Can we persuade Dave (FLDIGI ) and Simon to follow suit?
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Patrick Lindecker <f6...@free.fr> wrote: > > > Sholto, Simon and all, > > > >confirmation email from a distant land. > For information, in the last Multipsk version, I proposed this feature > (confirmation email) for almost all digital modes (including CW), through a > > specific sting of characters using a particular protocol (using CRC). > The code (Pascal) of formation of the string of characters is public, so... > > > http://f6cte.free.fr/how_to_use_the_r...@_email_reception_report_with_multipsk.doc > > > 73 > Patrick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sholtofish" <sho...@probikekit.com <sholto%40probikekit.com>> > To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:09 PM > Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Solving the RSID problem once and for all > > > Simon, > > > > Yes that will be very interesting to see. My only thought about such a > > system is the complexity & cost level for the average ham. Many of us on > > here lament about people not using RS ID or not being interested enough > to > > try some of the more exotic modes. I don't see this ever significantly > > changing. For most digimode ops PSK31 & RTTY are all that are important - > > > just witness RTTY contests and the activity around 14.070. > > > > We talk about ultimate solutions but realistically this will only be a > > solution for a small percentage of highly technical amateurs. To state it > > > slightly differently: For most ops the ultimate solution has already been > > > invented namely PSK31. > > > > We are rapidly discussing & developing technologies that are going to > > bypass a very high proportion of amateurs and to what end? To talk to the > > > same small bunch of guys using a different complex mode each time? > > > > Whatever your thoughts about the ROS modem it did capture a lot of > > interest (and still does) because it was extremely simple to operate > > (therefore understandable for the average ham) and gave a "reward" in the > > > form of a confirmation email from a distant land. > > > > Actually the same essential qualities that appealed to most of us when we > > > first got into ham radio. CW was simple to operate and we looked forward > > to the QSL card. > > > > I'm not suggesting we abandon attempts like Simon's, far from it, but we > > might be deluding ourselves if we think an "ultimate solution" is either > > necessary or gained through ever more complex technology. > > > > 73 > > > > Sholto > > > > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Simon HB9DRV" <simon.br...@...> > > wrote: > >> > >> I think I'm working on the 'ultimate solution' here - a SDR radio and > >> RSID > >> decoder where the RSID decoder analyses between 11.025 and 88.2kHz of > >> bandwidth. > >> > >> I already have a digital decoder built into the console, the RSID will > >> then > >> alert me and with one click I'll be decoding it. > >> > >> Next year I hope to have a SDR receiver which delivers 30Mhz of > bandwidth > >> so > >> I can monitor the entire shortwave (or just Ham bands) for RSID & other > >> interesting transmissions. > >> > >> Simon Brown, HB9DRV > >> http://sdr-radio.com > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >
