[digitalradio] VOLUME SETTINGS
FOR THOSE OF YOU USING MANY PROGRAMS THRU YOUR SOUND CARD..THIS PROGRAM SAVES YOUR SETTINGS BETWEEN PROGRAMS. VOLSET AND QUICKMIX. I CAN SEND YOU EITHER ONE IF NEEDED. DAVID/WD4KPD Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
Re: [digitalradio] VOLUME SETTINGS
Fire away, Gridley! Would be nice to inspect both, if you please, Sir. Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN - Original Message - From: David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DIGITALRADIO digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: [digitalradio] VOLUME SETTINGS FOR THOSE OF YOU USING MANY PROGRAMS THRU YOUR SOUND CARD..THIS PROGRAM SAVES YOUR SETTINGS BETWEEN PROGRAMS. VOLSET AND QUICKMIX. I CAN SEND YOU EITHER ONE IF NEEDED. Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
[digitalradio] new operator question - I did not find an FAQ
Hello - Eventhough I have had my tech license for a couple of years. I am finnally getting the courage and $ to adventure in ham. looking at the files with this group I noticed there was no FAQ oriented towards novices. Lets start with the Hardware and Software. Please correct me if wrong. For digital radio I need a: TNC, radio, computer, and some software. Where can I find a feature comparason of the various hardware and software used in digital radio. Any suggestions on the best bang for the buck? Peter Cooke KG6OUE Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
Re: [digitalradio] new operator question - I did not find an FAQ
Hello Peter, A lot of people now use a sound card interface rather than a TNC for the digital modes. I use the SignaLink SL-1 Plus ($70) from Tigertronics with DigiPan and MMVARI for PSK31 and RTTY others favor the RigBlaster sold by West Mountain Radio and then many hams homebrew their interface. There are others but these two are probably the most popular. Here are a few links to get you started: http://www.tigertronics.com/ (there is a product and price comparison on their website) http://www.westmountainradio.com/ http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/interface.html http://www.qsl.net/kf8gr/interface.html http://www.w5bbr.com/soundbd.html http://hrd.ham-radio.ch/ http://www.digipan.net/ http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/ Later Brad N1NPK [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
[digitalradio] PSK with Mike Plug or ACC plug on Icom Rig
I have a Rascal interface that uses the mike plug and ext speaker conection to inferace the radio with my rascal. My question is it better to use the ACC plug in the rear of the radio to interface to the radio? Thanks Jerry K4JHK Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
Re: [digitalradio] new operator question - I did not find an FAQ
Peter If you are going to operate Amtor or Pactor ARQ mode you will be better with a TNC. Otherwise for the sound card mode you will not need it. John, W0JAB At 12:33 PM 8/15/2006, you wrote: Hello - Eventhough I have had my tech license for a couple of years. I am finnally getting the courage and $ to adventure in ham. looking at the files with this group I noticed there was no FAQ oriented towards novices. Lets start with the Hardware and Software. Please correct me if wrong. For digital radio I need a: TNC, radio, computer, and some software. Where can I find a feature comparason of the various hardware and software used in digital radio. Any suggestions on the best bang for the buck? Peter Cooke KG6OUE Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
Re: [digitalradio] new operator question - I did not find an FAQ
Hi Peter! I am also new to digital radio but have done a lot of digging about hardware and software. First; The computer with the correct software installed MixW, MMTTY and several others have taken the place of the TNC. With that said. Second; you need a sound card interface between your computer and radio equipment. West Mountain Radio, MFJ and others make these. You might even venture if so inclined to build your own. just Google on digital sound card interface as well as digital mode software. Hope this along with others in the groups input helps. Hope to QSO with you on RTTY sometime. 73, Greg DeChant, W8GCD [EMAIL PROTECTED] No trees were killed in the transmission of this message but, several million electrons were inconvienced. - Original Message - From: pcooke2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 1:33 PM Subject: [digitalradio] new operator question - I did not find an FAQ Hello - Eventhough I have had my tech license for a couple of years. I am finnally getting the courage and $ to adventure in ham. looking at the files with this group I noticed there was no FAQ oriented towards novices. Lets start with the Hardware and Software. Please correct me if wrong. For digital radio I need a: TNC, radio, computer, and some software. Where can I find a feature comparason of the various hardware and software used in digital radio. Any suggestions on the best bang for the buck? Peter Cooke KG6OUE Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
Re: [digitalradio] new operator question - I did not find an FAQ
Take a look at Donner interfaces. $46.00 puts it in your front door and it includes all cables needed. It includes isolation transformers and an internal adjustment for sound levels. Pretty darned good value. While you may want to start with Digipan or something of that sort to get started, you will eventually want to look at MultiPSK for software. To do most anything you want, the program is free...registration and a payment is required for a few additional features, but you don't need them to enjoy the many many different modes supported in MultiPSK...and the author is still updating the program so you get something really up to date. Revisions are downloaded free from the itnernet. MixW is a great program, but costs $50.00? If I can be helpful, send me a note. I'll be glad to discuss it with you. 73 Mark KQ0I Des Moines, Iowa On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:33:43 - pcooke2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello - Eventhough I have had my tech license for a couple of years. I am finnally getting the courage and $ to adventure in ham. looking at the files with this group I noticed there was no FAQ oriented towards novices. Lets start with the Hardware and Software. Please correct me if wrong. For digital radio I need a: TNC, radio, computer, and some software. Where can I find a feature comparason of the various hardware and software used in digital radio. Any suggestions on the best bang for the buck? Peter Cooke KG6OUE Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
[digitalradio] Backward sunspot
-- Forwarded message -- From: Mike Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 15, 2006 On July 31st, a tiny sunspot was born. It popped up from the sun's interior, floated around a bit, and vanished again in a few hours. On the sun this sort of thing happens all the time and, ordinarily, it wouldn't be worth mentioning. But this sunspot was special: It was backward. We've been waiting for this, says David Hathaway, a solar physicist at the Marshall Space Flight in Huntsville, Alabama. A backward sunspot is a sign that the next solar cycle is beginning. Backward means magnetically backward. Hathaway explains: Sunspots are planet-sized magnets created by the sun's inner magnetic dynamo. Like all magnets in the Universe, sunspots have north (N) and south (S) magnetic poles. The sunspot of July 31st popped up at solar longitude 65o W, latitude 13o S. Sunspots in that area are normally oriented N-S. The newcomer, however, was S-N, opposite the norm. (snip) It sounds exciting, but Hathaway is cautious on several fronts: First, the sunspot lasted only three hours. Typically, sunspots last days, weeks or even months. Three hours is fleeting in the extreme. It came and went so fast, it was not given an official sunspot number, says Hathaway. The astronomers who number sunspots didn't think it worthy! Second, the latitude of the spot is suspicious. New-cycle sunspots almost always pop up at mid-latitudes, around 30o N or 30o S. The backward sunspot popped up at 13o S. That's strange. These odd-isms stop Hathaway short of declaring the onset of a new solar cycle. But it looks promising, he says. Even if Cycle 24 has truly begun, don't expect any great storms right away. Solar cycles last 11 years and take time to build up to fever pitch. For a while, perhaps one or two years, Cycle 23 and Cycle 24 will actually share the sun, making it a hodgepodge of backward and forward spots. Eventually, Cycle 24 will take over completely; then the fireworks will really begin. Meanwhile, Hathaway plans to keep an eye out for more backward sunspots. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/15aug_backwards.htm Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
Re: [digitalradio] new operator question - I did not find an FAQ
Here is an article I orignally wrote for the Zakanaka/Logger32 Help File and substantially updated by Jim Hargrave. Interfacing a Radio for PC Control Andy O'Brien, K3UK and Jim Hargrave, W5IFP Many modern radios allow the radio CPU to be interfaced with software products. Radios can send data about operating parameters, and can receive commands. Some HF radios manufactured since 1990 can be interfaced to a computer via serial (Com) port connections. If your radio is capable of PC-to-Radio interfacing, this will enable many features within Logger32 that you will find useful. This section contains general instructions. Some specific instructions are contained in other parts of the help file. Benefits of a Radio Connection with Logger32 Here is what Logger32 can do in PSK and RTTY mode when there is a radio communicating with the PC. You should also read the sections on Macros and Direct Control of Radios. Display radio frequencies on the analog Display frequency scale (go to View, Frequency Display, Display Frequency from Radio) Display radio frequencies on pane 3 of the Statusbar. Set the transmit frequency to that of an Aux window by turning Net off and then clicking on pane 3 in the Aux window (see Operating Split By Transmitting at an Aux Window Passband Frequency). Automatically retune your radio so that you are transmitting a tone of a selected audio frequency while remaining on the same transmitted radio frequency (see align). Retune your radio to a favourite frequency using Macros. Set the receiver filter bandwidths using Macros. Select mode and sideband using Macros. Operate split frequency (separate transmit and receive frequencies) using Macros. The Macros topic has a list of all macros in Logger32. The Direct Control of Radios topic discusses how to use those macros that are specifically designed to control the radio over the Com port. Connecting a Radio to Your Computer and to Logger32 General information is provided here to interface radios to Logger32. Detailed interface instructions for some specific radios may be found in the appendix for those radios. You will need to refer to your radio instruction manual for details of the exact protocol used by your radio, the communications port (com port) settings, and the cable and interface requirements. In Logger32, you must first configure a port to communicate with your radio. Do this in the Setup / Radio / Radio 1(2) configuration menu at the top of Logger32. You must do this first, and have your radio on before doing the next step. Icom and Ten-Tec Radios require a specific address for the radio type. This address can be set within Logger32. For example, here is how to set up an IC-751 in the Logger32 program, Click On Setup / Radio / Radio 1(2) configuration. Select Icom (not IC-735). Input the Radio Address (in Hex) - i.e. 1C for an Icom 751. Note: Do not include the H. Logger32 assumes the address is in Hex format. For a Ten-Tec radio, you must set the Icom address to 04 (the default port for all Ten-Tec radios, and also go to Radio and select the Ten-Tec radio type. Note: You must have your radio connected through a Com port, and have the port selected and communicating with your radio before setting Radio Type, or Logger32 may freeze and have to be closed via Ctrl-Alt-Del. Radio Debug Window To assist in setting up the communications and troubleshooting, there is a Radio Debug window that displays the data sent to and received from the radio. You can activate this window by checking the box in the port Setup described above. You can also activate the Debug Window by right clicking the Radio box in the lower status bar and checking Show Radio Debug window. Logger Bandplan Not all radios return their mode when interrogated. Also, when attempting to QSY a radio to a DX Spot some guess work is required in determining the mode to put the radio on (i.e. Is a DX Spot on 14080 a CW, or RTTY spot?). To address this difficulty, see the Logger32 Help Topic Bandplan, in the Logger program. Polling Speed You must set the speed at which the software polls the radio for information. The slower you set it, the more delay you will see when you change frequencies, but the less likely it is that you will overload your computer. In Logger32 click Settings / Radio / Radio 1(2) configuration options to set the polling speed in milliseconds. 500 ms. is fairly fast. A larger number will slow down polling. Logger32 communicates with a connected radio under the following conditions: Auto-Poll: The auto poll option is enabled when the radio port is open. The polling is automatically suppressed during transmit. FREQ: Clicking the Freq Button on the Logbook data entry window will read the radio frequency and mode. This will open the Band/Mode window where you can manually set the conditions for Band Mode logging. DX Spot: Clicking on a DX Spot (in the DX Cluster window) will read the current radio frequency (for
[digitalradio] : Mystery Transmission
-- Forwarded message -- From: westt1us [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Aug 15, 2006 6:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone help me with a transmission audible in the Orlando, Florida area around 7833kHz USB it's a sort of warbling tone that comes in bursts every day around between 2300 and Z. I've checked all the sound files in the archive and it doesn't sound like any of them and a Google search doesn't help me either. Many thanks for any help on this one Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
[digitalradio] Mystery Transmission
Hi Andy, It is a Russian CIS OQPSK PTT Modem No credit to me please. Mystery Man. At 07:07 PM 8/15/2006, you wrote: Can anyone help me with a transmission audible in the Orlando, Florida area around 7833kHz USB it's a sort of warbling tone that comes in bursts every day around between 2300 and Z. I've checked all the sound files in the archive and it doesn't sound like any of them and a Google search doesn't help me either. Many thanks for any help on this one -- Andy K3UK Fredonia, New York. Skype Me : callto://andyobrien73 Also available via Echolink Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
