Rick, The default 24 hour time limit is 30 minutes for most PMBOs, however, this varies with the specific PMBO. Any PMBO will grant additional time upon request.
Scamp is in a holding pattern since much work is being done to eliminate the primary central server/backup central server in favor of Common Message Servers, which all run redundantly with mutliple phase commits. In other words, should one Common Message Server go down, the Radio Message Servers (PMBOs) automatically route to the remaining Common Message Servers. Currently, there are two in production and one more testing, but we will quickly to a five server system. 3 in the US, one in Eu and one in Aus. I know that Rick, KN6KB, is also looking at some basic changes to SCAMP, but I do not know more. FYI, Steve, k4cjx --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ralph, > > From my perspective you have three choices for HF connectivity, but I would > not call any of them real time since they are mailer type programs: > > Winlink 2000 with a hardware modem which then could get you into an HF PMBO > to send e-mail but you would be limited under normal circumstaces to a > maximum 30 minute connect time per 24 hours if I remember the imposed time > limit from their system. > > JNOS2 which uses some of the same hardware selection but would probably > require something at the home station. > > PSKmail which is a newly developed system from a European ham that permits > sending e-mail via an ARQ version of PSK63. Slower throughput, but much > smaller footprint than many of the wide band ARQ modes, and of course no > time limitations. > > Winlink 2000 is primarily for Windows OS, JNOS for Linux or DOS, and PSKmail > primarily for Linux. > > You could use the Winlink 2000 system to access a Telpac to route e- mail if > there is one close enough to you. Or you could set up a Telpac at your home > QTH if you can reach it via VHF since Telpacs are designed for packet. > > I have been a SCAMP beta tester and found it to be simply amazing in terms > of its speed and care in not transmitting on a busy channel. It requires > around a 10 db S/N ratio to work and that is often difficult to come by on > HF so the developer is hoping to include additional modes as a fall back and > that might work under weaker signal conditions. > > At this time the developer is working on other things so no SCAMP > development has occurred since the spring. Hopefully this winter (in this > hemisphere) he can return to working on it at times. The previous beta > versions of Paclink SCD which is the SCAMP software, had a timer in them > that make them quit working by a certain date and I believe we are well past > that date so there is nothing you could test right now. > > Maybe others can come up with some other solutions? > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of zl1tbg > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 17:55 > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [digitalradio] HF packet to internet & SCAMP questions > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ More info at http:///www.obriensweb.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/