Re: [digitalradio] Re: Sound card question

2008-10-11 Thread kh6ty
Patrick, John, This is all we have published at the moment. More will be released at a later date. We are busy with the launch of NBEMS and have no time right now to write detailed specifications. http://w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp/Thor.html 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team - Original

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Sound card question

2008-10-11 Thread kh6ty
Patrick, John, The link on the Thor web page, http://w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp/Thor.html, provides some additional technical specifications for Thor: http://w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp/Modes/THORdesc.htm To answer John's question, Thor uses full time FEC. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-25 Thread kh6ty
n heard at all. However, DominoEX and MFSK16 can still decode when the S/N is 10 or 12 dB UNDER the noise level, and that is how we get such long distance communication on 2m. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team - Original Message - From: "Howard Z." <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-26 Thread kh6ty
find out. If anything in my previous post is useful to anyone, please feel free to use it. Even the digital interface for FM transceivers can be useful, as it can be built for $10, which is much less than the $100 SignaLink USB, which also has its own DOX. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development T

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-26 Thread kh6ty
ars to be just too limited. It would be useful to know how much range you can get in your hilly rural area by using FM, DominoEx, and horizontal antennas on 2m. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team - Original Message - From: "Rick W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesd

[digitalradio] Correction on URL for Optimized Quad

2008-11-26 Thread kh6ty
The correct URL for the picture of the two-element Optimized Quad is http://home.comcast.net/~hteller/OptimizedQuad.jpg A period at the end of the link in my email accidentally got included in the URL. Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Howard Z." <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-26 Thread kh6ty
No hard feelings, Howard! Your passion for the hobby is appreciated, and many of us have hit the Send key, wishing immediately afterward that we had not! Regardless, I thought many of your points were well made and bared repeating. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team - Original

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-27 Thread kh6ty
are (and at IF if available) can be used to narrow the noise window by at least four times, improving the S/N by 6 dB or more and still use 100% average modulation for another 3 dB or more improvement in S/N. You simply cannot do this with phone and remain intelligible, and you cannot use redundancy with phone as you can with digital modes. > 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-27 Thread kh6ty
t, so we have use the best methods at our disposal, and the preponderance of evidence says that horizontal polarization has an advantage over vertical polarization. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > kh6ty wrote: >> Hi Rick, >> >&g

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-27 Thread kh6ty
"50eroids" should read "50 periods", and "on periods" should read "non periods", fldigit should read fldigi. Sorry - must be the wine - just got back from a family dinner! Skip KH6TY ----- Original Message - From: "kh6ty" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-28 Thread kh6ty
tually, I use a macro or just send a file with fldigi. My 2m PSK31 beacon uses a chip programmed to send the beacon message, which is 50 periods plus my callsign and grid square. I use it almost daily for comparing antennas. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How Can We Push HF Emcomm Messages to the Field?

2008-11-29 Thread kh6ty
s go to the expense and trouble of putting up two stacked yagi's instead of just one. FM costs 3 dB or more in S/N over SSB, and vertical polarization cost another 3 dB in S/N over horizontal polarization, so it is not too long before you cannot communicate at all point-to-point at with the EOC, except only over 15 to 20 miles. Once again, "there is no free lunch"! 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team

[digitalradio] Digital FM versus Digital SSB on VHF

2008-11-30 Thread kh6ty
and paste) all incoming text for everyone to read in case they cannot copy some other station. This is not possible using phone, but using DominoEx, the retransmission is very fast (70 or 100 wpm) compared to the average typing speed of the net member, which may be around 20 wpm. This way, nobody gets left out, and there is a minimum of dead air time compared to the typical weak signal VHF net. This works well, and we have been doing it this way for over two years now, twice a week. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team

Re: [digitalradio] Re: MFTTY 3.0.143 is out

2009-01-13 Thread kh6ty
r only has to press F2 to call CQ, F3 to answer a CQ, and then just alternate between F4 and F5 for the QSO. When finished, he just goes to the next function key in line to signoff. Of course preferences of others may vary! 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: MFTTY 3.0.143 is out

2009-01-13 Thread kh6ty
but rely on the human brain to make the distinction by where the operator makes the double-click selection. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Siegfried Jackstien" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: MFTTY 3.0.143 is out the ma

Re: {Disarmed} Re: [digitalradio] Dumb Question

2009-01-14 Thread kh6ty
> What is MFTTY? Google doesn't turn up much. Go to http://www.polar-electric.com/MFTT/index.html for MTFFY information. 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New MFTTY Version 30.145

2009-01-15 Thread kh6ty
send Norbert our comments and suggestions. It might turn out to be more than it appears at first glance. One thing is for sure, Norbert has done a very complete and respectable job on these initial beta implementations! 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Steinar Aaneslan

Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY error '380'

2009-01-16 Thread kh6ty
ogram just overwrite them. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Russell Blair" To: "Digital Radio" Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:43 AM Subject: [digitalradio] MFTTY error '380' I updated to the newer version 3.0.146, and I am getting a (run-time

Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY - HF Path Simulations

2009-01-17 Thread kh6ty
copy using MFSK16 (but with a wider bandwidth, of course) when PSK31 started producing errors. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Tony" To: Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 3:59 AM Subject: [digitalradio] MFTTY - HF Path Simulations > All, > > I was abl

Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY - HF Path Simulations

2009-01-17 Thread kh6ty
s good as Olivia without having to wait as long for the text to appear. 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] RE: [multipsk] ALE400 and 141A

2009-01-20 Thread kh6ty
at actually work AR Q. HI. 7 7 3's for now VE5MU DE KV9U and see u later this has bee 3's for now VE5MU DE KV9U CLyou disco\nnect Signals were easily visible on the waterfall, but sometimes there was no decoding. Fast QSB here in South Carolina. Signal from Rick were 2 S-units ov

Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY

2009-01-26 Thread kh6ty
Buddy, suggest a frequency and time here: http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/ 73, Skip KH6TY > What activity? I have yet to hear a MFTTY signal on any band. I've > called > CQ for hours but no response, mainly on 20 and 80 meters. > > 73 Buddy WB4M

Re: [digitalradio] Phoenix Area PSK on VHF

2009-01-27 Thread kh6ty
developed a low cost alternative interface for FM-only transceivers. The schematic is here: http://home.comcast.net/~kh6ty/interface/schematic.jpg 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "ke7tqc" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:11 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Phoenix Area

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Yet Another Newcomer to digital

2009-02-12 Thread kh6ty
antennas, but it takes another station doing the same, and I hope it will come in time. 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Interface and computer problems

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
Mike, Have you switched to digital mode on the 746Pro? You need to hold in the SSB button for two seconds until a "D" appears on the display. This activates the data jack and disables the microphone. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "mac2251" To: Sent:

Re: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
Andy, try Rig Cat instead of Ham Lib. That should trigger the PTT with a CAT command. There seem to be quite a few reported problems trying to use Microham Digikeyer, but I do not have one, so it is hard to help understand what is wrong. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From

Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
Yes, get the 746Pro file from here: http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html Put the file in the Rigs folder in fldigi.files. Set the baud rate, comport, and check PTT via Cat Command. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Andrew O'Brien" To: Sent: Sunday, Februar

Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
Is "Use PTT via Cat Command" black (i.e. checked)? DTR and RTS are not needed when using CAT for PTT. Is he getting a frequency readout of the IC-746pro on fldigi? 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Andrew O'Brien" To: Sent: Sunday, February

Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
canner USB programming cable. With this interface, there is no problem. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Andrew O'Brien" To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:29 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer Still no go. I am talking hi

Re: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
will detect them, so restart fldigi and then choose the port. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Andrew O'Brien" To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer I am trying to help a friend s

Re: [digitalradio] No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
Andy, The Microham manual says you must disable autobaud in any ICOM used with the router. Make sure it is disabled and either 9600 baud or 19200 baud is selected in the ICOM. You must get frequency control working before you can use PTT by CAT. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message

Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-15 Thread kh6ty
Read the manual carefully. You must specailly configure Microham to work with each radio and each application. Download the manual here: http://www.microham.com/Downloads/MK2_English_Manual.pdf 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Andrew O'Brien" To: Sent: S

Re: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer

2009-02-16 Thread kh6ty
Contgratulations, Andy! 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Andrew O'Brien" To: Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:19 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: No PTT, FLDIGI with ICom 746P and Digikeyer Skip, FYI... Success, we have his Digikeyer , FLDIGI and Icom

Re: [digitalradio] Flarq Mailbox Running 14107.5

2009-02-19 Thread kh6ty
Copy you in South Carolina, but very weak as ur beam is headed West. Unable to connect. Skip - Original Message - From: "Tony" To: Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:51 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Flarq Mailbox Running 14107.5 > All, > > I'm running Fldigi's Flarq mailbox on 14107

Re: [digitalradio] Flarq Mailbox Running 14107.5

2009-02-19 Thread kh6ty
the slower modes, you will have a better chance to connect, as their minimum S/N is lower. You can even shift to a faster mode during the transfer, coordinating with "Plain Talk". I am available for a sked if you wish. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Tony"

Re: [digitalradio] Flarq -sked pse 14074.0

2009-02-20 Thread kh6ty
Tony, try calling CQ EM. I am QRV on 14.074 + 1000 USB 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Tony" To: Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:13 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Flarq -sked pse 14074.0 > All, > > I'm QRV 14074.0 USB Fldigi / Flarq as of 2200z Fri

Re: [digitalradio] Flarq -sked pse 14074.0

2009-02-20 Thread kh6ty
Started to copy some of your beacon, but too weak to connect. Try MFSk16. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Tony" To: Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Flarq -sked pse 14074.0 > Roger Skip... > > Lots of big signals on

Re: [digitalradio] Flarq -sked pse 14074.0

2009-02-20 Thread kh6ty
Try 3585 usb + 1000 Copied ur beacon, but too much QSB. Will be on 3585. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Tony" To: Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Flarq -sked pse 14074.0 > Roger Skip... > > Lots of big signals on

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS QST article/digital weak signal FM

2009-02-21 Thread kh6ty
apability to work > with Windows XP, Vista, Mac, Linux and Free BSD. The impression seemed > to be that fldigi can work with Windows and Linux. Yes, fldigi is a cross-platform program and works on both Windows and Linux, etc. > > A really important point was that Skip, KH6TY,

[digitalradio] Re: NBEMS QST article/digital weak signal FM

2009-02-22 Thread kh6ty
seem to affect FM nearly as badly as SSB. Thanks to Tony's wondering, we will continue to evaluate different modes (and different audio center frequencies!) and post the results here. 73, Skip KH6TY > Skip, it would be interesting, if you could investigate, which > modulation bandwi

Re: [digitalradio] Re: NBEMS QST article/digital weak signal FM

2009-02-23 Thread kh6ty
e and with the necessary equipment. The IC-706MKII, FT-857, and FT-897 are all popular rigs with multimode capability, as are the IC-746Pro and TS-2000. This kind of thing is what ham radio is all about - go for it! :-) 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: NBEMS QST article/digital weak signal FM

2009-02-23 Thread kh6ty
find someone else with the same setup, but that should become easier to do as time goes on. 73, Skip KH6TY - Original Message - From: "Vojtech Bubnik" To: Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: NBEMS QST article/digital weak signal FM > As mor

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Transceiver Mode Setting - Digital or USB

2009-02-26 Thread kh6ty
> Can I use Flarq directly on Windows??? > 73 > Omar YK1AO Yes, it works under Windows XP or VISTA, or Linux. 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Some More Thoughts On WINMOR and Winlink

2009-03-03 Thread kh6ty
which is faster than repeating a whole block just to correct a random error which may not destroy the meaning of the communication. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Some More Thoughts On WINMOR and Winlink

2009-03-04 Thread kh6ty
", that is 500 minutes, or 8 hours of continuous operating, every day of the month. Sounds like you could qualify for DXCC in a week, or WAS in just a couple of days. How about posting your log for everyone to marvel at... 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE digital activity

2009-03-05 Thread kh6ty
ut, and has always been. If anyone is not familiar with the idea of FM DXing, see page 95 of the March QST. 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE digital activity

2009-03-05 Thread kh6ty
ge of arrogance among those mailbox users! 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Steinar Aanesland To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE digital activity "let'

[digitalradio] Re: Newb digital mode guy with Newb questions

2009-03-11 Thread kh6ty
Doug, poke around the laptop a little more and see if there is "boost" on the Mic input. On my laptop, turning off the boost turns the mic input into the equivalent of a line input. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net

Re: [digitalradio] QRV MT63 1k 14109.5

2009-03-12 Thread kh6ty
FB Tony, I only copied a few characters and words also. We'll have to try it earlier in the day. It was a good chance to compare MT63 to DominoEx, but the band shifted too fast for us! :-( 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Tony

Re: [digitalradio] Re: using WSPR

2009-03-17 Thread kh6ty
For working PSK31, DigiPan can set either sideband for any band in the Configure/Band and a "start" frequency. If you then select the desired sideband, the DigiPan dial scale will show you the RF frequency. Check the DigiPan Help. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net

Re: [digitalradio] Re: 40m Band what is going on???

2009-03-20 Thread kh6ty
se a Spectrum Start frequency of 14.073 to receive stations from 14070 to 14072.5 on LSB. For 40 meters, use either 7038 or 7073, LSB, for the PSK31 activity. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Kim To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri

Re: [digitalradio] QRV MT63 14106.0

2009-03-20 Thread kh6ty
Calling CQ at 7:00PM, but not answer. mt63-1000 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Tony To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 6:53 PM Subject: [digitalradio] QRV MT63 14106.0 All, QRV 14106.0 USB / MT63 1K

Re: [digitalradio] Skip 14106.0 MT63 CQ CQ CQ de kh6ty kh6ty

2009-03-20 Thread kh6ty
Will try MFSK16 instead. 7 dB better than MT63-1000 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Tony To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:04 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Skip 14106.0 MT63 CQ CQ CQ de kh6ty kh6ty Skip

Re: [digitalradio] Skip 14106.0 MT63 CQ CQ CQ de kh6ty kh6ty

2009-03-20 Thread kh6ty
keep printing during deep QSB. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Rick W To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Skip 14106.0 MT63 CQ CQ CQ de kh6ty kh6ty Tony, You have

Re: [digitalradio] THOR is static-proof (Re: KV9U - MT63)

2009-03-21 Thread kh6ty
choose the "best" mode for our particular mission out of all the many available choices. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team - Original Message - From: Tony To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradi

Re: [digitalradio] THOR is static-proof (Re: KV9U - MT63)

2009-03-21 Thread kh6ty
e arrives at a lower angle than the NVIS "cloud burner" signal. This reduces the effect of the static crashes, but limits the distance on 80m and 40m to about 300 miles. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signs of life : PSKMail 30M

2009-03-21 Thread kh6ty
That's right, Andy. PSKmail uses fldigi and at Rein's request, the "sweet spot" default in fldigi is 1000 Hz. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 2

Re: [digitalradio] PSKmail QRG and features/issues

2009-03-21 Thread kh6ty
t is necessary for it to remain on a published frequency in order to be contactable, and besides, there is nobody present at the automatic station in order to shift frequency. How long do you REALLY expect the Winmor "busy channel detector" to stay enabled! 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.h

Re: [digitalradio] THOR is static-proof (Re: KV9U - MT63)

2009-03-22 Thread kh6ty
als in the South Carolina - Florida corridor, and weaker stations often report "negative copy", probably because the S/N is not good enough at their locations. Will find out more about the MT63-1000 real-world static resistance as summertime approaches. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6t

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia / MT63 Skeds pse

2009-03-25 Thread kh6ty
parameters, MFSK16 still holds a 1.5 dB edge in minimum S/N, and seems to work very well in heavy static, so it may turn out to be the best overall, but let's see. I used MultiPSk for my comparisons. Anxious to see what you find out! 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcas

Re: [digitalradio] So, what advice would you give to PSK rookies ?

2009-03-25 Thread kh6ty
1. Start with PSK31 and transceiver turned to 14.070, USB 2. Start with DigiPan 3. Read the DigiPan Help (http://home.comcast.net/~hteller/DigiPan.pdf) if you are using VISTA ;-) 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia / MT63 Skeds pse

2009-03-25 Thread kh6ty
Hi Cortland, 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Cortland Richmond To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Contestia / MT63 Skeds pse Hello Skip! There are too many choices, which is one

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Contestia / MT63 Skeds pse

2009-03-25 Thread kh6ty
Tony, I think I heard Contestia, but too weak to copy. Also, the frequency is pulled a lot by noise and static. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Tony To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:35 PM Subject

Re: [digitalradio] No FCC data bandwidth limit on HF Re: USA ham rules

2009-03-26 Thread kh6ty
be happy with the end result, especially considering the extremely minor interest in digital messaging or using digital modes other than PSK31, CW, and RTTY. With the advent of satphones, cell phones, and the Internet, the relevance of amateur radio as anything more than a hobby activity is rapidly diminishing and we can expect future regulatory changes to further support the hobby interests rather than quasi-commercial interests in amateur radio. 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Andy-Fldigi help

2009-03-26 Thread kh6ty
n the Rigs folder in fldigi.files, configure for RigCat (the diamonds are sorta faint, so be sure they have color if need to be checked) and see if that works. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Russell Blair To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.c

Re: [digitalradio] No FCC data bandwidth limit on HF Re: USA ham rules

2009-03-26 Thread kh6ty
ot; can accomodate 30 PSK63 stations, all simultaneously sending traffic at 100 wpm, for a total of about 3000 wpm. Since the traffic on PSK63 can be passed in parallel, instead of serially, as on the Pactor-3 channel, the narrowband modes are obviously more efficient overall than a sn

Re: [digitalradio] No FCC data bandwidth limit on HF Re: USA ham rules

2009-03-26 Thread kh6ty
the Amateur Radio Service (as an "amateur" service!), instead of moving farther and farther toward becoming a "common carrier" by using automation. Take a good look at what NBEMS has to offer, and I think you will like what you see! 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net

Re: [digitalradio] Skip-Fldigi help

2009-03-26 Thread kh6ty
You have to set the baud rate at whatever your transceiver requires. It is probably stated in the manual. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Russell Blair To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:11 PM Subject

Re: [digitalradio] Andy-Fldigi help

2009-03-26 Thread kh6ty
es not work right for all listed transceivers - just for some. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team

Re: [digitalradio] QRV Contestia / MT63 14108.0

2009-03-26 Thread kh6ty
Tony, Cannot hear you at all, but copy VE5MU S-5. On MT63-1000, Multipsk is OK, but print on fldigi is all run together like this: THEPRINTISALLRUNTOGETHER. Contestia print on John was poor compared to MFSK16. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From

Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI with a Icom706MKII no PTT

2009-04-11 Thread kh6ty
. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 9:05 AM Subject: [digitalradio] FLDIGI with a Icom706MKII no PTT I am helping someone set up FL-DIGI with an

Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI with a Icom706MKII no PTT

2009-04-11 Thread kh6ty
Andy, double-check the configuration items. I have the IC-7000 and the RigCat works perfectly. I'll try to find out if RigCat works with any other IC-706MKIIG's. 73, Skip KH6TY http://kh6ty.home.comcast.net - Original Message - From: Andy obrien To: digitalradio@yahoo

Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI with a Icom706MKII no PTT

2009-04-11 Thread kh6ty
Rick's right, Andy. You can use the SignaLink +, or SignaLink USB, or build your own interface. If you want to build an interface, here is a link to one that does not use the serial port or USB port, but is powered from the IC-706 mic jack: http://home.comcast.net/~kh6ty/interface/ I

Re: [digitalradio] 6M 2M 70cm Periodic for digital operations

2009-05-25 Thread kh6ty
lotte, NC, in April for other ideas. That link is also on my web page. If you want a medium gain antenna for 70 cm that you can easily homebrew, consider my SS5 skeleton-slot beam: http://home.comcast.net/~kh6ty/site/ and click on the SS5 link. Two or four of these stacked will give you enough ga

Re: [digitalradio] 6M 2M 70cm Periodic for digital operations

2009-05-25 Thread kh6ty
Andy, Another excellent high gain antenna for either 2 meters or 70 cm that can be homebrewed is the quagi: http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/woverbeck/quagi.htm You will be happiest with at least this much gain on either band. 73, Skip KH6TY Andrew O'Brien wrote: > > > I am

Re: [digitalradio] 6M 2M 70cm Periodic for digital operations

2009-05-25 Thread kh6ty
eams to pack as much gain as I could get and still fit into the trunk of a car for NBEMS. 73, Skip KH6TY ** Andy obrien wrote: > > > Thanks Skip, I had a K1FO design 2M beam but took it apart , too big > for me. I also have old large 2M and 440 cross polarized Yagis > laying i

Re: [digitalradio] How do I get started with digital radio?

2009-05-28 Thread kh6ty
For about $500 you can get a secondhand IC-706MKIIG and be able to work SSB, CW, FM, or digital modes from 160m through UHF. 73, Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New version of Mixw

2009-06-15 Thread kh6ty
age. Fldigi can automatically parse all the incoming text, extract the wrapped messages, and numerically date stamp and file them for later "unwrapping". None of the other MT63 modems do that, of course. 73, Skip KH6TY NNN0VFA Rick W wrote: > > > chas, > > What are the MARS operat

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Time to start a PSK qrp freq?

2009-06-16 Thread kh6ty
there is never any loss of a weak signal when a strong one comes on, even right adjacent to the weak signal. I wish the transceiver manufacturers would start designing receivers that can dispense with AGC on digital modes without overloading the IF chain. 73, Skip KH6TY frankk2ncc wrote

Re: [digitalradio] Sound Cards

2009-06-18 Thread kh6ty
t that you can bring to the outside. http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HE-280B&cat=SND 73, Skip KH6TY > > > Thank you Peter. I've been looking at external sound cards to use with > a laptop for portable work. The internal unit in my laptop doesn't > work all t

Re: [digitalradio] Sound Cards

2009-06-18 Thread kh6ty
e USB adapter when it is plugged into the USB port as you can break the connection to the circuit board if it bends too far. http://images.qrvc.com/usbfob.pdf Good luck! 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team Tim N9PUZ wrote: > > > Tiny circuit work isn't a problem. Do you

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Sound Cards

2009-06-19 Thread kh6ty
Linux recognizing soundcards, but it sounds like even the SignaLink would be a better choice. Since then, we have come out with a Windows version of fldigi which has no problems recognizing soundcards. Thanks for the heads-up, Vojtech! 73, Skip KH6TY Vojtech Bubnik wrote: > > > Hi

Re: [digitalradio] FLDigi / Cygwin Question

2009-06-19 Thread kh6ty
programs will look in the folder with fldigi.exe. Just leave the folder intact and create a shortcut from fldigi.exe to the Desktop or elsewhere and you probably already do. You can leave the other cygwin1.dll's where they are. 73, Skip KH6TY Tim N9PUZ wrote: > > > FLDigi uses the cy

Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI - Feature Request and Thanks to W1HKJ

2009-06-22 Thread kh6ty
No problem. The next release is going to have Farnsworth spacing, according to Dave. 73, Skip KH6TY CW Black wrote: > > > OK, > > First let me say that I clearly shouldn't compose messages at 11:00pm. > > While Skip Teller is a great guy, I meant my thanks and my reque

Re: [digitalradio] Peek-a-boo sound devices

2009-06-26 Thread kh6ty
microphone in and out. If you use Skype, it will also "grab" your microphone. Sorry, that I don't have a foolproof solution for you., but offer you comfort in misery! ;-) 73, Skip KH6TY Andrew O'Brien wrote: > > > I use an internal sound card for ham operations and an

Re: [digitalradio] QRV ALE-400 ARQ chat mode -- 14074.0

2009-07-03 Thread kh6ty
equire it (for example, if QSB is strong). I think that is why only a handful of hams have any interest in ARQ modes for chatting. That is how I see it. Other's opinions may vary, of course. 73, Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team Rick W wrote: > > > It seems that there are only a ha

Re: [digitalradio] Re: QRV ALE-400 ARQ chat mode -- 14074.0

2009-07-04 Thread kh6ty
That's neat, Vojtech. Is there a link to download 7plus? WRAP only calculates a checksum for the entire file, and if it will not "unwrap", we just resend the whole file. 73, Skip KH6TY Vojtech Bubnik wrote: > > > > so we developed the Wrap program, which sends a che

Re: [digitalradio] Re: QRV ALE-400 ARQ chat mode -- 14074.0

2009-07-05 Thread kh6ty
ven executed the 7plus utility to decompress the data > when all pieces were received. There were even programs, that > extracted 7plus files from monitor. This allowed for multicasting, if > the link quality was good. > > 73, Vojtech > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.c

Re: [digitalradio] Possible Purchase

2009-07-12 Thread kh6ty
and no USB or serial port is needed. Joe Veldhuis wrote: > > > I continue to be puzzled as to why anyone would spend more than $50 on > a soundcard and/or CAT interface, when both can be built for about $10 > in parts. > > > 73 -- *Skip KH6TY* http://KH6TY.home.comcast.net

Re: [digitalradio] Possible Purchase

2009-07-12 Thread kh6ty
If you are not an ARRL member, a description of the interface described on page 30 of the June QST is here: http://home.comcast.net/~hteller/interface.htm 73 Skip KH6TY Tim N9PUZ wrote: > If you do not have to have an external sound card the various > interfaces that use your com

Re: [digitalradio] 2 Meter FM Digital Modes

2009-07-14 Thread kh6ty
(unlike MFSK16) and fairly resistant to multipath interference. 73 Skip KH6TY Phil Williams wrote: > Is there anyone out there who is active in using digital modes on 2 > meters? > > I would be especially interested in experiences with digital modes > such as MFSK and DominoEX. > > >

Re: [digitalradio] 2 Meter FM Digital Modes

2009-07-14 Thread kh6ty
In my reply, IC-2000H should have read IC-2200H. 73, Skip KH6TY Phil Williams wrote: > > > Is there anyone out there who is active in using digital modes on 2 > meters? > > I would be especially interested in experiences with digital modes > such as MFSK and DominoEX.

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

2009-07-23 Thread kh6ty
Andy, Try running a NBEMS Puppy Linux CD live. You can access all the data and windows partitions with Puppy from the Puppy Desktop. 73, Skip KH6TY Andrew O'Brien wrote: > > > After years or running PC's without issues, I have had 4 go bad in 12 > months. Two this

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

2009-07-23 Thread kh6ty
The latest Puppy Linux is here: http://puppylinux.org/downloads/official-releases/latest-production-version (not the NBEMS version, but will work). You just need a computer to access the Internet and a program that will burn an ISO. 73, Skip KH6TY Andrew O'Brien wrote: > > >

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS

2009-07-31 Thread kh6ty
Rodney, The same interface you use for PSK31 will work. NBEMS is a software suite. Go to www.w1hkj.com/NBEMS and download the software for your windows or Linux version. Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team Rodney wrote: > > > > NBEMS - Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Sys

Re: [digitalradio] Soliciting suggestions

2009-08-11 Thread kh6ty
John, You might consider NBEMS for HF: www.w1hkj.com/NBEMS. We have optimized the DominoEx and MFSK16 modes for high static conditions and also have a verification program called Wrap if you do not want to use flarq. 73 Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team John Taylor wrote: > > &g

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Soliciting suggestions

2009-08-11 Thread kh6ty
Skip KH6TY John Taylor wrote: > > > Thanks Skip, > > As I replied to Simon, we have been trying the NBEMS modes of FLdigi > and FLarq for a while now. We are able to communicate via fldigi in > virtually every mode, but have yet to establish a connection with flarq. >

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Soliciting suggestions

2009-08-12 Thread kh6ty
EMS and so does Multipsk and PSKmail. You can use either of those if fldigi or NBEMS do not do what you need. Skip KH6TY NBEMS Development Team Howard Z. wrote: > > > Stelios, > > I'm sorry if I made you feel bad. If you are a moderator, you can > delete my posting. >

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Soliciting suggestions

2009-08-12 Thread kh6ty
gnal. Even when using MT63-1000, a center frequency of 1500 Hz might be a problem on some rigs with narrow IF filters. 73 Skip KH6TY /NNN0VFA Simon (HB9DRV) wrote: > > > - Original Message - > From: "kh6ty" mailto:kh6ty%40comcast.net>> > > >

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Soliciting suggestions

2009-08-12 Thread kh6ty
an agreed standard, which is 500 Hz in this case. 73, Skip KH6TY Jose A. Amador wrote: > > > > Just one more comment, being on agreement with the previous > postings... on a "linear transponder" (as a SSB transceiver becomes > usually on HF between your ant

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