Re: [digitalradio] DRCC numbers updated for PSK63 contest

2007-11-23 Thread John Gleichweit
My callsign is in the .sigfile. -- John Smokey Behr Gleichweit FF1/EMT, CCNA, MCSE IPN-CAL023 N6FOG UP Fresno Sub MP183.5 ECV1852 List Owner x6, Moderator x4 CA-OES 51-507 http://smokeybehr.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/smokeybehr

Re: [digitalradio] I Apologize

2007-11-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
John: The problem is that during a contest ,, contesters have all the channels, and it doesn't matter if you do find a clear spot,, contestester will move in within in a kc and take out ANY other communications that are going on.. whether it be ssb qso, digital sstv, sstv.. If the idea

Re: [digitalradio] Re: I Apologize

2007-11-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Roger your beating a very dead horse. In just 41 days all the wide robots will have to be in their own sub-band. I sure hope this anti-wide stuff will stop soon. John, W0JAB Keep in mind that the enforcement resources of the FCC are pretty limited, and Pactor 3 is not all that ubiquitous

Re: [digitalradio] Re: I Apologize

2007-11-20 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
. That is my point. Hope this helped you, John. ;-)

Re: [digitalradio] Re: PSK63 activity!

2007-11-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Skip you points are well taken. My point was not to mix another mode in with a RTTY contest. If you really miss that smell of the machine oil and the newsroom clatter stop by some time. Still doing RTTY with a pair of 28's. One ASR and one KSR. John, W0JAB in the center of flyover country

Re: [digitalradio] I Apologize

2007-11-19 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
HF rigs has a OFF switch. John, W0JAB At 06:45 PM 11/19/2007, you wrote: not if there is a CQ contester every 1kz running 1500 watts (or more) screaming CQ CONTEST every 10 seconds. You can't pick a secondary freq, if there are none empty. And its getting so someone has a contest everyother

[digitalradio] Canadian digital users

2007-11-19 Thread John Bradley
Hi Andy and company interested in other VE's who are into the digital modes. Any from VE4 , VE5,VE6, or VE7 especially? John VE5MU

Re: [digitalradio] PSK63 activity!

2007-11-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 06:10 PM 11/18/2007, you wrote: N3WT United States 14,073.1 PSK63 2007-18-11 18:19K3UK PSK63 36 K6MKF United States 14,073.7 PSK63 2007-18-11 18:26K3UK PSK63 34 K7RE United States

Re: [digitalradio] PSK63 activity!

2007-11-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
contest? Or vice verse. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] PSK63 activity!

2007-11-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 08:00 PM 11/18/2007, you wrote: It is not like adding CW to a phone contest because both RTTY and PSK63 are keyboard modes. Phone and CW are not. Well just add the rest of the keyboard modes while your at it... And please make sure you do add both the keyboard mode of Amtor and Pactor. I

Re: [digitalradio] PSK63 activity!

2007-11-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Roger regardless of what you think about Amtor and Pactor - both are still doing very well. Other then a hand full of CW and SSB QSO's the log book is full of both Amtor and Pactor 1, 2 and 3. John, W0JAB At 08:16 PM 11/18/2007, you wrote: John Becker, WØJAB wrote: Ten extra points for using

[digitalradio] ALE400

2007-11-17 Thread John Bradley
forward to playing more. I am currently on 14094.5 , 1625 centre, if anyone wants to try a connect... I won't be around but feel free to play. John VE5MU DO70QK

Re: [digitalradio] A challenge to RTTY operators!

2007-11-14 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 07:17 PM 11/14/2007, you wrote: Dear RTTY-Fanatics I really have not found a mode other then CW or SSB that will bring more operators out of the wood works. My 2 TTY machines even with all the noise and that fine smell of oil that they have are still working as well as the day I got them

Re: [digitalradio] Digital Radio - Well Broadcast

2007-11-12 Thread John B. Stephensen
digital radio receivers in stores yet. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Kevin Natalia To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 20:13 UTC Subject: [digitalradio] Digital Radio - Well Broadcast Hi All, Most likely a little off topic

Re: [digitalradio] Digital Radio - Well Broadcast

2007-11-12 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
This has been going on for over 25 years that I know of. But I don't think it was digital. AM and FM radio had a service for the blind that was a sub carrier. Sounds very close to it. At 06:29 PM 11/12/2007, you wrote: In the U.S. the FCC has approved a system called IBOC (In-Band On Channel)

[digitalradio] ALE400

2007-11-08 Thread John Bradley
/80/160 one of these nights if anyone is up for it John VE5MU

Re: [digitalradio] Testing Digital Codes at Bit Level

2007-11-06 Thread John B. Stephensen
useful decoder for HF will operate on an analog input with a resolution at least 2 bits greater than the number of bits encoded in the transmitted signal. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 02:48

Re: [digitalradio] Testing Digital Codes at Bit Level

2007-11-06 Thread John B. Stephensen
, they still use an RS code that is capable of correcting bursts of 8 errors. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 20:10 UTC Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Testing Digital Codes at Bit Level

Re: [digitalradio] Testing Digital Codes at Bit Level

2007-11-06 Thread John B. Stephensen
to channel capacity but they require very long block lengths (greater than 10,000 symbols) and an iterative decoder to be effective. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 02:24 UTC Subject: RE

RE: [digitalradio] Digitalradio SKED/ spotting page

2007-11-04 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Rick Don't use the firefox re-load/refresh but rather click on the word refresh near the top of the page just to the left of the date and time. It will not resent you last post. John, W0JAB Co-moderator. At 01:00 PM 11/4/2007, you wrote: Hello Andy, This web page is a very good tool

RE: [digitalradio] Test in ALE400

2007-11-03 Thread John Bradley
For your info, Patrick, 20M doesn't open until 1400-1500Z reaching a peak around 1900-2000Z Consistently hear Txema, EA2AFR around 1900Z here in central North America John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Lindecker Sent: Friday

[digitalradio] ALE400

2007-11-01 Thread John Bradley
Sitting on 14109.5 ALE400 all Thrusday Morning , if anyone wants to try the mail function John VE5MU

[digitalradio] ALE400

2007-10-31 Thread John Bradley
This Am did a connect using ALE400 between Cincinnati (WB8NUT) and Regina, which is just over 2000km. This was on 14109.5 ALE400 worked very well on 20 and was able to maintain the connect despite some significant QSB. Worked well down into the weeds and, being ARQ had 100% copy. John

[digitalradio] ALE400

2007-10-29 Thread John Bradley
On 14109.5 , USB, 1500hz center, ALE400 (Multipsk) , for the balance of the day. Try a connect John VE5MU

[digitalradio] ALE400

2007-10-29 Thread John Bradley
modes. Since there is not a large active ALE community ( emphasis on ACTIVE) all can, and should be able survive on the current ALE frequencies. John VE5MU

[digitalradio] ALE400

2007-10-28 Thread John Bradley
Listening on 14109.5, using ALE400, try a connect. Will be back after 1830Z to play.. Right now have to make like a soccer grandpa John VE5MU

RE: [digitalradio] Sub Channel DQPSK

2007-10-27 Thread John Bradley
pretty fast. Also makes SSB ops Sound like Donald Duck There are times when this will show up on relatively short hops (less than 500km) on 80 and 40 M John VE5MU Would the phase distortion that can corrupt a PSK signal occur the same on a M-PSK signal? If the phase distortion

Re: [digitalradio] Re: QEX Article on HF Digital Propagation

2007-10-27 Thread John B. Stephensen
RTTY is binary FSK so the bandwidth is approximately the deviation (170 Hz) plus the baud rate or 215 Hz. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: John Becker, WØJAB To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 01:04 UTC Subject: Re: [digitalradio

RE: [digitalradio] Re: QEX Article on HF Digital Propagation

2007-10-27 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Sorry but I may have missed something. Your point is ? ? ? At 07:11 PM 10/27/2007, you wrote: I took the dB results from the authors web page and calculated the bandwidth adjusted dB and the Shannon-Hartley channel capacity: Report SNRBWBW Adj

Re: [digitalradio] Re: QEX Article on HF Digital Propagation

2007-10-26 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
How wide is 45 baud RTTY ? At 07:52 PM 10/26/2007, Rick, KV9U wrote in part: How do you make a wider bandwidth for a given mode? Isn't the bandwidth based on the baud rate to begin with?

Re: [digitalradio] What DXCC mode is AMTOR?

2007-10-25 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I would have to say an error. But just a guess on my part. At 06:21 PM 10/25/2007, you wrote: Got my DXCC the other day and was surprised to see an AMTOR QSO registered as CW. Is this normal or a simple error? Tnx es 73 Dave KB3MOW

Re: [digitalradio] QEX Article on HF Digital Propagation

2007-10-25 Thread John B. Stephensen
. It seems to me that the ideal HF modem would use OFDM that occupyies a constant bandwidth using a subcarrier spacing that suits the Doppler spread and multipath spread for the current path and changes the code rate to suit the available SNR. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message

Re: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal: Details

2007-10-24 Thread John B. Stephensen
with higher-frequency subcarriers. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:03 UTC Subject: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal: Details For your amusement and consternation here are my latest

Re: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal: Details

2007-10-24 Thread John B. Stephensen
for more mobile telephone and data services and the NAB had agreed to a switchover to DTV by 2006, freeing up of about 20 channels. Since hams like to push the limit and operate over barely usable HF paths, OFDM is probably better for amateur use. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message

Re: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal: Details

2007-10-24 Thread John B. Stephensen
to generate files for an arbitary waveform generator. The other was to test the file generated by the first program. The software and a signal generator were used to generate a signal on 6 meters and 70 cm for testing an FPGA-based decoder. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message

Re: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal: Details

2007-10-24 Thread John B. Stephensen
in the total occupied bandwidth. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 03:48 UTC Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal: Details John, One more time, thanks. A lot to mull over in your

Re: [digitalradio] Re: OFDM Proposal

2007-10-22 Thread John B. Stephensen
Look at KA9Q's web site, especially http://www.ka9q.net/code/fec/, for FEC software. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 05:13 UTC Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: OFDM Proposal Ed, I

Re: [digitalradio] Re: OFDM Proposal

2007-10-22 Thread John B. Stephensen
. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 15:40 UTC Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: OFDM Proposal Thanks, John, for this reference and the other responses. I do keep an eye on Phil's work

[digitalradio] Testing Slowfeld on 30m

2007-10-21 Thread John Bradley
Andy and Steinar; As of 1900Z 21Oct sitting on 10139 (dial) and .75 characters/minute. Will TX beacon occasionally at 5 watts and see what happens. John VE5MU

RE: [digitalradio] Modes the work with SSB splatter

2007-10-21 Thread John Bradley
Under similar conditions on 40/80m switching to OLIVIA 1000/32 works well, even with considerable overlap On the waterfall John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:10 PM To: digitalradio

RE: [digitalradio] Need new emergency communications mode

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Would you say this is true with any Automatic Station ? RTTY - Amtor as well as Pactor or even PSK mail. The reason I ask is I was reading the mail up on 7103.5 last evening between 2 pactor station, when someone on packet called up another packet station right on top of them. I really fail

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 11:47 PM 10/17/2007, you wrote: John Becker, WØJAB wrote: ***In 1984 they started doing the very same thing to Packed traffic from one BBS to the other. As far as I remember, compression started with FBB 5.13 around 1990. MSYS (1.09 ???) and JNOS (1.10 ???) followed later. Not really Jose

Re: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal

2007-10-18 Thread John B. Stephensen
communication and another for DX. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 06:59 UTC Subject: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal Here is a proposal for an OFDM protocol with a bandwidth of 493 Hz

Re: [digitalradio] Re: HF OFDM

2007-10-18 Thread John B. Stephensen
to the guard interval to eliminate ISI. Guard intervals are often 1/4 of the FFT sampling interval but it might be useful to make them 3/8 or 1/2 a symbol period to accomnodate poor propogation. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

Re: [digitalradio] OFDM Proposal

2007-10-18 Thread John B. Stephensen
/128 (62.5 Hz) and a guard interval of 1/2 (8 ms) has symbol rate of 41.7 baud and only 2 dB of power is lost in the guard interval. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 06:59 UTC Subject

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need new emergency communications mode

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:10 PM 10/18/2007, you wrote: It appears that instead of designing better interoperation of automatic stations, they want to simply spread out so the auto stations don't get qrm from themselves. Not at all Jim. If you had been part of the system you would know that the reason. And I will

RE: [digitalradio] PACTOR-WIDE MODES-EMERGENCY COMMS: Cooling off period

2007-10-18 Thread John Bradley
HURRAY!!! Ve5mu

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 08:34 PM 10/18/2007, you wrote: Why any amateur would want to see our bands cluttered up with a third-rate email forwarding system is a mystery And just why do you think every message passed is email? It seems to me you have never copied the traffic. Right? John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] PACTOR-WIDE MODES-EMERGENCY COMMS: Cooling off period

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Let's look at it from the other side of the fence. Not just at Pactor but look at the other wide modes also. It seems to me that Pactor as a mode of operation is getting a bad rap. I know many bad talking it are doing so just from what they read or hear NEVER EVER having copied and of it. At

RE: [digitalradio] Need new emergency communications mode

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
group moved into what at one time was called pactor ally . Is this right? And I agree with you Dave 1000 per cent. So I guess I said it again also. John, W0JAB At 05:24 PM 10/18/2007, you wrote: I have said before that the problem is unattended stations initiated by remote stations, and have

Re: [digitalradio] Re: PACTOR-WIDE MODES-EMERGENCY COMMS: Cooling off period

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:22 PM 10/18/2007, you wrote: I'm sorry, but a mode that expands willy nilly from about ~500 Hz to 2.5 kHz AFTER a qso has started is just asking for trouble. Are you telling us that you have NEVER turned on the AMP after starting a QSO and the other station said what was that ? If

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-18 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 09:41 PM 10/18/2007, you wrote: Well John, Those guys never tried.. so for them it is QRM... sad eh? Patrick vk2pn And the packet, amtor and aplink BBS system did what different? Just trying to understand why so many HATE the mode of pactor.

Re: [digitalradio] Need new emergency communications mode: Server

2007-10-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
It's the programmers choice to make it open But it seems to me that some feel cheated if it's not. Either way I can live with it. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
green pins on that map is a ham. Now are you saying that they have no right to get on the air while at sea? Show us some of this business-related traffic. I have never seen any at all pass my screen. Not any. John, W0JAB At 07:00 PM 10/17/2007, you wrote: Automatic operation is mainly a way

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
to that effect. I was, quite likely, wrong about that and therefore should not have said that. Sorry for the bottom post but it's short. Again I have *NOT* seen any even on the WinLink internet network. Show me. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
there Greg. John, W0JAB in the center of fly over country

[digitalradio] Pactor and Seasonally Affected Disorder (SAD)

2007-10-17 Thread John Bradley
of operators, especially when scotch or rum is consumed at the same time. While this is not a cure, the obsessive behavior should be in remission for several months after the one week cure. snip John VE5MU

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
in and out of this station yes. Off the air traffic, some but not all. As you may know it's compressed. John, W0JAB At 08:41 PM 10/17/2007, you wrote: John, Are you saying that you are able to monitor the traffic on Pactor modes going to the Winlink 2000 system? 73, Rick, KV9U

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Need to Expand the HF Auto Band Segments

2007-10-17 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
I have seen was a system that only could do 43.7% of what the TNC did. In other words, sent the traffic went out for lunch and still waited for the none TNC system to get done. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Busy frequency detection

2007-10-15 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
dead. John, W0JAB At 07:14 AM 10/15/2007, you wrote: Because it was occurring right on published winlink channels. Could some of them been kb2kb, sure, some of them could have been. However, even then, there weren't that many kb2kb qso's on pactor taking place in the auto sub-bands. Why do you

RE: [digitalradio] Visa Laptop Microphone

2007-10-15 Thread John Bradley
slightly. John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rud Merriam Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 1:48 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Visa Laptop Microphone I am getting setup for HF digital. I plan on using my HP

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Imitating the big guys

2007-10-15 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
If PSKMail existed back then, I wasn't aware of it. It was not our goal to replace Winlink, but rather to provide it with a better transport protocol that could use PC-hosted soundcards instead of hardware TNCs and would not QRM other stations. So why do we not have such a thing today?

Re: [digitalradio] Wanted - Pactor-I / G-Tor Skeds

2007-10-15 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Not really Andy. Pactor is a LSB mode whereas 65A is a USB mode. with 1kc between the two. Should not bother each other. At 04:25 PM 10/15/2007, you wrote: 7075 and 14075 is smack on the usual frequency for that new fangled JT65A stuff. Andy

Re: [digitalradio] Dev: Real to I/Q

2007-10-15 Thread John B. Stephensen
as all the odd taps are zero in one channel and all the even taps are 0 in the other. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rud Merriam To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 22:04 UTC Subject: [digitalradio] Dev: Real to I/Q How do I change

Re: [digitalradio] Dev: Multipath

2007-10-15 Thread John B. Stephensen
and 120 meter broadcast bands. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rick To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 14:05 UTC Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Dev: Multipath SCS decided on 100 and 200 baud rates when they developed Pactor 2

RE: [digitalradio] Re: SlowfeldXPAS beacon on 10.143

2007-10-14 Thread John Bradley
Set at 3 characters/minute, USB . Is this good or should I speed up? John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steinar Aanesland Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 1:19 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re

Re: [digitalradio] Only using wide digital modes

2007-10-14 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
One question Roger. How do I get my SCS TNC to automatically increase power John At 06:54 PM 10/14/2007, you wrote: Wrong. I said that I would increase power to keep the Pactor station from taking the frequency. By the way, I don't imagine in your investigation of the facts (of which

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Busy frequency detection

2007-10-14 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Sorry Jim but you did not say in your post how you knew it was WinLink stations? And not some KB2KB QSO.. At 08:43 PM 10/14/2007, you wrote: Don't believe everything you hear. A couple of years ago when I was doing packet work, I listened to winlink a lot. What I heard convinced me that clients

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Imitating the big guys

2007-10-14 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
requirement also. Or how the washer to do what the dryer will do... If you want to play pactor 2 or 3 you need the right tools. The sound card does have it's limits. John, W0JAB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Imitating the big guys

2007-10-14 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
He is right. Any pactor will know if another pactor station is on frequency. But in fact I have 2, count em one, two - SCS TNC's. John, W0JAB in the center of fly over country At 09:58 PM 10/14/2007, you wrote: You've taken this out of context, John. Jose pointed out that a Winlink PMBO

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Imitating the big guys

2007-10-14 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Why would they have to have to purchase a TNC? My question is why would some one running HELL last week keep calling CQ when I know damn well they *knew* there was a pactor QSO already on the frequency for a half hour. Answer: Their thinking it was a robot. At 11:00 PM 10/14/2007, you wrote:

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Imitating the big guys

2007-10-14 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 11:31 PM 10/14/2007, you wrote: They would have to purchase a TNC so they could QSO in Pactor, which PMBOs can detect and thus would not QRM. Yeah there you go. So Mr. programmer write a program. End of problem. Oh I forgot for a moment that has been tried already. Don't forget the

RE: [digitalradio] Re: SlowfeldXPAS beacon on 10.143

2007-10-13 Thread John Bradley
So I d'loaded SlowfeldXPAS and have it set up on the same frequency, beacon on as of 0500UTC October 14 Am running 5 watts, with my TS480SAT. Thought that since Sholto is relatively close to me (within 1000km) he might have some luck with copying My beacon. John VE5MU

RE: [digitalradio] Re: SlowfeldXPAS beacon on 10.143

2007-10-13 Thread John Bradley
For your info, Sholto is 7142Km from you and I am 6466km from you, almost on the same bearing. Sholto is 980km from me I'll listen tonite until about 1300 UTC and try beaconing when the band is open .will email when starting Lowest power I can run is 5 watts John VE5MU

[digitalradio] FW: Ham Radio

2007-10-07 Thread John Bradley
Off the digital radio topic , but an interesting reminder from our past. VE7CK is a distant cousin and has been a Ham since the days of sail, hi hi From: Arthur Craig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Ham Radio Ham. Amateur radio operators are often referred to as hams -- a term

Re: [digitalradio] Overcrowded on 14109.5

2007-10-07 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
And some still wonder *why* the MT63 guys packed up and moved... Reminds me a lot of the psk'ers parking right in the center of all the pactor stations. Yes I know that no one owns a frequency so you can save the hate reply's. - just an option - before a get in trouble again.

[digitalradio] RFSM8000/2400

2007-10-04 Thread John Bradley
As of 20:00UTC beaconing every 5 minutes 14109.5 non-standard . This will last until 21:30 UTC After that will be monitoring 14109.5 so if the band smartens up, try a connect John VE5MU

RE: [digitalradio] ALE , J65, Pactor 1 thru ?, etc.

2007-10-03 Thread John Bradley
of these new technologies. At the same time would encourage you to put some of your considerable technical ability into developing busy frequency software In cooperation with one of the authors, rather than simply complaining about it at every opportunity. John VE5MU From: digitalradio

[digitalradio] MODERATOR ACTION: ALE , J65, Pactor 1 thru ?, etc.

2007-10-03 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 11:29 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote: What's been your contribution, John? It does not matter? Does it make anyone less a ham? Of course not. WARNING to all - Any personal attacks you your will find yourself at least moderated. John, W0JAB co-moderator

Re: [digitalradio] New HF bandplans for REGION II

2007-10-03 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Yes I have been looking it over for a day or so. Not real sure I like the idea of just 3Kc on 40 meters for unattended stations over 500Hz wide. John, W0JAB in the center of fly over country At 05:14 PM 10/3/2007, you wrote: Wow! Is it only me and Demetre that have noticed this

RE: [digitalradio] On PSK31 versus other modes

2007-10-03 Thread John Bradley
, and form your own opinions . Ham radio has a long history of experimenting. John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew O'Brien Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:11 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] On PSK31

Re: [digitalradio] New HF bandplans for REGION II

2007-10-03 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 06:53 PM 10/3/2007, you wrote: OK, what am I missing...seems like a good plan to me. Andy K3UK With just 3kcs on forty meters they will have to pick a time slot in order to get on the air to pass traffic.

RE: [digitalradio] RFSM8000

2007-10-03 Thread John Bradley
some promise. John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Brown Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 2:52 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 John, thanks for the consideration today. I have been and am

[digitalradio] interesting piece by K1ZZ

2007-10-02 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
piece on Interoperability. http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2007/10/01/1/?nc=1

[digitalradio] RFSM8000

2007-10-02 Thread John Bradley
Beaconing 14109.5 starting 1530Z , ending 1700Z, 10 minute intervals, RFSM8000, 500/600 long John VE5MU

[digitalradio] ALE , J65, Pactor 1 thru ?, etc.

2007-10-02 Thread John Bradley
lend you the soapbox John VE5MU

Re: [digitalradio] ALE , J65, Pactor 1 thru ?, etc.

2007-10-02 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
John you forgot the Busy Channel Detection stuff. You should know that is the fix all for all QRM. John, W0JAB in the center of fly over country At 09:09 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote: Allrighty, then! (climbing up on soapbox) I guess I am getting a little tired of these arguments about

RE: [digitalradio] RFSM8000

2007-10-02 Thread John Bradley
Howard; That might be my fault that you couldn't decode using 2400. Will double check and try again Wed afternoon. Same frequency, but will make sure I am on the right modulation, non-standard . My antenna does well north -south so maybe see u around 1700Z or so John VE5MU From

FW: [digitalradio] RFSM8000

2007-10-02 Thread John Bradley
Oh, and will be sitting there all day in this mode, starting at 0400Z today, so you might want to try a connect jb From: John Bradley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:08 PM To: 'digitalradio@yahoogroups.com' Subject: RE: [digitalradio] RFSM8000 Howard

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Tests in ARQ FAE

2007-10-01 Thread John Bradley
Hmm unattended soundings? John VE5MU From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 3:28 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Tests in ARQ FAE I just got off the air on 30 meters

Re: [digitalradio] Re: [multipsk] Re: Tests in ARQ FAE

2007-09-30 Thread John Bradley
Steinar; I'll listen for you on 30m and 20M , on 10136.5 now but probably too late. Have heard Europe today so maybe band is improving, will sit on 14109.5 as of 0600Z tomorrow. See if you can get my station to answer John VE5MU - Original Message - From: Steinar Aanesland

Re: [digitalradio] Wiki FCC

2007-09-26 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
At 07:35 PM 9/26/2007, you wrote: After looking at the article about NZ allowing people to suggest the wording of local laws (see below), how about one in the USA where we can do the same for a re-write of hand radio laws ? Wont work here. To many have their own idea of being PC That will get

[digitalradio] Re: PC-Ale TS-480

2007-09-24 Thread John Bradley
in the settings you are using, at least would be a starting point. please include the menu settings on the Kenwood as well so that I can duplicate what you are using. Thanks John VE5MU - Original Message - From: merv0728 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday

Re: [digitalradio] DM780 now with Olivia 2000/128 and 2000/256

2007-09-24 Thread John Bradley
so how do we get a copy to play with? MixW 2000/128 worked well started with 1000/32 and needed a good signal, moved to 2000/128 and were both able to drop down to under 10Watts over 2500+km John VE5MU

Re: [digitalradio] ALE yes ... or no?

2007-09-23 Thread John Bradley
functions to determine a ususable frequency. John VE5MU -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.28/1023 - Release Date: 9/22/2007

Re: [digitalradio] Re: ALE yes ... or no?

2007-09-23 Thread John Bradley
dunno. But darn near impossible to get a Kenwood running on PCALE. Have a TS480 John VE5MU - Original Message - From: Dave Bernstein To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 11:46 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: ALE yes ... or no? Why

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

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

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

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