Re: [digitalradio] OFF TOPIC

2009-01-08 Thread Alan J. Wilson
Ri ck, I`ve built both. I`ve compared them side by side and the slimjim 
wins. I could hear and get into repeaters with the slimjim that I could 
not with the jpole. Plus it matches much easier and is easier to build 
than the jpole. I always used the 450 ladderline to build the slim jim. 
The tv twinlead is a lot harder to work with. The one advantage of the 
jpole I found was that when you made it out of copper it was easier to 
mount. To mount the slimjim from the bottom. I put the ladderline in 1 
in pvc and really taped a fiberglass rod to the side of it. Then  I 
mounted the ant by clamping the fiberglass rod to a metal mast and it 
works good. Note, enclosing the ladderline will change the optimum feed 
point...hope this answers your question...73, Alan


Why do you prefer the SlimJim over the J-Pole?

LB Cebik did an in depth comparison of the two antennas and found the
J-Pole to be slightly better in performance.

Recently, our club had a J-Pole antenna building party and it was
difficult to get them tuned up where we wanted them using TV twinlead.

My best success with homebrew verticals has been when I used 450 ohm
slotted line, but I have never tried building the SlimJim's. Maybe they
are easier to match?

73,

Rick, KV9U

Alan Wilson wrote:
 You can build 2m slimjim out of 450 ladderline for less than 5
 bucks...Look on http://www.hamuniverse.com, 
http://www.hamuniverse.com, I've built several and

 they are very easy to construct, easier and better than the
 jpole...73, Alan

 




Re: [digitalradio] OFF TOPIC

2009-01-08 Thread Rodney
I haven't been following this thread until now, but are you building these 
antennas for portability or are you using them in a base configuration?
 
I've found 300-ohm twinlead to be the best as far as portability and ease of 
construction.  I live in the Portland Oregon area and haven't seen any 450-ohm 
ladder line, anywhere, at least not for sale. 
 
I've never worked with it so I really can't make many comments on it, but it 
would seem to be harder to work with and the physical size wouldn't make it 
condusive to back packing!
 
Personally, I have a copper J-Pole that I can break down and take with me every 
where I go.  I also have the twinlead J-Poles that have served me well in most 
mobile situations!
 
Just my thoughts!

Rod
KC7Cjo

--- On Wed, 1/7/09, Alan J. Wilson ke4...@gmail.com wrote:

From: Alan J. Wilson ke4...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OFF TOPIC
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 9:30 PM












Why do you prefer the SlimJim over the J-Pole?

LB Cebik did an in depth comparison of the two antennas and found the 
J-Pole to be slightly better in performance.

Recently, our club had a J-Pole antenna building party and it was 
difficult to get them tuned up where we wanted them using TV twinlead.

My best success with homebrew verticals has been when I used 450 ohm 
slotted line, but I have never tried building the SlimJim's. Maybe they 
are easier to match?

73,

Rick, KV9U

Alan Wilson wrote:
 You can build 2m slimjim out of 450 ladderline for less than 5 
 bucks...Look on http://www.hamunive rse.com, I've built several and 
 they are very easy to construct, easier and better than the 
 jpole...73, Alan


 














  

[digitalradio] Winter field day advice

2009-01-08 Thread deadgoose38
I am in charge of the digital system for our club's winter field day
later this month. I have a fair amount of experience with BPSK-31 and
Olivia on 40 meters. Of course, that works nicely in late afternoon
and early evening, but I need to know what/where/what frequency to use
during the DAY, as we want something to show the public. I have an
FT-817ND, and a variety of antennas available to me. What is the
collective wisdom of this group?

Thanks!  /paul W3FIS in Slower Lower Delaware



Re: [digitalradio] Winter field day advice

2009-01-08 Thread Rodney
I've never heard of a Winter Field Day.  Is this ARRL sanctioned, or is it 
something local to your club?
 
Would be interesting!

Rod
KC7CJO

--- On Thu, 1/8/09, deadgoose38 deadgo...@comcast.net wrote:

From: deadgoose38 deadgo...@comcast.net
Subject: [digitalradio] Winter field day advice
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 6:52 AM






I am in charge of the digital system for our club's winter field day
later this month. I have a fair amount of experience with BPSK-31 and
Olivia on 40 meters. Of course, that works nicely in late afternoon
and early evening, but I need to know what/where/what frequency to use
during the DAY, as we want something to show the public. I have an
FT-817ND, and a variety of antennas available to me. What is the
collective wisdom of this group?

Thanks! /paul W3FIS in Slower Lower Delaware

 














  

[digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-08 Thread dl8le
I did a quick test only yesterday night at my FT-450 and here are the
results:

 500 Hz40 W
1000 Hz40-50 W
1500 Hz40 W
2000 Hz40 - 50 W
2500 Hz20 W

There is not at all such a big difference for the different tones even
though it's for sure not a very even passband for the system soundcard
+ transceiver. I have to say, however, that I didn't do any precise
measuring of the output voltage of the soundcard. This means that it
is not correct to make any conclusion to the transceiver passband
based on the above figures.

73

Juergen, DL8LE

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher sho...@... wrote:

 Hi all,
 
 I picked up a new Yaesu FT-450 over Xmas and have discovered that the 
 transmit passband seems very uneven to me. Using the same settings,
i.e. 
 audio drive, USB DATA mode, constant RF POWER selection - a single tone 
 from the soundcard at 500Hz could produce 20W, a tone at 1000Hz 7W, a 
 tone at 1500Hz produces only 3W output and at 2000Hz it is down to 1.8W.
 
 The interface is a Signalink SL-1+ and I know it works fine because I 
 have used this same interface (and soundcard) with an FT-897D for years 
 without problem.
 
 Has anyone else got an FT-450 on this group and could do a similar test 
 to see whether it is just my rig that has the problem or it is these 
 radios in general? The firmware in mine is 0194.
 
 Power out in CW mode is 100W without difficulty.
 
 I suppose using PSK31 the problem is not severe but wide bandwidth
modes 
 like ALE or MT63 e.t.c., could be a real problem.
 
 Other than this the FT-450 seems a very nice little rig and at $616
from 
 AES was too good to resist. The RX is very nice but you need to play 
 with the DSP a bit to get the most out of it. Surprisingly (at least to 
 me) it is superb on AM SWL broadcast too.
 
 Thanks es 73,
 
 Sholto
 KE7HPV





Re: [digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-08 Thread Sholto Fisher
Juergen,

Thanks for doing the test.

Now I am confused because I contacted Yaesu and sent them this graph of 
my measured transmit passband:

http://www.projectsandparts.com/misc/ft-450tx.gif

And this is what the engineer told me:

Your graph shows the typical audio roll off expected.  The bass band
deviation for the FT-450 is 300-2500.  You would expect the dBWs to peak 
as the filter narrows and conversely to drop off sharply as you approach 
the band edges.  That is exactly what your data shows.  Your FT-450 is
performing within design parameters.

I agree with your comments regarding the sound card  interface roll off 
and I will measure this later today with an oscilloscope. But from 
experience this sound card (audigy 2) and i/f has been in use with my 
old FT-897D and I did not observe such a problem.

I am quite prepared to believe it is something I am doing wrong but I 
will need to take more measurements to find out where the error is (if 
there is one).

73 Sholto.
KE7HPV



dl8le wrote:
 
 
 I did a quick test only yesterday night at my FT-450 and here are the
 results:
 
 500 Hz 40 W
 1000 Hz 40-50 W
 1500 Hz 40 W
 2000 Hz 40 - 50 W
 2500 Hz 20 W
 
 There is not at all such a big difference for the different tones even
 though it's for sure not a very even passband for the system soundcard
 + transceiver. I have to say, however, that I didn't do any precise
 measuring of the output voltage of the soundcard. This means that it
 is not correct to make any conclusion to the transceiver passband
 based on the above figures.
 
 73
 
 Juergen, DL8LE
 
 --- In digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com 
 mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher sho...@... wrote:
  
   Hi all,
  
   I picked up a new Yaesu FT-450 over Xmas and have discovered that the
   transmit passband seems very uneven to me. Using the same settings,
 i.e.
   audio drive, USB DATA mode, constant RF POWER selection - a single tone
   from the soundcard at 500Hz could produce 20W, a tone at 1000Hz 7W, a
   tone at 1500Hz produces only 3W output and at 2000Hz it is down to 1.8W.
  
   The interface is a Signalink SL-1+ and I know it works fine because I
   have used this same interface (and soundcard) with an FT-897D for years
   without problem.
  
   Has anyone else got an FT-450 on this group and could do a similar test
   to see whether it is just my rig that has the problem or it is these
   radios in general? The firmware in mine is 0194.
  
   Power out in CW mode is 100W without difficulty.
  
   I suppose using PSK31 the problem is not severe but wide bandwidth
 modes
   like ALE or MT63 e.t.c., could be a real problem.
  
   Other than this the FT-450 seems a very nice little rig and at $616
 from
   AES was too good to resist. The RX is very nice but you need to play
   with the DSP a bit to get the most out of it. Surprisingly (at least to
   me) it is superb on AM SWL broadcast too.
  
   Thanks es 73,
  
   Sholto
   KE7HPV
  
 
 


Re: [digitalradio] OFF TOPIC

2009-01-08 Thread Rick W
J-Poles, or for that matter, SlimJims, could be built for either 
portable or fixed operation from 450 ohm slotted twin lead. I have a 
fixed home J-Pole constructed from 450 ohm window line and sealed in 
PVC. Because the velocity factor is significantly slowed down by the 
PVC, you have adjust the size of the antenna. The 450 ohm line is 
available from ham dealers such as AES, etc.

There are two kinds of 450 ohm twin lead that I have used. The very 
heavy duty type with multistrand 14 AWG and the much lighter single 
strand 18 AWG. While I don't recommend the 18 AWG for long term use, 
e.g., making an open wire fed antenna, or G5RV and ZS6BKW types, this 
can work well for lighter weight portable dipoles, and making J-Poles 
for VHF, either free hanging or inside a PVC. For back packing I would 
choose the TV twinlead and have it as a roll up and if I used a walking 
stick, would have a ready short mast.

Of course you only need the twin lead for the Q section and the main 
half wave part of the antenna can be wire. I have done it both ways. 
When using the 450 ohm line inside PVC it tends to stay firmly upright 
and does not sag like wire is prone to do.

The reason I don't like the copper tubing designs is the exposure of the 
connections to the weather. With a soldered connection on the J-Pole 
encased in PVC, it seems to work well. I use a different approach with 
the addition of a bottom Tee which is positioned so the feedpoint is 
at right angles to the Q section. I hope to have a write up about this 
in the files section of the hfdec yahoogroup to add to our antenna 
projects section. It can never be published in QST since it is not 
finessed and uses things like electrical tape to throw it together, HI.

73,

Rick, KV9U


Rodney wrote:
 I haven't been following this thread until now, but are you building 
 these antennas for portability or are you using them in a base 
 configuration?
  
 I've found 300-ohm twinlead to be the best as far as portability and 
 ease of construction.  I live in the Portland Oregon area and haven't 
 seen any 450-ohm ladder line, anywhere, at least not for sale. 
  
 I've never worked with it so I really can't make many comments on it, 
 but it would seem to be harder to work with and the physical size 
 wouldn't make it condusive to back packing!
  
 Personally, I have a copper J-Pole that I can break down and take with 
 me every where I go.  I also have the twinlead J-Poles that have 
 served me well in most mobile situations!
  
 Just my thoughts!

 Rod
 KC7Cjo




[digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-08 Thread dl8le
It's hard to believe that the engineer has looked at the scale ... If
such a characteristic would be standard I would not recommend the
YAESU FT-450 to be used for medium or wider digital modes like Olivia etc.

I remember that first tests of the FT-450 complained about poor tx
audio performance, but I don't remember the modification on later
versions. As it looks my radio (bought in August 2007 in Europe)
performs better in combination with the soundcard I have.

73

Juergen, DL8LE

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher sho...@... wrote:

 Juergen,
 
 Thanks for doing the test.
 
 Now I am confused because I contacted Yaesu and sent them this graph of 
 my measured transmit passband:
 
 http://www.projectsandparts.com/misc/ft-450tx.gif
 
 And this is what the engineer told me:
 
 Your graph shows the typical audio roll off expected.  The bass band
 deviation for the FT-450 is 300-2500.  You would expect the dBWs to
peak 
 as the filter narrows and conversely to drop off sharply as you
approach 
 the band edges.  That is exactly what your data shows.  Your FT-450 is
 performing within design parameters.
 
 I agree with your comments regarding the sound card  interface roll
off 
 and I will measure this later today with an oscilloscope. But from 
 experience this sound card (audigy 2) and i/f has been in use with my 
 old FT-897D and I did not observe such a problem.
 
 I am quite prepared to believe it is something I am doing wrong but I 
 will need to take more measurements to find out where the error is (if 
 there is one).
 
 73 Sholto.
 KE7HPV
 
 
 
 dl8le wrote:
  
  
  I did a quick test only yesterday night at my FT-450 and here are the
  results:
  
  500 Hz 40 W
  1000 Hz 40-50 W
  1500 Hz 40 W
  2000 Hz 40 - 50 W
  2500 Hz 20 W
  
  There is not at all such a big difference for the different tones even
  though it's for sure not a very even passband for the system soundcard
  + transceiver. I have to say, however, that I didn't do any precise
  measuring of the output voltage of the soundcard. This means that it
  is not correct to make any conclusion to the transceiver passband
  based on the above figures.
  
  73
  
  Juergen, DL8LE
  
  --- In digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com 
  mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Sholto Fisher sholto@
wrote:
   
Hi all,
   
I picked up a new Yaesu FT-450 over Xmas and have discovered
that the
transmit passband seems very uneven to me. Using the same settings,
  i.e.
audio drive, USB DATA mode, constant RF POWER selection - a
single tone
from the soundcard at 500Hz could produce 20W, a tone at 1000Hz
7W, a
tone at 1500Hz produces only 3W output and at 2000Hz it is down
to 1.8W.
   
The interface is a Signalink SL-1+ and I know it works fine
because I
have used this same interface (and soundcard) with an FT-897D
for years
without problem.
   
Has anyone else got an FT-450 on this group and could do a
similar test
to see whether it is just my rig that has the problem or it is
these
radios in general? The firmware in mine is 0194.
   
Power out in CW mode is 100W without difficulty.
   
I suppose using PSK31 the problem is not severe but wide bandwidth
  modes
like ALE or MT63 e.t.c., could be a real problem.
   
Other than this the FT-450 seems a very nice little rig and at $616
  from
AES was too good to resist. The RX is very nice but you need to
play
with the DSP a bit to get the most out of it. Surprisingly (at
least to
me) it is superb on AM SWL broadcast too.
   
Thanks es 73,
   
Sholto
KE7HPV
   
  
 





Re: [digitalradio] OFF TOPIC

2009-01-08 Thread Rodney
Thanks!  Antennas are a science all on their own and I LOVE to mess with them.  
Any information I can get on them helps!  
 
I like to hear how others fix/modify/build their antennas!

I know that it may seem off topic, but it IS related to Ham Radio!
 
Thanks again!

Rod
KC7CJO

--- On Thu, 1/8/09, Rick W mrf...@frontiernet.net wrote:

From: Rick W mrf...@frontiernet.net
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OFF TOPIC
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 11:22 AM






J-Poles, or for that matter, SlimJims, could be built for either 
portable or fixed operation from 450 ohm slotted twin lead. I have a 
fixed home J-Pole constructed from 450 ohm window line and sealed in 
PVC. Because the velocity factor is significantly slowed down by the 
PVC, you have adjust the size of the antenna. The 450 ohm line is 
available from ham dealers such as AES, etc.

There are two kinds of 450 ohm twin lead that I have used. The very 
heavy duty type with multistrand 14 AWG and the much lighter single 
strand 18 AWG. While I don't recommend the 18 AWG for long term use, 
e.g., making an open wire fed antenna, or G5RV and ZS6BKW types, this 
can work well for lighter weight portable dipoles, and making J-Poles 
for VHF, either free hanging or inside a PVC. For back packing I would 
choose the TV twinlead and have it as a roll up and if I used a walking 
stick, would have a ready short mast.

Of course you only need the twin lead for the Q section and the main 
half wave part of the antenna can be wire. I have done it both ways. 
When using the 450 ohm line inside PVC it tends to stay firmly upright 
and does not sag like wire is prone to do.

The reason I don't like the copper tubing designs is the exposure of the 
connections to the weather. With a soldered connection on the J-Pole 
encased in PVC, it seems to work well. I use a different approach with 
the addition of a bottom Tee which is positioned so the feedpoint is 
at right angles to the Q section. I hope to have a write up about this 
in the files section of the hfdec yahoogroup to add to our antenna 
projects section. It can never be published in QST since it is not 
finessed and uses things like electrical tape to throw it together, HI.

73,

Rick, KV9U

Rodney wrote:
 I haven't been following this thread until now, but are you building 
 these antennas for portability or are you using them in a base 
 configuration?
 
 I've found 300-ohm twinlead to be the best as far as portability and 
 ease of construction. I live in the Portland Oregon area and haven't 
 seen any 450-ohm ladder line, anywhere, at least not for sale. 
 
 I've never worked with it so I really can't make many comments on it, 
 but it would seem to be harder to work with and the physical size 
 wouldn't make it condusive to back packing!
 
 Personally, I have a copper J-Pole that I can break down and take with 
 me every where I go. I also have the twinlead J-Poles that have 
 served me well in most mobile situations!
 
 Just my thoughts!

 Rod
 KC7Cjo


 














  

[digitalradio] MFTTY FREQ.

2009-01-08 Thread wd4kpd
LOOKING FORWARD TO FIRST QSOAM WATCHING THE FREQS MENTIONED IN 
EARLIER MESSAGESHPE C UALL TONIGHT.

DAVID/WD4KPD




Re: [digitalradio] FREQ AND SKEDS

2009-01-08 Thread Russell Blair
David, where are you going to be at and what time, I'm in Texas. I been on 
14075 usb most of the day and been calling CQ at times.
 
Russell


 
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--- On Thu, 1/8/09, wd4kpd wd4...@suddenlink.net wrote:

From: wd4kpd wd4...@suddenlink.net
Subject: [digitalradio] FREQ AND SKEDS
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 2:07 PM






THERE IS A GROUP ON YAHOOSOUNDCARD- MODE-SKEDS THAT YOU CAN SEND OUT 
NOTICES OF OPERATIONS AND SKED REQUESTS.

SET YOUR GROUP MODE TO INDIVIDUAL MESSAGES.

DAVID/WD4KPD

 














  

Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY FREQ.

2009-01-08 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Also keep en eye on http://www.obriensweb.com/sked

Very useful..



At 02:01 PM 1/8/2009, you wrote:
LOOKING FORWARD TO FIRST QSOAM WATCHING THE FREQS MENTIONED IN 
EARLIER MESSAGESHPE C UALL TONIGHT.

DAVID/WD4KPD














Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY FREQ.

2009-01-08 Thread F.R. Ashley
I heard some MFTTY signals but they would not decode.. no RX print at all.. 

73 Buddy WB4M
- Original Message - 
From: wd4kpd wd4...@suddenlink.net
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:01 PM
Subject: [digitalradio] MFTTY FREQ.


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2009-01-08 Thread Thomas F. Giella KN4LF
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Re: [digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-08 Thread Cortland Richmond
Hello Sholto, 

In the Yaesu FT-450 Yahoo group photo files there are a series of receive
BW scans I took with my 450, with a couple of 857 scans thrown in for
comparison.   If it has a narrow CW filter, the 857 IMO wins on filtering
and its audio DPS works extremely well as an adjunct to accessory filters. 
The 450's SSB response seems by comparison rather peaky, just as the plot
linked here indicates for transmit.  Unfortunately, the 450 lacks the
ability to move the carrier closer to the filter skirt. 

I have not done 450 output power measurements vs audio frequency, but it
sounds like a worthwhile experiment.   I will say that where we use wider
modes for MARS, such as 1K MT63 and Olivia 1K 32 tone (very nice weak
signal performance) I have not noticed the 450 being less effective than a
Harris RF350 (300 Hz - 3000 Hz BW).  But I have not looked, either!


Cortland
KA5S


 [Original Message]
 From: Sholto Fisher sho...@probikekit.com
 To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
 Date: 1/8/2009 12:45:20 PM
 Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

 Juergen,

 Thanks for doing the test.

 Now I am confused because I contacted Yaesu and sent them this graph of 
 my measured transmit passband:

 http://www.projectsandparts.com/misc/ft-450tx.gif

 And this is what the engineer told me:

 Your graph shows the typical audio roll off expected.  The bass band
 deviation for the FT-450 is 300-2500.  You would expect the dBWs to peak
..



Re: [digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes

2009-01-08 Thread Sholto Fisher
Cortland,

Thanks for the info. Can I ask what firmware version is on your 450?

Presumably the tx filter is implemented by DSP on these models and it 
may just be a software issue which in time may be fixed.

The version here is 0194.

Regarding the rx filtering I am quite happy with the rig. Using a 
software spectrum analyzer (MultiPSK) the rx passband looks fine. I had 
an FT-897D with both a 300Hz and 500Hz filter and while the 450 DSP CW 
filter is not quite as effective I still find it surprisingly good on CW 
and general receive. In fact at this point I feel it has a better 
receiver than the 897. Certainly the contour is a big help on some 
signals and the NR seems not quite as weird sounding as the 897 was.

The manual notch is also very impressive and much more useful than the 
897 auto notch.

CAT control on the 450 is much better too, it is more responsive than 
the 897 and works very well with HRD and OmniRig.

All in all I am quite happy with it and if one day a software update 
comes along and fixes the lumpy tx passband it will be a bonus.


73 Sholto
KE7HPV

Cortland Richmond wrote:
 
 
 Hello Sholto,
 
 In the Yaesu FT-450 Yahoo group photo files there are a series of receive
 BW scans I took with my 450, with a couple of 857 scans thrown in for
 comparison. If it has a narrow CW filter, the 857 IMO wins on filtering
 and its audio DPS works extremely well as an adjunct to accessory filters.
 The 450's SSB response seems by comparison rather peaky, just as the plot
 linked here indicates for transmit. Unfortunately, the 450 lacks the
 ability to move the carrier closer to the filter skirt.
 
 I have not done 450 output power measurements vs audio frequency, but it
 sounds like a worthwhile experiment. I will say that where we use wider
 modes for MARS, such as 1K MT63 and Olivia 1K 32 tone (very nice weak
 signal performance) I have not noticed the 450 being less effective than a
 Harris RF350 (300 Hz - 3000 Hz BW). But I have not looked, either!
 
 Cortland
 KA5S
 
   [Original Message]
   From: Sholto Fisher sho...@probikekit. com 
 mailto:sholto%40probikekit.com
   To: digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com 
 mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com
   Date: 1/8/2009 12:45:20 PM
   Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: FT-450 on digimodes
  
   Juergen,
  
   Thanks for doing the test.
  
   Now I am confused because I contacted Yaesu and sent them this graph of
   my measured transmit passband:
  
   http://www.projects andparts. com/misc/ ft-450tx. gif 
 http://www.projectsandparts.com/misc/ft-450tx.gif
  
   And this is what the engineer told me:
  
   Your graph shows the typical audio roll off expected. The bass band
   deviation for the FT-450 is 300-2500. You would expect the dBWs to peak
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Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY on 80m

2009-01-08 Thread W6IDS

Hey, Steinar!

Tried to bring up MFTTY but encountered a problem.

I get this flag:

Run Time Error '429':

ActiveX component can't create object.

Howard W6IDS
Richmond, IN

- Original Message - 
From: Steinar Aanesland saa...@broadpark.no
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:35 AM
Subject: [digitalradio] MFTTY on 80m


 Hi all,
 
 I am monitoring dial 3588 USB (1000Hz) now 


Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY on 80m

2009-01-08 Thread W6IDS
Forgot to mention, if it matters, that I'm running VISTA.

Howard W6IDS

- Original Message - 
From: W6IDS w6...@verizon.net
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] MFTTY on 80m


 
 Hey, Steinar!
 
 Tried to bring up MFTTY but encountered a problem.
 
 I get this flag:
 
 Run Time Error '429':
 
 ActiveX component can't create object.
 
 Howard W6IDS
 Richmond, IN
 
 - Original Message - 
 From: Steinar Aanesland saa...@broadpark.no
 To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:35 AM
 Subject: [digitalradio] MFTTY on 80m
 
 
 Hi all,
 
 I am monitoring dial 3588 USB (1000Hz) now 
 
 
 
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