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, is up 5 kHz, so 3585, 7075, 10145, and 14075? Or perhaps some other frequencies if these interfere with something.
The sound is not like regular 141A ALE since it is 2.5 time slower. Even though it is not as fast as 141A ALE, since it is much more robust, it gets through when 141A can not. Generally speaking, 141A ALE is fairly old technology now, and can only work a few dB below the noise. FAE 400 is even more robust than ALE 400 (apparently due to memory ARQ as implemented in Pactor) and seems to work as well as, or even better than PSK31. And while the bandwidth is much wider than PSK31 (about 400 Hz vs only 60 Hz) you get solid error free copy with no hits. The feel of the modes is amazingly similar to Clover II. It uses an asynchronous ARQ, so there is no constant back and forth transmission, even when nothing is being sent. It sends only when there is something to send, or when it needs to retry. I have always found it really neat how fast the other station can automatically respond to a burst of data. Very much the same thing as when we tested the high speed (~ 1000 wpm) SCAMP mode a few years ago. 73, Rick, KV9U John Becker, WØJAB wrote: > Where on the bands can this mode be found? > And does it sound like Pactor / Amtor ARQ ? > > >
