Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-25 Thread Andy obrien
I agree Jim, ALE400 would make sense. In general, the current failing of standard ALE to take off are , I think, linked to attempts to popularize ALE for emcomm use. While ALE concepts do lend themselves to emergency communication nets, the gist of this thread is related to plain old ham radio,

[digitalradio] WINMOR good

2010-03-25 Thread Andy obrien
about the winlink concept, it now does do something effectively, gets messages to a destination via variety of methods ..error free. Andy K3UK On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 11:08 PM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: Well, ROS diverted me and I am quite out of date with WINMOR and RMS Express

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Message via HF (Winmor)

2010-03-25 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks for the explanation. A few years ago, I expressed concern that hams were drifting towards the Internet and expensive PACTOR modems for emergency messages. Now with RMS Express/Winmor, PSKmail,and NBEMS , we have plenty of good HF options to choose from. The large network of RMS stations

Re: [digitalradio] Another plug for JT65A ... the spectrum efficient mode

2010-03-24 Thread Andy obrien
Good point. What you have defined , Rein,is the occupancy efficiency in terms of time.. I was measuring efficiency in terms of bandwidth used. Obviously the othe rmeasure is wether the message was deleivered. Using 5 watts for a 300-400 miles trasmission on 80M at night , PSK250 may have needed

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-24 Thread Andy obrien
/PC_ALE_FORUM/ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien k3uka...@... wrote: Just to make myself clear, I am not suggesting that we actually use the standard ALE digital mode for calling CQ. I'd be fine with it, but it is quite wide and would start

[digitalradio] Another plug for JT65A ... the spectrum efficient mode

2010-03-23 Thread Andy obrien
I know many are already aware of this, but take a look N9DSJ-1 (EN52ti) Heard N6TE(DM12) on 3576.23 KHz -8dB at 03:32:00Z using JT65A N9DSJ-1 (EN52ti) Heard K3UK(FN02) on 3575.99 KHz -5dB at 03:32:00Z using JT65A Bill N9DSJ decoded two stations within 24 Hz of each other, how is that for

[digitalradio] Fwd: [SDR-IQ] Re: SDR-IQ for sale

2010-03-22 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: jerrydecker daij...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 3:28 PM Subject: [SDR-IQ] Re: SDR-IQ for sale To: sdr...@yahoogroups.com I forgot to add I accept PayPal --- In sdr...@yahoogroups.com SDR-IQ%40yahoogroups.com, jerrydecker daij...@...

Re: [digitalradio] Re: SDR-IQ for sale

2010-03-22 Thread Andy obrien
It just sold... On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 7:02 PM, John Becker, WØJAB w0...@big-river.netwrote: Guess I better Google it to see just what it is. Right now I have no clue.

Re: [digitalradio] Net14 + PK-63

2010-03-21 Thread Andy obrien
My beacon is K3UK-14 [FN02HK ]. I also produce K3UKAPSK63:K3UK FN02hk K3UKAPSK63:K3UK FN02hk K3UK-14APSK63:::{1 K3UK-14APSK63:::{1 K3UK-14APSK63:::{1 while playing around.. On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:15 AM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Jim. I have the software and am

Re: [digitalradio] Net14 + PK-63

2010-03-21 Thread Andy obrien
Perhaps this is more like it... K3UK-14APSK63:K3UK-14 [FN02HK ]. On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: My beacon is K3UK-14 [FN02HK ]. I also produce K3UKAPSK63:K3UK FN02hk K3UKAPSK63:K3UK FN02hk K3UK-14APSK63:::{1 K3UK-14APSK63:::{1 K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Net14 + PSK-63

2010-03-21 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks Juian, the Net14 instructions suggested 1800 Hz as an audio frequency but I'll try 2100 and see if I detect any traffic. I do have APRS Messenger. Andy K3UK On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 7:28 AM, g4ilo jul...@g4ilo.com wrote: I've never heard of Net14 before and don't know how it differs

[digitalradio] Congratulations Simon! DAYTON HAMVENTION Awards Technical Excellence* - Simon Brown / HB9DRV

2010-03-21 Thread Andy obrien
From eham.net and HRD forum.. ill Pasternak (WA6ITF) on March 19, 2010 BREAKING NEWS FROM AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE: DAYTON HAMVENTION(c) ANNOUNCES 2010 AWARD WINNERS: Three amateur radio (ham) operators who have made significant contributions to the Amateur Radio Service, will be honored

[digitalradio] Using JT65A and W4CQZ RB for radiation pattern studies.

2010-03-21 Thread Andy obrien
While transmitting on 20M today , using JT65HF software and monitoring the W4CQZ Reverse Beacons for JT65A,, I was lucky enough to get 9 stations report my signal strength from one 45 second transmission. Take a look at the report each station noted at 2136 Europe. I was using my home made

[digitalradio] FW: Digital communications for IARU Region 2 Band plan

2010-03-21 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: k4...@comcast.net Date: Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 9:08 AM Subject: [wl2kemcomm] FW: Digital communications for IARU Region 2 Band plan To: wl2kemc...@yahoogroups.com Cc: winlink_programs_gr...@yahoogroups.com All, If you have seen the IARU's view of

[digitalradio] space to ground audio channels via SDR

2010-03-20 Thread Andy obrien
While not exactly digital modes... -- Forwarded message -- From: pauljmarsh pauljma...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 3:07 PM Subject: [SDR-IQ] Re: Impressions on SDR-IP To: sdr...@yahoogroups.com Some impressions of the IP is at

Re: [digitalradio] Has anyone tried the WINMOR keyboarding?

2010-03-20 Thread Andy obrien
I have the latest version and do not see any keboard method in WINMOR. Andy K3UK On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Howard Z howar...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Has anyone tried the WINMOR keyboarding mode - no ARQ using FEC? How does it compare to Olivia? Howard

Re: [digitalradio] Re: WARC band scan results.. via Multipsk/Commander

2010-03-19 Thread Andy obrien
Patrick, for the procedures i described, I am not using the SDR Direct part of Multipsk, just the usual Multipsk with 3kHZ waterfall. Andy K3UK On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Patrick Lindecker f6...@free.fr wrote: Hello Andy, It is really Commander that performs the band changes , then

[digitalradio] Scanning PSKmail WARC freqs

2010-03-19 Thread Andy obrien
Rein et al. I scanned 10147 and 18105 today for six hours, alternating every 90 seconds with a 3 Khz range. I only picked up three PSk250 RS IDs on 30M and NONE on 17M. Each RS ID on 30M was not decoded well enough to produce a callsign. Since Muktipsk looks for a de ** string, perhaps

Re: [digitalradio] FCC - Spread Spectrum NPRM

2010-03-18 Thread Andy obrien
I read the proposed rule making and did not find any reference to frequency/band. So, where is it saying SS is allow but only on 220Mhz and above ? On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:11 PM, KH6TY kh...@comcast.net wrote: Extensive tests on 70cm using ROS 16 baud spread spectrum have been

Re: [digitalradio] Re: WARC band scan results...

2010-03-18 Thread Andy obrien
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Andy obrien wrote: I set Multipsk to report to PSKreporter and Commander to change bands every 2 minutes. Here is what I decoded from 123o to 2330 UTC. It reads in reverse order, reading it from bottom to top will give you a sense of the band openings

[digitalradio] Re: WARC band scan results...

2010-03-17 Thread Andy obrien
18101943 11:49 F8DBF PSK31 18101511 11:46 I4GAD PSK31 18100502 On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: I set Multipsk to report to PSKreporter and Commander to change bands every 2 minutes.  Here is what I decoded from 123o to 2330 UTC.  It reads in reverse order

[digitalradio] WARC band scan results...

2010-03-16 Thread Andy obrien
I set Multipsk to report to PSKreporter and Commander to change bands every 2 minutes. Here is what I decoded from 123o to 2330 UTC. It reads in reverse order, reading it from bottom to top will give you a sense of the band openings. Andy K3UK 23:32 AD5DX PSK31 10142056 23:26 CO1RG PSK31

[digitalradio] How far did I get today ?

2010-03-14 Thread Andy obrien
Who heard me today, so far. Not very active today but a few heard me. How about others ? Andy K3UK Recvr BandModeDistanceTime (UTC) F6DKQ 20m JT65A 3986 miles 21:38:51 GW3LEW 20m JT65A 3417 miles 21:39:15 MD0MAN 17m PSK31 3366 miles

[digitalradio] Updated sked page news after site hack... a few changes

2010-03-13 Thread Andy obrien
My K3UK Sked Pages are now restored after the site was hacked on Friday. For security purposes my ISP re-set my web site and deleted all files . The site has the same address but has been upgraded to a different server (supposedly better, faster). My apologies to the may users that were

[digitalradio] Re: K3UK Sked page down...back-up in use

2010-03-12 Thread Andy obrien
I am still waiting for my ISP to do a master re-set and then I will upload files . Hope to get it back later today, Andy K3UK On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: My Sked Page files has been hacked to send out spam emails from my web site. My ISP has

[digitalradio] EA PSK31 contest 16:00 UTC Saturday till 16:00 UTC Sunday (March 13-14, 2010).

2010-03-12 Thread Andy obrien
This could be an interesting challenge, if not for the points...perhaps the chhalenge of trying to work all the Spanish provinces. Andy K3UK Sponsored by Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE). The manager of the contest is EA4ZB. Participants: Any licensed amateur station. Date: 2nd full

[digitalradio] Feld Hell Sprint: 1600Z-1800Z, Mar 13

2010-03-12 Thread Andy obrien
Info courtesy of http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php Feld Hell Sprint: 1600Z-1800Z, Mar 13 Mode: Feld Hell Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes:(none) Max power: 100 watts Exchange: (see rules) Work stations:

[digitalradio] K3UK Sked page down...back-up in use

2010-03-11 Thread Andy obrien
My Sked Page files has been hacked to send out spam emails from my web site. My ISP has disabled the folders as a security message and notified me. I will require a master reset of my web site , that may takes a few hours. You can use the back up site at http://www.electroblog.com/sked/

[digitalradio] 80M RS ID Usage..survey

2010-03-10 Thread Andy obrien
Another survey of RS ID usage, this time on 80M. This was unattended monitoring, I suspect the RS IDs were not from numerous stations. 14 MT63-500-LG 13 BPSK250 4OLIVIA-8-500 2OLIVIA-4-500 1BPSK31 Ideally, it would be useful to know how may transmissions were made that did not

Re: [digitalradio] RECOMPENSE DE LA FONDATION MELINDA

2010-03-10 Thread Andy obrien
oops, sorry...I press approve rather than delete on this moderated spam. Andy K3Uk 2010/3/10 morgane d morgane-d-bij...@orange.fr Bonjour, Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncez que vous êtes l'un des heureux gagnants de la Fondation Melinda. Les résultats ont été libérés et vous fait

Re: [digitalradio] 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-08 Thread Andy obrien
A roger beep that substitutes RSID instead , sends mode/callsign and a Q-sign ? In a PIC inside the rig. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Dave AA6YQ aa...@ambersoft.com wrote: Unless you can convince the transceiver manufacturers to include the capability in each unit, someone operating

[digitalradio] RS ID survey today on 20M

2010-03-08 Thread Andy obrien
Here are the results of two hours of monitoring the entire digital band on 20M 14065-14110 37 BPSK31 25 BPSK250 04 RTTY45 02 MFSK16 01 CONTESTIA-8-250 Some of the above may be the same station (especially the PSK250) . In just over two hours only 5 modes heard. Seems we still have some ways to

Re: [digitalradio] RS ID survey today on 20M

2010-03-08 Thread Andy obrien
Exactly ! On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:10 PM, KH6TY kh...@comcast.net wrote: Andy, Isn't the current recommendation now not to use RSID for PSK31 or RTTY? Take those out, and not much RSID use at all! 73 - Skip KH6TY

Re: [digitalradio] 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part 97

2010-03-08 Thread Andy obrien
Yep, same concept. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Warren Moxley k5...@yahoo.com wrote: Ever heard of Mic-E protocol? --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] 1976 FCC - Delete all Emission Types from Part

[digitalradio] HB9DRV SDR-Radio updated 1e now available

2010-03-08 Thread Andy obrien
HB9DRV SDR-Radio updated 1e now available http://www.sdr-radio.com/Downloads/March8th2010TechPreview1e.aspx cool Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] Beta testing PSKmail 1.0

2010-03-07 Thread Andy obrien
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:08 AM, Rein Couperus r...@couperus.com wrote: java runs even on windoze the server needs a proper OS. :) Rein PA0R Nice way to put it :) Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] The cost of digital mode interfaces

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
I was helping a ham get set-up for digital modes recently and turned to the issue of interfaces for digital modes. I researched the price for a Rigblaster Pro and was shocked that they sell for $299. My friend settled for another interface that cost $69, new. I was wondering about interfaces

Re: [digitalradio] What is SS? Senor Ros is not an honest person !

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Arnaldo Coro acoro33...@yahoo.com wrote: So, amigos at digital radio ,  my advise , and that's what I am going to do, is to alert ROS users of the possibility that the author of the software may even be attempting to use it for other purposes that are not

Re: [digitalradio] JT65A harmonics

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
While harmonics from modes like PSK31 are common, I have never seen a JT65A signal generate what you describe. Interesting. Andy K3UK On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 11:28 AM, g4ilo jul...@g4ilo.com wrote: I was listening down around 14.077, just above some slow FSK mode which I think is JT65A. The

[digitalradio] Cooling off period

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
Please get you last comments in on this ROS issue by 0500 UTC Feb 7. This will give everyone a chance to cathart , get the issue fully vented. Then I am going to invoke a cooling off period when no posts will be allowed for 24 hours. Thanks. Andy K3UK Owner.

[digitalradio] ALE400 Experiment-Development of Standard Calling Mode: NAN NETWORK

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
Further to our earlier conversation about using many of the concepts in ALE networks for establishing digital mode QSOs, this weekend I will be using ALE technology to scan the following frequencies USB VFO frequencies plus standard ALE center frequency of 1625Hz. 3583 10143 14073 18103 24923

[digitalradio] Silent scan with ALE and TS2000?

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
I can achieve a silent scan with PC-ALE and a TS-2000 but not with Multipsk. Has anyone figured out if it is possible with Multipsk? I know that with PC ALE you put the TS-2000 in split mode and it scans with VFO B, then switches to VFO A (in the same frequency) before transmitting a sounding .

[digitalradio] Re: Silent scan with ALE and TS2000?

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
I have it figured out now. The TS2000 is scanning silently with Multipsk in ALE400 mode. Andy K3UK On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: I can achieve a silent scan with PC-ALE and a TS-2000 but not with Multipsk.  Has anyone figured out if it is possible

Re: [digitalradio] Cooling

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
Yep. Andy On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Tom Phelps wd8...@rocketmail.com wrote: Hi Andy, Don't you mean March 7th, 2010? Just thought I would ask. Tom, Wd8MBE

[digitalradio] ROS with QRM

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
ROS still had problems in version 1.6.3 and it is easy to notice that it works in a free channel, but does not stand burst errors (in fact, errors long as a packet or pactor frame length) and its ability to copy crumbles. That does not happen, at least so noticeably, with JT65 or Olivia.

[digitalradio] 80M decodes tonight

2010-03-06 Thread Andy obrien
04:48 ab9ft DOMINO 3584013 04:47 KA2TMU/2 DOMINO 3584008 04:37 AB9FT DOMINO 3583023 04:05 W3YJ OLIVIA 3583030 03:47 w3yj OLIVIA 3583498 03:45 W3YJ OLIVIA 3583498 03:03 nx8a OLIVIA 3584770 22:01 KB7RLY OLIVIA 18104067 21:16 N6CRR OLIVIA 14073571

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Olivia web site

2010-03-05 Thread Andy obrien
I don't know of one. Pawel is a member of this group, so perhaps he can chime in on this. To have one avaiable much like the PSK Core that Moe gave the ham world, would be very nice. Andy K3UK On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:27 AM, g4ilo jul...@g4ilo.com wrote: Andy. Do you or anyone know if there

[digitalradio] Dominoex revisited

2010-03-05 Thread Andy obrien
It has been a few years since Dominoex was added to our tool box. I still see it on the air from time to time but not on a daily basis. I wonder why it is not used ? http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2005/domino_ex.htm

[digitalradio] SDR-Radio Console updated pushed back to March 6-7

2010-03-05 Thread Andy obrien
Simon Brown is finalising an important update to his SDR-Radio application . It was targeted for release March 5th but the date has been pushed back to March 6 or 7.. Check http://www.sdr-radio.com and click on news for info. \ Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] Ping Jockey Status (back-up info)

2010-03-05 Thread Andy obrien
FYI. -- Forwarded message -- From: Bruce Brackin, N5SIX n5...@bellsouth.net The PJ pages apparently went down last night. Use the nice backup page(s) that Lee, AA1YN has. http://www.aa1yn.com/vhf/vhfregister.html to register and set cookies (like PJ) and then on to the ping

[digitalradio] ARRL views Chip to not be legal on HF in USA

2010-03-05 Thread Andy obrien
From the ROS web page (https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=enshva=1#inbox/1272ea080e273b49) , alleging that the ARRL views Chip64 not legal on HF. The language is rather odd though. We read the information and reviewed the CHIP64 information yesterday and have come to the same place as with ROS -

[digitalradio] Fwd: [wpaNBEMS] Ragchew, 3/6/2010, 11:00 am

2010-03-05 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: wpanb...@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:02 PM Subject: [wpaNBEMS] Ragchew, 3/6/2010, 11:00 am To: wpanb...@yahoogroups.com Reminder from: *wpaNBEMS Yahoo! Grouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/wpaNBEMS/cal * Title: Ragchew

Re: [digitalradio] ROS UHF net February 6 1230 UTC

2010-03-04 Thread Andy obrien
ooops, I meant MARCH 6th On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:16 PM, obrienaj k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: I will be on 432.090 mHz this Saturday Feb 6 at 1230 UTC . listening and testing ROS 1 and 16. If interested, check in to the K3Uk Sked page http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/

[digitalradio] ROS Sked Page, someone else has one

2010-03-04 Thread Andy obrien
http://ham2ham.com/room307_ros.php FYI, Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: 1100Z-1700Z, Mar 7

2010-03-04 Thread Andy obrien
Courtesy of http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: 1100Z-1700Z, Mar 7 Mode: RTTY, Amtor, Clover, PSK31, Pactor Bands: 10m Only Classes:Single Op SWL Exchange: RST + Serial No. QSO Points: 1

[digitalradio] NEW NARROWBAND DIGITAL MODE

2010-03-04 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: ROS v2.5.0 Beta no-re...@wordpress.com Date: Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:42 PM Subject: [New post] NEW NARROWBAND DIGITAL MODE To: k3uka...@gmail.com http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/author/rosmodem/ NEW NARROWBAND DIGITAL MODE

[digitalradio] Statement on Withdrawal of Support for ROS (K3UK Sked Pages)

2010-03-03 Thread Andy obrien
I was disturbed when the ROS author suggested that he was considering legal action against N3TL for merely raising the question of legality in the USA. I am even more disturbed that the author of the software has an apparent plan to include the callsign of certain hams in a non-grata list ,

[digitalradio] ROS rationing

2010-03-03 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks to all those that expressed views, nice to see varying opinions. I will be rationing ROS related posts for the next few days. No email will be censored, I will simply send them through to the group in dribs and drabs, so that we can focus on a wider array of digital mode topics. Andy

Re: [digitalradio] TS-850S and ROS

2010-03-03 Thread Andy obrien
The latest version has support for different comm ports. Andy K3UK On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Tom wd8...@rocketmail.com wrote: I downloaded ROS the other day and just tried it for the first time today, but it will not key my transmitter. I have my Kenwood on Com1 but I see there are

Re: [digitalradio] ROS Path Simulations

2010-03-01 Thread Andy obrien
Good tests, thanks Tony. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Tony d...@optonline.net wrote: All, I ran several path tests with ROS-16 and Olivia 2K this evening. The simulator showed that Olivia is about as sensitive as ROS when configured to run at the same baud rate, but it is not as

Re: [digitalradio] RS-ID MSG-ID with SDR

2010-03-01 Thread Andy obrien
Since the RS ID works well over this range with my SDR, I see no reason why the MSG ID would not work. Andy K3UK On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: sholtofish wrote: I was wondering if anyone has used the MSG ID function in MultiPSK with an SDR

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-01 Thread Andy obrien
Just to make myself clear, I am not suggesting that we actually use the standard ALE digital mode for calling CQ. I'd be fine with it, but it is quite wide and would start a debate all over again. I'm also not suggesting we use ALE-style soundings that are unattended. What I like about the

[digitalradio] FCC comments further on ROS

2010-03-01 Thread Andy obrien
From Jose's web site http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/fcc-ros-legal-in-usa/ FCC: ROS LEGAL IN USA By José Alberto Nieto Ros It ended the controversy about whether ROS is legal in USA or not. For which they insisted on it was illegal: “A mamarla” The case you submitted via the FCC has been

[digitalradio] Calculating CPU use for multiple applications?

2010-02-28 Thread Andy obrien
I like to multitask, and I am greedy... I like to keep an eye on several things at once. I am thinking about a better PC, one with enough CPU capability to run many tasks at the same time. Is there a way to calculate the total CPU demands of severall applications. Here is a list of what I often

[digitalradio] A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-02-28 Thread Andy obrien
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 6:10 PM, g4ilo julian.m...@theparklands.co.uk wrote: To be honest I think the basic problem is just that there isn't enough space on the busy bands for all the people who want to use a 2.2kHz wide digital mode to use it. Because of all the QRM you just end up making

[digitalradio] Screenshot: HRD-SDR-DM780 sync'd

2010-02-27 Thread Andy obrien
http://www.obriensweb.com/hrdsdr.jpg FYI, SDR-IQ,, TS2000, SpectraVue, HRD, DM780 all fully sync'd and interfaced. Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] LPDA calculation software?

2010-02-26 Thread Andy obrien
Log Periodic Dipole Array On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Ian Wade G3NRW g3...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: obrienaj k3uka...@gmail.com k3ukandy%40gmail.com Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 Time: 06:12:07 Anyone have a link to the old LPDA DOS software? I found a couple of on-line calculators but

Re: [digitalradio] LPDA Software

2010-02-26 Thread Andy obrien
Many thanks Myrton, the lpda software I have been looking for was at your link, 73 de Andy K3K On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:00 AM, n1gke n1...@amsat.org wrote: I hope you will find some useful software here -- http://www.electromagnetics.biz/Tools.htm I will ask around of my local group and

[digitalradio] BPSK125 this weekend

2010-02-26 Thread Andy obrien
From http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php BPSK125 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes:Single Op All Band (High/Low)(24/12) Single Op Single Band (High/Low) Single Op Low Bands (High/Low) Single Op High Bands (High/Low Multi Op Single Transmitter (Old/Young)

Re: [digitalradio] New ROS Version 2.1.0 More Powerfull

2010-02-25 Thread Andy obrien
Nice email feature. By the way, the version info says v2.1.1 but the exe file says 1.3.1 ? On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:50 PM, nietorosdj nietoro...@yahoo.es wrote: Download here: http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/ And configure the Email menu

[digitalradio] ROS discussion: Ending 25/2/10 1200 UTC

2010-02-24 Thread Andy obrien
Discussion of ROS' legality was allowed to continue because of the news from ARRL and FCC. The topic will be closed as of 25/2/10 at 1200 UTC. Get you final say in on the issue , if you wish. After that, leave the topic alone for a while. Andy K3UK Andy

Re: [digitalradio] ROS impressions so far

2010-02-24 Thread Andy obrien
I have had a few more days to test it and watch how it does in QRM. Same impressions, a good mode but not offering substantially more than the other well known modes. In a couple of specific tests, Olivia 500-128 did better than ROS 1. On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Stelios Bounanos

Re: [digitalradio] ROS impressions so far

2010-02-24 Thread Andy obrien
interest ROS dont was used, i dont know why. -- *De:* Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com *Para:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com *Enviado:* jue,25 febrero, 2010 00:58 *Asunto:* Re: [digitalradio] ROS impressions so far I have had a few more days to test it and watch

Re: [digitalradio] RTTY frequencies?

2010-02-23 Thread Andy obrien
James, you will not have to LOOK. This contest will bring out thousabds of RTTY ops and 80-40-20-15-10 will be full if those bands are open. The ARRL band plan will be where you find them, but some operators will go higher, Andy K3UK On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM, James French

[digitalradio] BREAKING NEWS. ARRL: ROS is SS and NOT legal on HF in USA

2010-02-23 Thread Andy obrien
FYI From: Henderson, Dan N1ND Subject: RE: Spread Spectrum To: Carol Fred deleted for privacy. Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:13 AM Hi Fred: I ran this by our technical experts. They concur that ROS is a spread spectrum mode and as such is not allowed by the FCC on bands below 222 MHz.

[digitalradio] ROS . FCC request and response

2010-02-23 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: Tim - N3TL Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:58 PM Following is the complete text of the request I made to the FCC for a ruling on ROS use on HF by licensed U.S. amateurs, along with the response from the FCC I just received. As part of my request,

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Consensus? Is ROS Legal in US?`

2010-02-23 Thread Andy obrien
The FCC has stated , today, that IF the author describes it as spread spectrum, the USA ham is responsible for determining the accuracy of this claim. They also affirmed that SS is not legal below 220 Mhz. The ARRL technical folks said today that , based on the description available, they

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Considerate Operation: CW and JT65A

2010-02-22 Thread Andy obrien
I often look at the CW signal on the waterfall when I hear one close to me. My view is...if his signal is not exactly on the same part of the waterfall as mine, we are OK. I can notch him out and he can do the same to me. A couple of hundred Hz separation should be all we need. On Mon, Feb

Re: [digitalradio] ROS Advantage- mode ranking

2010-02-22 Thread Andy obrien
It seems unfair, especially because of all the hard work put in to developing it, but I do not see it as any better than many other modes... nothing that says gee...this is way better . It is GOOD, and a mode to add to our bag of tricks, but not a killer app. The software interface is very

[digitalradio] PSK SPOTS

2010-02-22 Thread Andy obrien
That is a good point, Alan. Now that i think about it, you would think that after 10 years we would have come up with a point and click method. Andy K3UK On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Alan Barrow ml9...@pinztrek.com wrote: jhaynesatalumni wrote: - My belief is that all the RTTY is

[digitalradio] ROS bug

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
It seems that an invalid procedure error occurs if the the two email addresses that appear in the @ macro for Baud 16 run together and the ending of the first one, does not get printed. e.g. emailaddr...@address.comemailaddress@address.com This is happened at the moment every time SV8CS sends

[digitalradio] Draft digital band plan (feedback solicited)

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
I took a look at the IARU Region 1 and Region 2 band plans, removed areas where there are clear differences (30, 40 and 160, I'll work on them later) , and produced a plan that is compatible with these two regions (I'll look at other regions). While doing this, and thinking how easy the task was,

[digitalradio] Draft USA digital band plan (feedback solicited)

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
OK, while the USA drifts from the suggested IARU Region 2 band plan, here is an almost compatible digital band plan, Compatible with the Region 1 and Region 2 bandplan for digital modes with a couple of exceptions where wide and narrow digital modes are mixed . I mixed them because the USA has

[digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA? Letter to FCC

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
I have compiled a letter to Laura Smith Esq, at the FCC, with details of this mode. I will let you all know when I receive a reply. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] USA digital bandplan chart

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
http://www.obriensweb.com/bandmap.html A quick and dirty chart. Comments welcome.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: USA digital bandplan chart

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
unattended modes at the upper end, where possible. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:16 PM, wd4kpd wd4...@suddenlink.net wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien k3uka...@... wrote: http://www.obriensweb.com/bandmap.html A quick and dirty chart

Re: [digitalradio] Why ROS?

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
Good question Alan. It does seem quite robust but does not seem to add anything that Olivia or some levels of Thor. Too early to say for sure. Andy K3UK On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Alan Beagley ajbeag...@yahoo.com wrote: Why this new mode? Advantages? 73 Alan NV8A

[digitalradio] ROS ability to deal with ALE QRM?

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
Anyone been able to test ROS 16 with QRM present ? It would be interesting to use it on common ALE frequencies and see how it does when a brief ALE sounding occurs. The description suggests that is should be able to cope with the brief QRM. Andy

Re: [digitalradio] ROS sked group

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/ click on digital or... if you are greedy.. http://www.obriensweb.com/skedpskr4.html On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Toby Burnett ruff...@hebrides.net wrote: I think I have lost the message. There has been so many, did someone come up with a ROS mode

[digitalradio] Try some JT65A

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
Well, ROS 1 and 16 look like good new modes. I think I will give up on this mode until the FCC clarifies the legality for USA hams. For those having fun With ROS, don't forget much the same fun can be had with JT65A (ROS1) or Olivia (ROS 16). I am monitoring 3576 JT65A overnight Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Try some JT65A

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
JT65 too. 73 Sholto --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien k3uka...@... wrote: Well, ROS 1 and 16 look like good new modes. I think I will give up on this mode until the FCC clarifies the legality for USA hams. For those having fun With ROS

Re: [digitalradio] Re: USA digital bandplan chart

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks for the feedback, some very good points. I think the higher end of CW portions, is an especially good point. Andy K3UK On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 9:50 PM, W8RIT w8...@qsl.net wrote: Hi Andy, First I'd like to say that I think I can argue both sides of the coin on this matter. I

Re: [digitalradio] FCC Technology Jail: ROS Dead on HF for USA Hams

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
Feel free to disagree, but please show respect for opinions that differ from yours. BS is not the most respectful term when disagreeing. Andy K3UK On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 9:36 PM, W2XJ w...@w2xj.net wrote: Bonnie you have a Ham unfriendly addenda. Say what you like but at the end of the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
Andy, I think you are incorrect. 50% of the 89 messages , so far, are related to the legality in the USA issue. You are also preaching to the choir, here. Most of the member agree that the regulations in the USA should be as you suggest, and many representations have been made. OK, now back

[digitalradio] QRV 14080 ROS 1 and 16

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
My station is listening for ROS signals on 14080 USB (dial). I am interested in how ROS does across the Atlantic around 10-1300 UTC when 20M is usually marginal. Hopefully I will receive some European or African signals. Andy K3UK Fredonia, NY FN02

Re: [digitalradio] QRV 14080 ROS 1 and 16

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
I missed their rumblings, but did not know anyone was using ROS near the JT65A campsite, I will be tuned to 14080 until Man U and Everton match starts. Andy K3UK On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Andy obrien wrote: My station is listening for ROS

Re: [digitalradio] QRV 18105 ROS 1 and 16

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
I will move to 17M and listen on 18105 Andy K3UK On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Andy obrien wrote: I missed their rumblings, but did not know anyone was using ROS near the JT65A campsite, I will be tuned to 14080 until Man U and Everton match

[digitalradio] Digital modes band plans.

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:54 AM, bruce mallon wa4...@yahoo.com wrote: SO what you are saying is lets ctush the other modes so we can play with our new toy ? We just went through this with wideband/spredsprectrum on 6 and 2 meters . I dont care what mode anyone uses as long as it does

Re: [digitalradio] ROS FREQUENCY

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
Good point, I am so used to narrow modes that I forget such things. Andy K3UK On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:06 AM, David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD wd4...@suddenlink.net wrote: if you are gonna be trying new bands, at the minimum, do use frequencies that are good for SSB or wideband digital.

[digitalradio] Rethinking digital mode band plans-developing a solution

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
Just some thoughts, critique welcome. If we think about HF digital QSOs there are 5 general types. 1. Weak signal propagation probes that are frequent in nature and regularly used by hams around the world (JT65A, ROS, WSPR, SLOW CW), Usually the exchange is a signal report, callsign, and

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