-Anyone notice any major changes? Seems about the same to me.
Looks like they did pretty much the minimum necessary to keep the thing
working and support radios that have been released in the past few
years.
There's a history.txt file in the distro:
QUOTE
MixW 2.19
- Rx window highlights
QUOTE
The real interesting question here is: how important is this in real
life? Both interfaces work fine doing everyday PSK31, RTTY, SSTV etc,
but how critical does it become when working signals near the detection
limit as in WSJT JT65, FSK441 and very weak HF PSK31?
/QUOTE
This is something
New Hampshire!
I'll be more than happy to setup an RTTY sched with you, and I'll
confirm immediately via LoTW.
Please email me direct,
Peter
K1PGV
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From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
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On Behalf Of Andrew O'Brien
Sent: Monday, September 01,
I tried to join some years ago - got blacklisted!
Well, THAT'S ridiculous... who would blacklist YOU? Oh, never mind, I
know the moderator of that list can be temperamental.
ANYhow... the message is second-hand, and there are no details provided,
as usual. Just there was a major update
You need to find a specific DLL for Contestia in MixW. I will look
for the old link
You can download the Contestia DLL from:
http://mixw.net/beta/Modes.zip
It's been in beta since September 2005, apparently... This version
appears to be a couple of days newer than the one on Jim Jaffe's
Once I was told that XP also took adventage of some BSD code.
Well, it makes a good trivia question.
The Windows NT TCP/IP network stack had components that were originally
based on BSD code. But the OS itself? No, not that I've ever seen.
de Peter K1PGV
QUOTE
NT's background is OpenVMS.
/QUOTE
QUOTE
NT 3.1 and 3.5 was based on OS/2.
/QUOTE
Each of the above is PARTIALLY correct.
To properly attribute Windows, we need a bit of history. To those who
are not interested, sorry for the rambling off-topic post. Please just
hit delete.
Today's
Most all of the people that
write all this neg about Vista have no idea about what they are
talking about.
Agreed.
Vista is a good program and is superior to XP.
Sorry, I disagree.
I'm a kernel-mode programmer. I do Windows operating-system level work
for a living.
For a lot of reasons,
QUOTE
The I had to look at the esthetic side. After thinking of doing all sorts of
drawings on the aluminium foil (hi) I decided to glue the foils inside the
cases. I works.
/QUOTE
If you want a really neat job, there are conductive spray coatings (usually
containing nickel) that you can
Is there any way that a second set of macro's (like in mixw) can be
used, or is there any way that the second 12 macro's can be locked on
screen, so that CTRL does not have to be pressed each time?
If what you're looking for is a way to have more buttons visible
simultaneously for use in MixW,
Anyone care to invent this ?
What you're describing could be done quite easily from within a
particular program. It could easily be built as an external program
that sends ActiveX commands to MixW, for example.
The only hang-up that I see is in terms of tuning: So, you tune to
14070 in
Anyone notice that the vast majority of the negative comments about the
petition are (nearly) identical. Sort of reminds me of the Send the
following letter to your Congressman! like the NUMBERS count and not
the content.
I sure wish that petitioners -- both pro and con -- would think for
I'm reading on another reflector that the FDMDV program uses MELP, and
this use of MELP is patented and has not been licensed. If this is
true, it would mean that this program is a illegally infringing on the
patent, and thus not really allowed - and probably not something members
of the amateur
PSK31 Transmitter Level Adjustment Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3CwHaX7t5M
If you haven't seen any of K7AGE's videos on YouTube, you should check
them out.
Nicely put together, without looking too slick. Got new folks
interested in PSK? Instead of sending them off to some aging
This is also rationalization. The ability to provide disaster
communications
entails many skills. Good contesting is virtually meaningless to that
skill
set.
Well, I'm not sure I agree with the implied assumption that the only
goal of amateur radio is the ability to provide disaster
This is a GREAT idea. I was just looking around earlier this week, and
wondering why there were no new AMBE20xx projects being done.
Another great use, which I'd be very interested in, would be to decode
APCO P25 encoded speech (note that the AMBE is downwards compatible with
IMBE at the
Well, how about THAT. I'm glad you mentioned it, cuz I didn't even
notice the LoTW confirmation -- they must have just up loaded their
QSOs.
XT2C was very prompt sending out their hardcopy cards... I got min back
in April. First ever Burkina Faso for me, so it was a big deal.
But if I can get
There is a great article in the QEX I just received (Nov/Dec 2007).
Darn! I KNEW that as soon as I didn't renew my subscription, they'd
publish an article that I'd want to read.
I don't s'pose somebody wants to violate the copyright by scanning the
article in and post it somewhere, huh?? Oh,
I've tried to use the PCALE program several times now. Each time I try
to use it, I have zero luck.
A year or so ago, I downloaded it and couldn't get it to control my
TS-2000. But I heard there was a new version in the works, so I vowed
not to write it off.
A couple of weeks back, I
A number of fellows tested the new radio control in PC-ALE v1.062H in
the latest builds
( #5 being the most recent) with the SDR-1000 and all works just fine
I am told,
although I wrote it, I don't have one here to test with.
OK... I just downloaded #5.
Note that if I use PTT to key the
OK... I just downloaded #5.
Note that if I use PTT to key the radio, it WORKS (yay!) -- but if I
use
CAT to key the radio, the radio will key but not unkey.
To follow-up my own post... With PTT, keying the radio works fine, but
CAT control (such as changing frequency) is intermittent. It'll
Here is a snippet from page one, the intro
Gosh... I can't wait to hear how it all ends! Does the German tourist
enjoy his visit to Kata Tjuta National Park? Do Bruce and Dolly become
friends with benefits, or does Dolly encounter the barbie? Does Sheila
manage to remove the Devil's Marbles
I hold QSOs every weekend. Its been months since I was last QRM'd
by another operator.
Really? Then either your luck, your operating practices, or your
station must be MUCH different than mine. I get QRM'ed every week at
least once.
I'll be in QSO with a station and WHAM! Somebody starts to
I think that PSK and RTTY are
still number 1 and 2, JT65A appears to be number 3 followed by MFSK16
and Hell.
I pretty much agree, though I've personally seen waaay fewer Hell QSOs
than Olivia. I think Hell is fun, and I'd like to work it more.
I wonder if the lack of Olivia QSOs is due to
Called CQ tonight at 22:44Z on 14076.5, using Olivia 500/16.
Andy, G8RZA answered me on my first call.
Luck must be with me Now if I can just get 3B7C :-)
de Peter K1PGV
At one time I thought that for compatibility I would be running Linux
as
the host OS and then could run Windows Vista as a guest OS.
Yes, EXCEPT the Linux VM software that I've run does a terrible job
running Windows. The functionality is bad and the basic drivers are
slow.
There are a few
I sometimes monitor the local railroad yardmaster dispatch. Every
once and a while I hear what sounds like short Packet data being sent.
Tried to decode using various Packet software, but nothing decodes.
Anyone know what they are sending? I hear DTMF tones once and a
while, but I think they use
Has anyone using the add-on of K1PGV's online callbook lookup feature.
Sometime Sunday evening mine just stopped looking up calls from
QRZ.com.
Yikes!
It seems that the format of the QRZ.COM web page changed rather
significantly today (Sunday), causing the free lookup facility to break.
Note
What happens when these proprietary codec ICs are obsoleted by the
manufacturer, and they stop producing them in wafer fabs?
AMBE and its semi-compatible predecessor IMBE are widely used in
commercial radio systems, including APCO P25.
Because of this, I just don't see AMBE going out of
The K1PGV MixW Callbook DLL has been updated with a few small, yet
important, bug fixes.
Latest update available at http://www.k1pgv.com (free, of course)
Comments/questions/suggestions/issues/problems to me directly, please.
de Peter K1PGV
Does anyone have idea how to get a free OLIVIA software? Any URL is
appreciated.
MixW supports Olivia. You DO need to download the (free) DLL, however.
de Peter K1PGV
Rod KC7CJO said:
I've found that since the CW requirement has been lifted, the bands,
and it sounds like ALL of them,
have been taken over by RUDE, inconsiderate human know-it-alls
Interesting. I work digital modes pretty-much exclusively, and I've
found quite the opposite. The few no-code
A perennially interesting topic. I hope the more experienced operators
here aren't sick to death of discussing it yet, and are willing to give
me some guidance.
Absolutely spot on Erick. That is one reason that we try to tell new
people, on the digital bands, to start with as few watts as they
I wonder how the various digital software applications
handle the two audio sources
I've sent two separate channels of audio from the main and sub-receiver
on my SDR-1000 to MixW. It results it two waterfalls, as you'd expect.
The first waterfall display had the receiver frequencies displayed,
Versión en español de Juan Carlos Parra LU9DO 27/04/2007
I particularly like the explanation of the term bozo -- I wondered what Juan
LU9DO would do with that one :-)
(BTW, the guide is awesome Andy... and bravo to Juan for taking the time to do
a careful translation)
de Peter K1PGV
If anyone has the requisite programming skills to create something
akin to what Chris has created, I would be happy to host it and
promote it via the email group.
I'm certainly willing to help out. What's his code written in, what's
he using for a database, and what database and tools are
http://www.electroblog.com:8090/drsked/drsked.php
That's very cool, Joe. Impressive, even.
de Peter K1PGV
I'm trying, but see nothing... What freq/band are you listening on,
John?
I'm presently on 7076 and trying to figure out if I've got things
configured correctly... no sensible looking output so far :-(
De Peter K1PGV
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From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
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Simon,
Any chance of getting my two favorite features (mentioned previously -
color coding by status of received call signs and country decode when
hovering over a call sign) in DM780?
de Peter K1PGV
Working on this now as it happens. I may not change the callsign
colour, rather add an icon as many of us old folks are a tad
colour-blind.
There will be a kit in a few days.
I am so happy. I can't wait!
Thank you, Simon.
de Peter K1PGV
Ok I got to ask, what does this one does that the others don't?
As far as I can tell, nothing.
BUT it is -- in my humble opinion -- certainly the most attractive and
best organized piece of digital mode software I've ever seen. A really
professional job of software development.
aside Now,
that MS is finally getting things right with some pretty strong
security, including DEP (Data Execution Prevention).
Not to nit-pick, but for the sake of clarity: Data Execution Prevention
isn't a Vista feature. It was introduced in Windows XP (SP2, I think).
The reason more people don't see
I have no idea how something like this can be sold for such a low
price ($30, I think it was at Wal-Mart)
Because they use Chinese prison labor to build them, probably.
That's just ONE reason I don't shop at Walmart.
But I certainly agree on the other aspects of your post -- These gadgets
are
It's 16:45Z, and it seems that both WWW.QRZ.COM and online.qrz.com are
down (neither is even answering pings).
Anybody else seeing this, and if so... anybody know what's up??
de Peter K1PGV
Applications using DDE run correctly under Vista, as do the
development tools used to produce such applications. Thus Microsoft
is no longer supporting DDE is demonstrably false.
I am SO not an application programmer, and no disrespect intended for
the Master, but VB.NET (since the 2002
I work digital modes (PSK, RTTY, MFSK, Olivia, etc) almost exclusively.
I also have a pretty low noise environment, living out in the country
and with my antenna (a dipole) almost 100' from the nearest RF noise
source. Note that upgrading my antenna system is really not an option
at this point
myself some learning effort by stealing other people's settings. Are
there 2-3 standard settings you have found useful for the various
digital DXing conditions?
Hey Andy,
Scanning the bands, I leave the rig in standard USB and set high and low
pretty much wide open (100hz low, 3000 or more
Unix was *always* secure and Linux flowed out of Unix
as did BSD. Unix is very old.
I don't know what you're background in the computer field is, and I
don't mean to turn this into a resume review, but I've been writing
operating systems and OS-level components since, oh, 1978. Your
statement
MS has *always* lagged behind Unix, Linux, BSD, and Apple
in this area. Always. MS propaganda aside.
...
NT/2000 was a desperate attempt by MS to stem the bleeding
because everyone else's OS's were less vulnerable and it
was at-best embarassing, at worse was harming them at
server
73 and thanks for your patience in reading, and I hope understanding
all
of the above.
Jim VA3JNO
Thanks Jim for what is, to me, the most intelligent post related to
operating systems that I've seen on this list.
de Peter K1PGV
(I am not now, nor have I ever been, employed by MSFT)
... are apparently working! As I type this (01:49Z) I'm watching 3 MFSK
QSOs side by side on 80M, starting on 3583.
It's a beautiful sight :-)
de Peter K1PGV
Forgive a relative newbie if this is a dumb question:
My QTH is East Cost USA (about 50 miles north of Boston). I've been
working PSK31 (and other digital modes) a few hours a day for about 4
months now. I haven't once even HEARD a station in Asia or Oceania.
I've had pretty good luck into
I agree for spots, but to save confusion DIAL position is used in
this listing.
Sorry, but I think listing DIAL frequencies is TREMENDOUSLY confusing.
The calling frequencies aren't dependent on where a rig's DIAL is set,
they're defined by where one transmits. So, if one set their DIAL to
to be spots or spot frequencies. They are more like slices
of spectrum or passbands in which any mode, or combinations
of modes, may be operated within.
If that's the case, cool: Let's list them as frequency ranges and drop
this whole dial frequency thing.
De Peter K1PGV
If you don't care about the history of Windows vs Unix, you can hit
delete now. This has nothing to do with ham radio as far as I can tell.
It was an MS vs Apple battle not MS vs Unix. Or perhaps MS
DOS vs IBM PCDOS. MS developed Windows and IBM didn't have an
equal. So MS kind of got
I am also very aware of the profit-motive for
excluding open-source versions of drivers and apps.
Even as a private user I have wasted hundreds of
hours trying to get hardware products to work only
to be told by the manufacturer that they *chose*
to refuse Linux access to minimal info. necessary
If UNIX had been available for $50 instead of
$1000 back 20 years ago I doubt that MS would have succeeded in the
marketplace.
This topic is probably more appropriate on Slashdot than on this Yahoo
group, but
Windows preeminence on the desktop has nothing to do with the operating
system
1.This is a bit off topic, but I have often wondered why some windows
programs require Windows Registries and some work completely without
this. What causes a software author to cross the line that requires
those registry entries and all the complications that go with it?
It mostly comes
At 1442Z I was calling on Olivia 8-500 with RS ID TX and RX. I did not
hear 7L4IOU, but did have Bernie, VE3FWF from Ottawa call me on 16-500
and then also heard K1PGV who I called after getting done with Bernie,
but no luck on getting him to respond back to me.
I saw you calling for a bit
While I agree with your conclusion (and the moral of the story), Alex
(KR1ST), I don't agree with some of your specific comments on the audio
side of the world.
The radio's passband curve is something I hadn't considered and you've
raised a good point. Very cool, thanks for that. However,
From a previous thread:
and then sample rate was 11500 and I changed it to 48000
DigiPan says please enter an integer between 7000 and 12000
so I changed it back to 11500
On the topic of sound cards for digital modes in general:
While using a sound card with a wide frequency
I agree that the regulations of which emission types can appear where
and at what baud rates has outlived its usefulness and needs to go.
As to all the intricacies and arcana, and why the FCC has gotten so much
of it so very wrong, I think that many forum members may be missing the
larger
I do operating systems level work for a living, and here's the rules I
personally use:
1) For Windows, more memory is better than more CPU. 2GB is an
excellent choice (you'll almost never be memory bound unless you're
doing truly enormous things, like serious video/audio editing). In
fact,
I would expect that we will be able to get some help from ARRL HQ on
this since they could publish a list of modes along with their
classifications. That would help a great deal.
Don't know if you saw it or not, but the ARRL updated the article on
their web site today specifically on this
try this page for the AOR digital modem at
that most on digital voice are using.
Thanks. That's helpful. Like I said, this happens to be an area in
which I'm particularly interested.
Actually, I'm aware of the G4GUO's work. Is there a group or a website
that discusses people's real-world
KV9U Wrote:
What I do see is the restricting of
bandwidths to ~3 or so KHz and that will make high speed digital
protocols much more difficult since you can not ignore the science
behind it.
[...snip...]
the new proposals do not address my
biggest concern of finally being able to intermix
At 09:47 PM 2/5/06, Peter Viscarola wrote:
Today, I agree that it'd be really tough to do digital voice in 3KHz.
Peter,
Please get your facts right.
I and others have been using digital voice on the HF bands for
the last 3 or 4 years in less the 2.5Kc.
Even from to mobile.
Clever retort,
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