Re: [digitalradio] DM-780

2010-08-30 Thread Dave Wright
Assuming you're using v5, it is activated via a macro instruction "". For use on receive, go to Program Options, Modes + IDs, the Reed Solomon (RSID) tab, and "Enable RSID detection". You can also activate a RSID transmit button as well, if you don't want to program it into the macros. Tha

Re: [digitalradio] Anyone For 6 Meter ROS ??

2010-08-24 Thread Dave Wright
The only problem is that Mr Henderson is mistaken in one regard. Per Part 97, spread spectrum is not authorized on 6m or 2m. The rules specifically state (section 97.305(b)) "no SS modulation emission may be transmitted on any frequency where SS is not specifically authorized.". A review of t

Re: [digitalradio] Unknown Digital signal????

2010-08-21 Thread Dave Wright
There are some known European users in that range, but without a recording, it would difficult to say for certain what it is and where is it coming from. However, keep in mind that while this frequency range is assigned to amateur radio exclusively in Region 2, that is not the case in Europe and

Re: [digitalradio] Hellschreiber on-air comparison

2010-08-02 Thread Dave Wright
Also available in Fldigi. On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:32 PM, Tony wrote: > All in all, FSK-Hell does offer better readability over Feld Hell. Click > on the link below to see an on-air and example of how the modes > compared. FSK-Hell is available in IZ8BLY's Hellschreiber (FM-Hell), > DM780, MixW a

Re: [digitalradio] Ubuntu - thank you

2010-07-28 Thread Dave Wright
Great idea. Just remember, the "Windows way" of doing things doesn't always translate into Ubuntu. Give Ubuntu a good period of time, learn to use it, and you will not regret it. Dave On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 7:53 PM, n0alo wrote: > > > Thank you everyone for the very usefull information. The

Re: [digitalradio] Ubuntu

2010-07-28 Thread Dave Wright
Ubuntu is an operating system, like Windows. It DOES NOT run Windows programs natively. The programs that Peter mentioned were ALL linux (Ubuntu) programs. Linux has most necessary drivers for most hardware out there. It would handle the sound card, modem, speaker, etc the same way Windows does

Re: [digitalradio] re: Ubuntu

2010-07-28 Thread Dave Wright
Ubuntu is Linux, and will NOT run Windows programs normally. Some will run using a windows emulator called WINE, which emulates some Windows functions, but not all. I didn't know about any of those programs in particular; but a quick check of the wine website indicates the following: MMSSTV - Wo

Re: [digitalradio] Ubuntu

2010-07-28 Thread Dave Wright
But the original question was regarding "various windows digi software", so the answer should address things like: Ham Radio Deluxe, DX Lab Suite, EasyPAL, etc. Listing off a group of Linux software doesn't answer the question. That being said, WSJT, WSPR, Fldigi CQRLog and others are all GREAT p

Re: AW: AW: [digitalradio] Operating ROS In USA

2010-07-20 Thread Dave Wright
Well said, Skip. I also noticed a few days ago on the ROSDIGITALMODEM group that W4CMM had contacted the FCC asking for a revisit of the ROS issue. They reiterated their stance regarding ROS. To excerpt the response from the FCC: "FCC position has not changed on ROS equipment." Check out the RO

Re: [digitalradio] New question

2010-07-15 Thread Dave Wright
Why would anyone want to use any version of this software? Which is better; the software that sends out false reports that you can block, or the software that sends out false reports that you can't? In any case, it is doing who knows what in the background. The fact that Jose has now coded a

Re: [digitalradio] New question

2010-07-14 Thread Dave Wright
Wasn't that part of the infamous fake FCC response that Jose posted on his website? On Jul 14, 2010, at 1:38 AM, Rein A wrote: > Noticed this statement in a report of an exchange with a custom > agent at FCC: > > "ROS is not "Spread Spectrum" because the 3khz HF standard channel is > maintaine

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Random data vs Spread Spectrum

2010-07-13 Thread Dave Wright
I think that a lot of people are missing the point with ROS and Spread Spectrum here in the US. The author defined it as Spread Spectrum, only changing it to FSK144 (or whatever) after being told that SS was not allowed below 1.25m in the US. The FCC rules don't mention bandwidth in relationsh

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Moving ROS forward in the USA?

2010-07-12 Thread Dave Wright
d of talking, thinking > about it. > Please lets move on, there are other digital methods, why not just > use those? > > 73 Rein W6SZ > > -Original Message- > >From: Dave Wright > > >Sent: Jul 12, 2010 7:25 PM > >To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com &

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Moving ROS forward in the USA?

2010-07-12 Thread Dave Wright
Sigi, Have to agree with you here. Since Spread Spectrum is not authorized in the US below 220MHz, and since CHIP 64/128 is Spread Spectrum, no one in the US can use MultiPSK since it includes CHIP??? Well, of course, that isn't the case. Logic would have to prevail, but with the negativity

Re: [digitalradio] Random data vs Spread Spectrum

2010-07-12 Thread Dave Wright
In the original FCC statement on this topic back in March (released via the ARRL), they stated that they did feel that ROS was Spread Spectrum because that was indeed what Jose called it. As they put it, the developer should know what he developed. They further went on to say that it was up to each

[digitalradio] Posted on ROSMODEM home page

2010-07-11 Thread Dave Wright
ROS 1.0 (the last) 11 July, 2010 by José Alberto Nieto Ros I’ve been reading too many derogatory comments towards me in Digital Group and ROSDIGITALMODEMGROUP so I understand that it is not worth further evolve this software. So, ROS 1.0

Re: [digitalradio] ROS Developer will continue to auto-spot despite complaints

2010-07-10 Thread Dave Wright
Just goes to show that he reads the boards and keeps track of what is going on. Now, how easy would it be to program a button to disable the function with one toggle in the software? Very easy! Then he could open it to everyone to decide whether they want the reporting or not. Since he won't a

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Testing Confirms ROS Autospot Behaviour

2010-07-10 Thread Dave Wright
I'm not sure if it still requires it, but many early users gladly gave over their gmail account passwords (required at the time) to the program without question, so why would they care (or even know) if it did anything else? On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 5:25 PM, g4ilo wrote: > > > As a (retired) am

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [ROSDIGITALMODEMGROUP] Pirate behavior

2010-07-10 Thread Dave Wright
Yes, he is spotting on 14112but a lot of those spots were on 14115 and 14103 which he is not monitoring. Dave K3DCW On Jul 10, 2010, at 10:40 AM, rein...@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > Steinar, > > I believe you are reporting ( spotting ) stations at 14.112 > > because you are using ROS with

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS are sending data from your PC - banned call list

2010-07-09 Thread Dave Wright
ll for cluster problem ) > > Has always worked here without a any problem. Program locates always > the correct sound card > > 73 Rein W6SZ > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com , Dave > Wright wrote: > > > > So, did you actually transmit using another op

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS are sending data from your PC - banned call list

2010-07-09 Thread Dave Wright
ry to transmit, it doesn't mean a thing. Dave K3DCW On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:06 PM, pd4u_dares wrote: > > > > I tried the new ROS version 4.6.0. and K5OKC,N1SZ and G4ILO worked. So the > "hard coded banned call list" no longer exists. > > Marc, PD4U > > ---

Re: [digitalradio] ROS are sending data from your PC

2010-07-09 Thread Dave Wright
The discussion of the persona-non-grata list was started here: http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=239742&highlight=ros. It starts getting pretty interesting around page 4 or 5. In March, the list consisted of the following calls: * K5OKC,N1SZ,G4ILO,W4PC,W9IQ,KY5U,KQ6XA,G0GQK,N3RQ,N1SZ,KC4ARAN

Re: AW: [digitalradio] my thoughts about ROS (was Ros on 40m)

2010-07-08 Thread Dave Wright
The "hall of shame" consists of users that dared to criticize ROS as being too wide, being spread spectrum (illegal here in the US below 1.2m) or numerous other offenses that have never been explained. Personally, I'm in there because I made a post on QRZ asking to be in there so that I could

Re: [digitalradio] my thoughts about ROS (was Ros on 40m)

2010-07-07 Thread Dave Wright
Just another part of the mystery, I guess Andy...a lot about ROS makes no sense one way or another. On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Andy obrien wrote: > > > There is one thing about Jose that does not make sense... if he is as > devious and untrustworthy ass some suggest...and he has had to put

Re: [digitalradio] my thoughts about ROS (was Ros on 40m)

2010-07-07 Thread Dave Wright
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Siegfried Jackstien < siegfried.jackst...@freenet.de> wrote: > His interest is making a software that gets over the ocean under the > noiselevel with a few watts and a simple antenna ! > For what purpose? If he's not a ham, then it isn't to support the amateur co

Re: [digitalradio] 60M, FCC, and ALE

2010-06-25 Thread Dave Wright
Andy, Just two-cents worth here. ALE400 forces the user into one software package and operating system at the expense of others. Of course, there is virtualization technologies to help with that, but unless ALE400 gets more widely adopted it likely isn't the answer as a specified signal of inter

Re: [digitalradio] Opposing 60M proposal

2010-05-10 Thread Dave Wright
l probably suggest that they authorize PS31, MFSK16 and Winmor 500 if > they are going to get mode specific. > > Andy K3UK > > > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Dave Wright wrote: > > > On May 10, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Chris Jewell wrote: > >> >

Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support...

2010-05-10 Thread Dave Wright
On May 10, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Chris Jewell wrote: > Rick Ellison writes: > "recommending that instead of authorizing only PSK-31 and Pactor-III, > that the FCC instead permit all publicly-documented data modes " > > So, has Pactor III every been publicly-documented??? Dave K3DCW Real radio b

Re: [digitalradio] KQ6XA Recommendation IARU Region 2 Bandplan to ARRL

2010-04-06 Thread Dave Wright
The ARRL deadline for comments/suggestions was April 5th. I wonder why Bonnie waited until the very last minute to submit her suggestion to the ARRL? Could it be that she anticipated a backlash against the 15%+ proposal (her suggested band plan gives 50% of 30m to fast/automatic stations!) from o

[digitalradio] ARRL/FCC Announcement about ROS

2010-03-04 Thread Dave Wright
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2010/03/04/11377/?nc=1

Re: [digitalradio] ARRL,ROS,FCC

2010-02-21 Thread Dave Wright
Ask and you shall receive. > So I bring you an article about SS, and no one has based his opinion on > real fact. where is the Part 97 that clearly stated that amateur radio can > not use SS. > This is stated in: §97.305 Authorized emission types, Paragraph (b) which states: (b) A station may tran

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-21 Thread Dave Wright
I'm with you, Skip. While I appreciate the effort Jose put into this mode, I won't be using it on HF. The article quoted as justification of the legality of ROS was written by the Italian developer of Chip64 who is not under the jurisdiction of the FCC. The ARRL lists it only as a technical refer

Re: [digitalradio] com ports winxp-pro all in use (HRD)

2010-01-03 Thread Dave Wright
If you "rename" the new port to one of the old ports that is now unused, you'll have no problems. Dave On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 5:12 PM, graham787 wrote: > > > Windows device manager is showing all the com ports 1 > 12 are in use .. > but i only have 3 usb to serial devices and 1 usb modem in the

Re: [digitalradio] YOUR TELETYPE SOUNDS FUNNY

2009-12-21 Thread Dave Wright
Really? That's your response? You do realize that any answer would be purely a guess, without some information from you such as specific frequencies, times or perhaps a recording. However, in the interest in trying to be helpful, and going without any info from you other than some general frequen

Re: [digitalradio] What mode on 14.109.50

2009-07-17 Thread Dave Wright
I hear Pactor and Pactor III on there now. Dave K3DCW On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Dave Sparks wrote: > > > Is sounds like it MIGHT be an ALE sounding. That was one of the main 20m > freqs, but it was eventually moved to 14.109.000. Sound like it might be > someone with an older QRG file lo