RE: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread RussellHltn
I have heard and even seen a diagram to allow this to be done.  Apparently
the basic fax mode is only half duplex.  The circuit I saw was a basic
hybrid to separate the two wire telephone line into send/receive and to
sense when the local fax was sending to trigger the radio (VOX)

There was great interest on it with the emergency communicators, but I don't
know as anyone built it.  It wasn't much more then a audio transformer and a
couple of transistors.
 

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Subject: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

A ham about 40 miles away wants to try to make conventional FAX machines
work on amateur radio VHF/UHF frequencies. Has anyone tried this and had
results that would make it practical?

The purpose he envisions, is to be able to send any kind of handwritten
notes, such as from medical staff requiring emergency communications. He has
considered that it would be operating on full duplex via two bands, e.g., 2
meters/440 and use up to the allowable bandwidth on 2. This would allow for
9k6 bit rates with a 20 KHz signal assuming that a FAX machine has those
kinds of tones. I know that other trellis codes may be used and that might
not be workable, but I am not sure of the exact tones used by regular
telephone FAX machines.

I also suggested using Multipsk on HF or VHF and working in simplex, but I
have no idea of how well the images would look. A low cost scanner could be
used to scan the image and then convert to bmp file format. 
Even huge files I see will go out in 5 minutes or so. But I have no idea of
the quality.

Any suggestions on whether this is feasible?

73,

Rick, KV9U


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[digitalradio] How to use Olivia?

2006-07-30 Thread g0dja
I'm experimenting with Olivia, using Multipsk, and I am seeing stations 
and can highlight their callsigns and save them to the 'QSO' display.

However, I'm struggling to find the way of quickly adding something 
like theircall theircall de G0DJA G0DJA pse KN KN easily.

Anyone any ideas please?

Thanks - Dave (G0DJA)







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[digitalradio] Re: How to use Olivia?

2006-07-30 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Dave,

The syntax would be...

CALL de  G0DJA G0DJA  pse KN

This macro would get added by righ-clicking  on the macros buttons 
located below the waterfall.

Andy K3UK


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 I'm experimenting with Olivia, using Multipsk, and I am seeing 
stations 
 and can highlight their callsigns and save them to the 'QSO' display.
 
 However, I'm struggling to find the way of quickly adding something 
 like theircall theircall de G0DJA G0DJA pse KN KN easily.
 
 Anyone any ideas please?
 
 Thanks - Dave (G0DJA)








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Re: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread Mark Miller
At 09:55 PM 7/28/2006, KV9U wrote:
A low cost scanner
could be used to scan the image and then convert to bmp file format.

Any suggestions on whether this is feasible?


Scanning the image sounds like a good idea.  The image could be converted 
from .bmp to .jp2 and sent using HamPal or DigTRX.

73,

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Re: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread w6ids
Are you able to put your hands on the info by chance?

Howard W6IDS
Richmond, IN

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I have heard and even seen a diagram to allow this to be done.  Apparently
 the basic fax mode is only half duplex.  The circuit I saw was a basic
 hybrid to separate the two wire telephone line into send/receive and to
 sense when the local fax was sending to trigger the radio (VOX)



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RE: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread Mark Miller

Apparently the basic fax mode is only half duplex. The circuit I saw was a 
basic
hybrid to separate the two wire telephone line into send/receive and to
sense when the local fax was sending to trigger the radio (VOX)


There is a good discussion of facsimile theory at 
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=fax-machine.htmurl=http://home.maine.rr.com/randylinscott/fax.htm

The communication between two fax machines is outlined a little more than 
3/4 of the way down the page.  It appears to be full duplex.

73,

Mark N5RFX





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Re: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread Mark Miller

Are you able to put your hands on the info by chance?


HAL has a system that allows fax over radio:

http://www.halcomm.com/docs/fax4100.pdf

73,

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Re: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread KV9U
Yes, I was aware of the HAL modem, but each one is around $1500 so 
unlikely to be purchased. It would mostly be used for HF. It uses Clover 
II and Clover 2000 which has a pseudo full duplex characteristic and I 
can see how this would be useful for a handshaking requirement. The 
individual wanting to do this, is primarily interested in running two 
bands (e.g.,  2 meters/440) with full duplex.

73,

Rick, KV9U


Mark Miller wrote:

Are you able to put your hands on the info by chance?




HAL has a system that allows fax over radio:

http://www.halcomm.com/docs/fax4100.pdf

73,

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Re: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread Brad Gillis
I don't know if the info you seek is here but
Try this website for info:

 http://www.hffax.de/

Brad N1NPK

 

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[digitalradio] ALE: 30 and 40M QRV/Oilvia switch

2006-07-30 Thread Andrew O'Brien
I will be scanning and sounding on the usual 30 and 40 metre
freqencies from 0100 to 0300 UTC 7/31/06  (Sunday night in North
America).  I will be looking to Link and then switch to Olivia as a
test of how easy/hard the switching is.



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Re: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread Mark Miller

The individual wanting to do this, is primarily interested in running two 
bands (e.g., 2 meters/440) with full duplex.

Well if it was absolutely necessary to use telephone fax machines, then at 
the originating end you would need a device that supplies -48 volts to the 
fax machine telephone interface, and can sense when the originating fax 
machine goes off hook.  This device would then key the transmitter.  At the 
answering end, a device would have to sense when the receiver breaks 
squelch and would have to provide the 20 Hz ring signal to the answering 
fax machine, sense off-hook, and key the transmitter..  When the fax is 
completed the originating end would go on-hook and the originating device 
would have to de-key the transmitter.  At the answering end, the device 
would sense squelch, go on-hook and de-key the transmitter.

A start would be the device like http://www.jkaudio.com/tap-1.htm with the 
addition of the transmitter and receiver control circuitry.  A good article 
on telephone interfacing is at 
http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/teleinterface.html#audioint

This sounds like an interesting project, however there are programs set up 
to send high quality digital images, ie WinDRM, HamPal, and DigTRX.

73,

Mark N5RFX




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Re: [digitalradio] Recommendations on FAX

2006-07-30 Thread KV9U
Great information. However, the ham that contacted me has asked me to 
not give him any more information as he only wants to do it his way or 
nothing apparently. You would think that you would have a ham who would 
be greatly interested in digital comx, especially for HF since the 
distances he wants to cover do not seem very practical to me on VHF. But 
he only wants to believe he is doing analog and specially doesn't want 
digital stuff.

Rick

Mark Miller wrote:

The individual wanting to do this, is primarily interested in running two 
bands (e.g., 2 meters/440) with full duplex.



Well if it was absolutely necessary to use telephone fax machines, then at 
the originating end you would need a device that supplies -48 volts to the 
fax machine telephone interface, and can sense when the originating fax 
machine goes off hook.  This device would then key the transmitter.  At the 
answering end, a device would have to sense when the receiver breaks 
squelch and would have to provide the 20 Hz ring signal to the answering 
fax machine, sense off-hook, and key the transmitter..  When the fax is 
completed the originating end would go on-hook and the originating device 
would have to de-key the transmitter.  At the answering end, the device 
would sense squelch, go on-hook and de-key the transmitter.

A start would be the device like http://www.jkaudio.com/tap-1.htm with the 
addition of the transmitter and receiver control circuitry.  A good article 
on telephone interfacing is at 
http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/teleinterface.html#audioint

This sounds like an interesting project, however there are programs set up 
to send high quality digital images, ie WinDRM, HamPal, and DigTRX.

73,

Mark N5RFX




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