[digitalradio] Re: Techs on HF digital

2009-12-22 Thread kb3fxi
Here is a very good youtube video on sound card mode audio level adjustments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3CwHaX7t5M --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Phil Barnett ph...@... wrote: On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 14:56 +, ke4d wrote: Now, can some of you guys help me get started with

[digitalradio] Re: Need your help picking HF radio.

2009-12-26 Thread kb3fxi
or 66' doublet -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, kd7jeh kd7...@... wrote: Merry Christmas to the Group, I am looking to buy another HF radio for PSK/digital. I am asking what features I look for and why. Next question, what radio offers more bang for the money and why

[digitalradio] Re: Performance of modes: weak signal and poor ionospheric conditions

2010-01-31 Thread kb3fxi
. Olivia 16/500 is much slower but goes way into the noise where I've had terrible results with MFSK16 under the same conditions. And if 8/250 Olivia (slower yet) doesn't do it, I just turn off the HF rig. BTW, my experience is almost all on 80m with NVIS antennae. -Dave, KB3FXI

[digitalradio] Re: Performance of modes: weak signal and poor ionospheric conditions

2010-02-01 Thread kb3fxi
transmission. And stations that don't have WRAP get to see the message too. -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Rein Couperus r...@... wrote: What I don't understand is why NOBODY uses the pskmail arq chat mode, which adds an ARQ layer to modes like PSK250R, THOR22 or MFSK32. Why

[digitalradio] Re: MT63 Operation

2010-02-19 Thread kb3fxi
/UHF, I've not seen much in the way of DX'ing with MT63. -Dave, KB3FXI www.wpaNBEMS.org --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Thomas F. Giella NZ4O n...@... wrote: Lately I've been playing around with MT63 at the 500 hz bandwidth. It was just about the only digital mode that I had

[digitalradio] Crossband Military/Amateur Test - May 8

2010-05-04 Thread KB3FXI
, including MT63. Besides being a great drill and practice should we need to intercommunicate with the military during a major emergency, the event is a lot of fun and is a great way to show our support for the military. I'd highly encourage all to participate. -Dave, KB3FXI www.wpaNBEMS.org

[digitalradio] Re: Western NY HF Digital Net Fridays 9PM (Eastern)

2010-05-07 Thread KB3FXI
Good thing about Olivia is, Andy... If you're not completely satisfied, she'll give you a full refund of your purchase price! -Dave, KB3FXI wpaNBEMS.org --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien k3uka...@... wrote: A new digital net has been established , the Western New York Digital

[digitalradio] Re: What mean Too Wide?

2010-05-25 Thread KB3FXI
Jaak, Overdriving your audio into the rig causes your intended transmitted audio in the passband to go non-linear and put images out all over the waterfall. Here's a great video on the subject: PSK31 Transmitter Level Adjustment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3CwHaX7t5M -Dave, KB3FXI

[digitalradio] Re: Bad sound card?

2010-06-05 Thread KB3FXI
it heard no more! -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, John Becker, WØJAB w0...@... wrote: Jeremy Maybe the fact that it was 10 bucks may have something to do with it. At 02:24 PM 6/5/2010, you wrote: Hello, When purchasing a new radio this last week I decided to also

[digitalradio] NBEMS/FLDIGI/FLWRAP/FLMSG (ICS-213 ARRL Radiogram)

2010-06-13 Thread KB3FXI
traffic and other more detailed messages. FLMSG is a help app that handles ICS-213 and ARRL Radiogram. This is in alpha testing and is working fantastic. FLMSG is avialable at www.w1hkj.com/alpha -Dave, KB3FXI Here's the text from our net this morning. This is unedited with the exception of me

[digitalradio] 13 Colonies

2010-07-05 Thread KB3FXI
It was good to see a few of the 13 Colonies stations on PSK. I wish more of the special event stations would work digital. It would really open it up to the low profile stations. -Dave, KB3FXI

[digitalradio] RTTY and common courtesy

2010-07-18 Thread KB3FXI
. I don't think anyone should suggest limiting to contests to fixed frequencies, but it damn sure would be nice if some of the mindless RTTY contesters would start showing some common courtesy by listening a second or two before stomping on QSO's in progress. -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio

[digitalradio] Re: RTTY and common courtesy

2010-07-18 Thread KB3FXI
. This procedure took about 1 minute of my time and I was assured that I was not interfering with a qso in progress. It's just common sense and common courtesy. -Dave, KB3FXI BTW, I find the CW contesters to be less likely to QRM. And if they do, it really has no effect on most of the digital modes

[digitalradio] Re: Repeater noise

2010-07-18 Thread KB3FXI
, the leaks were quickly repaired. You can have situations where nearby signals mix and cause interference on the input, too. It was amazing to me that the noise problems we had got right past the CTCSS. -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Mike Liller n7...@... wrote: Hi all, I know

[digitalradio] Re: RTTY and common courtesy

2010-07-18 Thread KB3FXI
to listen, they would have known there was a qso ongoing. Do you suppose they're running their RTTY station in such a way that they can neither hear or see a signal? -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Mowery ku...@... wrote: Let me get this right.  You want a station

[digitalradio] Re: RTTY and common courtesy

2010-07-18 Thread KB3FXI
Exactly! -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Rudy Benner ben...@... wrote: I was taught to listen first, then transmit. Hard to listen with the AF gain all the way down. Once one is established on a frequency, turn it down, if you QSY, listen again. ve3bdr From

[digitalradio] Re: DominoEX On VHF FM

2010-07-19 Thread KB3FXI
change your sound card or switch to a USB mic. Here's a video I made on that subject of calibration using CheckSR.exe and FLDIGI: http://www.utipu.com/app/tip/id/9382/ -Dave, KB3FXI www.wpaNBEMS.org --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, JonP jpere...@... wrote: I have the need to set up some

[digitalradio] Re: DominoEX On VHF FM

2010-07-19 Thread KB3FXI
Interesting suggestions, Skip. We're hoping to be installing UHF and VHF vertical yagi's at the Skyview Radio Society before winter sets in. I'll be sure to do some weak signal work with the DominoEx 8 as you suggest. -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KH6TY kh...@... wrote

[digitalradio] Re: World's nastiest PSK31 signal

2010-08-04 Thread KB3FXI
Andy, I've seen some CO psk signals that would beat that by a mile. -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien k3uka...@... wrote: On 10M tonight, from Mexico See attached, the image around 500 Hz is his MAIN signal with LOTS of side bars, and the image around 1700

[digitalradio] Re: World's nastiest PSK31 signal

2010-08-05 Thread KB3FXI
better, I'd guess they few offenders were processing their audio through a megaphone to a hand mic. -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, J. Moen j...@... wrote: Maybe, but I had a nice PSK31 QSO with a CO last week. He had a very clean signal. Jim - K6JM - Original

[digitalradio] Re: Digital Modes With Netbook (Was 'Good USB Soundcard')

2010-08-15 Thread KB3FXI
and my FT-817nd that would take me out for about 48 hours with a medium duty cycle. I used to think of the 817 as a play toy but with my 87' long wire and Dentron Jr tuner I'm solid on 75m phone, 80m digi and both phone and digi on 40m... the bread and butter HF bands for emcomm. -Dave, KB3FXI

[digitalradio] Re: New guy

2010-08-21 Thread KB3FXI
. I've chatted with quite a few hams in LA on both digital and phone... maybe we'll get lucky and meet up on a good path. -Dave, KB3FXI --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, JonP jpere...@... wrote: Some of your questions are sort of which taste better -- apples or oranges? and you may get