Hi John, Using RFSM 2400, I was able to connect with the non standard mode, but had to go to 50 watts, and initially showed a 5 dB S/N connection, but nothing would go through. There is a beep tone at the beginning of each transmission and I see a large spike on the spectrum display which I am guessing should be centered on the red vertical line? It is difficult to have enough time to estimate where the spike should be set but your rig is apparently very close to the exact frequency.
I still very much appreciate the constellation display and this program has been the first that that has allowed me to see this dynamically displayed on screen. I have seen this on diagrams, of course, but seeing it in a real life display it is very impressive. After many retries, no data was able to go through from what I could tell as the % display stayed at zero %. Since there was no file transfer of my image file to VE5MU on the 7.135 MHz frequency, I increased power to around 200 watts, but it still did not get any throughput and I did not want to push it any more than that since this is only a 600 watt linear and I may have been a bit over where I should have been. Maybe I was overdriving my rig and /or amplifier? What would be a maximum setting for a typical 100 watt rig that can handle full duty cycle? (ICOM 756 Pro 2). I tried it again a bit later with 25 watts on the rig and only 100 watts on the amplifier, but no connection at all. From what I can tell, a much more sensitive mode would need to be developed to make this practical for typical amateur HF paths with 100 watt rigs and modest antennas. 73, Rick, KV9U John Bradley wrote: > > Still testing RFSM8000 , VE5MU on 7135 USB, email server address > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> , VE5GPM on 14103.0 USB, > email server [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > > > Both stations running non-standard modulation, and will be operating > from 1800Z today to 1800Z tomorrow. > > > > Both stations will switch to ALE400 for a 24 hour test on the same > frequencies. > > > > John > > VE5MU > >
