Re: [digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-09 Thread Rein Couperus
Ralph, could you elaborate on this? (if possible on the pskmail list...) so we can have a look at what's needed... What are your problems with version 0.3.0? 73, Rein PA0R My tests with PSKmail have slowed somewhat with the changeover to fldigi and the extra bells whistles that have

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-09 Thread mrfarm
I appreciate the further information from both Ralph, ZL1TBG and John, VE5MU. PSK125 would not be a very robust mode compared with most other digital modes, due to the high baud rate and no FEC. It seems from John's comments that although 141A is not quite as fast, it is more robust than

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-08 Thread Rodney Kraft
I have a question: Being in Oregon, there is little need for Tornado watchers! However, SHOULD something like that occur, without having to stay by the radio or terminal 24/7, is there a program that allows for or provides ALARMS that are audible to alert a network of Packet stations? To me

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-08 Thread Bill Vodall WA7NWP
Being in Oregon, there is little need for Tornado watchers! However, SHOULD something like that occur, without having to stay by the radio or terminal 24/7, is there a program that allows for or provides ALARMS that are audible to alert a network of Packet stations? APRS can easily to

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-08 Thread mrfarm
Ralph, Could you be a bit more specific when you say that you are having good results? How does RFSM2400 compare with other digital modes, particularly in terms of weak signal performance? And also with high noise levels such as on the lower bands? Although I don't have any convenient way

[digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-08 Thread zl1tbg
Rick, Performance compared to other modes: In terms of throughput on low power (5 watts) NVIS path tested on 80M and 5MHz, RFSM2400 (nonstandard, 2.7 KHz) was faster than PSK125 and allways completed the session. PSK63 was difficult due to tight frequency tolerance (despite commercial spec.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-07 Thread mrfarm
Considering the number of years I have supported ARES/RACES and Skywarn, most of the value of amateur radio has been with Skywarn. Yes, we were heavily involved with the flood of 1965 in the upper Midwest U.S., but nothing like that since due to infrastructure improvements. With cellphones

[digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-07 Thread expeditionradio
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We really need to have BBS systems for HF that lets you use a sound card to inexpensively time shift communication. This requires an ARQ mode that can get through difficult condx with a full ASCII character set. Nothing like that

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-07 Thread mrfarm
It does not seem that 141A is all that robust. Of course it is better than 300 baud packet so you might be able to use it for daytime communications, but it seems to fail with moderate QRN on the lower bands that you would use for NVIS type local communication. For those of you who use Pactor

[digitalradio] Re: Amateur Radio in Disasters/What we really need

2007-05-07 Thread zl1tbg
In ZL we are testing RFSM2400 with good results. The program installs easily and operates easily first time. Operators can see how progress is during a session - not left in the dark Server PC can be left unattended and autostart on power up. These points are important for any application that