[digitalradio] Multidem 2.0 SdR / Multipsk 4.4.1 / Clock 1.7.4

2007-09-22 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, I have issued the version 2.0 of Multidem which permits to demodulate I/Q signals from a SdR receiver (and, of course, I signals from a DSB receiver) and to manage them by Multipsk through a TCP/IP link. Multipsk 4.4.1 and Clock 1.7.4 only fix some bugs, mainly relatively to GPS

[digitalradio] Tests in ARQ FAE

2007-09-22 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, I found two bugs on the ARQ FAE during my tests with Steinar. They are fixed. A 4.4.2 Multipsk test version in a ZIP test package is available in my site. It contains the Multipsk test version (with ARQ FAE bugs fixed). http://f6cte.free.fr/MULTIPSK_TEST_22_09_2007.ZIP Paste this

Re: [digitalradio] Propagation from/to North America - ARQ FAE

2007-09-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello John, RR for all. I would be glad to have reports on bugs, problems on ARQ FAE, as I would like to test all functions proposed (simple QSO through a CQ procedure, transmission of messages to a specific Ham with or without file transfer, e-mail transmission, APRS position transmission)

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Patrick - Original Message - From: Demetre SV1UY To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:45 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Steinar

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Patrick Lindecker
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:33 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Demetre, Please let me know, the frequency you mentioned

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-19 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Demeter, At the end of this message you have the main data for ARQ FAE. As you can see for a rough speed of 184 wpm (corresponding to 147 bits/sec from an initial theoritical speed of 375 bits/sec) you have a useful speed (due to acknowlegments) of only 125 wpm in unilateral (equivalent

Re: [digitalradio] [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-19 Thread Patrick Lindecker
. 73 de LA5VNA Steinar Patrick Lindecker skrev: Hello Steinar and Demeter, I will call CQ ARQ FAE Thursday evening at 17h00 UTC on 3617 KHz until 17h30. You must have the Multipsk 4.4 version, click on ARQ FAE and open the Aux functions. I will send a RS ID so put RS

Re: [digitalradio] [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
about tomorrow, or maybe Thursday evening? 73 de LA5VNA Steinar Patrick Lindecker skrev: Hello Steinar, We can plan a sked saturday if you want. You can also beacon APRS positions in FAE (non ARQ in that case), for test. To Demetre, the speed is 125 bauds

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Steinar, We can plan a sked saturday if you want. You can also beacon APRS positions in FAE (non ARQ in that case), for test. To Demetre, the speed is 125 bauds as the other ALE modes

Re: [digitalradio] Re: The decline of Olivia and DominoEX

2007-09-15 Thread Patrick Lindecker
was a useful experiment, that has shown a dead way. 73, Vojtech OK1IAK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Votjech, Yes you are right the crest factor in MT63 is very low (mean power/ crest power = 0.1 (OFDM general problem

Re: [digitalradio] Re: The decline of Olivia and DominoEX

2007-09-14 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Votjech, Yes you are right the crest factor in MT63 is very low (mean power/ crest power = 0.1 (OFDM general problem) for 0.76 in Olivia... Other problems: due to the big number of carriers (64) you need a good calibration of the sound card. Otherwise, you decode nothing. The minimum

[digitalradio] Alternative to the Windows mixer

2007-09-13 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, I would like to more precisely adjust the mixer (balance, volume)... I remember that someone spoke some months (or perhaps years) ago here of some software which could be an alternative to the Windows mixer but I did not found the name of this software. If someone has an

Re: [digitalradio] The decline of Olivia and DominoEX

2007-09-11 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, All the FEC appears to be roughly the same Viterbi encoding/decoding in Multipsk but perhaps there are some differences? No the Viterbi encoding of QPSK31 is smaller so a bit less powerful that the one used for MFSK16/MFSK8/PSK63F/PSK220F, this group of modes using the same Viterbi

Re: [digitalradio] Re: The decline of Olivia and DominoEX

2007-09-11 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Vojtech, I use a soft decoder in all cases (QPSK31, MFSK, PSKxyF, DominoEX), the level being normalized from -100 to 100 (200 points being widely sufficient). I have not compared with an hard decoder (2 points instead of 200), but i doubt that the gain be much (perhaps 1 dB) . So it's

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] New release (4.4) of Multipsk

2007-08-02 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Bill, The GMDSS frequencies are the following: GMDSS DSC in MF/HF (navy) (USB) 2182.0; 2187.5, 8414.5, 4207.5 kHz, 6312 kHz, 12577.0, 16804.5 Khz with a central AF frequency of 1700 Hz +/-85 Hz (1615 - 1785 Hz) GMDSS DSC in VHF (navy) (FM) 156.525 MHz (channel 70). The channel 70, as

[digitalradio] New release (4.4) of Multipsk

2007-07-31 Thread Patrick Lindecker
New release (4.4) of MULTIPSK RX/TX: PSK10/BPSK31-63-125/QPSK31-63-125/CHIP (64/128)/PSKFEC31/PSKAM10-31-50/PSK63F - PSK220F + DIGISSTV Run/CW/CCW/CCW-FSK/THROB/THROBX/MFSK8/ MFSK16 (+ SSTV)/MIL-STD-188-141A (+ARQ FAE)/OLIVIA/CONTESTIA/RTTYM/VOICE/DominoF DF/DominoEX/MT63/RTTY 45/75/ RTTY

Re: [digitalradio] What Mode Is It?

2007-07-25 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Jon, The 2000 Hz carrier does not seem modulated (tune ?) or perhaps at very low speed (PSK10 or PSKAM10?). Note: in Multipsk there is an automatic BPSK detection. You have just to click on the modulated carrier and wait several seconds to have the most probable BPSK mode (if the signal

Re: [digitalradio] Re: 141A ALE FAE mode

2007-07-14 Thread Patrick Lindecker
sometimes? This seems to happen with my 756 Pro 2 every so often. 73, Rick, KV9U Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello Rick, Yes, I confirm, you must: * calibrate Multipsk with the sound card installed: click on Sampling freq. then click on Determination of the standard RX

Re: [digitalradio] Re: 141A ALE FAE mode

2007-07-14 Thread Patrick Lindecker
a Soundblaster Live! card that is not being used, and maybe I can figure out how to get it to work with my emachine. 73, Rick, KV9U Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello Rick, MFSK16 which requires even more accuracy I think I read in the help files, 4 Hz Yes (and MFSK8: 2 Hz

Re: [digitalradio] Re: 141A ALE FAE mode

2007-07-13 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, Yes, I confirm, you must: * calibrate Multipsk with the sound card installed: click on Sampling freq. then click on Determination of the standard RX sampling frequency... and Determination of the standard TX sampling frequency It is automatic. * Let the AF frequency fixed for

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE Linking and Texting with Multipsk

2007-07-11 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Bruce and all, After I make a general call approx 45 seconds later, while receiving, I noticed I trasmit a short burst. Is this a This is or That was post-amble or something else? I'm not sure of what you call general call. If you mean CQ in ARQ FAE, about each 10 seconds it is

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE Linking and Texting with Multipsk

2007-07-04 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Bruce, May I permit to answer in place of Bonnie (who is irreplaceable but...). I suppose that you have the Multipsk 4.3.1 version: 1) I had a station return the call, since I heard ALE signals and my aux function window automatically opened upis that normal It's normal when you

Re: [digitalradio] Waterfall Identifications

2007-07-03 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Jon, I don't know the UK Web site. But look at the Pascal (F1ULT) WEB site. http://f1ult.free.fr/DIGIMODES/MULTIPSK/digimodesF6CTE_en.htm Click on the mode you desire and all the information about this one plus a waterfall and a sound sample are proposed. 73 Patrick - Original

Re: [digitalradio] GMDSS receive now in Multipsk

2007-07-02 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Andy, Does this mode allow for a frame detect and the pausing of the rig if you were scanning 182.0; 2187.5, 8414.5, 4207.5 kHz, 6312 kHz, 12577.0, 16804.5 Khz ? No scanning (as in ALE) is expected. 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien To:

Re: [digitalradio] ALE Linking and Texting with Multipsk

2007-06-18 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Orrin, With PC ALE, MARS ALE you can send messages in AMD (universal way), DTM and DBM with a lot of options and possibilities. In Multipsk you can send messages in AMD and ARQ FAE (and only receive DTM and DBM messages). In ARQ FAE you can send mails (and in my test version, an attached

[digitalradio] ALE Linking and Texting with Multipsk

2007-06-16 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, TKS a lot Bonnie for this how to use abstract. I just add that if you want to see the ALE frames content, uncheck Display of messages, only in the Options window. 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: expeditionradio To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Digitalradio Skypecast 0100 UTC June 15

2007-06-16 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, I had a contact with a local ham a few months ago using the ARQ FAE mode and although it was not robust enough to work well with an 8 pm local It's curious as this mode can go down to a lowest S/N of about - 6.5 dB (- 8.5 dB with many repetitions) thanks to a soft decision Memory

[digitalradio] French language ALE paper - article en français sur le s ystème ALE

2007-06-09 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, For the francophones of these Yahoo groups, here is a link for an interesting paper (in French) about ALE. The paper is from Chaudron Christian (F5LGF). Pour les francophones de ces groupes Yahoo, vous trouverez ci-dessous un lien sur un article intéressant relatif au système ALE.

Re: [digitalradio] Most robust digi-mode with 200 to 600 bps ?

2007-06-08 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Cesco, ARQ FAE is an ARQ mode for sound cards issued from ALE, which is capable of a maximum speed in bilateral of 130 bps (a bit less than 1000 characters/mn) at S/N min of -6.5 dB. It is able to send mails and in the next Multipsk version mails + files (I hope). 73 Patrick -

Re: [digitalradio] RE: Olivia software

2007-06-05 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Al, Yes the colors were psychedelic some versions ago but some Hams tell me that they were a bit agressive, so now the colors are more pastel. However there are a lot of buttons and very few menus because I have no much memory to remember what are in the menus (I like XCVR with a lot of

Re: [digitalradio] 100 baud FSK SELCALL Re: RTTY Configurations

2007-05-11 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Bonnie, Do you mean that it is the same system as GMDSS DSC used for digital selective calling system for use in the maritime mobile service? (ITU-R M.493-11 recommendation) 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: expeditionradio To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

Re: [digitalradio] 100 baud FSK SELCALL Re: RTTY Configurations

2007-05-11 Thread Patrick Lindecker
specification, but I do not have the complete original document. When I get time to upload them, I will make the specs available on the HFLINK website soon. Bonnie KQ6XA --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Bonnie, Do you mean

[digitalradio] New release (4.3) of MULTIPSK

2007-05-10 Thread Patrick Lindecker
New release (4.3) of MULTIPSK RX/TX: PSK10/BPSK31-63-125/QPSK31-63-125/CHIP (64/128)/PSKFEC31/PSKAM10-31-50/PSK63F - PSK220F + DIGISSTV Run/CW/CCW/CCW-FSK/THROB/THROBX/MFSK8/ MFSK16 (+ SSTV)/MIL-STD-188-141A (+ARQ FAE)/OLIVIA/CONTESTIA/RTTYM/VOICE/DominoF DF/DominoEX/MT63/RTTY 45/75/ RTTY

Re: [digitalradio] 4.3 of MULTIPSK: MSK 1200 ????

2007-05-10 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Andy, I don't think 1382 exists outside of France (but surely other modes with MSK 1200 modulation). St. Pierre et Miquelon Why not. But surely it is a very local trafic, difficult to receive outside this island. 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: Andrew O'Brien

Re: [digitalradio] 4.3 of MULTIPSK: MSK 1200 ????

2007-05-10 Thread Patrick Lindecker
that Martinique would use a more Caribbean Union approved process but St P et M is more French than the Caribbean territories. Andy. On 5/10/07, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Andy, I don't think 1382 exists outside of France (but surely other modes with MSK

[digitalradio] Fw: [multipsk] Test 141A - ARQ FAE message - test with John VE5GPM

2007-05-05 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, I QSP these two previous messages as some messages Bonnie and John refer to this Multipsk test version. You are invited to let ARQ FAE or AMD messages (or APRS positions) to John and Bonnie, for experimentation. 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: Patrick Lindecker

[digitalradio] S/N Multipsk figures -- JT65A vs Olivia and others

2007-04-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, Comparizon with S/N Multipsk figures. According to JT65 specifications, this mode decodes with few errors down to -23 dB, with a normalized band of 2.5 KHz. All Multipsk figures are normalized with a band of 3 KHz. -23 dB in 2.5 KHz is about -24 dB in 3 KHz band (-23.792 dB

Re: [digitalradio] S/N Multipsk figures -- JT65A vs Olivia and others

2007-04-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
and others Hi Patrick, Are you thinking about incorporate J65A in Multipsk? It would be great LA5VNA Steinar Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello to all, _Comparizon with S/N Multipsk figures._ According to JT65 specifications, this mode decodes with few errors down to -23 dB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: S/N Multipsk figures -- JT65A vs Olivia and others

2007-04-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
of voltage. 73 de Brian/K3KO --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello to all, Comparizon with S/N Multipsk figures. According to JT65 specifications, this mode decodes with few errors down to -23 dB, with a normalized

Re: [digitalradio] Cyrillic Support in PSK + Ideograms + semitic writings

2007-04-05 Thread Patrick Lindecker
efficient. Maybe in 2008 we should look at http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/WinCP.mspx where there is a description of double-byte char sets. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: Patrick Lindecker You give me a doubt. I will ask.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Reed Solomon Identifier

2007-04-05 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Votjech, spectrogram it seems to be some kind of MFSK modulation, always the Yes it is. list. I suppose that the RS ID is very similar to Olivia, there are It is very similar to JT65A in fact. - Olivia uses Hadamard/Welsh transformation, RS uses Reed Solomon block code Yes it does -

Re: [digitalradio] Cyrillic Support in PSK + Ideograms + semitic writings

2007-04-04 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Simon, Cyrillic characters pertains to a specific ANSI table (for 128 to 255) which is installed in Russian, Ukrainians...computers (ASCII being common to all tables). You have nothing to do except let all the characters for 128 to 255 free (not used as I did in the first versions of

Re: [digitalradio] Cyrillic Support in PSK + Ideograms + semitic writings

2007-04-04 Thread Patrick Lindecker
if the Japanese PSK / digital-mode users do anything here? We can either use an existing mapping or create our own - we have 127 'spare' characters available. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: Patrick Lindecker Cyrillic characters pertains to a specific

Re: [digitalradio] Re: MPSK vs OFDM vs MFSK for HF High Speed Data

2007-03-18 Thread Patrick Lindecker
dependent. R Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello to all, For me, the main problem, for Hams, of the multi-carriers modulation (OFDM...) is that the power is drastically limited (if you want to, legitimally, keep linear): If you have two carriers in parallel, the mean

[digitalradio] New release (4.2) of MULTIPSK: MIL-STD-188-141A (ALE) + Unproto+ ARQ FAE , HB9TLK SdR receiver interface, 8-1000 Olivia/Contestia/RTTYM

2007-03-18 Thread Patrick Lindecker
New release (4.2) of MULTIPSK RX/TX: PSK10/BPSK31-63-125/QPSK31-63-125/CHIP (64/128)/PSKFEC31/PSKAM10-31-50/PSK63F - PSK220F + DIGISSTV Run/CW/CCW/CCW-FSK/THROB/THROBX/MFSK8/ MFSK16 (+ SSTV)/MIL-STD-188-141A (+ARQ FAE)/OLIVIA/CONTESTIA/RTTYM/VOICE/DominoF DF/DominoEX/MT63/RTTY 45/75/ RTTY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: MPSK vs OFDM vs MFSK for HF High Speed Data

2007-03-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, For me, the main problem, for Hams, of the multi-carriers modulation (OFDM...) is that the power is drastically limited (if you want to, legitimally, keep linear): If you have two carriers in parallel, the mean power/max power ratio is equal to 1/2 If you have three carriers

Re: [digitalradio] Noise Reduction and the digital modes

2007-03-04 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Andy and all, I don't think NR must be a so good idea for digimodes. Because, it can be seen as non-linear filter. In that type of filter, the next sample is calculated, knowing the previous symbols and guessing what is the most probable symbol if nothing change (a sort of no more set of

Re: [digitalradio] Noise Reduction and the digital modes

2007-03-04 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Message - From: Robert McGwier To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Noise Reduction and the digital modes Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello Andy and all, I don't think NR must be a so good idea for digimodes. Because

Re: [digitalradio] New ARQ FAE mode on Multipsk

2007-02-26 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, How fast can 141A ARQ FAE transfer data? To complete Rick about the transfer data. ARQ FAE sends mainly 8 bits characters (8 bits to be able to manage all characters writings, as Greek). For bit transfert, you must use the TCP/IP link which is also available for FAE. This means

[digitalradio] Tests of the MIL-STD-188-141A mode (ALE) and new modes Unproto and ARQ FAE

2007-02-26 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, I have fixed (I believe so) the bug of the last test version of Mutipsk (25_02). Now, the soft decision Memory ARQ is normally available for ARQ FAE. This new test version in a ZIP test package is available in my site http://f6cte.free.fr/MULTIPSK_TEST_26_02_2007.ZIP (copy and

Re: [digitalradio] 141A

2007-02-25 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Andy and all, TKS for the reception text. Unproto ALE is a FEC mode as each character is Golay coded. But contrary to ARQ it is not error-free... The sensitivity is S/N=-4 dB contrary to FAE (or DBM) ARQ which is -6,5 dB (down to -8.5 dB), this for two reasons: * if an error is detected

[digitalradio] Tests of the MIL-STD-188-141A mode (ALE) and new modes Unproto and ARQ FAE

2007-02-24 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, I have fixed (I hope) a bug on the last test version of Mutipsk. This new fixed test version in a ZIP test package is available in my site http://f6cte.free.fr/MULTIPSK_TEST_25_02_2007.ZIP (copy and paste this adress in Internet Explorer (or equivalent) Net adress field). It

Re: [digitalradio] Olivia dying?

2007-02-24 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Leight, Technically, you are right. All reliable modes (Olivia and DominoEX mainly) could support SSTV images as in MFSK16. It is just work... 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: Leigh L Klotz, Jr. To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 11:32

Re: [digitalradio] Olivia dying?

2007-02-24 Thread Patrick Lindecker
/WA5ZNU On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 2:57 pm, Patrick Lindecker wrote: Leight, Technically, you are right. All reliable modes (Olivia and DominoEX mainly) could support SSTV images as in MFSK16. It is just work... 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: Leigh L

[digitalradio] Tests of the MIL-STD-188-141A mode (ALE) and new modes Unproto and ARQ FAE

2007-02-23 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, I have modified the test version of Mutipsk, mainly on: * for ARQ FAE, addition of a Soft decision Memory ARQ, to limit the number of repetitions to the minimum (one or two), * for other 141A modes, inversion of the BER counting (quality of reception relatively to errors) to be

Re: [digitalradio] ARQ FAE

2007-02-22 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello John, TKS for info. managed to connect briefly on noisy conditions with N9DSJ, and using long frames. would have worked better with short frames Yes in long frames it works better where conditions are stable (as in 28, 50 or 144 MHz). In SW, it's better to have short waves. I've just

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE and 141A

2007-02-22 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Kevin, This mode comes from a test version of Multipsk. Here is information about it. ..This test version in a ZIP test package is available in my site http://f6cte.free.fr/MULTIPSK_TEST_19_02_2007.ZIP It contains the Multipsk test version, the help files (in English and French) and

[digitalradio] ALE with MULTIPSK + Tests of the MIL-STD-188-141A mode (ALE) and new modes Unproto and ARQ FAE

2007-02-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, As said by Bonnie, Multipsk proposes now some basic ALE functions, but not in the official version (which is still 4.1.2). For instance, it is only under a test version. For the Hams interested by testing ALE, Unproto or ARQ FAE, here is the original test message. 73 Patrick

Re: [digitalradio] ALE with MULTIPSK + Tests of the MIL-STD-188-141A mode (ALE) and new modes Unproto and ARQ FAE

2007-02-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Steve, TKS for your comment about ARQ FAE. Yes it is a mix of DTM ARQ (for the limited frames adjusted as needed by the number of characters to send), the DBM ARQ (for the interleaved way to mix bits, before correction by the Golay decoding, which permits to gain perhaps 2 dB on the

Re: [digitalradio] 141A and ALE (multipsk)

2007-02-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
be at the maximum rate in unilateral (125 wpm). 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: John Bradley To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Cc: Patrick Lindecker Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:20 PM Subject: [digitalradio] 141A and ALE (multipsk) have been on 14109.5

Re: [digitalradio] Morphing Dave, Simon, and Patrick.

2007-02-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Andy, Glad of your mail! My fantasy would be to have the three applications as one. I'm quite sure that it will be never the case as Hams are independant amateurs with limited time and everyone does well exactly what he likes (for example, I'm fond of physique, not of art...). But the

Re: [digitalradio] Morphing Dave, Simon, and Patrick.

2007-02-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
samples / second as well. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: Patrick Lindecker I have proposed a TCP/IP interface (in local loop) for exchange with Multidem at 11025 samples/sec, 8 bits, which is not a VAC but works well.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Domnio, PAX etc

2007-02-14 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all, There are also some basic axioms (I suppose so) as: 1) Doppler iosnospheric modulation acts on PSK modes (the phase is dancing randomly, the Costas loop cannot stabilize and the PSK decoding is quite impossible). The more the modulation speed is, the less this Doppler acts on

Re: [digitalradio] Newbie to DigitalRadio - Couple of Questions

2007-02-08 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Kevin, But none of these have the feature to allow it to search and decide the type of digital mode it is. This question is classical and the answer must be always the same. For a precise type of modulation, you could extract some characteristics (speed, shift...). But there is not only

Re: [digitalradio] Re: FNpsk

2007-02-02 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Bill, According to the Multipsk help, it is -5 dB for the 125 bauds (which is logic for this speed). But -5 dB with a gaussian noise (fix statistical characteristics). 73 Patrick BPSK125 and QPSK125 Creation: in 2003 Description : Baud rate : 125 Speed : 148 wpm in capital letters

Re: [digitalradio] Re: FNpsk

2007-02-02 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, 1200 bauds is equivalent to 1200 bits/sec as there is 1bit/symbol. 1 letter is worth 8 bits. So in one second, you transmit 1200/8= 150 letters In one minute you transmit: 150*60 or in words: 150*60/6=1500. But as there is an overhead due to adress... 1320 is more realistic. 73

Re: [digitalradio] Why MSFK images can be noisy?

2007-01-29 Thread Patrick Lindecker
- Original Message - From: Jose A. Amador To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Why MSFK images can be noisy? Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello Jose, MFSK pictures are analog SSTV not digital SSTV

Re: [digitalradio] Why MSFK images can be noisy?

2007-01-26 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Why MSFK images can be noisy? Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello Jose, MFSK pictures are analog SSTV not digital SSTV. Here are the MFSK SSTV specifications (from the Multipsk help) 73 Patrick *SSTV in MFSK16* Created by : Nick

Re: [digitalradio] Why MSFK images can be noisy?

2007-01-24 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Jose, MFSK pictures are analog SSTV not digital SSTV. Here are the MFSK SSTV specifications (from the Multipsk help) 73 Patrick SSTV in MFSK16 Created by : Nick Fedoseev (UT2UZ) and Denis Nechitailov (UU9JDR) in 2003 Description : It is a SSTV mode without transmission of a

Re: [digitalradio] Channel Equalization, was: best mode to use for weak signal

2007-01-09 Thread Patrick Lindecker
you switch filters, etc. Regards, Sergio, EA3DU -Mensaje original- De: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de Patrick Lindecker Enviado el: lunes, 08 de enero de 2007 21:15 Para: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Asunto: Re: [digitalradio

Re: [digitalradio] Channel Equalization, was: best mode to use for weak signal

2007-01-08 Thread Patrick Lindecker
and Contestia based on Pawel reference code running on my 200MHz StrongArm PocketPC with channel equalization removed. My concern is power consumption of the device if I enable channel equalization. Thanks and VY 73, Vojtech OK1IAK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker

Re: [digitalradio] Re: MFSK16 tuning improvement, was:best mode to use for weak signal HF work and

2006-12-28 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Vojtech, RR for all. As far as I know there is a metrics returned by the viterbi decoder. I still wonder what happens if the metrics is averaged in every channel and after a while the best channel is selected. You have more You are right. It is returned an error metric by the Viterbi

Re: [digitalradio] MFSK16 tuning improvement, was:best mode to use for weak signal HF work and othe

2006-12-27 Thread Patrick Lindecker
and GL, Vojtech OK1IAK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Rick, If often wonder if a mode that has a very wide ability to print even if not tuned in well has to have some tradeoffs in robustness compared with critical

Re: [digitalradio] 110 Baud Packet and 20M test

2006-12-20 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello John, RR for all about you experimentation. I recommend the following: to do 110 bauds Packet, set the options PACLEN to 40 and MAXFRAME to 1. For calls, it is advised to put the RS ID on duty to allow the other Hams to identify the mode and the exact frequency. PACLEN to 40 so as to

[digitalradio] New release (4.1.2) of MULTIPSK

2006-12-18 Thread Patrick Lindecker
New release (4.1.2) of MULTIPSK RX/TX: PSK10/BPSK31-63-125/QPSK31-63-125/CHIP (64/128)/PSKFEC31/PSKAM10-31-50/PSK63F - PSK220F + DIGISSTV Run/CW/CCW/CCW-FSK/THROB/THROBX/MFSK8/ MFSK16 (+ SSTV)/OLIVIA/CONTESTIA/RTTYM/VOICE/DominoF DF/DominoEX/MT63/RTTY 45/75/ RTTY 50+SYNOP+SHIP/ASCII/AMTOR FEC/

Re: [digitalradio] Establishing digital calling/beacon frequencies ?

2006-12-18 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Andy, In Region 1, 14073 KHz will be OK for transmissions with bandwidth 500 Hz, but not 7073 or 3573 KHz (respectively SSB and CW frequencies). I think 10143 KHz must be OK for everyone? Frequencies for digital beacons would be a good thing, but with a Video ID and/or a RS ID before

Re: [digitalradio] Re: DigiSSTV maps size

2006-12-15 Thread Patrick Lindecker
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello to all, If you do Digisstv transmission you must use very small pictures, for example the Mini_Map.BMP file (in the Multipsk package) which dimensions are 80x70 pixels. To send this file

Re: [digitalradio] Re: PTT via Commander

2006-12-13 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Andy, Just an information about Multipsk or Mixw...and Commander. The global control may be summarized according to the following diagram: MULTIPSK (DDE TX)--(DDE RX) COMMANDER--COM--CAT SYSTEM--TRANSCEIVER MULTIPSK (DDE RX)--(DDE TX) COMMANDER--COM--CAT SYSTEM--TRANSCEIVER The DDE link is

Re: [digitalradio] Tests and Europ activity in 300 bauds Packet

2006-12-12 Thread Patrick Lindecker
this? Would it be worth chosing one which we could use ? We do not have any band/baud restrictions here (Canada)for this type of transmission so could use whatever suits European stations. John VE5MU - Original Message - From: Patrick Lindecker To: digitalradio

Re: [digitalradio] best mode to use for weak signal HF work and other mode discussions

2006-12-01 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, If often wonder if a mode that has a very wide ability to print even if not tuned in well has to have some tradeoffs in robustness compared with critical to tune modes. Anyone have specific information about that? The ability of DominoEx to be tuned very easily is that the

Re: [digitalradio] USA: No Advanced Digital HF Data Comms

2006-12-01 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Leigh and Jose, The parameters to look for from Patrick are the RS code groups and maximum correction coefficient. It is likely that the same seed data p is used in all cases, so there is no need for a registry of data codes. (I.e., if you can decode it, you don't need to know what it

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New multimode program for Linux

2006-11-29 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Jose, I think the Multipsk version 4.1.1 can't work under Linux with ou without flute music as i used in this version a DLL to measure the CPU load. But as this DLL does not work in all XP versions and never in XP pro (why?), I've put this feature only as an option in the 4.1.2 version.

Re: [digitalradio] MFSK beacon

2006-11-24 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Alves, The QRPP experiments are very interesting. It is perhaps just a bit difficult to hear you signal from over the pond due to the bad conditions (here in Paris I did not hear your signal but I have nor a good antenna nor a good location...). A beacon is particurarly interesting for

Re: [digitalradio] MFSK 16 Beacon

2006-11-23 Thread Patrick Lindecker
- Original Message - From: Patrick Lindecker Hello Simon, I measured the minimum S/N (in general for about 2 % of errors) for all the Multipsk modes (look at the chapter RX/TX modes selection and their descriptions in my help). I did not measure in fact the minimum S/B

Re: [digitalradio] Q15X25 on HF

2006-11-23 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, As far as I know, there are very few specifications about Q15X25, only generalities. However, for HF, the minimum S/N is certainly too high (surely around -1 to +1 dB). 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: KV9U To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,

[digitalradio] Fw: Test in PAX through a repeater

2006-11-18 Thread Patrick Lindecker
- Original Message - From: Patrick Lindecker To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:33 PM Subject: Test in PAX through a repeater Hello to all We would like to experiment APRS PAX (PAX not PAX2) transmission through a PAX repeater. Fred (OH

[digitalradio] Test in PAX through a repeater

2006-11-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello to all We would like to experiment APRS PAX (PAX not PAX2) transmission through a PAX repeater. Fred (OH/DK4ZC) proposes to be a PAX repeater this saturday 18/11/2006 from 15h00 to 17h00 UTC. His locator is KP30JK in Finland. From 15h00 to 16h00 UTC Fred will beam towards Europe and from

[digitalradio] New release (4.1.1) of MULTIPSK + Clock 1.6

2006-11-06 Thread Patrick Lindecker
New release (4.1.1) of MULTIPSK RX/TX: PSK10/BPSK31-63-125/QPSK31-63-125/CHIP (64/128)/PSKFEC31/PSKAM10-31-50/PSK63F - PSK220F + DIGISSTV "Run"/CW/CCW/CCW-FSK/THROB/THROBX/MFSK8/MFSK16 (+ SSTV)/OLIVIA/CONTESTIA/RTTYM/VOICE/DominoF DF/DominoEX/MT63/RTTY 45/75/ RTTY

[digitalradio] Fw: [multipsk] PAX on 30 Meters

2006-10-29 Thread Patrick Lindecker
For information, 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: lweaver To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:58 PM Subject: [multipsk] PAX on 30 Meters For today I am going to try 30 meters. I will be on a dial freq of 10.137 USB, audio freq of 1000 Hz. I will be in

Re: [digitalradio] Throb-X character set?

2006-10-23 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Joe, Well, I gave up trying to implement Contestia/RTTYM in Fldigi. Dave I don't know much the Pawell code, as it is complex and written in the C++ language which is difficult to read. About Throbx, here are the symbols for THROB and THROBX, but you can ask directly to Lionel Sear for

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Kantronics, Kam XL

2006-10-13 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Ken, These modes (PAX/PAX2) have a protocol close to AX25 (between AX25 and Pactor 1), with a modulation close to Olivia and closer to Contestia. The modulation is described on my help (RX/TX modes selection and their descriptions) and the protocol (in french) is downloadble from

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Kantronics, Kam XL

2006-10-12 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Jose, Rick and the group, About Pax/Pax2, some weeks ago a Ham told me about adding these modes in the Multipsk_Client program. Thisprogram (source and .EXE available from my site)permits to interface with Multipsk through a TCP/IP link in almost all modes, Multipsk becoming a sort

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Digital Voice: Some thoughts after one week.

2006-10-11 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, Does anyone have any "inside" information that would suggest that we will be able to lower the required S/N ratios for a given speed or are we already too close to the Shannon Limit as it is? The only solution to do voice exchange with a low S/N would be to translate all the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Implementing Contestia/RTTYM, could use some advice

2006-09-27 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Joe, What is sure is that there is no other differences that the ones I gave in the RX/TX modes selection and their descriptions chapter, so modifications on: * Block size (symbols) * Scrambling pseudo-random sequence * Scrambling shift (in number of bits of sequence right rotation) *

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Don't hear much clamor about, Chirp, DominoEx, MFSK16 anymore!

2006-09-21 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Jerry, PAX2 monitored a QSO on 30 meters, it was way to slow, I don't feel it is a viable keyboard mode. If the number of retries is high (in noisy conditions) the speed can be low but in normal conditions the speed is 50 wpm after protocol (rough speed before protocol: 115 wpm). It is

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARQ Soundcard Modes

2006-09-17 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello, Note: there are not the only modes without documentation... No amateur modes. The optimum possible is the DominoEX specifications of Murray ZL1BPU (a professional work). Some amateur modes are only documented through source. It's possible to extract specifications from a source but it's

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARQ Soundcard Modes

2006-09-16 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello, Is it just that the Pactor mode allows only a very short time for the ACK/NAK, or is there some synchronization from packet to packet that must be maintained? The second proposal is the good one. Is it possible that one could write a sound card program that could monitor Pactor II/III

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARQ Soundcard Modes

2006-09-16 Thread Patrick Lindecker
@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Is it just that the Pactor mode allows only a very short time for the ACK/NAK, or is there some synchronization from packet to packet that must be maintained? The second proposal is the good one

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARQ sound card modes

2006-09-15 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Patrick Lindecker wrote: Hello, When we were on MS-DOS PC (good old time HI), the clock (and all the hardware in fact) was accessible by program (through registers) and it was easy to determine the error of the PC cristal. I measured in several MS-DOS PC an error of more or less 1/3000, which

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARQ sound card modes

2006-09-14 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello, When we were on MS-DOS PC (good old time HI), the clock (and all the hardware in fact) was accessible by program (through registers) and it was easy to determine the error of the PC cristal. I measured in several MS-DOS PC an error of more or less 1/3000, which was not very good, but I

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