[digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread expeditionradio
> John VE5MU wrote: > For general Ham use , for example on 20M, if ALE becomes > popular, then the collisions on the sounding channel will > be such that very few will get through. Hi John, Fortunately, that's not the way it works with ALE, John. There is plenty of room for thousands of AL

RE: [digitalradio] What is ALE?

2006-08-28 Thread rattray
Thank you Bonnie - 73 Bruce. 72/73 - Bruce ve5rc/ve5qrp - QRP-C#1, QRP-L#886, A1 Operator Enter QRP-Canada's "RUN with RAC" contest -     details - http://www.qrp-canada.com   Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of int

[digitalradio] What is ALE?

2006-08-28 Thread expeditionradio
An Article on the HFLINK.COM website explains ALE for amateur radio operators. The PCALE software to run ALE on your ham transceiver is also available for download on HFLINK.COM website. "ALE on HF in the Amateur Radio Service" Selective Calling and Automatic Linking for Voice, Text, Image, CW, a

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread John Bradley
I can see the value of ALE in MARS operations, and similar uses, especially with multiband scanning to determine the best useable frequency, etc etc. For general Ham use , for example on 20M, if ALE becomes popular, then the collisions on the sounding channel will be such that very few will ge

RE: [digitalradio] The digital throughput challenge on HF

2006-08-28 Thread John Champa
Why? Because your digital voice QSO sounds like noise to SSBers? >From: John Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com >To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: [digitalradio] The digital throughput challenge on HF >Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:29:05 -0500 > >You shou

Re: [digitalradio] -tor modes and PCs

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Chris, Take a look at DBM ARQ in http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/MIL-STD-188-141B.pdf starting on page 178, it really lends itself to the PCSDM and its works fantastic, I love GTOR, more so than PACTOR I since the day I bought my first KAM Plus (I like my KAM XL a bit better though) an

Re: [digitalradio] -tor modes and PCs

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Hajducek
At 11:41 AM 8/28/2006, you wrote: >I'm willing to believe that the timing tolerances in -tor modes >are so tight that ordinary PC operating systems cannot cope with >them the way a dedicated processor can. What I don't understand >is why the tolerances need to be so tight. The transmitter sends >

RE: [digitalradio] New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
Back in the late 80's when Mil-STD-188-110 was still in development, a Harris RF Comm Gp engineer/programmer recommended that you send a frame with X number of numbered packets with a CRC. The receiving station would only NAK the packets it didn't receive. The transmitting stations would start

[digitalradio] Re: -tor modes and PCs

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
In the case of Pactor-2 and Pactor-3, the developers knew they were running on dedicated processors with complete control over scheduling, so there was no reason to reduce performance by unnecessarily extending turnaround time or pipelining control messages (which extends recovery when an error

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Timing requirements of digital ARQ

2006-08-28 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Rick, An additive remark to Dave. In Multispk, I have added Pactor 1 (RX/TX) but only in FEC. I would have liked to propose an ARQ Pactor1 but it is impossible. A bit in Pactor1 lasts 10 ms or 5 ms (200 bauds). This obliges to have a precision of at least 2 ms, which would be easy under

[digitalradio] -tor modes and PCs

2006-08-28 Thread Chris Jewell
jhaynesatalumni writes: > I'm willing to believe that the timing tolerances in -tor modes > are so tight that ordinary PC operating systems cannot cope with > them the way a dedicated processor can. What I don't understand > is why the tolerances need to be so tight. The transmitter sends >

[digitalradio] -tor modes and PCs

2006-08-28 Thread jhaynesatalumni
I'm willing to believe that the timing tolerances in -tor modes are so tight that ordinary PC operating systems cannot cope with them the way a dedicated processor can. What I don't understand is why the tolerances need to be so tight. The transmitter sends a packet and then listens for an ACK o

Re: [digitalradio] New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Chris Jewell
KV9U writes: > Chris, > > What is your view on using "pipelined" programming such as what was used > in the SCAMP mode to get around this issue with moving the ACK to the > next packet. The main penalty is latency for the user, but it seems > manageable. I haven't read any detailed specs

[digitalradio] Re: New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
Chas, the term "modem" is a contraction of "modulator" and "demodulator"; it purpose is the bidirectional conversion of digital signals to analog signals. There are many different kinds of modems, employing different modulation techniques to achieve different speeds and error rates over differe

[digitalradio] Re: New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
Agreed, there's no problem if you can "own" the OS; but on an end- user's Windows PC, you can't do that. 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hajducek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Dave, > > I mentioned AMTOR as its timing is more robust that PACTOR I. >

[digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
>>>AA6YQ comments below --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hajducek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >snip< > >I have reviewed enough of the military documentation to understand > >that they employ dedicated ALE transceivers capable of much faster > >scanning rates. Really? Please enlighte

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Rick, Just time for a quick comment. Don't confuse STANAG 5066 Data Link Protocol (DLP) as covered in MIL-STD-188-141B which is a Data Link Protocol at the Physical Layer with STANAG 5066 which is a network protocol at the Link Layer. Basically and DLP with the need ARQ support and speed c

[digitalradio] Re: The digital throughput challenge on H

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
Those are all low-occurrence events that could be implemented with one-to-one messages with no significant performance degradation. One-to-one messaging with ARQ would seem optimal. KISS, remember? 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA"

[digitalradio] Re: Timing requirements of digital ARQ

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
To use your example, Rick, if Windows introduces a 10 ms delay from the time when you strike a button to initiate transmission in MultiPSK until the point where Commander sends a CI-V "Transmit!" command to your 756 Pro2, you'd never notice. However, such a delay in confirming reception of a Pa

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Dave, I mentioned AMTOR as its timing is more robust that PACTOR I. As I have stated to the MARS-ALE users, the future version of that tool when PACTOR I support is added ont he PCSDM will pretty much own the OS, not a problem for our purposes as that one program running is our only focus.

RE: [digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread rattray
Hello Bonnie - what is ALE please? - 73 Bruce. 72/73 - Bruce ve5rc/ve5qrp - QRP-C#1, QRP-L#886, A1 Operator Enter QRP-Canada's "RUN with RAC" contest -     details - http://www.qrp-canada.com   Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org

Re: [digitalradio] New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread chasm
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:17:06 -0700, Chris Jewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Suppose you're using your sound card as a modem to receive Pactor I >data. Your sound card takes care of turning tones from the receiver >into 1s and 0s. There's no problem there. actually, there is a modem in the 736.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Dave, At 10:46 AM 8/28/2006, you wrote: >I have reviewed enough of the military documentation to understand >that they employ dedicated ALE transceivers capable of much faster >scanning rates. Really? Please enlighten me, I was under the impression that the ALE scan rates of 1, 2 and 5 ch

RE: [digitalradio] Re: The digital throughput challenge on H

2006-08-28 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
New/updated Routing Information...station availibility, frequency changes, etc? Currently in NTS called net bulletins. 73...K5YFW -Original Message- "...under what circumstances would a message transport layer require one-to-many transmission? 73, Dave, AA6YQ Need a Digit

RE: [digitalradio] The digital throughput challenge on H

2006-08-28 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
I agree with Rick...I don't see a protocol that would be useful for HF messaging that doesn't use ARQ. I prefer to look for a mode that uses a combination for FEC and ARQ. Just a idea...For a broadcast of "network importance", I would like to see medium to heave FEC with CRC's and NAKs (rather

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread KV9U
One of the main interests that I have in digital modes is getting a message through the most difficult conditions, completely intact as sent, and as fast as possible. I was looking at the STANAG 5066 specifications and test results, (Steve has some below), and quite frankly I am concerned that

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-28 Thread Brett Rees
Yes Dave, with the advent of waterfall displays it is possible to see whether a band is open with only a few minutes worth of monitoring. So, it is important to CQ if you are listening and willing to have a QSO so that other stations can see the opening. I had a visitor to my shack last night at 11

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-28 Thread John Champa
Ahhh...we're a tiny minority. Most Hams know only SSB and CW. Besides, most of the new digital modes seems to come out of Europe! >From: "Dave Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com >To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Anothe

Re: [digitalradio] ALE QRM

2006-08-28 Thread John Champa
Yes! Just select a calling frequency. Then move off. >From: kd4e <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com >To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ALE QRM >Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:32:12 +0800 > >Someone somewhere will *have* to "sound* else no one >any

[digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
Steve, I asked a few simple questions about the amateur implementation of ALE; these questions were not focused on politeness, but rather on understanding how many ALE users can be simultaneously QRV if there's one pilot channel per amateur band. Bonnie claimed 1000, but two multiplications and

[digitalradio] Re: New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
Precise timing isn't the issue, Steve. WinWarbler originally used GetTickCount() and QueryPerformanceCounter() in its CW generation code, but a high-resolution timer using the multimedia library is sufficiently accurate and more convenient. The problem is thread scheduling. WinWarbler uses SetP

[digitalradio] Re: Timing requirements of digital ARQ

2006-08-28 Thread mulveyraa2
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since I am not a programmer, other than taking some rudimentary courses, > reading some of Don Lancaster's books, and knowing that it is not > something I could ever do very well, something still doesn't seem right > to m

Re: [digitalradio] New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread KV9U
Chris, What is your view on using "pipelined" programming such as what was used in the SCAMP mode to get around this issue with moving the ACK to the next packet. The main penalty is latency for the user, but it seems manageable. 73, Rick, KV9U Chris Jewell wrote: >Suppose you're using you

[digitalradio] For AA6YQ

2006-08-28 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
Dave, AA6YQ, Can you contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm going to be not participating on the list until hurricane/tropical storm passes as I have a base in the "line of fire" I must work to protect. Thanks all...73 & CUL. Walt/K5YFW Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dyna

[digitalradio] Timing requirements of digital ARQ

2006-08-28 Thread KV9U
Since I am not a programmer, other than taking some rudimentary courses, reading some of Don Lancaster's books, and knowing that it is not something I could ever do very well, something still doesn't seem right to me when it comes to the claim that computers just can not meet the timing require

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread KV9U
Several key points on Bonnie's comments: 1) RTTY contests are human operating events. There is no automatic RTTY that I am aware of. Big difference! It is one thing to find an apparent "hole" to TX into, but are able to back off if it is "busy." ALE would be nearly inoperative during a contest

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE QRM is minimal

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Dave, >At 10:53 PM 8/27/2006, you wrote: >Does ALE provide some means of reducing contention? I recommend that to answer all of your technical questions on subject ALE that you refer the actual Federal, Military and STANAG Standards which you can find on the Internet quite easily. You can

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Steve Hajducek
GM Dave, Yes, a technical item up for discussion. I must assume that you have never done any Near Real Time Systems development such as ATE or Industrial Control applications under MS-Windows? I on the other hand have and the WIN32 API beginning all the way back with Windows NT implemented a

[digitalradio] Re: New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
There are variants of Linux with pre-emptive scheduling; this enables guaranteed real-time response. Linux-based cellphones use this approach, for example. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_real-time Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Chris Jewell wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [digitalradio] New to Digital HF -- PACTOR setup and hardware maybe needed???

2006-08-28 Thread Chris Jewell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:02:33 -0500, John Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >It was on a linux system > >But that does not matter. > >The problem is EVERY time the computer "thinks" > >what do I need to do now - the timing is lost and so > >is the link. > >