Re: [digitalradio] Contestia 250 - new concept for usage

2010-05-10 Thread Jaak Hohensee
Skip, I agree with you. My considerations to prefer in HF Contestia 250/4 format is related to the idea to find some compromise for bpsk31 folk, Olivia light users, and rtty folk when the propagation is not enough good for bpsk31 and rtty. So Cnt 250/4 with 39wpm is the first alternative for

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia 250 - new concept for usage

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
Jaak, I agree with your reasoning in testing Contestia 250/4. I also think that a good approach would be for EVERYONE to use RSID so a station can shift the QSO mode according to typing preference or propagation conditions, as determined at either end of the QSO. Multipsk, DM780, and Fldigi

[digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Rick Ellison
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-76A1.pdf This just makes no sense to me why you would push Pactor III on a channelized frequency setting.. 73 Rick N2AMG www.n2amg.com

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Andy obrien
It seems odd to me too Rick. However, i do note... means of on-off keying (emission designator 150HA1A) continues to be used by amateur stations because of its reliability in difficult propagation conditions. ARRL also states that the other requested emission designators – 60H0J2B (which is

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
When did Pactor-III (up to 2200 Hz wide, I think), suddenly become a narrowband data mode? 73 - Skip KH6TY Andy obrien wrote: It seems odd to me too Rick. However, i do note... means of on-off keying (emission designator 150HA1A) continues to be used by amateur stations because of

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Ian Wade G3NRW
From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 Time: 08:08:41 and 2K80J2D (which is generally known as PACTOR-III) – are popular narrowband data modes. Since when was Pactor III a narrow-band mode? -- 73 Ian, G3NRW

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread mikea
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 02:53:16PM +0100, Ian Wade G3NRW wrote: From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 Time: 08:08:41 and 2K80J2D (which is generally known as PACTOR-III) ??? are popular narrowband data modes. Since when was Pactor III a narrow-band mode? In

RE: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread David Little
In a channelized setting, PIII will not exceed allowed bandwidth. But, to answer your question about why the ARRL pushes PIII; relevance in emergency communications for current sustainability of allotted spectrum. When there is a race for control of long-haul spectrum (for which there is a

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
What it means is that the channel will be dominated with personal Winlink Pactor-III traffic, completely filling it up, with no sharing, or any space left for truly narrowband modes like PSK31 - all in the name of emergency communications. It has proven impossible for a Pactor-III ARQ station

[digitalradio] Re: Universal M-8000--Dinosaur in Today's World?

2010-05-10 Thread jhhaynes
I don't have one, but the M-8000 is intended to decode a lot of modes that are or were used by non-amateur operations. I believe the quality of the modem is on a par with the best of the hardware modems, marginally below the better DSP modems. I would probably pay $100 for one. Seems like they

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I can clearly see that this anti Pactor rant will Never end. John, W0JAB

RE: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Dave AA6YQ
AA6YQ comments below -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of John Becker, WOJAB Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 12:50 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor

RE: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I would belive that if it was not for that fact that shortly after a PACTOR QSO the phone has rang telling me what orifice I should shove my pactor equipment into. Leaving no guessing what so ever about it. Then not even giving me time to say I was in a 2 person QSO. That my friend was the

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
John, How frequently do you use Pactor-III, keyboard to keyboard? How fast do you touch type? 73 - Skip KH6TY John Becker, WØJAB wrote: So my friend I do think WINLINK has a lot to do with it when even a keyboard to keyboard QSO get's phone calls from some lid. But I guess, I'll

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia 250 - new concept for usage

2010-05-10 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Skip, About Contestia: I think this mode is a better compromise between robustness and speed than Olivia (too much robustness) and RTTYM (very fast but with the problem of having two sets of characters as in RTTY, i.e letters and figures, and hence much risk of packet of errors). but it

[digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......

2010-05-10 Thread raf3151019
Unfortunately lots of people have had bad experiences with Pactor and,naturally, like when you've been bitten by a big dog you don't forget it ! I used to enjoy using pactor with my PK232 during the 90's but many times my contacts were totally wiped out by a roving Pactor message system which

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Often, very often. All pactor modes. As for a typing. touch typing is a thing of the past. At 02:19 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: John, How frequently do you use Pactor-III, keyboard to keyboard? How fast do you touch type?

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia 250 - new concept for usage

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
Hi Patrick, Yahoo reports there is no RSID group. Where should I request additional RSID codes? 73 - Skip KH6TY Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello Skip, About Contestia: I think this mode is a better compromise between robustness and speed than Olivia (too much robustness) and RTTYM

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
John, I was specifically asking only about Pactor-III keyboard-to-keyboard QSO's, not Pactor-II or Pactor I. As for a typing. touch typing is a thing of the past. How do you personally carry on a keyboard-to-keyboard conversation without typing? 73 - Skip KH6TY John Becker, WØJAB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 02:51 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: Unfortunately lots of people have had bad experiences with Pactor and,naturally, like when you've been bitten by a big dog you don't forget it ! I used to enjoy using pactor with my PK232 during the 90's but many times my contacts were totally wiped out by a

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 03:12 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: John, I was specifically asking only about Pactor-III keyboard-to-keyboard QSO's, not Pactor-II or Pactor I. Skip, just because you are anyone else can't copy P2 or P3 does not mean it does not happen. Belive me, it happens ! most of my keyboard to keyboard

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
ESP - There is a difference between typing and touch typing. Google it. I did. Touch typing is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. *Typing* is the process of inputting text into a device, such as a typewriter /wiki/Typewriter, cell phone /wiki/Cell_phone, computer

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia 250 - new concept for usage

2010-05-10 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Skip, It is an informal group composed by the Hams able to program RS ID in their own respective programs (i.e Votjech, Simon, Dave, Cesco and myself). A RS ID number can't be virtual. It must be really implemented in a program... 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia 250 - new concept for usage

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
Patrick, Thanks. I'll ask Dave to request the number. He is already going to add Contestia 64/1000 and Contestia 64/2000 to Fldigi because those are needed on UHF when SSB cannot get though due to poor propagation, Doppler speading, and multipath. 73 - Skip KH6TY Patrick Lindecker

Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......

2010-05-10 Thread F.R. Ashley
Yes, 14.075 was the Pactor calling freq, don't know who decided that. I have not heard any ARQ Pactor in a long time, is it still used by anyone? 73 Buddy WB4M - Original Message - From: John Becker, WØJAB w0...@big-river.net To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 10,

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread F.R. Ashley
John and others, well I jumped in too soon. I thought he meant Pactor I as it was not specified in the original message. I also used to love both Pactor and Amtor ARQ modes.. still love Clover too, and will use any of them. 73 Buddy WB4M - Original Message - From: John Becker, WØJAB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: why does the ARRL.......

2010-05-10 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 05:18 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote: Yes, 14.075 was the Pactor calling freq, don't know who decided that. I have not heard any ARQ Pactor in a long time, is it still used by anyone? 73 Buddy WB4M Yes it still is but it has been driven to the coat room by all the sound card user. Seems that

Re: [digitalradio] Universal M-8000--Dinosaur in Today's World?

2010-05-10 Thread Brian Denley
Wayner: An M-8000 is worth more than $100. If you don't want to buy it, ask him if he will sell it to me! Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html - Original Message - From: wayner rueg...@insightbb.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:06

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread hugh britt
Just got started John.Don't have my station up and running yet.Can't seem to get something right.Trying to set up RTTY with no luck.I think I have verything set up right and see and hear signals on the screen.But no messages.I set all the jumpers by the book.But I can't send or recive any

[digitalradio] ROS V3.5.8

2010-05-10 Thread billyjack2682006
Hi this is N9HSM Tom on this new Ver. 3.5.8 what has happen on the macros? You can't save it. Like the other Ver.. I went to send CQ thats when i found out I had to reset the macros again.. So Far this has been a good program. Thanks alot from N9HSM

[digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Chris Jewell
Rick Ellison writes: ... This just makes no sense to me why you would push Pactor III on a channelized frequency setting.. A good question: I was thinking of sending in a comment on that NPRM, recommending that instead of authorizing only PSK-31 and Pactor-III, that the FCC instead permit

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread J. Moen
John W0JAB wrote: I like it (Pactor) and will operate it. You have every right to, assuming you don't interfere with an ongoing QSO etc. And someone calling your home and swearing at you was uncalled for, so to speak, and not in the spirit of ham radio. But several people have brought up

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia 250 - new concept for usage

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
Patrick, I failed to point that every combination of bandwidth -125, 250, 500,1000, 2000, and tones - 2,4,8,16,32,64, 128, 256, for Contestia and Olivia are ALREADY implemented in both Fldigi and MixW. It is only because of this that were were able to discover the benefits of Contestia

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Dave Wright
On May 10, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Chris Jewell wrote: Rick Ellison writes: recommending that instead of authorizing only PSK-31 and Pactor-III, that the FCC instead permit all publicly-documented data modes So, has Pactor III every been publicly-documented??? Dave K3DCW Real radio bounces

[digitalradio] Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread Andy obrien
FYI, I plan to file a comment opposing the PIII on 60M proposal. My objections are PIII is a proprietary mode . PIII as used in non-busy detect Winkink system has been the leading cause of QRM complaints for the past 10 years, hence they are likely to cause the same for the primary services

Re: [digitalradio] Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
Why not just limit bandwidth of any emission to 500 Hz? 73 - Skip KH6TY Andy obrien wrote: FYI, I plan to file a comment opposing the PIII on 60M proposal. My objections are PIII is a proprietary mode . PIII as used in non-busy detect Winkink system has been the leading cause of QRM

Re: [digitalradio] Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread Dave Wright
I take that as a no to my question about whether Pactor III has ever been publicly documented. My understanding is that if it is not, then it isn't authorized for use on the amateur bands in the US. I'm not opposed to Pactor III, per se, but by my understanding it doesn't comply with the

Re: [digitalradio] Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread KH6TY
Dave, Of course Pactor-III has been publicly documented! wink See: http://www.scs-ptc.com/pactor/pactor However, it would take a judge in a court of law to decide if it has been adequately documented publicly. As far as it is known, nobody has been able to design a competing device to the SCS

RE: [digitalradio] Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread David Little
This would be a good plan to insure that the Amateur Radio Service is treated as hobby-only communications. However, to be able to send traffic that is formatted in usable format for the players in an emergency, it takes a bit more than FEC, or throttled back ARQ. There are none of these

[digitalradio] Carrier on 14069.0

2010-05-10 Thread Tony
All, Anyone notice the carrier on 14069.0 dial / + 1000Hz? It's been there for several hours. Tony -K2MO

[digitalradio] K5S - Smokey Bear Special Event - Olivia 8/500

2010-05-10 Thread Tony
All, The Smokey Bear Special Event station K5S is running Olivia 8/500 on 14072 +1000Hz Been there since 02:45z. Tony -K2MO

[digitalradio] Re: Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread aa6yq
Where does one file comments on this proposal? I sure wish the WinLink guys would backfit the WinMor busy frequency detector and deploy it to every PMBO. I'd much rather write code than letters to the FCC... 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien

[digitalradio] Re: Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread aa6yq
AA6YQ comments below --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, David Little dalit...@... wrote: This would be a good plan to insure that the Amateur Radio Service is treated as hobby-only communications. We had to destroy the village in order to save it snip I run a 24/7 RMS WINMOR server. snip