[digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread expeditionradio
Rud Merriam K5RUD Bluntly, you are ignoring the reality of trends in computer hardware. Hi Rud, There's no problem with the computer hardware, simply a problem with the commercially made interface between the computer and the radio. Any interface that deletes part of the transmit

Re: [digitalradio] New Digital Mode Winmor

2008-08-27 Thread Charles Brabham
The article mentions WinLink developer Rick Muething. Rick Muething installed the WinLink HF and VHF stuff in our area. That was when we first noticed the new packet node with no callsign and the alias OFF. - Illegal as you can get. The OFF node cleverly screws up TheNet nodes so that the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread Robert W. Strohmeyer
Well stated, Bonnie. 73 de Stro KO4FR - Original Message - From: expeditionradio To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:17 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes IMHO, it is ridiculous to suggest that the protocol

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread kh6ty
Bonnie, Rud Merriam k5rud wrote: Or the protocol implementers need to recognize the need to generate a tone to trigger the VOX. This would be analogous to the delay they provide for transmitter keying. Bonnie wrote: IMHO, it is ridiculous to suggest that the protocol implementers should

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rud, In asynchronous ARQ mode, in all cases, it is necessary to bit synchronize the receiver as the receiver does not know when teh next frame is going to be transmitted (reversely, in synchronous ARQ mode this is not necessary as the RX knows exactly the time of the reception of the

Re: [digitalradio] New Digital Mode Winmor

2008-08-27 Thread Steinar Aanesland
What is the connection to the Winmor protocol here?? 73 de LA5VNA Steinar Charles Brabham wrote: The article mentions WinLink developer Rick Muething. Rick Muething installed the WinLink HF and VHF stuff in our area. That was when we first noticed the new packet node with no callsign

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread Sholto Fisher
I agree with Skip on this Bonnie, the Signalink interface is a very good digital interface and to write it off as a P.O.S is misinformed, disingenuous, just plain wrong and potentially damaging to a small US ham radio oriented company who manufacture quality products. Just to reiterate I have

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Just to add my two cents. I do have a SL-1 that is used only for MT63 and HELL. Having said that I have found no problem with it. Of course they are not ARQ modes. I do use ARQ modes a lot but also have the hardware to operate it. John, W0JAB

[digitalradio] Moderator Intervention: Signalink No Good for ARQ Modes

2008-08-27 Thread Andrew O'Brien
I will consider this topic completed at this time. The comment summary is that the product is good hardware device for most common digital modes but may not work with ALE and AMTOR . Please refrain from any personal attacks associated with this thread. Andy K3UK Owner. On Wed, Aug 27, 2008

Re: [digitalradio] New Digital Mode Winmor

2008-08-27 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Steinar, I do not know the individuals concerned, they are probably good hams. The undercurrent however, is the view of some, that the SCAMP, WINLINK, AIRMAIL , TELPAC, system is not as open as radio amateurs usually desire. When when one contrasts the openness of PSK31, MMTTY, NEMBS, MT63,

Re: [digitalradio] New Digital Mode Winmor

2008-08-27 Thread Don Rand
Andy, I may have misread something in the original notice. That being the proceedings of TAPR DC will be offered for sale by ARRL. I don't remember a mention that the software would be for sale. Been completely wrong before (and often). Don KA5DON Steinar, I do not know the

Re: [digitalradio] New Digital Mode Winmor

2008-08-27 Thread Alan Barrow
Hello all, For the curious the winlink web site has a snapshot of the program running: http://www.winlink.org/node/341 There are other tidbits that have surfaced in the winlink forums Very little hard data has surfaced, just some tidbits in the winlink forums. Based on past comments,