModes] ClusterClient

2009-08-09 Thread Dave AA6YQ
olution of 1024x576, and an Asus Eee PC 900HA ($250) offers a screen resolution of 1024 x 600. These units display 20+% more pixels than the 800x600 SVGA monitors still in use on desktops in the amateur community. 1024x768 was a standard laptop resolution not that long ago... 73, D

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Zapped PCs, data recovery, and Windows !

2009-07-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of damienjorgensen Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:51 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Zapped PCs, data recovery, and Windows ! In that

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Zapped PCs, data recovery, and Windows !

2009-07-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
s. I used to buy Dells, but I've been assembling my own PCs for the past couple of years. Thus I don't use OEM Windows licenses. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of frankk2ncc Sen

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Zapped PCs, data recovery, and Windows !

2009-07-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
terrible UI and many defects), I switched to StorageCraft after seeing some very positive reviews -- and have been quite happy with it. I have no relationship with any of the companies mentioned above, but do have lots of friends in the mass storage business... 73, Dave, AA6YQ

RE: [digitalradio] Zapped PCs, data recovery, and Windows !

2009-07-23 Thread Dave AA6YQ
happens to be in the middle of write operation when the power fails. APC makes a nice product, but be sure to not buy one larger than is needed for ~5 minutes of operation. I have no relationship with any of the companies mentioned above... 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message

RE: [digitalradio] Re: More RSID - PLEASE!

2009-07-22 Thread Dave AA6YQ
You don't know if an instantaneously "empty" spot on the waterfall is truly empty until you send "QRL?" and receive no response, or monitor it long enough to have heard both sides of a QSO if one were in progress. Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: dig

RE: [digitalradio] Slightly off-topic

2009-07-15 Thread Dave AA6YQ
"check the box" filters for band, mode, LotW participation, etc. to SQL queries, including date ranges). SpotCollector is free, and available via www.dxlabsuite.com 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogro

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Double Entries on Waterfall

2009-07-13 Thread Dave AA6YQ
If WinWarbler repeatedly decodes the same callsign on multiple frequencies, it compares signal strengths to identify the primary and suppresses the harmonics. Harmonics can be caused by stations generating PSK with modulated audio below 1500 Hz. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original

RE: [digitalradio] MMTTY VS MMVARI, et al.

2009-06-15 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Thanks, Sholto, I'm aware of the results Alex has published and the tools he makes available. There are significant opportunities for improvement. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sholto Fisher

RE: [digitalradio] MMTTY VS MMVARI, et al.

2009-06-15 Thread Dave AA6YQ
I have the source code to MMTTY, have updated MMTTY to enable operation under Vista (version 1.66G), and intend to improve its RTTY decoding capability. MMTTY can transmit via AFSK or FSK; as far as I know, MMVARI is limited to AFSK. 73, Dave, AA6YQ From

RE: [digitalradio] "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor

2009-05-02 Thread Dave AA6YQ
would follow WOTA into the ground. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Alex V Flinsch Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 2:09 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] "Wh

RE: [digitalradio] Re: "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor

2009-05-02 Thread Dave AA6YQ
look at WOTA and understand why it failed to gain traction; there's no sense flying into the same mountain. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Bob Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 7:53

RE: [digitalradio] "Who Is Where Now" : Idea, needs inventor

2009-05-01 Thread Dave AA6YQ
, AF-S, AS, AN, OC) would be helpful for beam heading and propagation purposes. If successful, a simple listing of online participants would be overwhelming. The ability to easily filter the list is fundamental, e.g. "show me everyone QRV Olivia on 20m". 73, Dave, AA6YQ -O

RE: [digitalradio] Re:Solar Cycle 23 Sunspot Group Re-emerges

2009-05-01 Thread Dave AA6YQ
.svg How 'bout that peak at 9000 BC? 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Marc PD4U Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 11:36 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re:Solar

RE: [digitalradio] Re: The next big thing - Using Swarm Intelligence

2009-05-01 Thread Dave AA6YQ
its functionality. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Vojtech Bubnik Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 8:57 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: The next big thing - Using Swa

RE: [digitalradio] The next big thing - Using Swarm Intelligence

2009-04-30 Thread Dave AA6YQ
st 9 years. It works well. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of David Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:21 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] The next big thing -

RE: [digitalradio] Fwd: Another New Digital Mode!

2009-04-01 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Does it include a busy frequency detector? 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Andrew O'Brien Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:46 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digital

RE: [digitalradio] SCAMP and Cynicism? - Nope, no way.

2009-03-26 Thread Dave AA6YQ
intermittently QRMing a frequency. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of WD8ARZ Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:11 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] SCAMP and Cynicism? - Nope

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