Rick, sometimes I get the impression you feel you are not being heard. I assure you that you are. However there is a difference between being heard and not agreeing with you. You are welcome to have your opinion (such as whither ale is a beacon or not), but it is not backed up by the years of activity with Ale and with the FCC on this matter. I am simply not going to rehash what has already been covered on this topic ad nausem already. Those more talented and experienced then me have communicated with you many times to work out your issues, apparently to no avail.
It is clear that the HFN Pilot Ale Stations / System has chosen a goal that is very worth while. It has become one of the few organizations in the world that are focused on a global picture of connectedness, mainly efforts to help the other frontline EMCOMM organizations talk to each other. I think that is the key to our future with this effort. The HFN pilot system has become "the killer app" for ALE in ham radio. To just be able to send a simple short message on setting up a schedule due to an event, and re-establish connection with other groups or individuals is a critical and useful function. It is clear that the Ale system is not a whole scale messaging system. Other systems are. It is also clear that there are those that can and have communicated with Ale, as detailed in the recent Report: ALE HFN Activity for Global Simulated Emergency Test- 3 May 2008. Last point: When some one, or a group, starts an activity of interest, they obviously wish to have a focus, a goal, an intentional path of activities to follow. Those who are interested in it and can constructively support it, can do so if they wish. Those that dont or cant support it, or just wish to being a distraction that is out side the intent of the group, should move along. Those that persist in thrusting their points time after time after time when many others have attempted to resolve those points with them, eventually wear out their welcome. To continue to do so even when not in the group in question, comes off as if there is a vendetta to carry out. You are obviously very talented, have used your skills well for amateur radio for a long time. It is unfortunate that a smooth match up hasnt happened here, but I am sure you are able to continue on as needed with the rest of your amateur radio life. Good Luck, best to you, but I am not convinced it is technical help you are reaching for anymore. I am now closing out this topic from this end and moving on. My apologies to others for the bandwidth. 73 from Bill - WD8ARZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [hfdec] HFLinknet Feedback and Tips > The sound card should be within a Hz or so. It is a new Soundblaster > variant. I use Multipsk as the software program. I don't think that I > put PC-ALE back on the XP box after reloading XP to survive a dual boot > mess with Linux. I might try putting PC-ALE back on again if I just can > not get anything to work with Multipsk. One other station that has been > experimenting as I have indicated to me that there is some kind of issue > with a needed space but I am not clear on that. > > If anyone has had good success with sending e-mail messages, it would be > helpful to show the format you used, especially with Multipsk. I may be > doing it wrong. > > I have been on Channel Zero in recent time, but did not receive any > help. The HFLink forums Bonnie removed me from a few months back when I > asked for help in contacting the FCC to get some clear understanding of > the rules when it comes to the stations transmitting beacons. Before > that she would block my posting of questions that made her > "uncomfortable." Most would give up by then, but I still want to see if > it can be useful. Eventually, I will be publishing information on the > HFDEC group, etc. as to what I find works or doesn't work. I support > other hams to do similarly and let us know of your practical experience. > > Loss of the two closest stations to my QTH have impacted our area for > NVIS operation. Alan, KM4BA has commented that NVIS is not a good thing > to be using when you can be going longer distances. I have no idea of > why he claims that since I would strongly recommend the exact opposite > as much as you possibly can, to not tie up long range (many more > potential connects) to a given server. That was often a problem with > distant Aplink and Winlink connection attempts in the old days before > Winlink 2000. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U
