[digitalradio] 30m Usage....

2008-04-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gents, I agree - isn't the 30m ham band being used for the purpose of adding legitimate Amateur Radio RF to an otherwise low-use band? I believe that the FCC would LOVE to strip this band from us and auction it off (remember to what happened to the 220 MHz band). Who cares what content there

Re: [digitalradio] FIR Filters

2008-01-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Simon, Check this out: http://www.dspguru.com/sw/tools/filtdsn.htm I have tried ScopeFIR so far. Regards, Sergio, EA3DU Mensaje original De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Recibido: 20/01/2008 23:15 Para: Asunto: [digitalradio] FIR Filters I have written my own code to design FIR filters using

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Oregon Governor Allocates $250,000 for Digital Communications Network

2008-01-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Roger J. Buffington wrote: John Becker, WØJAB wrote: Maybe all would be well if the word WinLink had not been used. Probably. Other forms of amateur communication listen before they transmit, thereby preventing unnecessary QRM. Please, can we not go round this circle *yet

[digitalradio] More JT65A - gotaway

2008-01-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I left WSJT in mode JT65A monitoring last night as well. 80M, 3.576MHz on the dial and no deep search (see the 1 0 at the end of the captures). Again, all whilst I was asleep. HI. 043800 6 -18 -0.1 -3 3 * CQ N4UPX EM50 1 0 043900 0 -18 -0.6 19 1

Re: [digitalradio] Re: HF BBS systems

2008-01-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Demetre SV1UY wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Jose A. Amador [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Once, I had a clash with a british net controller, which I regarded as fascist instantly, imposing a limit of 5 K per piece of mail sent to the british network. It happened

[digitalradio] JT65A reports

2008-01-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There seems to be a difference btween reporting systems between the US system and the European system on terrestrial JT65A contacts. Can anyone explain to me when a contact is 'valid' between two stations using the two different systems please? For example, I received the following today

Re: [digitalradio] JT65A reports

2008-01-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was it, no report, not even OOOs. I was using what, in the guide, says is the European standard of sending the received dB signal strength, but the EA station was using the US version, appart from no OOO. Sorry, my mistake, I missread the guide. Seems

Re: [digitalradio] More JT65A - gotaway

2008-01-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andrew O'Brien wrote: Look like real ones to me, now if only you could work them while sleeping ! No point in stopping up tonight though. 2008 ARRL RTTY Round-Up Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 2400 UTC Sunday (*January 5-6, 2008). *At 1800 on the dot I had to give up any chance of

Re: [digitalradio] JT65A - gotaway

2008-01-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mind you, I do have to pay attention to the difference between the column marked DT and the one marked dB when sending a report - Ooops! I'm having a problem coverting to the HF reporting system from the MS one. Well, that is my excuse. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [digitalradio] JT65A - gotaway

2008-01-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andrew O'Brien wrote: Dave , there is a well known WSJT phenomenon whereby one receives FALSE CQs. When I first started using WSJT on HF and left on overnight , I received a few CQs from Japan on 40M but I was on a frequency that is not used in Japan. That's why I *never* have deep search

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS available for beta testing

2008-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Steinar Aanesland wrote: Hi Andy, 7072 is not best the freq in my part of the world . Heavy QRM from SSB. But I will try copy you of course ;) 73 de LA5VNA Steinar OK, I've got NBEMS running, and decoding signals on 20M, and I've run FLARQ and the file folders appear to be OK. So,

[digitalradio] NBEMS

2008-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh dear, fist trial with NBEMS was not a happy one, for me, I'm afraid... Appart from not knowing my way round the program, which is not the fault of the program of course, I also had terrible trouble with it missing keystrokes. Either it gave lowercase where I wanted uppercase, or it missed

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS

2008-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kh6ty wrote: Dave, Do not try to type at the same time you are linked with another station, because flarq is going to be sending keystrokes to VBdigi, often at the same time as you try to type. As you point out, NBEMS is a messaging system, not a chat system. It is also primarily for 2m

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem

2008-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rick wrote: When you loaded your software, did you get a warning that a file was newer on your computer and that it recommended you keep the file? In my case it was one of the system32 files: MSCOMCTL.OCX. Yes, that is a known issue. You should have kept the newer file. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS problem

2008-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andrew O'Brien wrote: It makes sense to me. If you have TWO soundcards set in your PC, you need to tell VBdigi the soundcard settings you want to use. I have the same setting as you, I have an internal motherboard based souncard and a Creative PCI card. The default Windows souncard is the

[digitalradio] JT65A - gotaway

2008-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If only I didn't have to sleep! Found a load of the following CQ calls on 80M, from leaving WSJT running overnight... 034600 3 -16 1.6 100 3 * CQ KD5JGA EM161 0 034700 0 -15 3.3 -471 3 034800

Re: [digitalradio] Comments on the JT65A and Olivia contests

2008-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andrew O'Brien wrote: Of the 15 or so logs received so far, the comments appear to be. The bands (40 and 20M) were in very poor conditions I'm sorry that I wasn't able to be as active as I wanted to be. A family illness and a guest staying overnight on New Years Eve/New Years Day

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Comments on the JT65A and Olivia contests

2008-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dave Bernstein wrote: 15 QSOs in about 2 hours of operating, just under half with European stations, all on 20m. There was an MFSK-16 station QRV that threatened my sanity; it wasn't the QRM, it was listening to 2 hours of that moronic music that made me feel like Red Buttons in the

[digitalradio] DRCC database export

2008-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am trying to update my DRCC member tracker, designed to help me keep track of the DRCC members that I work per band and mode. However, the latest database system exports the information with speechmarks arround the DRCC number and name and I don't want them. Can anyone advise how best to

Re: [digitalradio] DRCC database export

2008-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to update my DRCC member tracker, designed to help me keep track of the DRCC members that I work per band and mode. However, the latest database system exports the information with speechmarks arround the DRCC number and name and I don't want them

[digitalradio] Friendly people about...

2008-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is what often puts me off HF... I see this. 13:40:02 Main aoytc n ?SK CQ CQ CQ DE UV5QA UV5QA UV5QA CQ C CQ CQ CQ DE UV5QA UV5QA UV5QA CQ CQ CQ DE UV5QA UV5QA UV5QA PSE K So, I call him, to get this... 13:40:13 Main DX DX DX DX DX DX DX DX DX DX DX DX DX DX CQ CQ CQ DE UV5QA UV5QA UV5QA

Re: [digitalradio] Digital Radio Century Club JT65A New Years Crawl, 12/31/2007, 6:00 pm

2007-12-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
. 144 * 7 = 1008 TOTAL CONTEST SCORE. (multipliers count PER band, e.g. K3UK DRCC number 000 , worked on 40 and 20M is two multipliers. Grid square FNO2, worked on 40M and 20M, is two multipliers Submit a log SUMMARY in ASCII format to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Feb 1 2008. Results will be posted

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Current balun

2007-10-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phil Wells wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave wrote: I understand the basics of using a balun, but have a question about the specifics. Sorry to have to ask this Dave, but if you understand the basics, why

Re: [digitalradio] CQ DRCC...

2007-10-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: n6vl wrote: Let's give the DRCC a shot! Hi Steve, I wasn't aware of DRCC, ut then I guess no one can keep up to date with everything that goes on. HI. Ah, now I have a very red face, as I didn't recognise the name of the group that I'm already

Re: [digitalradio] CQ DRCC...

2007-10-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
n6vl wrote: Let's give the DRCC a shot! Hi Steve, I wasn't aware of DRCC, ut then I guess no one can keep up to date with everything that goes on. HI. The problem with creating another organisation that encourages digital modes is that there are already two that I know of, which are

Re: [digitalradio] Current balun

2007-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dave wrote: I understand the basics of using a balun, but have a question about the specifics. Using a dipole, what would be the difference between using a 4:1 balun compared to a 6:1 balun? Which would I choose, and why would I choose it? Planning on feeding the dipole direct from the

Re: [digitalradio] NEW WSJT EXPERIMENTAL MODES JT2 AND JT4

2007-10-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Zack wrote: From the ARRL CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET, 17 OCTOBER 2007 Joe K1JT reports, Some of us have been experimenting recently with two new narrow-band digital modes called JT2 and JT4. A basic description and a status report is now available at http://tinyurl.com/2c7ktb If you are

Re: [digitalradio] Correction; Re: NEW WSJT EXPERIMENTAL MODES JT2 AND JT4

2007-10-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Zack wrote: I left out part of the last line. From the ARRL CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET, 17 OCTOBER 2007 Joe K1JT reports, Some of us have been experimenting recently with two new narrow-band digital modes called JT2 and JT4. A basic description and a status report is now available at

[digitalradio] D-Star use in UK?

2007-10-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm considering getting a new radio for the car and the choice, at the moment, is between the Icom IC-E2820, with the optional UT-123 board, or the Kenwood TM-D710E or V71E. Depending on whether I decide that I'm going to be active with APRS again in the future. Now, all the other

Re: [digitalradio] D-Star use in UK?

2007-10-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rick wrote: The problem that I have, is that except for narrower bandwidth and some non amateur radio applications through the internet, I just have not been able to come up with solid reasons. And there are some serious negative trade offs you have to make. Thanks for the feedback

Re: [digitalradio] Introducing Digiital Radio Century Club numbers

2007-10-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lou Everett, Sr wrote: This link definately doesn't have any list, nor does it terminate as it should. Lou WA5LOU Andrew O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It took a while, but I have mined the information associated with the 2900 plus members of the Digitalradio mail

Re: [digitalradio] Overcrowded on 14109.5

2007-10-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Steinar Aanesland wrote: I don't want to be a policeman , I think it is to many of them already, but I have a wish. 14109.5 seems to be a bit overcrowded when everyone are sounding and trying to make a AMD qso. What about QSYing to another frequency when a contact is establish on 14109.5?

Re: [digitalradio] Here's some frequencies for unattended HF operations

2007-09-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andrew O'Brien wrote: I'm an odd ham in that I smile with amusement when amateur radio groups rush to defend frequencies and worry about some non-hams getting our frequencies. I happen to think we have more than we need and can easily give some away. I read the rest of the message and

Re: [digitalradio] QRV MT63

2007-09-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will be monitoring 14,077.5 tomorrow. Today the only thing I heard was a noise that sounded like someone playing a flute badly. That was probably JT65A or one of the other WSJT modes. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Soundcard Calibration

2007-09-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Simon Brown wrote: Doesn't this assume an accurate system clock? I think I see a class in gMFSK / fldidgi to compare input = output but for calibration we need an accurate source. I use Dimension-4 to keep my PC clock on time, but there are other similar programs about. I suspect that

Re: [digitalradio] The decline of Olivia and DominoEX

2007-09-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Simon Brown wrote: Expect more Olivia in a few days, possibly some Domino modes next week. Why - because I'll be letting my test team lose on a new DM780 kit which already supports Throb and MFSK. Just had my 1st MFSK-16 QSO uning Simons' DM780 multi-mode digital program and I have a

[digitalradio] BUXCOMM Rascal for the Icom IC-746 - anyone with experience?

2007-01-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
audio transformers and a couple of opto-isolators for PTT and FSK. You could build the whole thing for less that $10.00. My webpage give the diagram that the Rascal uses. 73 and good Luck Joe K0BX --- Dave Corio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe, thanks for the info! What puzzles me is that I

[digitalradio] BUXCOMM Rascal for the Icom IC-746 - anyone with experience?

2007-01-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As far as I can determine the BUXCOMM GLX Rascal is the same for the 746 and 756 series. You should go to: http://www.commparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=8products_id=130236 and get this one, plug it in and be working FSK in less than 10 minutes. I am using the BUXCOMM GLX Rascal on

Re: [digitalradio] anyone getting these messages ?

2006-06-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
did wrong with one of your alleged messages. It seems to me anyway. Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN -- John Becker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else getting these messages from [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] when they post to the list ? ? At 06:14 PM 6/7/2006, you wrote: MDaemon has

Re: [digitalradio] Why PACTOR for WL2K ?

2006-06-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [digitalradio] Why PACTOR for WL2K ?

2006-06-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
using the PK unit on 7075 or is it the PTC unit? You are bloody fortunate to be able to drop the bucks for one of the SCS offerings. Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:41 AM 5/26/2006, you wrote: If I am correct, WL2K HF system is dependent on PACTOR. PACTOR

Re: [digitalradio] Oops: CQ PACTOR 7074kHz afsk de KU2A freq correcti on

2006-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [digitalradio] CQ PACTOR 7074kHz afsk de KU2A

2006-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [digitalradio] CQ PACTOR 7074kHz afsk de KU2A

2006-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [digitalradio] CQ PACTOR 7074kHz afsk de KU2A

2006-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [digitalradio] CQ PACTOR 7074kHz afsk de KU2A

2006-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [digitalradio] Re: Why PACTOR for WL2K ?

2006-05-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
had a fresh line of thinking thanks. Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN Erik KI4HMS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: / / / / / / / / S N I P The original question though was whether it wouldn't be better to use a more commonly available (i.e. cheaper) protocol, especially as it would increase the number

Re: [digitalradio] EA PSK31 TEST software

2006-03-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.ure.es/winurecon/descarga/WinURECon-2.0-inst.exe Mensaje original De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Recibido: 08/03/2006 1:34 Para: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Asunto: Re: [digitalradio] EA PSK31 TEST software SINCE I CANT SPEAK OR READ SPANISH, WHERE EXACTLY IS THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON

Re: [digitalradio] Multipsk 311

2005-11-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Same thing here, I'll try another download later. Jerry WW0E -- -- Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello There are a lot of mode titles missing. The buttons work ok but fiding Curious, perhaps a bad downloading. Try again, if it continues, PSE

Re: [digitalradio] PAX

2005-11-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi guys - what is PAX, and where can I download it? Jerry WW0E -- Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello John, RR for all. If a better QRG, acceptable by all regions could be chosen for PAX QSOs, it will be welcome! 73 Patrick - Original