Re: [digitalradio] Something to test

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
and vice-versa, can it withstand QRM? On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 2:54 PM, jhaynesatalumni jhhay...@earthlink.netwrote: It would be interesting to try to find out how much ROS interferes with other modes when it operates on top of them. That is, if you had a RTTY or PSK or Olivia or some other

[digitalradio] ROS QRM to 20M packet

2010-02-20 Thread Andy obrien
Sholto, my tests suggest it is people on 14101 USB splashing in to you BBS frequency, rather than creeping up the band. Andy K3UK On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 4:01 PM, sholtofish sho...@probikekit.com wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, jhaynesatalumni

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new Mode !

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
-Russell. Blair Hell Field #300 DRCC #55 30m Dig-group #693 _ _ __ From: Andy obrien k3uka...@.. . To: digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 5:42:45 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] A new Mode ! Â

[digitalradio] First ROS reception : NC50

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
RX: 09:55 UTC -23.4 Hz. CQ NC5O EM12PX STOP 7065 LSB

[digitalradio] QRV 14080 ROS

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
Dial frequency 14080 USB ... ROS 16 and 1. Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] QRV 14080 ROS

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
Great, many thanks for the report from Bucks. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH sean.gilb...@o2.co.uk wrote: 1335 can see Andy, K3UK CQing on 14080 ROS (it says -29.3Hz), so far I have not actually seen a signal on the waterfall. Using the RA1792

[digitalradio] ROS: Works well ! 1st QSO

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
RX: 13:49 UTC 23.4 Hz. CQ CQ CQ de KB5OZE KB5OZE KB5OZE pse k STOP TX 13:50 UTC KB5OZE KB5OZE de K3UK K3UK K3UK kn STOP RX: 13:50 UTC 23.4 Hz. K3UK DE KB5OZE WORKS WITH vox btu STOP TX 13:51 UTC Great, strong here in NY. BTU de k3uk STOP RX: 13:51 UTC 23.4 Hz. tHANKS CONSIDERING THAT i AM

[digitalradio] ROS notification: KB5OZE has received your Radio Message

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
FYI, this is how the auto notification works. Andy K3UK -- Forwarded message -- From: rosmo...@gmail.com Date: Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 8:33 AM Subject: ROS notification: KB5OZE has received your Radio Message To: k3uka...@gmail.com ** Please don't reply to this email

[digitalradio] ROS band plan , and other modes

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
Avoid 14075-76 since this is where JT65A is on 20M. I like the idea of us all be around the same place with differing modes, that way, we can hear people calling and do not have to constantly twirl the dial. Since most people's waterfalls , including the one in ROS, are 3kHZ wide , and

[digitalradio] Go here to download ROS

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
http://*rosmodem*.wordpress.com/ On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:32 AM, ivor peters m5...@blueyonder.co.ukwrote: m5...@blueyonder.co.uk hello all. can someone tell me where i go to download this ros. many thanks 73 ivor/m5ply

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbzY3MjhrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzEyNjY1OTc1MzA-?o=6Joe, N8FQ... http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/d-305.html Describes Spread Spectrum as

Re: [digitalradio] ROS

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
Jose, a button that hands over to the other person in the call e.g. k3uk de p5dx kn K3UK would have P5DX in the destination box. I think it would be the same as the call button though. Andy K3UK On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM, jose alberto nieto ros nietoro...@yahoo.es wrote: Hi,

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks Skip, I agree after doing some more reading and I will not use this mode on HF. Your UHF idea sounds good. Andy K3Uk On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 1:32 PM, KH6TY kh...@comcast.net wrote: Unfortunately, the ROS explanation of Spread Spectrum and Frequency Hopping in the documentation too

Re: [digitalradio] RTTY and mode selection on radios

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
FSK is RTTY but so is AFSK. Some rigs support the use of RTTY in FSK while others require a TNC or sound card to generate the tones. FSK on transceivers tends to invoke narrower filters and the frequency you are receiving is displayed differently. The serious RTTY guys tend to prefer FSK. This

[digitalradio] FCC Spread Spectrum

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
3. Spread spectrum is a technique whereby the energy of the transmitted signal is distributed over a wide segment of spectrum. The signal power density can be very low and the duration of a transmission on any frequency in the segment of the spectrum can be but a fraction of a second. SS

[digitalradio] ROS experiments

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
My experiments (many receptions and 2 transmissions) today with ROS 1 and ROS 16 shows that it is quite an effective mode. Congratulations Jose. Of particular interest to me were the several occasions where I decoded a signal that was not visible in the waterfall or audible to my ears. It

Re: [digitalradio] ROS experiments

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
is two times faster than OLIVIA 32/1000. You should compare ROS 16 with OLIVIA 8/1000. Then the different is about 5-6 dBs for the same character rate. -- *De:* Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com *Para:* digitalradio digitalradio@yahoogroups.com *Enviado:* sáb,20

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Introduction and question

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
but.. I think the original question also asked about modes other than PSK31, what about them?JT65A, for example is not a mode that once has to watch ALC so much. Does anyone have a good easy to understand description of why ? Andy On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:42 PM, DANNY DOUGLAS

[digitalradio] A new Mode !

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
http://rosmodem.wordpress.com is announcing a new mode, weak signal. Web site is down currently ...anyone tried the new mode ? Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] A new Mode ! ROS QRV

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
I'M QRV now with this software... will look for you Dave. Looks fascinating. Andy K3UK On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Andy obrien wrote: http://rosmodem.wordpress.com is announcing a new mode, weak signal. Web site is down currently

Re: [digitalradio] A new Mode !

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
first question is how to set PTT for various rigs. the author just joined our group, so maybe he will help us. On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Andy obrien wrote: http://rosmodem.wordpress.com is announcing a new mode, weak signal. Web site

Re: [digitalradio] A new Mode !

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
Hey, it transmits... sounds nice... Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] A new Mode ! ROS PTT

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
I see the PTT switch, it uses only Comm 1 or Comm 2, I use virtual serial ports, so will have to think about this. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
Anyone know if this mode is legal in the USA. ? Andy K3Uk

Re: [digitalradio] A new Mode !

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
- A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson IN GOD WE TRUST Russell Blair (NC5O) Skype-Russell.Blair Hell Field #300 DRCC #55 30m Dig-group #693 -- *From:* Andy obrien k3uka

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
The description says it uses spread-spectrun On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Andy obrien wrote: Anyone know if this mode is legal in the USA. ? Why would it not be Andy? I

[digitalradio] ROS Modulator- Frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS)

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
From http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342site=rosmodem.wordpress.comurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.box.net%2Fshared%2Fq4e20pgnef ROS uses a Spread Spectrum technique known as Frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS). In a conventional 16FSK system, the data symbols modulates a fixed frequency carrier;

[digitalradio] ROS auto email feature

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
This button inserts your email address in the message between two special characters: “” and “”. This is very important because ROS scans all messages received and if an email is written in any of these, ROS then automatically send you a reply with all information received and the signal

[digitalradio] Listening for ROS 7065 (LSB) and 14080 (USB)

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
I will be QRV ROS , baud 1 7065 LSB 0600-1300 UTC February 19. At 1300 I will switch to ROS 16 Baud 14080 USB. I will also monitor the digitalradio sked page http://www.obriensweb.com/sked click on digital Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio]

2010-02-17 Thread Andy obrien
Excellent, MANY thanks! On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Pieter pdeh...@vodafonevast.nl wrote: Good day guys The update is there. The January logs are implemented. For those who want to contribute (except UDXF members), send your logs (everything, included am broadcasting) to me

Re: [digitalradio]

2010-02-17 Thread Andy obrien
krypted mails to stat151 'defa...@#hfarq#stat16' 16.126,70 stat5 tunesian police, tun pactor-2 0804 10/11/09 send krypted mails 'defa...@#hfarq#stat5' On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent

[digitalradio] K3UK moves ahead of DP1POL in rankings

2010-02-15 Thread Andy obrien
I am ahead of DP1POL now, where are you in the Digitalradio club rankings? Surely you can beat me. Upload YOUR log to http://www.clublog.org/ . Also we are ranked second from LAST among the rankings of 23 clubs. We need more digitalradio members to join and upload their log. Andy K3UK Rank

Re: [digitalradio] Re : 10/12 metre openings

2010-02-15 Thread Andy obrien
This raises an issue that I have faced, that the digital modes are still so much of a minority mode, that many days we just run in to the same hams over and over again. It is nice to meet old friends but some fresh meat is nice, every now and again. Andy K3UK On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 4:24

[digitalradio] Amazing ! Multispsk with SDR 48 Khz RS ID

2010-02-13 Thread Andy obrien
While I am not to first to test this, I am happy to have MY first success with Multipsk, an SDR, and RS ID. Patrick should get a Nobel prize for this, it will make digital mode hunting even better . It works as advertised. Phil KA1GMN and I did a test. I placed my received on 18090 and Phil

[digitalradio] ALE and protected frequencies in the USA

2010-02-09 Thread Andy obrien
I have received three emails in the past 3-4 weeks suggesting that the FCC has an application to protect certain HF frequencies and reserve for exclusive ALE use. Two emails also suggest that people operating on ALE frequencies have received emails asking them to NOT use the frequencies . Is

Re: [digitalradio] New SDR available

2010-02-09 Thread Andy obrien
This seems like an astonishingly low price. What are the bandwidth capabilities of this device? Can you do 100 Khz, 200 , more ? Does it require a high end soundcard ? On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Peter p...@lazydogengineering.com wrote: Hi, all. I'm offering a new SDR, inspired by the

Re: [digitalradio] DM 780

2010-02-09 Thread Andy obrien
Up to 4. On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:11 PM, phil williams ka1...@gmail.com wrote: What rates if any, are available in DM 780 for THROB and THROBX? PhilW de KA1GMN

[digitalradio] New kenwood radio (video clip)

2010-02-07 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: Jason kf6q...@yahoo.com Date: Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 12:32 PM Subject: [KenwoodTS-2000] New kenwood radio enjoy To: kenwoodts-2...@yahoogroups.com kenwoodts-2...@yahoogroups.com

Re: [digitalradio] G59 assembly pictorial is now online

2010-02-06 Thread Andy obrien
Very impressive! Andy K3UK On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 8:07 AM, vk1aa n...@clockmaker.com.au wrote: Hi all Genesis G59 all-band SDR transceiver project is now online. See http://www.genesisradio.com.au/G59/

Re: [digitalradio] SDR-Radio with DM780 20M Digital Band

2010-02-03 Thread Andy obrien
like to dip my toes first before placing down a few $K for one. Regards Kevin, ZL1KFM. [image: My status] Get Skype http://www.skype.com/go/download and call me for free. - Original Message - *From:* Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com *To:* digitalradio digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

[digitalradio] Formation of WARC Century Club

2010-02-02 Thread Andy obrien
Following some interest from members of the 30M Digital Group, we have formed the WCC (WARC Century Club), based on some of the ideas from the Straight Key Century Club . The goal of the WCC is to promote non-contest activity on the 30,17, and 12M WARC bands. This virtual club is for all modes

Re: [digitalradio] Is there a ham in SW Minneapolis/Bloomington who can help me to go digital?

2010-01-31 Thread Andy obrien
Hopefully you will here from a local ham. If you do not, I may be able to help, I have some experience in setting up a digikeyey with the Icom 7000 and Icom 746 Pro, I helped a ham in my area get all set for digimodes . I would recommend that you start with the DX Lab suite of applications. I

[digitalradio] Focus on Hamspots

2010-01-31 Thread Andy obrien
While the digitalradio sked page will continue, I am switching the primary recommendation for digital mode spotting to Hamspots ( http://www.hamspots.net/). Laurie VK3AMA has provided many innovations to this service in 2009 and plans to add even more in 2010. The Digitalradio tab on the K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] Re: SDR-Radio with DM780 20M Digital Band

2010-01-31 Thread Andy obrien
Hi Again Ed. I did play with the 3 VFO feature of Simon's software, see http://www.obriensweb.com/3vfo20.jpg http://www.obriensweb.com/3vfo.jpg (17M) It is nice to be able to 'see the CW , digital, and phone portions, and click back and forth to actually hear when needed.Thanks for

[digitalradio] Multipsk- CPU tests with SDR-IQ Direct active.

2010-01-30 Thread Andy obrien
here Andy, thanks for asking. Still waiting for research to catch up with type-I. Hope all is well with you and yours my friend. - Original Message - From: Andy obrien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] SDR-Radio

Re: [digitalradio] Multipsk- CPU tests with SDR-IQ Direct active.

2010-01-30 Thread Andy obrien
Well, you can run the SDR part of Multipsk (just press SDR I/Q Direct button in the configuration area, then press RX/TX to return to the main screen. Then you will see the SDR waterfall open up. The problem is that without an SDR, you will only get up to khz of signal, same as the regular

Re: [digitalradio] Re: SDR-Radio with DM780 20M Digital Band

2010-01-30 Thread Andy obrien
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM, ed_hekman ehek...@cox.net wrote: Interesting comments, Andy. My goal is also to be able to monitor all the digital portions of the band and to be able to spot all call signs in any mode across the band. CW Skimmer is a good model for that. In addition, it

[digitalradio] SDR-Radio with DM780 20M Digital Band

2010-01-29 Thread Andy obrien
One of the things that I wanted to accomplish with an SDR receiver, is the ability to keep an eye on the whole 14065 to 14115 frequency range. If I was down on 14074 monitoring ALE 400 traffic, I would miss Olivia signals that popped up in the 14109 area. I would also miss Hell signals at

Re: [digitalradio] SDR-Radio with DM780 20M Digital Band

2010-01-29 Thread Andy obrien
- *From:* Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com *To:* digitalradio digitalradio@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2010 9:11 AM *Subject:* [digitalradio] SDR-Radio with DM780 20M Digital Band One of the things that I wanted to accomplish with an SDR receiver, is the ability to keep an eye

[digitalradio] Understanding Virtual Audio Cable ?

2010-01-29 Thread Andy obrien
I understand sound cards. For digital modes, we need to know how to set up audio coming in to the soud card and out of the sound card. When there is more than one sound card in the PC, we need to know how to set up digital mode applications for the desired sound card. All relatively easy (except

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Super narrow filter: PSK31 with HB9DRV SDR-RADIO

2010-01-25 Thread Andy obrien
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:29 AM, aa777888athotmaildotcom aa777...@hotmail.com wrote: If you are using an IC7000 this is as easy as adding a filter slider control to either HRD, DM780 or both. It's not too hard from the front panel, either. There are also three filter presets. I'll leave one

[digitalradio] Future of ALE and HF Link.

2010-01-24 Thread Andy obrien
I have decided that I will not be a part of HF Link, in the formal sense. Many members of the Yahoo group HFlink have been helpful over the years and Steve especially has been of tremendous help to all. However, I have concluded that the rigid control and moderation of that group, have

[digitalradio] Super narrow filter: PSK31 with HB9DRV SDR-RADIO

2010-01-24 Thread Andy obrien
Finally! When I bought my TS-2000 a couple of years ago, I was aware of one criticism for the digital operator super narrow filtering in SSB was not as easy to achieve as in other rigs.It can be done via a radio equivalent of standing on your head , using CW to receive and USB to transmit.

Re: [digitalradio] off topic, 3819Khz

2010-01-23 Thread Andy obrien
Regardless of who is in Govt at the current time, there seems to be an increase in the USA of hams who express political opinion over the air. When I first became a ham , my mentors explained that expressing political opinion over the air was not within the ethics of ham radio. Alas, this view

Re: [digitalradio] Skysweeper and HF ACARS

2010-01-23 Thread Andy obrien
Its been a while since I have tried HF ACARS Fred, the list of frequencies I have is quite old, is it close to accurate ? Andy K3UK Station: H01 Dixon, CA, USA Latitude: 38 Deg 13 Min (North)

[digitalradio] TrueTTY

2010-01-22 Thread Andy obrien
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Wes Cosand wes.cos...@gmail.com wrote: Both yours and Alex's graphs show superiority of TrueRTTY and MixW. I wonder whether TrueRTTY is doing synchronous detection. This is what I plan to try when I retire, hi. 73, Vojtech OK1IAK TrueTTY also gave

[digitalradio] PSK/ digital mode SDR software ?

2010-01-22 Thread Andy obrien
My shack PC has some resource issues when using the only software that I know of that has some digital mode SDR support, Multipsk. This is because it requires Multipsk AND a SDR software to be used in tandem. The TWO applications are more than my system can handle. I do have CW Skimmer that

Re: [digitalradio] PSK/ digital mode SDR software ?

2010-01-22 Thread Andy obrien
cards if a speaker is added) to work. That's all. 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com k3ukandy%40gmail.com To: digitalradio digitalradio@yahoogroups.comdigitalradio%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:58 PM Subject: [digitalradio

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Initial thoughts on SDR

2010-01-21 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks for the comments, everyone. An SDR certainly makes the experience in the shack even better. Steve, I do have VAC on my PC but I have not figured out what it does yet, your comments are interesting. AFter 24 hours, I have used my SDR-IQ with CW Skimmer ( amazing with an SDR) , SDR-Radio,

[digitalradio] Initial thoughts on SDR

2010-01-20 Thread Andy obrien
I have not had an SDR even 24 hours yet, but here are some random initial thoughts. 3 Yrs ago I contemplated a Flex radio and talked to a neighbour who owned one. He loved his, but warned my that they were very much a work in progress and not for someone who wanted a has to do everything

[digitalradio] Digital modes with an SDR ?

2010-01-18 Thread Andy obrien
My SDR receiver is due to be delivered tomorrow. I am looking forward to using a wide band panadapter for receive and having my transceiver sync'd for ability to transmit when desired. Since I vacillate between CW and digital modes , I will enjoy keeping an eye on both portions of a band at

Re: [digitalradio] What's new in SSTV ?

2010-01-16 Thread Andy obrien
artificially low. Am I coming to the right conclusion here? philw de ka1gmn On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 07:13 -0500, Andy obrien wrote: Phil, Easypal is a whole different world. Makes MMSSTV appear antique. Give it a try some time. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] ARES Preparedness / No point in ALE without ARES in USA

2010-01-14 Thread Andy obrien
I'm thinking about the Haiti situation and the use of ALE stations for emcomms. I'm also thinking about ARES and how it handles something like the Haiti earth quake. I was impressed by the turn out of ALE hams on the air in the past couple of days , over 50 stations ready and 'alert. I am

Re: [digitalradio] Which Digi Program ??

2010-01-13 Thread Andy obrien
I will jump in on this topic.. with the TS-440. Using the TS440, one can use the RCA Phono jacks on the back of the TS440 labelled AFSK In and AFSK out.Then use vox to key the rig via software like DM780 , Fldigi. or Multipsk. Using this method with plain audio cables results in NO isolation

Re: [digitalradio] Which Digi Program ??

2010-01-13 Thread Andy obrien
For the ease of Mixw and Digipan but with a mode modern touch.. try Fldigi. Unlike, MixW it is totally FREE and has more features. At 07:07 AM 1/13/2010, you wrote: . . Hello Happy Hams After returning to Amateur Radio after a very long absence, I am 'messing about' with

[digitalradio] Haiti - ALE active

2010-01-13 Thread Andy obrien
Although it is perhaps a little early for heath and welfare traffic related to the Haiti disaster, my Hf station is active and scanning all data channels in this region. I did speak to one of my professional colleagues today who is Haitian. She indicates very difficult communication from the

[digitalradio] PSKmail to/from Haiti (or neighbouring countries) ?

2010-01-13 Thread Andy obrien
Any use of Pskmail related to the emergency in Haiti ? Seems that is is tailor made for such a situation. Short hops from Haiti to servers on HF Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] Fwd: [dxld] Port Au Prince, Haiti phone patch Recording ~ 5 PM ET January 13, 2009

2010-01-13 Thread Andy obrien
Amazing and sad. Makes you proud to be a ham when you realize how important this communication was to HH2JR on Haiti.The tension in is voice brought tears to my eyes. http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/12397727/1885578730/name/Haiti%2Emp3 Andy K3UK -- Forwarded message -- From:

Re: [digitalradio] Haiti a test for emcomms

2010-01-13 Thread Andy obrien
for the important OUTBOUND HW traffic (not inbound) and it will be of great interest to see how this initially plays out for ultimate study. Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN Em79 - Original Message - From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com k3ukandy%40gmail.com To: digitalradio digitalradio

Re: [digitalradio] PSKmail to/from Haiti : Frequencies

2010-01-13 Thread Andy obrien
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Russell Blair russell_blai...@yahoo.com wrote: Andy, what frequency should I put my puppymail server on so it can be used. Russell NC5O I would guess 40 and 20 would be the best , Russell,

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Time for a Digital Skimmer ?

2010-01-12 Thread Andy obrien
I have no clue how... but could the data get to look like the data at http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1.php?f=6 ? Andy

Re: [digitalradio] Clublogs... K3UK #1 ..surely someone can knock me of my perch ?

2010-01-12 Thread Andy obrien
When I first tried an upload, I missed a submit type button, I think it said please click here after log is uploaded. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:26 AM, DANNY DOUGLAS n...@comcast.net wrote: Im not sure what has to be done. I joinedthe digital league, but when I look at the results, it is

[digitalradio] Time for a Digital Skimmer ?

2010-01-11 Thread Andy obrien
I've been playing around with CW Skimmer , again. I'm 10 days in to my trial. Previously I had tried it and gave up because I was not too impressed with the CW decoding ability compared to that of Multipsk .. This time I have used it a bit more and learned more about how to use it. In

Re: [digitalradio] What's new in SSTV ?

2010-01-11 Thread Andy obrien
Phil, Easypal is a whole different world. Makes MMSSTV appear antique. Give it a try some time. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] NEW : Digitalradio 2010 Challenge via Clublogs

2010-01-11 Thread Andy obrien
I have arranged for clublogs.org (http://www.clublogs.org) to add Digitalradio as a club . This means you can connect to their web site, registered, and then upload your log . The upload will be an ADIF upload. If you need help with that part, just let me know, it is quite easy. You also

[digitalradio] Clublogs... see standings versus others

2010-01-11 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rob - G4LMW g4...@btconnect.com Date: Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [skcc] SKCC Now Listed at Clublogs... see standings versus others To: s...@yahoogroups.com Thanks Andy Can I correct the URL: http://www.clublog.org ClubLog is a

[digitalradio] RMS WINMOR Station K7EK-5 now operational

2010-01-09 Thread Andy obrien
-- Forwarded message -- From: Gary - K7EK gary.k...@gmail.com Date: Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:03 AM Subject: [WINMOR] RMS WINMOR Station K7EK-5 now operational To: win...@yahoogroups.com My new RMS Winmor station is now on 7080.1 center, 7078.6 USB dial. Please connect and give

Re: [digitalradio] Re: DominoEX, PSK63F Path Simulations

2010-01-09 Thread Andy obrien
Tony, when you have nothing to do and are perhaps bored... can you make a Youtube video of how you do these tests with Pathsim? I looked at the software and it is beyond me. Andy K3UK On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Tony d...@optonline.net wrote:  Tony, a comparison of PSK63F to

[digitalradio] Speed adaptation in pskmail now complete

2010-01-03 Thread Andy obrien
Some interesting news for the new decade. Please see the message below. Andy K3UK -- Forwarded message -- From: Rein Couperus r...@couperus.com Date: Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 6:51 AM Subject: [pskmail] Speed adaptation in pskmail now complete To: pskm...@freelists.org The adaptive

Re: [digitalradio] Re: : tandem ride - lack of other modes ?

2010-01-02 Thread Andy obrien
Phil, what frq is a good one to monitor 160 ? Andy On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Phil Williams ka1...@gmail.com wrote: I think that if you monitored 80 meters for 7 days, you would capture other modes. Any chance of monitoring 160 meters? philw de ka1gmn On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at

[digitalradio] Announcing the 2009 Digitalradio Radio Awards

2010-01-01 Thread Andy obrien
Digital Ham of The Year : Patrick F6CTE. Tremendous innovations is his software Multipsk in the past year. Patrick listens well, he is open to new ideas, and very talented in taking new ideas and making them work. The SDR capabilities already in Multipsk could be the way of the new decade.

Re: [digitalradio] AFCW and keyed cw programs

2009-12-31 Thread Andy obrien
Am I wrong in thinking that if one uses something like MixW to direct key a rig that has no internal keyer, that you also get some odd results ? In the early days of Mixw I used direct keying with my TS440, not audio CW. It worked but I would get comments from some that suggested my CW had an

Re: [digitalradio] New digital interfaces for Christmas

2009-12-30 Thread Andy obrien
Congratulations Rick, interesting to see the WINMOR improvments. Is it better than your Rigblaster ? Andy

[digitalradio] Piccola beta utility : HRD S-Meter analogico

2009-12-30 Thread Andy obrien
Check http://forums.ham-radio.ch/showthread.php?t=18503 for a very nice utility for HRD users. Andy K3UK

[digitalradio] A Tandem Ride: DX780 and Multipsk

2009-12-29 Thread Andy obrien
A Tandem Ride: DX780 and Multipsk Being the greedy type, I wanted to be able to scan several bands and not only decode multiple PSK31 signal and send to PSKreporter... I wanted to also detect any RS ID and QSY to it. Since the superbrowser or panoramic PSK31 views of DM780 and MUltipsk do not

Re: [digitalradio] RS ID

2009-12-28 Thread Andy obrien
But I am also surprised at how many do NOT use it. Today I set my rig to switch between 20 and 30 every 40 seconds. I had RS ID on but decoded no one in 4 hours. While there could have been people transmitting just when I changed frequency for 40 seconds, I would have expected someone to

Re: [digitalradio] CPU Usage with FLDIGI and the Icom IC-7200

2009-12-28 Thread Andy obrien
Here, using a cheap 2.3 processor with one gig of RAM and XP HE, my CPU usfage with a browser, Skype, Commander , and Multipsk all open... average CPU was 8%. With FLdigi just booted up at same time, CPU use has increased by about 9% more. Andy K3UK On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Tim N9PUZ

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Dxing and long winded digital ops

2009-12-27 Thread Andy obrien
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 1:05 PM, DANNY DOUGLAS n...@comcast.net wrote:  I agree, they are useful for things like this.  But at times!!   Why, when I have just resonded to someones call, and used his name and thanks for a qso from Podunk city, does he need to come back and give me

[digitalradio] Digital Triple Spotter: PSK REPORTER, Hamspots, K3Uk Sked Page Combined !

2009-12-27 Thread Andy obrien
While you could simply do it your self, I have greated a webpage that displays Pskreporter, the K3UK Sked Page, and the Hamspots web page all in one. Each frame is resizable to your own needs. This will work best with a large wide screen monitor. The K3UK Sked page will require you to log in,

[digitalradio] Re: Digital Triple Spotter: PSK REPORTER, Hamspots, K3Uk Sked Page Combined !

2009-12-27 Thread Andy obrien
The second like should be http://www.obriensweb.com/mpskrptgrid.jpg Just a screenshot On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: While you could simply do it your self, I have greated a webpage that displays Pskreporter, the K3UK Sked Page, and the Hamspots web

[digitalradio] Grey line DX on 30M, an illustration from today

2009-12-27 Thread Andy obrien
While folks are almost assuredly aware of the DX to be had when following the grey line, this might be of interest. http://www.obriensweb.com/30mdx.jpg I configured PSKreporter to display digital DX received by my station AND others that shared the FN grid square (all of FN ,much of North Easy

[digitalradio] Success ! Multiband reporting to PSKreporter via Commander and Multipsk

2009-12-27 Thread Andy obrien
I have successfully devise a method of scanning several bands and reporting what I am hearing to Pskreporter. I use Multipsk linked to Commander. Multipsk is configured to report to PSKreporter (using a new TEST version of Multipsk) and Commander is configured to scan between common digital

Re: [digitalradio] what's the latest on WINMOR

2009-12-20 Thread Andy obrien
The quick update is.. latest beta is 0.3.11.0 released this weekend. Program is now much more stable, less Windows related crashes. Connects are easier to establish. Less ping-ponging Thruput under noisy/weak conditions is still so-so Thruput with a good signal and well adjusted audio

[digitalradio] Sked page: Additional ideas ?

2009-12-18 Thread Andy obrien
The K3UK sked pages Digitalradio, SKCC, and LOTW, get lots of use the FISTS, and Counties pages are hardly used despite requests that I provide the pages. I was thinking about taking the rarely used pages down and replacing them with something else . Anyone have any suggestions ? The three

Re: [digitalradio] XW-1 Launched-Tracking with HRD ?

2009-12-15 Thread Andy obrien
This is good news, thanks for posting it. I use HRD's sat tracking program, does anyone know if we can add NEW birds to that application ? I have never tried that. Andy K3UK On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: The Amateur Radio satellite XW-1 was launched

[digitalradio] cognitive radio systems;?

2009-12-15 Thread Andy obrien
The ARRL Newsletter mentioned .. One of the major topics of discussion at the AC meeting involved the upcoming WRC-12, the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2012. The AC adopted preliminary IARU positions on the WRC agenda items that relate to amateur radio or may impact the amateur radio

[digitalradio] TS2000 and SDR I.F. Stage Use for digital moded ?

2009-12-15 Thread Andy obrien
Is anyone using a TS2000, or similar radio, with a Softrock Lite for I.F. Stage Use ? I have half of what I need to do this and was wondering if anyone here is already ahead of me ? I was wondering about software that is available, I assume Simon's SRD console does not interface with it... yet ?

[digitalradio] Simon's SDR console via remote access !

2009-12-15 Thread Andy obrien
For those , like me, that have not really tried SDR radios, Simon's remote access to his SDR console is really amazing! I got to get active via SDR. go to sdr-radio.com and register, then read http://sdr-radio.com/Forum/tabid/175/aff/1/aft/63/afv/topic/afpgj/1/Default.aspx#215 for details on

Re: [digitalradio] Simon's SDR console via remote access !

2009-12-15 Thread Andy obrien
be able to demod all digital modes in a bandwidth of up to 200kHz (later 2MHz). Simon Brown http://sdr-radio.com -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy obrien For those , like me, that have not really tried SDR

Re: [digitalradio] Techs on HF digital

2009-12-15 Thread Andy obrien
I would agree with Danny but think it would be better just limiting them to 5 watts (and avoiding the CW bands) . To really annoy people, I will point out my long standing view that a license should not be required at all, other than the completion of a three hour safety and regulation course.

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