[digitalradio] Re: Re : 30 metres alive

2008-04-18 Thread garylinnrobinson
Those who do both CQinf and Listening and do it somewhat balanced?

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Mel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 That made me smile ! Hams are split into two types,
 (1) those who never call CQ
 (2) Those who call CQ, but rarely.
 
 Is there another of the species I wonder ?  Sounds like how one 
 commentator described a football match, er, soccer to those on the left 
 side of the Atlantical Ocean, as being a game of two halves !
 
 Regards, Mel G0GQK





[digitalradio] Re: Re : 30 metres alive

2008-04-18 Thread garylinnrobinson
Those who do both and do it somewhat balanced?

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Mel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 That made me smile ! Hams are split into two types,
 (1) those who never call CQ
 (2) Those who call CQ, but rarely.
 
 Is there another of the species I wonder ?  Sounds like how one 
 commentator described a football match, er, soccer to those on the left 
 side of the Atlantical Ocean, as being a game of two halves !
 
 Regards, Mel G0GQK





[digitalradio] HA1AH Radioamateur Contest Evaluator Software

2008-04-18 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Kinda spam,   but I thought I would pass this along.

Andy.
Subject: HA1AH Radioamateur Contest Evaluator Software
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Dear OM, dear YL,

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 -sends feedback to the sender
 -does cross checks among the logs
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 -provides a handy web interface
 -.

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[digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857

2008-04-18 Thread Leskep
Greetings to all
Is anyone using the FT857 for RFSM8000 
I have been trying mine out over the past two days after getting a
new Signalink  USB interface
Big problem with the RX passband - it is not wide enough using
the standard filter supplied with the FT857 and consequently too 
much of the signal is cut off on the low frequency end of the audio
Waterfall shows that there is no or very little audio up to about 700 hz
making it impossible so far to make a connect even though it will
spring up the called station every time
Any ideas?  I am now looking at an INRAD filter either 2500 or 2900
that would allow the required passband audio
Any comments or feedback welcome
Regards
Les VK2DSG
 


Re: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857

2008-04-18 Thread kh6ty
Les,

Are you sure it is the IF passband? If your BFO injection frequency is set 
correctly, you should be able to pass 300 to maybe 2200 Hz. Otherwise, SSB 
phone will have no lows.

If you have audio transformers in a homebrew interface, make sure they have the 
necessary frequency response. The best around here seem to be the little green 
ones from Radio Shack.

73, Skip KH6TY



  - Original Message - 
  From: Leskep 
  To: Digitalradio 
  Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:08 PM
  Subject: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857


  Greetings to all
  Is anyone using the FT857 for RFSM8000 
  I have been trying mine out over the past two days after getting a
  new Signalink USB interface
  Big problem with the RX passband - it is not wide enough using
  the standard filter supplied with the FT857 and consequently too 
  much of the signal is cut off on the low frequency end of the audio
  Waterfall shows that there is no or very little audio up to about 700 hz
  making it impossible so far to make a connect even though it will
  spring up the called station every time
  Any ideas? I am now looking at an INRAD filter either 2500 or 2900
  that would allow the required passband audio
  Any comments or feedback welcome
  Regards
  Les VK2DSG



   


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Re: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857

2008-04-18 Thread Alan Barrow
Hello,

You should be using the digi port, and there is a specific setting that 
allows you to center the filter passband around typical digi signals. I 
find 200 hz up works best for ALE.

Since the signal is now centered, I can then even use the DSP bandpass 
to really tighten up.

If you have not centered the signal, or are using USB you will need to 
turn DSP bandpass off.

I don't know how the signalink interfaces, but the 857/897 needs no 
interface for soundcard/tnc usage and is already decoupled at the 
digi-port on the back of the radio.

Have fun,

Alan
km4ba


Re: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857

2008-04-18 Thread Leskep
Hi Skip
The problem is that I need to pass around 2.4 khz of signal audio
and with the stock filter it will not do it - have to look at a wider filter or
an IC7000 hihi
Regards
Les


From: kh6ty 
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:40 AM
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857



Les,

Are you sure it is the IF passband? If your BFO injection frequency is set 
correctly, you should be able to pass 300 to maybe 2200 Hz. Otherwise, SSB 
phone will have no lows.

If you have audio transformers in a homebrew interface, make sure they have the 
necessary frequency response. The best around here seem to be the little green 
ones from Radio Shack.

73, Skip KH6TY


  
  - Original Message - 
  From: Leskep 
  To: Digitalradio 
  Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:08 PM
  Subject: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857


  Greetings to all
  Is anyone using the FT857 for RFSM8000 
  I have been trying mine out over the past two days after getting a
  new Signalink USB interface
  Big problem with the RX passband - it is not wide enough using
  the standard filter supplied with the FT857 and consequently too 
  much of the signal is cut off on the low frequency end of the audio
  Waterfall shows that there is no or very little audio up to about 700 hz
  making it impossible so far to make a connect even though it will
  spring up the called station every time
  Any ideas? I am now looking at an INRAD filter either 2500 or 2900
  that would allow the required passband audio
  Any comments or feedback welcome
  Regards
  Les VK2DSG





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Re: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857

2008-04-18 Thread Leskep
Hi Alan
This is using the digi port on the 857 with all dsp functions off 
but I need 2400 hz of audio passband just to fit the non standard 
RFSM8000 signal in and just cant get it from stock standard 857
Maybe just put it back in my mobile and consider other
options for digital use - at least the FT920 works well on RFSM
Regards
Les



From: Alan Barrow 
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:55 PM
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 and Yaesu FT857


Hello,

You should be using the digi port, and there is a specific setting that 
allows you to center the filter passband around typical digi signals. I 
find 200 hz up works best for ALE.

Since the signal is now centered, I can then even use the DSP bandpass 
to really tighten up.

If you have not centered the signal, or are using USB you will need to 
turn DSP bandpass off.

I don't know how the signalink interfaces, but the 857/897 needs no 
interface for soundcard/tnc usage and is already decoupled at the 
digi-port on the back of the radio.

Have fun,

Alan
km4ba