Re: [digitalradio] ALE400-ARQ-FAE

2009-10-07 Thread Tony
> Hi all, I am monitoring 14.093 Try to connect and leave a message if I am not > with my radio. > 73 de LA5VNA Steinar Hello Dear Steinar, I sent you several mail messages this afternoon running Multipsk ALE400. All went through just fine even with QSB / QRM - no repeats - 100 word Pangram to

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing

2009-09-28 Thread Tony
John, OK John - hope to see you there - thanks. Tony -K2MO - Original Message - From: "John Bradley" To: Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:49 PM Subject: RE: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing > moved up and just before I left saw u on 14106. > > > > Will st

RE: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing

2009-09-28 Thread John Bradley
, September 28, 2009 6:24 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing John, > VE5MU on 14078.0 running ALE400. Please try a connect Easy connect / mail transfer John - left you a message. Are you available this evening for a 20 meter ALE400 c

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing

2009-09-28 Thread Tony
John, > VE5MU on 14078.0 running ALE400. Please try a connect Easy connect / mail transfer John - left you a message. Are you available this evening for a 20 meter ALE400 chat? Tony -K2MO

RE: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing

2009-09-28 Thread John Bradley
ROFLMAO ! good one!! amazing what a typo can do 73's John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mikea Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:09 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing

2009-09-28 Thread mikea
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 01:04:01PM -0600, John Bradley wrote: > using the selective call function under Auxillary Functions, enter my call > (VE5MU) on your station list, and sue selective call to connect. Wow! I hadn't realized that Canada was so litigious. Thanks, John. I learned something abo

RE: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing

2009-09-28 Thread John Bradley
possibly Andy has info up as well John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stan Grigaliunas Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:34 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 testing Hi, I am on

RE: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-09-21 Thread John Bradley
QSY to 14074 @ 2300utc John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:51 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Cc: John Bradley Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 John, See you on 14074.0 for

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-09-21 Thread Tony
John, See you on 14074.0 for quick test? Tony -K2MO - Original Message - From: "John Bradley" To: ; Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 6:48 PM Subject: [digitalradio] ALE400 > testing latest version (19 Sept) on 7082USB both VE5MU and VE5EOC > > > > John > > VE5MU > >

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 on 14.074 now

2009-09-13 Thread Steinar Aanesland
Hi all, I am calling cq in ale400 arq mode on 14.074 now. Try to connect to me:) 73 de LA5VNA Steinar

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-09-04 Thread Tony
Matt, > Iam intrested in playing with ale 400 using multipsk and was wondering > what are the > calling freq? Matt kc2pua There are a handful of stations currently active on 14074.0 USB. The bandwidth is approximately 400Hz. Let us know if you need any tips on working ALE-400. Tony -K2MO

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC

2009-09-01 Thread DANNY DOUGLAS
up/DXandTalk > dxandt...@yahoogroups.com > > Moderator > Digital_modes > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 > > - Original Message - > From: Andrew O'Brien > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, Septemb

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC

2009-09-01 Thread Andrew O'Brien
o, or LOTW preferred, > I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for > those who do. > > Moderator > DXandTALK > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk > dxandt...@yahoogroups.com > > Moderator > Digital_modes > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?ygu

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC

2009-09-01 Thread DANNY DOUGLAS
/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC Danny, I think they are not being posted/spotted. I have always assum

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC

2009-09-01 Thread Andrew O'Brien
do. > > Moderator > DXandTALK > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk > dxandt...@yahoogroups.com > > Moderator > Digital_modes > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 > > - Original Message - > From: Tony > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC

2009-09-01 Thread DANNY DOUGLAS
alk dxandt...@yahoogroups.com Moderator Digital_modes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 - Original Message - From: Tony To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC Danny, >

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 N7DC

2009-09-01 Thread Tony
Danny, > What I dont understand, with all the reported contacts here on this group, > why I am not seeing > ANY of them on the spot network? I would gladly give > some of them a listen, if they showed up > Danny Douglas N7DC That's a good question... I've noticed 'exotic mode' cluster spots

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-09-01 Thread Tony
ALE-400 contacts and not the number of times overall. >> >> Understand if you'd rather not discuss it further. Hope you're able to >> get >> it working; let us know what you find. >> >> Tony -K2MO >> >> >> - Original Message - >> F

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-09-01 Thread Thomas Carswell Jr.
F digi for JUST a few days ...Got my ticket from that >> "Cracker Jack Box" >> Its me, its not really happining.. >> >> I mean.. the hundreds of other users surely would have found this >> problemRight?? >> >> Just let it go...I have. >

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 on 14074

2009-08-31 Thread Tony
John (VE5MU) > great conditions, 3 of us on now and looking for more at 0200Z Nice to meet Terry (VE5TLW) on ALE-400. Thank you both for the nice contacts and good luck with VE5EOC. Tony -K2MO - Original Message - From: "John Bradley" To: ; Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:05 PM

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread Tony
erall. Understand if you'd rather not discuss it further. Hope you're able to get it working; let us know what you find. Tony -K2MO - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 > ***"If I'm not mis

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread kt4wo67
EVERmy bad - Original Message - From: DANNY DOUGLAS To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 What I dont understand, with all the reported contacts here on this group, why I am not seeing ANY of them

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread kt4wo67
01 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 What I dont understand, with all the reported contacts here on this group, why I am not seeing ANY of them on the spot network? I would gladly give some of them a listen, if they showed up there, but they are not. I have only recently downl

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread DANNY DOUGLAS
- Original Message - From: kt4w...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 ***"If I'm not mistaken, you referred to the sync issue as a major problem that happens 40-to-50 times during a QSO wit

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread kt4wo67
: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 Trip, > Its not a unique problem. KT4WO Well it does seem to be unique problem because we haven't heard from anyone else with major sync issues (yet). Your comments will hope

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread Tony
;> >> Tony -K2MO >> >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Thomas Carswell Jr." >> To: >> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:30 PM >> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 >> >> >>> w4pgh >>> k3gau &

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread Patrick Lindecker
John, Yes, in the big majority of QSOs, it is rare to find a long period of deep QSB. However... But to leave a message to an ARQ FAE beacon (connection->transmission->disconnection), this problem does not appear, except if the message carries a relatively big file, which will take much time t

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-31 Thread Thomas Carswell Jr.
e - > From: "Thomas Carswell Jr." > To: > Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:30 PM > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 > > >> w4pgh >> k3gau >> n4wi >> wa9hcz >> ni9y >> n9fdf >> k9vu >> wb8rol >> ai4cm >> >

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Tony
could it be that W4PGH has a VOX delay on >> or some other issue? Have you worked anyone else on ALE-400? >> >> Tony -K2MO >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Thomas Carswell Jr." >> To: >> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Thomas Carswell Jr.
>> >> Just a thought here... >> >> Your station setup sounds ok, but could it be that W4PGH has a VOX delay >> on >> or some other issue? Have you worked anyone else on ALE-400? >> >> Tony -K2MO >> >> >> - Original Message - >&

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Thomas Carswell Jr.
thought here... > > Your station setup sounds ok, but could it be that W4PGH has a VOX delay on > or some other issue? Have you worked anyone else on ALE-400? > > Tony -K2MO > > > - Original Message - > From: "Thomas Carswell Jr." > To: > Sent: Sunda

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Tony
rom: "Thomas Carswell Jr." To: Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 >I have also used ALE/FAE400 since it was developed ... and no VOX > 2.4 pent 4 with gig of ram...or 1 gig pent3 with 512 ram or 800mhz > pent 3 with 512 or 1.5 gig ATOM

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Tony
portion of the incoming signal causing repeats and sync issues. What kind of rig / interface are you using? Tony -K2MO - Original Message - From: "Thomas Carswell Jr." To: Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 > Trust me pal... b

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Thomas Carswell Jr.
I have also used ALE/FAE400 since it was developed ... and no VOX 2.4 pent 4 with gig of ram...or 1 gig pent3 with 512 ram or 800mhz pent 3 with 512 or 1.5 gig ATOM w/1gig ram.4 diff. homebrew interfaces some with xformers..some notIcom IC-718 or Kenwood TS-50 or Kenwood TS450SAT or Ken

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Sholto Fisher
Trip, You're not by any chance using a VOX interface (like the Signalink) with the delay button pressed in are you? That would really screw up the timing of FAE400. I haven't experienced the collision problem other than when sigs are really buried in noise. I have also used FAE400 since it wa

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-08-30 Thread Thomas Carswell Jr.
Trust me pal... been using ALE400 from the start...the outa-sync issue is not just a one time thing... and not just on QRP. Im a big fan of ALE400 and MultiPSK(reg)...BUT It IS a major issue. When you have had it occur 40-50 times(with 20 over sig.) ..then tell me its not major. I have had 100+

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-06-01 Thread Rick W
I am probably too close to John on 20 meters as I never have any luck connecting. I am calling CQ and monitoring 14.074 with FAE400 right now (2115Z) and will try and have it on for a few hours when I am not experimenting with PSKmail_server. 73, Rick, KV9U John Bradley wrote: > > > now that

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a messaging

2009-01-31 Thread Jose A. Amador
Alan Barrow wrote: > Yes, I understand "it works". FBB works OK on HF because once you are > logged in, it's not that interactive. But you still have 2-3 turnarounds > before you send the initial message, etc. FBB protocol has a feature I find very valuable: the Z-modem style resume. JNOS had no

RE: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a messaging

2009-01-31 Thread John Bradley
You are right in that the likely solution would be SCS and Pactor3. The only other thing that we have tried is RFSM8000, developed by Dimitri , which has a email gateway built into it, is ARQ and runs on soundcard Nobody in the US is using this on the ham bands at least since it does not co

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a messaging

2009-01-31 Thread Alan Barrow
Jose A. Amador wrote: > Based on what I know, for SMTP, JNOS may be an option at less than 300 > baud, i.e., 100-110 baud or PAX, using MultiPSK as "soundcard modem". > > I have not tested any of it yet. I have had no time and possibilities to > test it so far. > > JNOS can use FBB compression or

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a messaging

2009-01-31 Thread Alan Barrow
John Bradley wrote: > "ARES has responded with a command unit which has HF data capability. This > could include a WIFI router so that laptops could be included from the local > EOC. This command unit would work back into an EOC with data and internet > connections. ARES would be tasked with passin

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a messaging

2009-01-31 Thread Jose A. Amador
Based on what I know, for SMTP, JNOS may be an option at less than 300 baud, i.e., 100-110 baud or PAX, using MultiPSK as "soundcard modem". I have not tested any of it yet. I have had no time and possibilities to test it so far. JNOS can use FBB compression or LZW compressed SMTP on any of it

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a

2009-01-31 Thread Alan Barrow
Jose A. Amador wrote: > I almost always used JNOS with KISS interfaces, it is a natural way of > using it. TNC's under MSDOS, and also thru pipes under Linux with > net2kiss (I would have to go back to the manual to remember a few > details). It could be interfaced with the BPQ switch, so FBB, J

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a

2009-01-30 Thread Rick W
When I used to be on another digital group (I think it may have been one of the TAPR lists?), Maiko was able to get certain hardware/firmware to work with his development of JNOS2. Although JNOS is very theoretical to me, I wonder if it could it be set up with the mode of your choice (within li

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a

2009-01-30 Thread Jose A. Amador
I almost always used JNOS with KISS interfaces, it is a natural way of using it. TNC's under MSDOS, and also thru pipes under Linux with net2kiss (I would have to go back to the manual to remember a few details). It could be interfaced with the BPQ switch, so FBB, JNOS, the BPQ switch could sh

RE: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a

2009-01-30 Thread John Bradley
So how would we go about using FBB or JNOS? JNOS has appeal since it can gateway to the internet, a desirable feature for emergency comms John VE5MU I believe that the simplest is not reinventing the wheel, and using MultiPSK as a modem, using traditional BBS programs as the mail application. Do

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a

2009-01-30 Thread José A. Amador
I believe that the simplest is not reinventing the wheel, and using MultiPSK as a modem, using traditional BBS programs as the mail application. Does anyone find this to be wrong? The store and forward part could mean a *LOT* of work to be done, or actually, re-done... For traditional ham mai

RE: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a

2009-01-30 Thread John Bradley
technically we were using FAE400 mode and FAE2000 modes, in ARQ as opposed to general broadcast (unproto) mode. I agree with you on the 400ARQ mode, and the feature I appreciate most is the ability to send mail to an unattended station, having determined that the unattended station can hear

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141a

2009-01-30 Thread Rick W
Hi John, At the time I was listening to the frequency there were RTTY stations on either side and very close, so did not attempt a connection. Were you using ALE400 or FAE400? My understanding is that FAE is faster than the ALE with plain text due to compression which I don't think is availabl

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141A

2009-01-19 Thread Alan Barrow
John Bradley wrote: > > > > · Have given up on the PCALE and HFlink bunch, since there > seems to be no interest in doing anything other than sending 1 line > messages to each other , or simply sounding. The MARS version of PCALE > might work, but the author is not allowing use of this so

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and 141A

2009-01-19 Thread Rick W
I tried to connect again today (this afternoon) as I saw your request for connecting via FAE400 on 14.111 and 7.103. I tried both stations callsigns as it almost seemed as if the frequencies were reversed from the other day with the regular MIL-STD-188-141A mode, but maybe I misread that, HI. I

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 Testing 3584kc USB

2008-03-22 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, To leave a mail to John, start the "Aux. fonctions" window and add "VE5MU" to your callsign list: - Write "VE5MU" in the edit label where it is written "Call" - click on the button"Add this call to the list" - click on the button "Lits up-to-date" Select VE5MU in the addressee lis

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 Beacon and testing

2008-02-21 Thread Bob Ackman
OK John, well as I said I dumped MultiPSK but may get it back as nothing but problems with MixW and it should serve as a good backup program anyway even if it does look like a dogs breakfast LOL. Cheers - Original Message - From: John Bradley To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com ; [E

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 and FAE

2007-12-30 Thread Rick
Hi John, I don't personally have any need for soundings as I mostly prefer to call CQ and see if I can communicate with someone. But as we increase the number of modes and sub modes, the chance of actually finding someone with the same protocol is greatly diminished, even if you have the same

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-12-13 Thread Hisami Dejima
p:// >hflink.com/ale400/" which is a specific page for ALE400, with a lot of >information. > >73 > >Patrick > > > > - Original Message - > From: Hisami Dejima > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:38 AM >

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-12-13 Thread Patrick Lindecker
ima To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE400 Hi Patrik I found ALE400 by RSID, but QSO was not completed. Can I find the MultiPSK ALE tutorial in the Internet? 73, Hisami 7L4IOU >Hello John, > >>

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-12-12 Thread Hisami Dejima
Hi Patrik I found ALE400 by RSID, but QSO was not completed. Can I find the MultiPSK ALE tutorial in the Internet? 73, Hisami 7L4IOU >Hello John, > >>Where on the bands can this mode be found? >For this first question look at the mail hereafter, sent in the Multipsk >group. > >>And does it so

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-12-12 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 03:47 PM 12/12/2007, you wrote: >Pactor 1 and Amtor are FSK modes (two frequencies). ALE and ALE400 are MFSK >modes (as MFSK16 for example). Thanks Patrick. I knew that but was asking if it sounds like Pactor or Amtor ARQ. The fast on off. I have no clue what "RS ID detection" is .

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-12-12 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello John, >Where on the bands can this mode be found? For this first question look at the mail hereafter, sent in the Multipsk group. >And does it sound like Pactor / Amtor ARQ ? Pactor 1 and Amtor are FSK modes (two frequencies). ALE and ALE400 are MFSK modes (as MFSK16 for example). So ALE4

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-12-11 Thread Rick
Hi John, We don't have any specific places we have been operating, although I made a suggestion on the HFDEC yahoogroup (Hams for Disaster and Emergency Communications), that perhaps we could operate up a ways from the typical PSK31 watering holes. My suggestion, and it is only a suggestion, i

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-11-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello John, TKS for the report of this long QSO. >Under poor conditions it is important to avoid collisions by typing and ending >with an "over" sign, be it BT,K or In the last test version, I have integered a Sholto Fisher idea to limit collisions, which is the following: If A receives a f

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2007-10-30 Thread Andrew O'Brien
I agree it is a very useful development. I am just wondering, since many standard ALE frequencies end with a ".5", what about using for example 14109.0 ? On 10/30/07, John Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >First impressions are that Patrick has a very nice bit of software in > the new AL