Re: [digitalradio] SCS PTC-II and regular digital modes

2010-08-07 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I have one and would not think about parting with it. It does a really good job on all modes. If you get it with the Pactor 3 you will not be disappointed. There is also a very good size of users hanging out on a 20M freq while not in use. The thing seems to still be able to copy a signal 2db u

Re: [digitalradio] Re: RTTY parts

2010-08-04 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 10:08 AM 8/4/2010, you wrote: >Do you have a list? No I don't. Sorry

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Direct RTTY Generation

2010-08-04 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 04:42 AM 8/4/2010, you wrote (in part): >I was thinking about this while walking the dog - Now that's a new one. Bets the last number one answer to the age old "thinking" question..

[digitalradio] RTTY parts

2010-08-03 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
A large number of RTTY parts have been put up for sale. If anyone is looking for anything please ask. John, W0JAB Louisiana, Missouri

[digitalradio] Parting with RTTY equipment

2010-07-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
After thinking about a for a while - I'm going to part with all my RTTY equipment. It's all going. John, W0JAB

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

2010-07-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 12:19 PM 7/20/2010, you wrote: >Do you know if any US amateurs are raising a Petition for Rulemaking to move >to regulation by bandwidth instead of mode ? Trevor, We in the USA have been down this path before. And every time the FCC has said the same thing. I really don't know just where you

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

2010-07-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
The hell with the rules and law, right Garrett? John, W0JAB At 05:48 PM 7/19/2010, you wrote: >What is absurd is that its a fight in the first place.. do you ever just back >up and look at what is being said?? Your all acting like this is life or >death..ITS NOT..I have been using it all alo

Re: [digitalradio] Repeater noise

2010-07-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
One of 2 things come to mind. 1) a very weak station trying to get into the repeater. 2) strong RF. At 11:18 AM 7/18/2010, you wrote: >[Attachment(s) from Mike Liller included below] > >Hi all, >I know this is a little of topic, but can anyone tell me what this noise is? >We are getting this

Re: [digitalradio] RTTY and common courtesy

2010-07-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I'm not in anyway saying that what happened was OK but after all it was a contest. Not like it happens all the time. But look at the good side. Lucky it was not a CW contest. John, W0JAB Louisiana, Missouri EM49lk Pike county for the county hunters. At 10:56 AM 7/18/2010, you wrote: >I had 3

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS v4.7.4 Beta

2010-07-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 08:19 AM 7/18/2010, you wrote: >I dare say that if someone offered me one, I would probably take it, just for >the noise and the stink. I would charge admission. Mine had lots of roll >paper, paper tape etc,. It worked FB. Now that an Idea for income since I have 3 of them. (1, 28 RO & 2, 2

Re: [digitalradio] RE-NEW LICENSE

2010-07-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 11:52 AM 7/17/2010, you wrote: >And if you are an ARRL member, they will do it for you free. > >73 Buddy WB4M Thanks buddy, and yes, a life member Do I need to do anything or is this an "automatic" happens thing they do? John, W0JAB HOT & STICKY Missouri. Q " How do you know it's summ

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

2010-07-15 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I wonder where ROS would be today if someone had been truthful about it the first place? That little game of banning some from using it (for unknown reasons) was just about it for me. John, W0JAB

RE: [digitalradio] Re: ROS

2010-07-13 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
If one was to just disconnect from the net would the program later try to post? It seems that this is the main concern of many? John, W0JAB EM49lk

Re: [digitalradio] Random data vs Spread Spectrum

2010-07-12 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
On 7/12/2010 12:28:28 PM, KH6TY wrote: > Lester, The "inventor" has shown over and over that he is not to be trusted, > and > so his block diagram would not be believed either. I suggested months ago > to him to just send his code in confidence to the FCC, which they would > keep private, and be

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Testing Confirms ROS Autospot Behaviour

2010-07-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
The other day after making a comment about ROS I got a note (direct) just saying - "makes one wonder what else the program is doing. Do you have your banking information on that computer ?"

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

2010-07-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 01:44 PM 7/9/2010, you wrote: >John, > >Who is Andy, K3UK? Andy is the list owner. And yes anyone can discuss ROS at any point and time. And many are still looking for an answer of why some (at one point or another) was banned from using the program. Now you seem to be a spokesperson for J

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

2010-07-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I think many would like to have a answer once and for all on this issue if some have been "banned" from using the software. John, W0JAB digitalradio co moderator At 12:54 PM 7/9/2010, you wrote: >Could this ROS discussion be taken offline or elsewhere? > >I expect others, like I, are sick of th

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

2010-07-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
After loading a "updated" version as he said that everyone needed to do. After entering my call it would not work. Just like others have posted that they could no longer use it. I have not tried it again and will not try it. Touch a hot stove and get burned one will not touch it again. I will ne

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

2010-07-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Sorry Rein - Please forgive as that was about the time I was having big time computer problems. Lost a bunch of emails. what was that my "final question" again. John, W0JAB

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

2010-07-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 08:58 AM 7/9/2010, you wrote: > extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous > band of thieves" Rein are you trying to tell us that NONE of this never happened ? The list of banned, and other thing that have been posted that this program has been said to do. Thi

Re: [digitalradio] How ROS is auto-spotting to the Cluster.

2010-07-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
>> What other surprises are hidden in this software? None ! program has been removed. firewall settings changed to block anything that may still be imbedded.

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

2010-07-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 06:18 PM 7/8/2010, you wrote: >Hi John, > > >That IP address is probably a cluster in Sweden that was added by Jose to the >list of clusters to be served by ROS users. >Amateur radio is a global hobby. > >73 Rein W6SZ Oh I agree about the being "global" but I would much rather do it myself.

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

2010-07-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 02:28 PM 7/8/2010, you wrote: >Hi Rain > >You have absolutely right . ROS are sending data from your PC to the >cluster. Try to type the IP address 90.225.73.203:8000 into your >browser and you get this: Why would it telnet to an IP address in Sweden?

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS on 40 meters

2010-07-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 04:04 PM 7/6/2010, you wrote in part: >UH OH.now I've done it. Bet I won't ever get on their forum, much less >be able >to use ROS any time soon I'm down in the dingy cellar now with >the >likes of John W0JAB! > >Howard W6IDS >Richmond, IN EM79NV Come on down. The beer is cold and th

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS on 40 meters

2010-07-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:46 AM 7/7/2010, you wrote: >--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Siegfried Jackstien" > wrote: ><..> >> Ros is programmed for low power qrppp experiments . with a few watt and a >> groundplane for a 16000 km path .. But there are users thinking more power >> is better . and using ros the

Re: [digitalradio] ROS on 40 meters

2010-07-05 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
If I download a new version I will "NOT" be able to use the program. For a unknown reason I was one of the people that Jose has seen unfit to use it. That was the reason I had to "beg" for a earlier venison of it. But thanks for your reply. At 03:50 PM 7/5/2010, you wrote: >If you downloa

[digitalradio] ROS on 40 meters

2010-07-05 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
What freq is the ROS mode being used on 40 Meters? World like to play with it a bit. John

RE: [digitalradio] Busy detect

2010-06-28 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I am all for busy detect. That being said what do you do with someone that has so much hate for Pactor (like KC7GNM ) that they turn to QRM'ing jamming or what ever you would like to call it any time they hear it? Right now the "only" tools that I have for busy detect for others modes is my ea

Re: [digitalradio] Winmor throughput

2010-06-27 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Well Andy, I have that $1K modem. but in order to run WINMOR I would have to putout for a new faster computer. So what better? hen in hand or the one in the bush? At 12:56 PM 6/27/2010, you wrote: >Just a reminder..when Winmor first stated, the idea was to establish a >mode that did not need a

RE: [digitalradio] Busy detect screenshot for Winmor

2010-06-27 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 12:52 PM 6/27/2010, you wrote: >This has generated enormous frustration over the years, to the point where >some operators now intentionally QRM such servers. This intentional QRM is as >disgusting as running a server without a busy frequency detector, and provides >a convenient excuse for se

Re: [digitalradio] QRM maker on 14.078 CF

2010-06-22 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
For what it's worth : I have been very close to that freq waiting for any pactor connect. I have not noticed anything. Must be just outside of what I can hear. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] New release (4.18) of MULTIPSK

2010-06-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Over the course of my work as a 2way radio tech I have looked at a lot of circuits for one project or another your's being one of them Very interesting how you made that puppy. Also just about an hour ago my radio went off. John, W0JAB At 10:13 AM 6/19/2010, you wrote: >John, > >I have written

Re: [digitalradio] New release (4.18) of MULTIPSK

2010-06-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 04:36 AM 6/19/2010, you wrote: >Hi Patrick, > >Wonder if you happen to know that I created the original (very first) Weather >Radio Alert in 1974, I did and I do thank you for your afford. Here in the center of Tornado Alley there is one on every headboard (or should be) . Sometime I woul

Re: [digitalradio] Feld Hell "LEO" Sprint this Saturday 2000z - 2200z

2010-06-15 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 06:29 AM 6/15/2010, you wrote: >LEO stands for Law Enforcement Officer. For this Sprint, if you are or were a >law enforcement officer in any country (police, border patrol, customs, prison >guard, etc...) you will indicate so in your QSO exchange with "LEO." (ex: >WB2HTO de N3LFC ur 599 PA

RE: [digitalradio] source coding, Randomizing

2010-06-06 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
By the same thinking (that being that a commercial company) is making any money should you not put kenwood and yaesu into the same? Or how about that mean money making company that made your sound card interface. or microsoft. John, W0JAB At 10:12 AM 6/6/2010, you wrote: >You can of course

Re: [digitalradio] source coding,

2010-06-06 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
> >I just do not believe amateur operators should use >such protocols on the amateur bands. Such protocols ? What makes you say that?

Re: [digitalradio] source coding, Randomizing, outer FEC, Inner FEC, coding to symbol, modulation of symbol(s)

2010-06-06 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 03:22 AM 6/6/2010, you wrote: (in part) >In the end, systems like ROS, Clover, PACKTOR-XXX, etc, where there is not >full published trasparency in the encoding process, are not suitable for >legal amateur use, in my humble opinion. In other words, no one has the right to make money from their

Re: [digitalradio] Bad sound card?

2010-06-05 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Jeremy Maybe the fact that it was 10 bucks may have something to do with it. At 02:24 PM 6/5/2010, you wrote: >Hello, > >When purchasing a new radio this last week I decided to also set my >computer up how it should have been long ago. I purchased a sound card >to dedicate it to digital mode

Re: [digitalradio] ROS MODEM OFFICIAL GROUP

2010-06-02 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I think that is what I said below now in RED By my call I mean W0JAB At 12:44 PM 6/2/2010, you wrote: >- Original Message - >> But since I have it on a flash drive I did install it on the laptop and >> gave it a call other then my call and it worked fine. >> >> What do you think? >> >>

Re: [digitalradio] ROS MODEM OFFICIAL GROUP

2010-06-02 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
No need to worry from being banned from this list from me. That's not my style of moderating. Yes I can no longer use ROS for some reason. I did ask but that went unanswered. All I know is that he posted a updated version and when ask for my call the program would shut down if I recall. Never di

Re: [digitalradio] ROS MODEM OFFICIAL GROUP

2010-06-02 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Rein Really don't know what to say at this point. Still trying to understand why my call was added to the list of calls "not able" to use the ROS program. But since Jose will not say I'll just move on to things other then ROS. But I'm not the only one that this has happen to. No big deal I have

Re: [digitalradio] ROS MODEM OFFICIAL GROUP

2010-06-01 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Rein Don't take it personal. For some reason even I got on his bad list. I did ask but never got an answer. Not sure but I think someone has been feeding bad info to him. Think he was told that I has said something that I really did not or it was misunderstood. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Digitalradio: Facebook change. [a word about facebook]

2010-05-28 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
No can do. facebook is one of those sites that "read" "write" and otherwise do things that most don't like to have done to their system. It would take me the better part of 1/2 hour to get past the "site is reading" or "writing" or trying whatever. Just to get to it. And I think I have told

Re: [digitalradio] Change of Email Address

2010-05-23 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
As moderator of a number of yahoo list I can tell you first hand you have to make the change yourself. No one here can do it for you. At 12:40 PM 5/23/2010, you wrote: >We are changing our email address from >laz...@earthlink.net >to l

Re: [digitalradio] ALE 400

2010-05-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I was wondering what that noise was. Guess the pactor did not bother you.

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

2010-05-11 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
gt;If you don't comment, you might wish you had! > >73 - Skip KH6TY > > > >John Becker, WØJAB wrote: >> >> >>At 06:27 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: >>>Another question was whether Pactor III's bandwidth was really necessary for >>>live keybo

Re: [digitalradio] in need of a USB to DB9 cable

2010-05-11 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Just a cable. 232 in and out. BD9 on one end USB on the other Sorry for any confusion. At 11:42 AM 5/11/2010, you wrote: >On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:52:15AM -0500, "John Becker, WJAB" wrote: >> Anyone know of a source? > >It would help to hear more about the application, John. > >I suspect you

[digitalradio] in need of a USB to DB9 cable

2010-05-11 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Anyone know of a source? John, W0JAB

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

2010-05-11 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 06:27 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: >Another question was whether Pactor III's bandwidth was really necessary for >live keyboard to keyboard QSOs. I guess that was an anti-Pactor III question, >but that one also never got answered. Jim to answer that I really would have to say that for keyboard

Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 05:18 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: >Yes, > >14.075 was the Pactor "calling freq", don't know who decided that. I have >not heard any ARQ Pactor in a long time, is it still used by anyone? > >73 Buddy WB4M Yes it still is but it has been driven to the coat room by all the sound card user. Seems

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

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I don't know Skip. Tell us. You seem to have an answer for everything and everyone. after thinking about that, don't tell us. I really don't care what you are others think about pactor. I like it and will operate it. John, W0JAB

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

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 03:12 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: >John, > >I was specifically asking only about Pactor-III keyboard-to-keyboard QSO's, >not Pactor-II or Pactor I. Skip, just because you are anyone else "can't" copy P2 or P3 does not mean it does not happen. Belive me, it happens ! most of my keyboard to keyb

Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 02:51 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: >Unfortunately lots of people have had bad experiences with Pactor >and,naturally, like when you've been bitten by a big dog you don't forget it ! >I used to enjoy using pactor with my PK232 during the 90's but many times my >contacts were totally wiped out by a

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

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Often, very often. All pactor modes. As for a typing. touch typing is a thing of the past. At 02:19 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: >John, > >How frequently do you use Pactor-III, keyboard to keyboard? > >How fast do you touch type?

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

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I would belive that if it was not for that fact that shortly after a PACTOR QSO the phone has rang telling me what orifice I should shove my pactor equipment into. Leaving no guessing what so ever about it. Then not even giving me time to say I was in a 2 person QSO. That my friend was the last

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

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I can clearly see that this anti Pactor rant will Never end. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Congratulations!!!

2010-05-05 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
For what it's worth As a WINLINK user I did some checking and could *only* find 2 (two) station within the winlink network using anything close to 10,147. that would be a KL7 and ON0 station using a center freq of 10,147.700. and it has been days since either has been (more like weeks) si

Re: [digitalradio] TAPR Digital Activities at Dayton Hamvention, May 15-16, 2010

2010-04-29 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I cant speak for others but I just got this very same message 23 times. I have banned him from *EVERY* list that I own. Andy I sure hope you do also. And I'm sure others will say the same thing. I ONLY need to see it once not 23 damn times. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] 3rd Generation Digital radio

2010-04-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I can't think back this far. What came first - Packer or Amtor (ARQ mode to boot) . At 12:03 PM 4/19/2010, you wrote: >If the first generation of digital was PACKET-IRLQ-Echolink-APRS (generation >Zero was CW and RTTY), then the second generation was D-Star. D-Star brought >everything togethe

Re: [digitalradio] RSID Query

2010-04-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Only works with sound card modes? That a question not a comment. I really have no clue.

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

2010-04-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I understand what you are saying Skip. But the bottom line is that most can't copy it and therefore don't understand it. I have gotten phone calls and email from my CW ID after a person to person QSO telling me what a lid I was for operating pactor. I love the ARQ modes (pactor amtor) and at this

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

2010-04-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Dave right now I dont have the time to plug the holes in your comments. But the bottom line is that they are ham's at see. Would there be a problem if they only used SSB and not data mode?

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

2010-04-09 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 01:08 AM 4/9/2010, you wrote: >A quick fix for this entire mess is to suggest to those running automated >traffic stations to use the World Wide Web. The web is faster, less likely to >be affected by atmospheric changes, and remove a thorn in the side of many ham >radio operators. Most of w

Re: [digitalradio] "evil Bonnie"..

2010-04-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:57 AM 4/8/2010, you wrote: >John > >i have been there too Remember wide band digital on 6 and 2 meters ? I was removed by her from one list for asking questions that 2nd guessed her. The list was the yahoo VX1700 list. That is a Vertex radio. I have retired after 40 years workin

Re: [digitalradio] "evil Bonnie"..

2010-04-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I for one can tell you first hand what happens if for any reason you should disagree with her.

[digitalradio]

2010-04-04 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
try this list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pactor_packet/

RE: [digitalradio] RTTY event tonight

2010-03-26 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
About 7ish (CDST) At 02:52 PM 3/26/2010, you wrote: >What hours?? > > > >Bob, W5XR > >

[digitalradio] RTTY event tonight

2010-03-26 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
playing tonight only I will be on 40 meters tonight with the Kenwood 520 and the 28ASR, ST-6 TU. Why? Because I can !

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Another plug for JT65A ... the spectrum efficient mode

2010-03-25 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 01:01 PM 3/25/2010, you wrote: >That seems a bit theoretical to me. If you have a mode that is very wide but >gets its information across in short bursts, it could be said to be very >efficient, but in practise it is efficient only if others are able to make use >of the gaps between transmiss

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode....

2010-03-24 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I and many others will never touch ALE because of just one woman. It at this time has a bad name among many.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: SDR-IQ for sale

2010-03-22 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Guess I better Google it to see just what it is. Right now I have no clue.

Re: [digitalradio] FCC comments further on ROS

2010-03-01 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Jose has K3TL said anything about his action?

Re: [digitalradio] Spectrum is for ALL users

2010-03-01 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 05:40 PM 3/1/2010, you wrote: >The problem is that 14109 has been designated as 1 baud exclusive, It has?

Re: [digitalradio] Spectrum Spreading

2010-02-27 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Text deleted for a very good reason... And some complained about pactor. Or Amtor. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] GTOR- has anyone tried this?

2010-02-23 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
No, never did work him but I did see a note in the log to look for him on 20 meters. At 09:31 AM 2/23/2010, you wrote: >I wonder if one of them was a friend of mine, Mike (G4SMA)? > >He lived just up the hill from the MEB depot that I worked at when in my >late teens and I used to pop in to see

Re: [digitalradio] GTOR- has anyone tried this?

2010-02-23 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Don't recall just when it came out but - Biggest problem with it was finding someone to have a QSO with. Once you did the link was very good. I think it was also used by a lot of the early BBS stations. Of course that was the problem with any ARQ mode that came along. Back in 1977 or so when y

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS Advantage- mode ranking

2010-02-22 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Not really Jim I for one never stopped using the old machines. Therefore never had to bring em back out. It's the only way I do RTTY here. John, W0JAB >Then I guess there are a few people >bringing old mechanical Teletype gear back to life and using it for >rag-chewing for old times' sake. > >Jim

Re: [digitalradio] A closer look at ROS]

2010-02-21 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Ok so what if it is... This is not the first time (nor will it be the last time) that this has happen. My question is where do they all come from? Why would someone take the time to write the program if it can't be used?

Re: [digitalradio] Protected HF frequencies

2010-02-21 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Actually Andy What we are using right now are a few WinLink frequencies. Why you ask? because every time we set camp anyplace someone will copy the CW ID and them the hate email starts. Not to mention the fact that AEL ran off a large bunch of people that had been using everything from RTTY to PAC

Re: [digitalradio] Protected HF frequencies

2010-02-21 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:51 AM 2/21/2010, you wrote: >Actually John, I am beginning to think that there could be merit in >"protecting" some frequencies for certain use . Maybe the PACTOR, WINMOR, >PACKET, ALE, PSKMAIL, unattended stations SHOULD get a small slice of >spectrum. And for the attended stations?

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-21 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:17 AM 2/21/2010, you wrote: >Thank you, Steinar, but there have been serious attempts to dominate the HF >bands with wideband modes for what is basically a private system use. Do you think Skip that she will ever get it done? I was told not long ago that they (she) was about to ask the F

Re: [digitalradio] ros

2010-02-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 06:58 PM 2/19/2010, you wrote: > even some of the AFSK/RTTY people use USB. I have seen this too and at times wonder why. I think maybe because the other modes are USB. I got into RTTY in 1976. Still use a machine for RTTY.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: RTTY and mode selection on radios

2010-02-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Of course. Not being a sound card guy when it comes to RTTY. John, W0JAB At 04:56 PM 2/19/2010, you wrote: >I use USB dfor FSK, simply because I want the low side of the signals to show >up on the left side of the waterfall, and the high frequencies to show up to >the right. Because that p

Re: [digitalradio] RTTY and mode selection on radios

2010-02-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
RTTY "should" be used in the LSB mode regardless of the band. I don't use software for RTTY so I cant tell you a thing about that.

Re: [digitalradio] MT63 Operation

2010-02-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I have found it only around 14,109. But like many many modes - it's not used much. John, W0JAB At 03:37 PM 2/19/2010, you wrote: >Lately I've been playing around with MT63 at the 500 hz bandwidth. It was >just about the only digital mode that I had not experimented with since >getting on the d

[digitalradio] How many ?

2010-02-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Just how many sound card modes are there now? And what is the number that look just like another mode?

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Ok what's the bottom line? Is it or is it not? At this time my in box is overloaded with "ROS" subjects. And rather reading them "all" or "deleting all" Can someone just tell me? John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: RTTY decoding

2010-02-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Looks like someone has done their homework RTTY... John, W0JAB Still using a 28 ASR At 10:30 AM 2/17/2010, you wrote: >--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sven wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I' ve searched the Internet for RTTY decoding methods and found the >> following: >... >> Are there other known

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Performance of modes: weak signal and poor ionospheric conditions

2010-02-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 05:02 PM 2/7/2010, you wrote: >With the long qsb faded outs on 500 Khz 60 seconds ' >in' 20 'out sort of thing arq is the only way of having a qso .. >but most of the EU stations are limited to 100 Hz b/w .. How do you deal with a limit like that?

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Performance of modes: weak signal and poor ionospheric conditions

2010-02-03 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 10:40 PM 2/1/2010, you wrote in part: > but some of the other ARQ protocals I've played with look like a mess when > you're a station on the outside looking in... I have never found that to be true with PACTOR or AMTOR. Can't speak for the sound card ARQ modes.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Comments PA0R / PSK MAIL ARQ / ALE 400 ARQ FAE

2010-02-03 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 04:35 PM 2/1/2010, you wrote: > > >Rein PA0R wrote: > >> What I don't understand is why NOBODY uses the pskmail arq chat mode >> Why accept 5% error when you can have it 100% error free? > >Patrick's ALE-400 FAE ARQ is another mode that falls into this category Rein. >Like PSKMail, it s

Re: [digitalradio] Packet configurations?

2010-01-30 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 11:21 AM 1/29/2010, you wrote: (in part) : No serial connections and no external TNC please. Is there a reason?

Re: [digitalradio] Estimating multipath delays using Hellschreiber

2010-01-28 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
the last time I seem a real good multi path was back in the 19080's while using amtor. really made a mess of things. I would not mind getting looking into that again with all the good software we now have. Of course back then when I would talk about it the would ask me if I have been smoking th

Re: [digitalradio] Re: source of 8 pin female radio connectors?

2010-01-26 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 03:43 PM 1/26/2010, you wrote: >I thought of digikey or mouser, but what is the generic electronic part name >for it? got me ! not having either one.

Re: [digitalradio] source of 8 pin female radio connectors?

2010-01-26 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
www.digikey.com At 12:46 PM 1/26/2010, you wrote: >I have a aea pk-88 tnc and a kenwood radio, they both have the same 8 pin male >connector, so I need to buy some female 8 pin connectors and wire it up. >Know of any good cheap sources (online) or in MA?

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

2010-01-25 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 07:18 PM 1/24/2010, you wrote: >Re the control is to prevent ALE bashing" That control is a Gestapo, Marxist type. She will flat out tell you that she may not be "always" right, but never "wrong" No one and I do mean no one can use any other mode on or near the frequency they use without get

[digitalradio] VX1700

2010-01-23 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Anyone on this list have one of there rig's? If so please get back to me. Tnx, John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Who Is The PK-232MBX Expert?

2010-01-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
As the owner of 4 of them going back to the late 1970's let me jump in here for a bit. Your answer depends on what you are looking to do with it. I still use a program called YAPP for QSO's John, W0JAB At 12:07 PM 1/19/2010, you wrote: >Hello, > > > >Now that the major issues with WIN

Re: [digitalradio] Icom IC-718 & AMTOR

2010-01-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Fancy that Icom never got back to you. Ask me why I switched from icom to Yaesu. I did read about a fix for that. I'll look and see if I saved it. If not you may like to ask on the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pactor_packet/ yahoo as well. John, W0JAb At 01:28 PM 1/17/2010, you wrote: >I

Re: [digitalradio] Re: NEW : Digitalradio 2010 Challenge via Clublogs

2010-01-11 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I guess that's because you Andy are the only one that I know of that try's *every* new mode that comes down the pike. I guess I really need to take a good look at some of the newer sound card modes. I just got so turned off by that "do nothing" PSK 31.

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