[digitalradio] re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre Valaris - SV1UY
RE: [digitalradio] re: ARQ FAE Rud Merriam Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:40:26 -0700 Demetre, I am adding some material on Shannon-Hartley to The Ham Network Wiki (http://thehamnetwork.net/wiki/#Shannon-Hartley). I have been working the formula in Excel by duplicating the charts from my bibliography

[digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andrew O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is a Pactor III modem worth considering for general ham radio applications. If I spend a $1000 on a modem , what do I get? Is it a thousand dollars superior to Olivia or MT63? Will I be able to have reliable QSOs

[digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Steinar, OK for 18h30 to 19h00 UTC to-morrow evening. Note: you must have a stable frequency to avoid drift (in ALE you are supposed to have a fixed frequency), so one hour of working before the QSO will

Re: [digitalradio] re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Rick
Most of the radio equipment that hams use today are commercial products. Of course some do home brew them as well, and some, such as myself make many other devices (active antennas, meters, QRP rigs, interfaces, crystal calibrators, etc.) from various parts, some even recycled:). But even

Re: [digitalradio] re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Jose A. Amador
I used TERMAN93 with a homebrew FSK modem and my PC in 1997 was a 386 at 25 MHz with 20 MB RAM. I had to tweak the too simple dot clock oscillator to shift it from 14.312 MHz to the correct frequency of 14.318181MHz. I never knew about G4BMK Multi. But My PTC-II does that and more, too.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Roger J. Buffington
Demetre SV1UY wrote: - So if I were you and the above description covers you I would buy an SCS-modem. The cheapest one is the PTC-IIex. 73 de SV1UY Andy, if you ever make it to California I can look in my junk closet for my PTC-II modem (will support Pactor 1,2,3). I quit using it

[digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Roger J. Buffington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Demetre SV1UY wrote: - So if I were you and the above description covers you I would buy an SCS-modem. The cheapest one is the PTC-IIex. 73 de SV1UY Andy, if you ever make it to California I

[digitalradio] Re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Jose A. Amador [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used TERMAN93 with a homebrew FSK modem and my PC in 1997 was a 386 at 25 MHz with 20 MB RAM. I had to tweak the too simple dot clock oscillator to shift it from 14.312 MHz to the correct frequency of

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Roger After checking my log book for the last 10 QSO's you will find 6 Pactor QSO's and 4 CW. Thank in my mind is far from next to zero. At 08:45 AM 9/20/2007, you wrote: Andy, if you ever make it to California I can look in my junk closet for my PTC-II modem (will support Pactor 1,2,3). I

[digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Dave Bernstein
How many keyboard-to-keyboard Pactor stations would you estimate are QRV, John? 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, John Becker, WØJAB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Roger After checking my log book for the last 10 QSO's you will find 6 Pactor QSO's and 4 CW. Thank

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Demetre, Please let me know, the frequency you mentioned is it display frequency and are you going to use LSB or USB? It is the display frequency (3617 KHz) on your XCVR and in USB. Note: you can also send files without errors (but small files except if you are very patient). 73

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Rein Couperus
Everything is relative . I have 13589 CW, 387 PSK125 and zero pactor for the last 13976 qsos. Rein PA0R -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Gesendet: 20.09.07 17:54:00 An: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Betreff: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Don't know or have any idea but, I find them all the time. Not all of us have given up on the ARQ modes. John, WØJAB in the middle of fly over country At 12:40 PM 9/20/2007, you wrote: How many keyboard-to-keyboard Pactor stations would you estimate are QRV, John? 73, Dave, AA6YQ

[digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Demetre, Please let me know, the frequency you mentioned is it display frequency and are you going to use LSB or USB? It is the display frequency (3617 KHz) on your XCVR and in USB. Note: you can also

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Jose Amador
Off list, to avoid clutter. Well, my first setup was a Johnson Ranger and a HRO-60, heavily modified (1972). I built a multiband (80-40-20-15-10 m) phasing transmitter with a fixed 9 MHz IF. Quite similar to a Hallicrafters HT-37. (1973) I have used dipoles or verticals always, no beams. I

[digitalradio] Re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Jose Amador [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Off list, to avoid clutter. Hi Jose, A little history doesn't hurt anyone, and if it is about DIGITAL MODES all the better. Now I have a FT-757, a Swan 700 and a PRM-4021. Excellent little radio. Is the workhorse

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Demetre, I heard nothing unfortunately. Have you had any luck with Steinar? Perhaps we should try 40 meters next time. My aerial is not very efficient on 80. I hear sometimes Steinar but it was very weak. I connect Steinar once. I will plan other tests. I have a question, Why my TX/RX tones are

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Steinar Aanesland
Hi all, It was extremely heavy qrm on the frequency. I am now trying another antenna. and still sending CQ. 73 de LA5VNA Steinar Demetre SV1UY skrev: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Steinar Aanesland
Demetre, Care for trying on 14.109,5 now ? LA5VNA Steinar Demetre SV1UY skrev: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com, Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Demetre, Please let me know, the frequency you mentioned is it display

[digitalradio] Re: [hflink] ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Steinar Aanesland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Demetre, Care for trying on 14.109,5 now ? LA5VNA Steinar OK Steinar, trying now 20:43 UTC 73 de SV1UY

[digitalradio] ARQ FAE QSO

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre SV1UY
Hi Steinar, If you are still at your PC can we try 10MHZ? 73 de Demetre SV1UY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Howard Brown
John, Just out of curiosity, do you recall how many of the Pactor QSOs were P1, 2 or 3? Howard K5HB - Original Message From: John Becker, WØJAB [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:52:29 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox

Re: [digitalradio] ARQ FAE QSO

2007-09-20 Thread Steinar Aanesland
OK, trying 10.136,500 Calling CQ now LA5VNA Steinar Demetre SV1UY skrev: Hi Steinar, If you are still at your PC can we try 10MHZ? 73 de Demetre SV1UY

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Jose Amador
Demetre SV1UY wrote: I'm very happy with my RACAL. I often take it to the mountains as a backpack radio with it' 2.5 meter whip. See http://sv1uy.ampr.org/~sv1uy I will I got mine without the battery box, so I am using it fixed with a 12 V PSU I built.. I am very pleased with it. The last

Re: [digitalradio] ARQ FAE QSO

2007-09-20 Thread Steinar Aanesland
Nothing here Demetre, but I will monitor 14.109,50 tomorrow. 73 de LA5VNA Steinar Steinar Aanesland skrev: OK, trying 10.136,500 Calling CQ now LA5VNA Steinar Demetre SV1UY skrev: Hi Steinar, If you are still at your PC can we try 10MHZ? 73 de Demetre SV1UY

[digitalradio] NFCC votes to recommend FCC treat all repeaters as repeaters

2007-09-20 Thread Mark Thompson
- Forwarded Message From: Jay Maynard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:15:49 PM Subject: NFCC votes to recommend FCC treat all repeaters as repeaters The membership of the National Frequency Coordinators' Council has voted to ask the FCC to

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Sorry that I don't. But it seems that it was an even mix. John At 03:05 PM 9/20/2007, you wrote: John, Just out of curiosity, do you recall how many of the Pactor QSOs were P1, 2 or 3? Howard K5HB

[digitalradio] Propagation from/to North America

2007-09-20 Thread John Bradley
Patrick, Demetre, Steinar and all, I am getting great sigs most days from EA2AFR, Txema, on 20m around 2100/2200Z. Can listen for you one of these days, or , if you want leave your rigs on overnight and see if we can show up on your screens John VE5MU

Re: [digitalradio] NFCC votes to recommend FCC treat all repeaters as repeaters

2007-09-20 Thread Rodney Kraft
Can you explain what this means to all of us?? Are there Repeaters that are NOT treated as repeaters? Rod KC7CJO Mark Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Forwarded Message From: Jay Maynard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sent: Thursday,

[digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Dave Bernstein
Roughly how many different keyboard-to-keyboard stations have you worked in, say, the last 30 days? 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, John Becker, WØJAB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't know or have any idea but, I find them all the time. Not all of us have

[digitalradio] Re: NFCC votes to recommend FCC treat all repeaters as repeaters

2007-09-20 Thread expeditionradio
What will they say about single-channel time-multiplexed digital voice retransmitters? Bonnie KQ6XA

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Don't know that. I could take a WAG at it. But since there are so many ANTI WIDE people on this list I guess I have come out of the closet... Yes I enjoy Pactor and Amtor ARQ. John WØJAB in the middle of fly over country At 06:29 PM 9/20/2007, you wrote: Roughly how many different

[digitalradio] Re: Propagation from/to North America

2007-09-20 Thread expeditionradio
It is easy to check propagation to North America. Simply send an ALE sounding. If the band is open, you will see it on the web, on ALE Channel ZERO as it is received by 9 different stations (or more). CLICK HERE http://hflink.net/qso As an example, today, EA2AFR transmitted an ALE sounding at

[digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread Dave Bernstein
We've been around this mulberry bush before; I don't think there are many anti-wide people on this list, or anywhere else. Most criticism involving Pactor is not focused on the mode itself, but rather on unattended operation without busy detection. I was just trying to get a feel for how many

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Sorry if I went off the deep end. I don't log any KB to KB as such. So I can't really answer your question other then that. John At 07:02 PM 9/20/2007, you wrote: We've been around this mulberry bush before; I don't think there are many anti-wide people on this list, or anywhere else. Most

[digitalradio] QSX 40 METER OLIVIA:

2007-09-20 Thread Patricia \(Elaine\) Gibbons
Dial frequency = 7072.50 KHz Audio = up 1500 Hz ... Am calling cq and listening ... Elaine -- Patricia (Elaine) Gibbons WA6UBE / AAR9JA http://www.qrz.com/wa6ube Notebook.jpg

[digitalradio] Re: ARQ FAE

2007-09-20 Thread Demetre Valaris - SV1UY
Posted by: Jose Amador [EMAIL PROTECTED] co2ja Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:33 pm ((PDT)) I will I got mine without the battery box, so I am using it fixed with a 12 V PSU I built.. I am very pleased with it. The last time I calibrated it, it was 1 Hz away from WWV on 15 MHz. I have 3

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Non mailbox use of pactor ?

2007-09-20 Thread w6ids
Hey! I've got a PK-232MBX that's on line. I use it from time to time for PACTOR I keyboard-to-keyboard, FEC et al. Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN - Original Message - From: Dave Bernstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:40 PM