Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS/Flarq Frequencies

2008-01-05 Thread Rein Couperus
Being so close to another net frequency is not going to work unless you provide a proper filter. Using flarq efficiently you need to * use a 500 Hz filter or better * use a distance of 500 Hz. We have tried to put 2 pskmail servers on a 250 Hz distance but they qrm'ed each other in such a way

Re: [digitalradio] PSK250

2008-01-05 Thread Rein Couperus
Most pskmail servers have switched from PSK63 to PSK250, the effective baud rate is 8x the rate of PSK31. 73, Rein Pa0R -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Gesendet: 05.01.08 05:21:14 An: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Betreff: [digitalradio] PSK250

Re: [digitalradio] Pactor3

2008-01-05 Thread Simon Brown
Hi, Yes - Patrick's idea is on the to-do list along with PSF63F. At the moment I am working on SSTV with the aim of having a beta inside three weeks. Although SSTV is analogue it's a great weak-signal DX mode and really quite interesting from a retro-viewpoint. Simon Brown, HB9DRV -

Re: [digitalradio] HF BBS systems

2008-01-05 Thread Jose A. Amador
Rick wrote: The BBS concept (without the internet) was THE system in place for well over a decade. We initially had worldwide packet HF BBS systems, however they were less effective after the sunspots declined and the higher bands became unusable. Packet does not work well on HF. It

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Licensing of Pactor modes

2008-01-05 Thread Simon Brown
Dave, I don't agree about Windows real-time scheduling problems - correct use of priority (SetThreadPriority) and CPU cycle counting (QueryPerformanceCounter) results in a level of accuracy more than adequate for our needs. Do you know about the Pactor 3 copyright issue? I believe that it is

[digitalradio] Re: Licensing of Pactor modes

2008-01-05 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Dave AA6YQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would argue that the fuel for this is the irresponsible use of Pactor III by Winlink in unattended PMBOs without the ability to detect whether or not the frequency is locally clear - not some inherent flaw or suboptimal

[digitalradio] Re: HF BBS systems

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

[digitalradio] More JT65A - gotaway

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

Re: [digitalradio] Re: HF BBS systems

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

[digitalradio] Bozo Guide for SVN (subversion)

2008-01-05 Thread cesco12342000
Hi, Is there a bozo SVN guide for windows? The task is not to retreive anything, but to put a project into sourceforge or similar. The project is about 50 VC++ files and some libs. Any instructions would be appreciated. 73, Cesco, HB9TLK

[digitalradio] Re: HF BBS systems

2008-01-05 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used the Packet network for many years, only as an operator and 'interested party'. I did talk to some sysops, and most were people who wanted the network to work. However, there were some who I suspected

Re: [digitalradio] More JT65A - gotaway

2008-01-05 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Look like real ones to me, now if only you could work them while sleeping ! On Jan 5, 2008 5:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I left WSJT in mode JT65A monitoring last night as well. 80M, 3.576MHz on the dial and no deep search (see the 1 0 at the end of the

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS/Flarq Frequencies

2008-01-05 Thread Andrew O'Brien
While in the shack today, I will be FLARQing on 10137 plus 1000 HZ AF. Andy K3UK FN02hk On Jan 5, 2008 4:02 AM, Rein Couperus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Being so close to another net frequency is not going to work unless you provide a proper filter. Using flarq efficiently you need to * use a

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Licensing of Pactor modes

2008-01-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
I'm familiar with and use both SetThreadPriority, QueryPerformanceCounter - but Windows provides no way to guarantee that a process will receive service within a specified limit. Try dragging around the Windows Task Manager, for example; even the highest priority processes will be starved. Running

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Licensing of Pactor modes

2008-01-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
I have often made the distinction between Pactor III and Winlink, Demetre. For example, see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/message/25201 73, Dave, AA6YQ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Demetre SV1UY Sent:

[digitalradio] The NarrowBand Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS) IT WORKS !!!!

2008-01-05 Thread Andrew O'Brien
I beacon with a ARQ'd PSK63 signal on 30M this morning and Skip KH6TY (in 4-land) connected with me . I had seen FLARQ work before , under Linux, when visiting Skip's shack in the summer. I tried hard to find others willing to test it on HF but only had partial success with a local ham on 6M and

[digitalradio] Re: New ARRL HF Digital Handbook - Fourth Edition (Available October 2007)

2008-01-05 Thread n4ijs
Good morning, Dan, I just received this book for Chirstmas and find it very useful (in fact, I found this forum becase of the book). It appears to cover much of the basics and provides a nice overview of various modes, down to describing the method of transmission, charater sets, etc. I am

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS/Flarq Frequencies

2008-01-05 Thread Rick
This rather surprises me as I can normally decode PSK31 stations right next to each other with no problems at all. Even if they are almost touching each other on the waterfall. And that is using a very wide filter, typically voice bandwidth, unless I have some very strong signals that is

RE: [digitalradio] Bozo Guide for SVN (subversion)

2008-01-05 Thread Rud Merriam
I have not seen a bozos guide but can assist you. Offline from the group might be better... I am using Goggle Code as the repository for The Ham Network since it uses SVN. Since I work with Windows I also have a utility called Tortoise SVN that integrates with Windows Explorer. Via right click I

Re: [digitalradio] The NarrowBand Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS) IT WORKS !!!!

2008-01-05 Thread Andrew O'Brien
10137 and 1000 Hz On Jan 5, 2008 11:11 AM, John Becker, WØJAB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 09:21 AM 1/5/2008, you wrote: I beacon with a ARQ'd PSK63 signal on 30M this morning and Skip KH6TY (in 4-land) connected with me Where you at on 30M Andy? -- Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] The NarrowBand Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS) IT WORKS !!!!

2008-01-05 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:21 AM 1/5/2008, you wrote: I beacon with a ARQ'd PSK63 signal on 30M this morning and Skip KH6TY (in 4-land) connected with me Where you at on 30M Andy?

Re: [digitalradio] Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Rick You keep lumping automatic together with unattended As you may know the ProrNet site says to NEVER leave your station untended as well as the WL2K site.

Re: [digitalradio] The NarrowBand Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS) IT WORKS !!!!

2008-01-05 Thread John Hirth
Couldn't quite cut it from Sarasota, FL, Andy. Thanks for trying. I'll be beaconing near you. John W2KI

[digitalradio] Re: Bozo Guide for SVN (subversion)

2008-01-05 Thread cesco12342000
I also have a utility called Tortoise SVN that integrates with Windows Explorer. I have tried this and got extremely confused. I prefer the command line tool. I have not seen a bozos guide but can assist you. Offline from the group might be better... TNX. I will mail you directly, maybe

Re: [digitalradio] Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Roger J. Buffington
John Becker, WØJAB wrote: Rick You keep lumping automatic together with unattended As you may know the ProrNet site says to NEVER leave your station untended as well as the WL2K site. A station transmitter without a homo sapiens located at a receiver *at the location of the receiver*

[digitalradio] JT65A reports

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

Re: [digitalradio] JT65A reports

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

Re: [digitalradio] Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
It is one thing to be automatic and attended and another to be automatic and unattended . The rules say you can't be unattended At 11:19 AM 1/5/2008, you wrote: A station transmitter without a homo sapiens located at a receiver *at the location of the receiver* is unattended.

Re: [digitalradio] More JT65A - gotaway

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

[digitalradio] Testing NBEMS

2008-01-05 Thread John Bradley
Have had the opportunity to use NBEMS on 30m and would offer the following observations: . I like how Vbdigi , flarq, and the email software sylpheed work together. I set up sylpheed to one of my email addresses and it looks like I can receive mail via Vbdigi, and easily bounce it over

RE: [digitalradio] Re: New ARRL HF Digital Handbook - Fourth Edition (Available October 2007)

2008-01-05 Thread r_lwesterfield
Hello, The ARRL also sells a very nice book about Digital Signal Processing although at $45 it is a little expensive. I am just getting started reading it but if you want to know how all of this stuff we are doing in digital HF really works, this would be the book to read. Rick -

Re: [digitalradio] Testing NBEMS

2008-01-05 Thread kh6ty
Have had the opportunity to use NBEMS on 30m and would offer the following observations: . I like how Vbdigi , flarq, and the email software sylpheed work together. I set up sylpheed to one of my email addresses and it looks like I can receive mail via Vbdigi, and easily bounce it

RE: [digitalradio] JT65A reports

2008-01-05 Thread Barry Garratt
Hi Dave, Actually what you describe is EME reports as opposed to Terrestrial reports. The OOO and RO are used for EME but are also the defaults in so much as the JT65 modes were initially mainly used on EME. Either will constitute a good contact as long as RRR is exchanged. The 73 exchange is

Re: [digitalradio] Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Rick
Sorry if you misunderstood that. I am not sure where you saw me make such a claim and you might want to point me to such a statement. My point frequently has been that unattended operation is not permitted in the U.S. and Riley Hollingsworth has stated this publicly. What I have said is that

[digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Don
Hi Rick KV9U, I know we have had a few email exchanges on this and I really appreciate you and many other digital ops here in this group and on the bands. I will not get into this too much but agree it must be attended while in the shack and as you know I'm also a user and supporter of

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Unattended operation is not prohibited. However, every station must have a control operator (97.7) that fulfills specific duties (97.105) that include not transmitting when the frequency is already in use (97.101d). The cited sections are appended below for your convenience. All of part 97 is

RE: [digitalradio] Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
That would depend on your definition of unattended. Remote-controlled operation is definitely permissable under FCC rules; is this attended or unattended? The key requirement is for every station to have a control operator who performs specific duties. If those duties can be reliably performed

Re: [digitalradio] Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Rick
John, The FCC Part 97 has no such reference. Could you please explain why you are making such as statement? 73, Rick, KV9U John Becker, WØJAB wrote: It is one thing to be automatic and attended and another to be automatic and unattended . The rules say you can't be

Re: [digitalradio] Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Jack Chomley
At 07:47 AM 1/6/2008, you wrote: Right here - As I have pointed out, a number of ham activities that are claimed to be for the purposes of propagation, especially PropNet and the HFLinkNet appear to be illegal operations if they are being run automatically. It is stretching the rules rather

[digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread jgorman01
What rule says you can't leave an automatic station unattended? It would be a great rule, but I don't see it. Jim WA0LYK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, John Becker, WØJAB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is one thing to be automatic and attended and another to be automatic and

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Rick
Hi Don, I agree that is not completely clear from reading the rules, but maybe one could interpret them to mean that you can transmit a beacon if you are the control operator. The main point is that you definitely can not do this if you operate automatically on the bands below 28 MHz. I

[digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread jgorman01
Hey! I'll call and raise you two! Unattended operation is not just not prohibited, it is specifically allowed. 97.3(a)(6)Automatic control. The use of devices and procedures for control of a station when it is transmitting so that compliance with the FCC Rules is achieved without the control

Re: [digitalradio] JT65A reports

2008-01-05 Thread Len Morris VE3FJB
Hey Barry, Happy New Year.. Where are you camped out now? Not much new here, still sticking in TXs and stuff like that with Paul PQ... Will be in AZ next month I think.. Len

Re: [digitalradio] JT65A reports

2008-01-05 Thread David
Barry Garratt wrote: Hi Dave, Actually what you describe is EME reports as opposed to Terrestrial reports. The OOO and RO are used for EME but are also the defaults in so much as the JT65 modes were initially mainly used on EME. Either will constitute a good contact as long as RRR is

RE: [digitalradio] JT65A reports

2008-01-05 Thread Barry Garratt
G'Day David, Well it can be a bit confusing I suppose in whether 73 is needed or not. I think you will find a lot of stations will consider the contact good once RRR has been received. The help file for WSJT states this if you hit F5. That said if you look at the examples of a minimal QSO for

[digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Demetre SV1UY
Hi all, Too many lawyers in USA killed PACKET RADIO. The way you are going on you are going to kill all DIGITAL RADIO too. Hey guys hold your horses. It is a hobby not a court of law. 73 de Demetre SV1UY

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Dave AA6YQ
Demetre, amateur radio in the United States is governed by FCC regulations. Would the fact that Winlink PMBOs flagrantly violate these regulations have something to do with your suggestion that we ignore them? 73, Dave, AA6YQ -Original Message- From:

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Licensing of Pactor modes

2008-01-05 Thread Jose A. Amador
Demetre SV1UY wrote: Hi Jose, Happy New Year to you and your family. Happy New Year to you and yours, too (also, to the readers of this list). As for the early KAMs you are right, but after a while they brought out new firmware and they fixed the problem. I have an early KAM with a

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Is PACTOR I Actually DEAD For KBD - KBD?

2008-01-05 Thread Jose A. Amador
w6ids wrote: snip I'm sorry, but I have never understood WHY the mode got dropped just because PSK came alive. I see no reason why it can't be as fun to use as legacy RTTY. I'm probably odd man out but frankly, after some trial and error testing, I have little interest in MT63, Olivia,

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Rick
The unattended terminology is mostly semantics since the effect of allowing automatic operation does permit the station to operate without a control operator present or even performing this duty from a remote base. Although the FCC does not use the term semi-automatic, we hams often use it as

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Tony
Russel, If your goal is to set up an automated beacon on the 10 meter band, then you're ok as per Part 97.203. It looks like your out of luck if you want to test propagation using your own beacon on the lower HF frequencies without being present in the shack. That being the case, why not call

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Russell Blair
Tony, well with all the commits about my question about Beacons. I was part of the testing of the NBEMS and the question came up about Beacons below 10m. So with the Beacon program that comes with VBdigi, in the message section I will input a CQ. Now with attended and unattended, with the

[digitalradio] NBEMS Frequencies.

2008-01-05 Thread Kevin O'Rorke
I have VBDIGI/FLARQ up and running,and there has been a lot of posts about 30m frequencies. I do not have a 10Mh antenna so would like to know of frequencies for 14 and 7Mh, so that I can monitor/beacon in the right spots. Kevin VK5OA

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Standard sideband for digi modes?

2008-01-05 Thread Jose A. Amador
MultiPSK also has a reverse button for QPSK modes. Jose, CO2JA Demetre SV1UY wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Demetre SV1UY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] And don't forget that really it does not matter if you use USB or LSB and you can always flick the REVERSE SWITCH. This

Re: [digitalradio] Questions on digital opposition

2008-01-05 Thread Jose A. Amador
OK, Bruce. Rereading my post, maybe I forgot to emphasize that one size does not fit all. I am not against development at all, actually, I try to follow it as closely as affordable, but discarding what works in favor of newer, more fashionable is somehow singing in the same tune of the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Roger J. Buffington
Dave AA6YQ wrote: Demetre, amateur radio in the United States is governed by FCC regulations. Would the fact that Winlink PMBOs flagrantly violate these regulations have something to do with your suggestion that we ignore them? Thank you for that, Dave. de Roger W6VZV

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Tony
Russell, It's my understanding that the ham accessing ones station via the internet (IRB) is not the control operator. The reason is that the ham at the computer does not have the ability to shut down the transmitter in the event of trouble. I think the bottom line is that the control

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Russell Blair
Tony, I'm not trying to split hairs, But Hams that are remote controling thier radios as with HRD program are putting there radios in an unattended state. I when and looked at my TS-450s and your right there is no command via CV-I to turn off the radio if it got in trouble. I will post this

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Tony
Russell, Understand -- licensed 18 years and still asking questions. Have fun... Tony -K2MO - Original Message - From: Russell Blair [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ? Tony, I'm not

Re: [digitalradio] NBEMS Frequencies.

2008-01-05 Thread kh6ty
Kevin, Do you realize that 3 x 3.5 = 10.5, which is close to 10.137. An 80m antenna will operate on the third harmonic for 30m operation! I have never seen this published as far as I can remember. Lots of references to using a 40m antenna on 15 m, but not to using an 80m antenna on 30m. This

[digitalradio] Re: Beacon's ?

2008-01-05 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Roger J. Buffington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, Demetre, you got something against lawyers? We lawyers LOVE digital radio. Down with anti-lawyer bigotry. He he Roger, Some people don't like pactor and some don't like lawyers!! de Roger W6VZV 73

[digitalradio] Re: EU 30 Meter Digital Weekend Event 19/20 Jan 2008 -correction

2008-01-05 Thread Don
Also, my error-correction on times, again this is a 2 day event: de kb9umt Don Jan19th z to Jan20th 2400z..please note that. Thanks de kb9umt Don EU 30 Meter Digital Weekend Event My error...correction on times-this is a 2 day event: When: January 19th utc to January 20th 2400 utc