RE: [digitalradio] DM780 Status??

2010-09-09 Thread Rick Westerfield
Upgrade to Beta version 5 build 2636 (the latest, I think). DM 780 and the rest of the program has never been better. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of va3kab Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:07 PM To: digitalradio

RE: [digitalradio] DM-780

2010-08-30 Thread Rick Westerfield
Not every version though. Only these later versions over the last eight months or so. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rudy Benner Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 4:28 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re

[digitalradio] Signal Around 14113.5 - What Is It?

2010-08-27 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello, Anybody have any idea what the mode/signal is around 14113.5? It is wide on the waterfall and there is no RSID. Sounds familiar but I cannot decode it. Any ideas? Rick - KH2DF

RE: [digitalradio] New guy

2010-08-20 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello Stephen, There are a few of us into digital modes here in Louisiana. Just hit us up for a sked here on this reflector if you want to try something new. We are here to help. Rick Bossier City, LA From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On

[digitalradio] TAPR/ARRL DCC conference.

2010-08-19 Thread Rick Muething
we've exchanged! Vic and I plan to have some demo's set up for RMS Express, WINMOR and a new keyboard QSO protocol V4. I have attended many of the DCC conferences and always found them interesting and a great source of information, inspiration and ideas. 73, Rick Muething, KN6KB

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Repeater noise

2010-07-18 Thread Rick Westerfield
I think cable channel "E" is one of the usual culprits on the leaky coax. At least it used be when I lived on a street with cable TV. It is all DirecTV for me now. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jul 18, 2010, at 12:03 PM, "KB3FXI" wrote: > We had some very seri

Re: [digitalradio] 40m PSK31

2010-07-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
I troll both places. You never know what you might find. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2010, at 3:56 PM, "sholtofish" wrote: > What 40m frequency are most PSK31 QSOs in region 2? > > I haven't been on for a couple of years and it used to be around 7.070

[digitalradio] Re:WINMOR Server Busy Detect- report

2010-07-06 Thread Rick Muething
them as a tool to augment the operator's ear.especially important for new and untrained operators. Let me know if there is interest in the source code and I'll package it up for posting along with some description of its operation. Rick Muething, KN6KB

Re: [digitalradio] Individual software programs for various digital modes????

2010-06-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
MixW 2.19 will be hard to beat. Yes, it is multi mode but it does Olivia if you load the DLL and it is a simple program. It also does RTTY and CW but I am not too sure about it Morse performance. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15, 2010, at 3:40 PM, "JLA" wrote: Hi All,

Re: [digitalradio] Nomic vs. Signalink USB

2010-06-13 Thread Rick Westerfield
I love my Signalink. It effectively doubled my Winmor data rate. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2010, at 2:25 PM, "kneiper" wrote: Newbie to the digital scene and am looking for opinions on the above devices to be used with a Yeasu FT-747G. Right now I'm primaril

RE: [digitalradio] HRD

2010-06-02 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello Chuck, I have been using the latest 5.0 beta for many months and it is very stable and dependable. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ac5pw10 Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:09 PM To: digitalradio

Re: [digitalradio] ROS MODEM OFFICIAL GROUP

2010-06-01 Thread Rick Westerfield
I have never seen this before in the amateur radio community. We have really started something here and I do not believe it is good. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2010, at 5:17 PM, "Rein A" wrote: Hello, Your request to join the ROSDigitalMode group was not app

RE: [digitalradio] What mean "Too Wide"?

2010-05-24 Thread Rick Westerfield
. As you very well know, these are the tradeoffs we all face. This definition might cause a bit of a "Food Fight" here on this reflector but hopefully . . . not. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jaak Hohensee Se

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

2010-05-10 Thread Rick Ellison
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-76A1.pdf This just makes no sense to me why you would push Pactor III on a channelized frequency setting.. 73 Rick N2AMG www.n2amg.com

[digitalradio] Re: Unattended narrow mode transmission "protection"

2010-04-11 Thread Rick Muething
actor driver for the SCS. When Vic gets back from vacation I'll talk to him about this and when we might be able to do that. 73, Rick Muething, KN6KB

[digitalradio] Re: Unattended narrow mode transmission "protection"

2010-04-10 Thread Rick Muething
technical question on WINMOR or a question about WL2K I will try and answer it with accurate facts. 73, Rick Muething, KN6KB

RE: [digitalradio] RSID Query

2010-04-09 Thread Rick Westerfield
r software? Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 6:19 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] RSID Query All, I was just wondering if there's any confusion or misunde

RE: [digitalradio] Re: KB1OOQ-5 back ON-LINE (Comcast comes through)

2010-03-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
And as Dorothy once said on the Wizard of Oz as she tapped her ruby slippers together - "there is no place like 127.0.0.1" Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Box SixteenHundred Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 1

Re: [digitalradio] Problem with Hoka

2010-03-25 Thread Rick Westerfield
What is "Hoka"? Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Mar 25, 2010, at 12:15 AM, "nikos_katsoulis" wrote: Hi everybody, Since a few days,when i wanted to stard Hoka,my computer restart every time!All the other programs work without problems(Wxtrack,MuliPsk,Wxtolmg,LiveN

Re: [digitalradio] Calculating CPU use for multiple applications?

2010-03-01 Thread Rick Westerfield
Hello Dave, This is awesome. A real keeper of an e-mail. I am not in the market for a computer but this is still excellent knowledge to have and I do not have to buy a bunch of magazines or join another Yahoo group to get it. Again, thank you. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Feb 28

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Introduction and question

2010-02-18 Thread Rick Westerfield
this also makes this mode slower than molasses in January!!!! Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Feb 18, 2010, at 5:25 AM, Andy obrien wrote: but.. I think the original question also asked about modes other than PSK31, what about them?JT65A, for example is not a mode that once has to

Re: [digitalradio] RTTY decoding

2010-02-16 Thread Rick Westerfield
signal processing. Interesting stuff and it is a good place to start for young electrical engineers. IEEE usually covers this topic very well and their subscription rates for students are very low. What kind of HF radio do you have? Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2010, at 4:27 AM

[digitalradio] WINMOR Software and specs

2010-02-13 Thread Rick Muething
If there are any questions or issues please contact me at rmuethingATcfl.rr.com 73, Rick KN6KB No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2681 - Release Date: 02/12/10 14:35:00

[digitalradio] Who Is The PK-232MBX Expert?

2010-01-19 Thread Rick Westerfield
but nothing else. What are the hardware upgrades that are available? Is the company still in business? Rick - KH2DF/W5

Re: [digitalradio] Re: MT 63 question

2010-01-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
Look at Part 97.221. This 500 hertz va 1600 hertz bandwidth thing is an automatic control (unattended - 500 hertz) or attended 1600 question. I think you must be thinking about the 300 baud limit and blurring the two together. And no, I have no other FCC guidance on the matter. Rick - KH2DF

Re: R: [digitalradio] Re: MT 63 question

2010-01-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
good sked time here or one of the other forums and I guarantee somebody will meet you on the air for an MT 63 QSO. Rick KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2010, at 12:33 AM, Ugo wrote: Good morning all. Please, could you kindly tell me more about MT63 ? How can I try to receive it ? In wich

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New digital interfaces for Christmas

2010-01-02 Thread Rick Westerfield
device will likely be the same for you for far less than I paid. Bonus for you. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jan 2, 2010, at 10:51 AM, "Music Maker" wrote: I bought myself one for Christmas too !! (Hey ! - I am Santa Klaus, aren't I ? !! ). What I would like to know

RE: [digitalradio] New digital interfaces for Christmas

2009-12-30 Thread Rick Westerfield
It is working pretty good already and all of those surface mount components scare me a little. I would need an electron microscope to make some of the changes he suggests in the link. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: [digitalradio] New digital interfaces for Christmas

2009-12-30 Thread Rick Westerfield
Field Day) and I am still using a Rig Talk for rig control. So yea, I'm pretty happy. Rick - KH2DF From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of obrienaj Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 1:52 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Su

RE: [digitalradio] RS ID

2009-12-28 Thread Rick Westerfield
bands. Properly set up, it will even change the mode for you and take you to the exact spot on the waterfall for proper printing. We should all turn it on and all be forced to use it . . . it is that cool. I did not count the words but I hope this is short enough. Rick – KH2DF From

Re: [digitalradio] Re: DominoEX 11 is more democratic

2009-11-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
Probably. It runs in my family. We are all genetic together :) Rick Sent from my iPhone On Nov 26, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Jaak Hohensee wrote: Rick Westerfield wrote: Now I understand why Domino never caught on much with me . . . I'm a Republican :) Rick - KH2DF Rick, is this some

Re: [digitalradio] With Apologies to 2001 & HAL

2009-11-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
Now yes, I beg to differ. That was funny! I love that movie and relating it to an amateur radio busy detector is comedic brilliance. That was worth two, no three good chuckles! Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2009, at 10:53 PM, David Bowman wrote: That wasn't funny. Hi Hi

Re: [digitalradio] Re: DominoEX 11 is more democratic

2009-11-26 Thread Rick Westerfield
Now I understand why Domino never caught on much with me . . . I'm a Republican :) Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Nov 26, 2009, at 7:47 AM, "DaveNF2G" wrote: Since when is contesting supposed to be "democratic"? It's a competition, not a debate. 73 de Dave, NF2G

Re: [digitalradio] Disinformation about ALE by N5PVL Re: Getting serious about ALE / LID factor

2009-11-24 Thread Rick Karlquist
. I have had pileups of Europeans call me on 17 meters. For most of the recent DXpeditions, 17 meters has been the "money" band. Lots of rare DX on there. You can work DX all night long on 30 meters after 20 is closed. It is also great for DXpeditions. Rick N6RK

Re: [digitalradio] Disinformation about ALE by N5PVL Re: Getting serious about ALE / LID factor

2009-11-24 Thread Rick Karlquist
No contests there. Rick N6RK

Re: [digitalradio] Disinformation about ALE by N5PVL Re: Getting serious about ALE / LID factor

2009-11-24 Thread Rick Karlquist
Alan Barrow wrote: > Rick Karlquist wrote: >> That reminds me. During the CW Sweepstakes 2 weeks ago, I was trying >> to operate on ~7030 and bursts of RTTY-sounding stuff kept coming >> on the frequency for 5 or 10 seconds every once in a while. >> Is that ALE? &

Re: [digitalradio] Moderator comments : Listen-Don't listen

2009-11-23 Thread Rick Karlquist
f that frequency, and I suspect drove everyone else off that frequency, since the whole band was wall to wall signals except for that frequency. Any RF source that can hold a frequency like 7040 during a major contest cannot be considered inconsequential or "de minimus" as the lawyers like to say. Rick N6RK

Re: [digitalradio] 7030 QRM

2009-11-23 Thread Rick Karlquist
Andy obrien wrote: > Rick, not likely . ALE mostly uses > > 7040500 > 7065000 > 7099500 > 7102000 > 7110500 > 7185500 > 7296000 Actually, now that I think about it, I was trying to use 7040. Rick N6RK

Re: [digitalradio] 13 pin DIN plug switch box?

2009-11-23 Thread Rick Karlquist
and two DE-9's. The DE-9's would connect to the ancillary equipment (assuming that no individual piece of equipment needs more than 9 of the 13 pins). The control for the relay bank would be via a 3 conductor 3.5 mm jack. I can get cheap 3.5 mm patch cables and D-sub cables at the swap meet. Rick N6RK

Re: [digitalradio] Disinformation about ALE by N5PVL Re: Getting serious about ALE / LID factor

2009-11-23 Thread Rick Karlquist
e VR2/KQ6XA > That reminds me. During the CW Sweepstakes 2 weeks ago, I was trying to operate on ~7030 and bursts of RTTY-sounding stuff kept coming on the frequency for 5 or 10 seconds every once in a while. Is that ALE? Why am I as a contester "QRM" and that stuff is not QRM? Rick N6RK

[digitalradio] Re:WINMOR more

2009-11-02 Thread Rick Muething
should be out this week. I am still working on some nagging bugs and beginning the port effort to the RMS HF Winlink gateway. Thanks for all your support and help during the beta testing effort. 73, Rick KN6KB

Re: [digitalradio] Damm, my SignaLink has Stopped TXing

2009-10-20 Thread Rick Westerfield
Try installing a very simple program like MixW. If it works there then the logic dictates that it is the other program. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:53 PM, "Gmail - Kevin, Natalia, Stacey & Rochelle" wrote: Hi All, For whatever reason my SignaLink

Re: [digitalradio] Re: QRV RFSM-8000 tonight

2009-10-12 Thread Rick Westerfield
dependable but still slow. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Oct 12, 2009, at 6:19 PM, "obrienaj" wrote: Thanks Patrick, I guess we will have to lobby for some changes. Andy --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Lindecker" wrote: > > Hello Andy, > > I

RE: [digitalradio] ZS pigeon 'faster than broadband'

2009-09-10 Thread Rick Karlquist
data. > A related story I saw a few years ago compared a pony express rider carrying a saddlebag full of DVD's to a T1 line. The pony express rider blew away the T1 line in terms of bit "rate". Rick Karlquist N6RK

Re: [digitalradio] Best Software

2009-09-02 Thread Rick Westerfield
Ham Radio Deluxe does most but not all the modes and even HRD cannot detect the bizarre and uncommon tone combinations and bandwidths. It is too much to expect one software package to do it all but HRD certainly makes a grand attempt. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:14

RE: [digitalradio] Zapped PCs, data recovery, and Windows !

2009-07-23 Thread Rick Ellison
is true. 9 out of 10 times the system will crash because you are trying to load drivers for hardware that is not present.. 73 Rick N2AMG From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew O'Brien Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:38

Re: [digitalradio] Compressing Data

2009-07-23 Thread Rick W
Is it possible to compress a file and lose even one bit during the transfer and still have something usable on the receiving end when you uncompress? Normally, you must use ARQ to insure perfect copy. Even MT63 or Olivia can take a hit every so often. 73, Rick, KV9U Simon (HB9DRV) wrote

[digitalradio] Band Plans and operating

2009-07-21 Thread Rick W
iling special frequencies for specific modes. This is constantly changing in both the short term and long term. 73, Rick, KV9U Siegfried Jackstien wrote: > > > Hello all in the group > > Just my 2 cents about the bandplans in different regions ….. > > Hamradio is a very o

Re: [digitalradio] Digital modes and old husband's tales

2009-07-13 Thread Rick W
whatever rules your country requires) and use the lowest amount of power necessary for effective communication. There have been a few (very few) times that I even used an amplifier to increase the power beyond 100 watts in order to keep the QSO going. 73, Rick, KV9U Andrew O'Brien

Re: [digitalradio] Possible Purchase

2009-07-12 Thread Rick W
former isolated, which is not always true of other products, and it has a socketed optoisolator for PTT hard keying. It does require a COM or USB to COM port, however that may be preferable to VOX keying. The most difficult part is making up your own cables, and that may not be easy for some to do. 73, Rick, KV9U

Re: [digitalradio] Use the *$%#ing RS ID!

2009-07-06 Thread Rick W
of a Q and moved to another frequency and even a different mode. I couldn't find information on HRD/DM780, but the Fldigi information is at: http://www.w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp/ConfigID.html 73, Rick, KV9U Phil Williams wrote: > > > I agree with Andy's recommendation.

Re: [digitalradio] HDR Version 5 released

2009-07-06 Thread Rick Westerfield
Is this still a beta or is it a full, stable release? The web site indicates October 2009 for the full release. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jul 6, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Tony wrote: All, Ham Radio Deluxe version 5 is available. The new version has RSID, Contestia mode and lots more

Re: [digitalradio] QRV ALE-400 ARQ chat mode -- 14074.0

2009-07-03 Thread Rick W
Q BBS systems that can work with sound card modes and provide a superior solution to 300 baud packet on HF, we have to have these technologies. 73, Rick, KV9U wrote: > Rick, > > ARQ is perfect for being sure emcomm and other messages are delivered > error-free, but for chatting,

Re: [digitalradio] QRV ALE-400 ARQ chat mode -- 14074.0

2009-07-03 Thread Rick W
mode developers. 73, Rick, KV9U Tony wrote: > > You should have called Rick! That was the first RV ALE-400 QSO for me. John > tells me he's touring the country working digi-mode from his motorhome. > > Tony -K2MO > > > > > &g

Re: [digitalradio] QRV ALE-400 ARQ chat mode -- 14074.0

2009-07-02 Thread Rick W
Good copy on both Tony and John, W2KI from here in the north central U.S. Rick, KV9U Tony wrote: > > > All, > I'll be QRV ALE-400 ARQ chat mode this evening starting 2230z -- > 14074.0 USB +/- QRM. > Tony -K2MO >

Re: [digitalradio] The best of all features - SdR

2009-06-23 Thread Rick W
QAM 64 and can send and receive error free files from one to many and has after the fact ARQ? 73, Rick, KV9U Bill V WA7NWP wrote: >> What do you think such a mode would be used for, Bill? >> > > The latest brainstorming is a community mesh network. Put a little &

Re: [digitalradio] The best of all features - SdR

2009-06-22 Thread Rick W
some experimenting on 2.4 GHz with WiFi type image transmissions from a portable set up to a laptop computer, but it is not very compelling. 73, Rick, KV9U Bill V WA7NWP wrote: > > If we could get access to 192 KHz with a special sound card and some > minimal hardware - couldn't we

Re: [digitalradio] please unsubscribe from this group

2009-06-21 Thread Rick Westerfield
You need to do this at Yahoo. Not from within this group. We cannot help you with this. Rick Sent from my iPhone On Jun 21, 2009, at 2:58 PM, ken ferguson wrote: tis I who wishes to leave the group. ken

Re: [digitalradio] Sound Cards

2009-06-17 Thread Rick W
y tested, all worked equally well. (They did not test the SignaLink USB, however). They did find that a very high quality card is needed if you are using it for interfacing with DSP systems such as Flex Radio. 73, Rick, KV9U lsumners wrote: > I am looking at upgrading my Dell on boar

Re: [digitalradio] Sound Cards

2009-06-17 Thread Rick Westerfield
QST had a very informative article a while back - worthwhile reading. I was surprised at the performance differences between the good, better and best cards in areas that really matter to our hobby. I still use my stock Dell soundcard but I now know why and how I could be doing better. Rick

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New version of Mixw

2009-06-15 Thread Rick W
Buddy and Rick, What you are describing seems to be flidigi more than any other program. Have you tried this program? And unlike Windows-only programs, fldigi works on more platforms than any other program of its type. Maybe the RAC CD won't work on fldigi though. Fldigi is ultra clea

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New version of Mixw

2009-06-15 Thread Rick Westerfield
It is all about the visual simplicity of its interface . . . elegant in its minimalism. And I say that truly as a complement. Although I like HRD and MultiPSK both for other reasons, MixW is easier to use. More pleasing to the eyes especially versus MultiPSK. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New version of Mixw

2009-06-15 Thread Rick W
do not have? Is MARS use different than for amateur radio use? 73, Rick, KV9U chas wrote: > Rick W wrote: > >> What is the attraction of MixW now that we have so many other multimode >> digital programs that are freely available with one program even open >> s

Re: [digitalradio] Re: New version of Mixw

2009-06-15 Thread Rick W
What is the attraction of MixW now that we have so many other multimode digital programs that are freely available with one program even open source and cross platform? 73, Rick, KV9U Andy obrien wrote: > Nothing that I have heard. Nick is somewhat more active, as his > health has im

[digitalradio] MMTTY VS MMVARI, et al.

2009-06-14 Thread Rick W
t; in beta (but a pretty darn good beta from past experience). Also, does anyone have some first hand experiences with how the HRD Logging program will work as a contest logger compared with N1MM? Lots of questions, but I bet some of you have the answers, HI. 73, Rick, KV9U

Re: [digitalradio] Boot discs for emcomm/ham radio

2009-06-11 Thread Rick W
luck with your computing. 73, Rick, KV9U Toby Burnett wrote: > > > I also would be interested as to booting windoze from a memory stick > like a live cd of Linux. > > It takes so long for me to re install everything should I have a > system wide crash. Just to get

Re: [digitalradio] Something odd about digi-fest contest?

2009-06-05 Thread Rick Westerfield
This is capitalism at its zenith but I am not opposed. I just wish I had the time to compete and play. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On Jun 5, 2009, at 7:22 AM, "Simon \(HB9DRV\)" wrote: Why not? ICOM sponsors the RSGB HF Convention, other companies sponsor various aspects of

Re: [digitalradio] RFSM-8000 v.0536

2009-06-04 Thread Rick W
I notice that they have the 75 bps very robust mode implemented. Has anyone tried this and compared it to Pactor 3's most robust mode? 73, Rick, KV9U dmitry_d2d wrote: > New releases RFSM-8000 v.0536 on http://rfsm2400.radioscanner.ru > >

Re: [digitalradio] PSK-ARQ versus ALE-400

2009-06-02 Thread Rick W
just can not print well, and yet another mode that can handle the conditions of Doppler and ISI multipath can work FB. 73, Rick, KV9U Tony wrote: > > > Jose, > > > maybe Tony could devise some measurements to compare them. > > I'm not sure why, but on-air t

Re: [digitalradio] ALE400

2009-06-01 Thread Rick W
I am probably too close to John on 20 meters as I never have any luck connecting. I am calling CQ and monitoring 14.074 with FAE400 right now (2115Z) and will try and have it on for a few hours when I am not experimenting with PSKmail_server. 73, Rick, KV9U John Bradley wrote: > >

Re: [digitalradio] More on ALE 400 FAE

2009-05-28 Thread Rick W
pping out by then. I called him back and also called CQ to no avail. One other important, and convenient thing about these modes is that the convention was retained to always center on 1625 Hz audio frequency, so your dial frequency is the frequency of operation. 73, Rick, KV9U Andy obrien

Re: [digitalradio] How do I get started with digital radio?

2009-05-28 Thread Rick Westerfield
Avoid the Icom IC-718 if you want to do push to talk by CAT command. Icom chose not to put PTT by CAT in the command word set. There are other methods of doin PTT but CAT is by far the most elegant. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On May 28, 2009, at 9:06 AM, bruce mallon wrote: AVOID FT

Re: [digitalradio] Re: PSK-ARQ versus ALE-400

2009-05-28 Thread Rick W
slowly) and P2 and P3 simply will not. 73, Rick, KV9U John Bradley wrote: > > > I live at a higher latitude than many folks in the US and find that > PSK is susceptible to aurora flutter/multipath more often than most modes. > > There are time up here that nothing will decode PS

Re: [digitalradio] PSK-ARQ versus ALE-400

2009-05-27 Thread Rick W
small scale compared to point to point communications that is typically used to route local and regional traffic. 73, Rick, KV9U Moderator, HFDEC (Hams for Disaster and Emergency Communications) yahoogroup Note: this group was formed to take discussion of public service off of the digit

Re: [digitalradio] ALE-400

2009-05-27 Thread Rick W
e FAE mode? As I understand it, the FAE modes (wide 2000 Hz and narrow 400 Hz modes) are considerably faster than the older ALE modes due to improved compression, even though they use the same 8FSK modulation. And they are more sensitive, plus the memory ARQ feature of FAE adds additional weak

Re: [digitalradio] SSB Phone versus other modes

2009-05-25 Thread Rick W
gital operators for a practical deployment toward emergency communications. Of course I keep trying and will be having a club demonstration again in November, HI. 73, Rick, KV9U Moderator, HFDEC (Hams for Disaster and Emergency Communications) yahoogroup David Little wrote: > > > An

Re: [digitalradio] [Fwd: Your comments on Polar Paths and Digital Modes]

2009-05-24 Thread Rick W
his end. Also, his web site indicates he can run 350 watts on MFSK and I am only running 25. OK, kicked it up to 200, HI, but no luck either. Hearing WF7T, but not zero beat with him and did not link up. Maybe that was the 7 station that JA1RZD heard? 73, Rick, KV9U Tony wrote: > >

Re: [digitalradio] Contestia / RTTYM

2009-05-20 Thread Rick Westerfield
I like the faster print rate of Contestia but there are few users out there. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On May 20, 2009, at 7:28 AM, "Simon \(HB9DRV\)" wrote: I'm adding these Olivia derrivates to DM780, I'm interested in knowing whether they are used much?

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Sound card systems for ARES

2009-05-18 Thread Rick W
we are coming closer to some really good solutions for casual use and public service use of digital technology. And anything that you expect to work during an emergency, must be regularly used on a frequent basis to be there when you really need it. 73, Rick, KV9U Andy obrien wrote: > NB

Re: [digitalradio] Sound card systems for ARES

2009-05-18 Thread Rick W
e the pieces, but no one has bolted them together into one system, HI. Easy to say, but not easy to do. The closest thing that I can see is PSKmail using WINMOR or something similar as the adaptive protocol. That would be a "killer" digital program for public service/emergency use.

Re: [digitalradio] Pskmail Server in U.S.

2009-05-17 Thread Rick W
t any access to the internet, if you don't want it to have such access. It can act as a server for a local or regional group, etc. If possible, this discussion may be quite valuable on the group. 73, Rick, KV9U Rein Couperus wrote: > I would gladly discuss with you how we can mak

Re: [digitalradio] Pskmail Server in U.S. (Rick)

2009-05-17 Thread Rick W
, Rick, KV9U Russell Blair wrote: > > > Rick, Well I went to find the call of the other station close to you > and it was not on the list today I will keep a lookout for it, I have > seen you connect to Fred (WB5CON) at times, the band has not be too > good but if you would lik

Re: [digitalradio] Pskmail Server in U.S.

2009-05-16 Thread Rick W
these things. 73, Rick, KV9U Russell Blair wrote: > I was taking a count today of Pskmail Servers in the U.S. and there are four > 1 in Mississippi, 2 in Texas, 1 in Va, 1 in WI, and one in western Canada. > Hopefully there will be more users as time goes on and the word gets out and

Re: [digitalradio] Need more drive ??

2009-05-09 Thread Rick W
you can not really put it all together as nicely for the $25 + $5.50 shipping. International shipping is probably impractical at $20. I have read that some laptops can be a problem with the optoisolator although that would likely be true for similar optoisolators. 73, Rick, KV9U Phillip

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Fldigi RSID

2009-05-08 Thread Rick W
of each transmission to send the RSID data burst and I doubt that many would want that overhead. 73, Rick, KV9U aa777888athotmaildotcom wrote: > Yes but nobody ever runs RSID TX ID (except me :-) > > I've spent hours with fldigi RSID receive mode turned on just to watch it &g

Re: [digitalradio] comp port seting for mixw ?????

2009-05-05 Thread Rick Westerfield
Try "Configure", then CAT/PTT but I am not sitting at my rig. This will get you close. Rick - KH2DF Sent from my iPhone On May 5, 2009, at 7:55 AM, "ronaldfparmenter" wrote: i don't know where the conm port is in mixw .i can't set the comp port for set up

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Ready for Q15X25 packet test ...

2009-05-02 Thread Rick W
e peer to peer chat (tactical) communications. Whoever comes up with a program that can do sound card adaptable ARQ HF/VHF peer to peer chat and messaging and also connect to a widely available e-mail system will have THE digital public service "killer app." Why would you want to

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Q15X25 Packet test

2009-05-02 Thread Rick W
rarely possible to use on many HF paths, it is not a practical fit for the vagaries of HF. That is why it is so important to have a number of fall back protocols to meet actual HF conditions with the appropriate mode. WINMOR may be the solution for sound card technologies. 73, Rick, KV9U

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Ready for Q15X25 packet test ...

2009-05-01 Thread Rick W
at SL6. Maybe others who have experience with P modes can give us some idea how often it needs to drop to lower levels. When that happens, it would seems reasonable that Q15X25 would not be possible to use. 73, Rick, KV9U >> >> > > There is no standalone versuion, yo

Re: [digitalradio] Olivia

2009-04-30 Thread Rick W
to us at the moment. 73, Rick, KV9U John Becker, WØJAB wrote: > Rick > I feel you think that winmor was intended to be a chat mode. > It was not and is not nor a replacement for pactor. > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > &g

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Olivia

2009-04-30 Thread Rick W
have never seen any published information on the tolerance for ISI and Doppler and I suspect it may not be all that much based upon Tony's results with various modes. 73, Rick, KV9U jhaynesatalumni wrote: > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Simon \(HB9DRV\)" > wro

Re: [digitalradio] Olivia

2009-04-30 Thread Rick W
Imagine if a program like PSKmail, which has peer to peer capability (not yet available for MS Windows), switched to an adaptable mode such as WINMOR. 73, Rick, KV9U Tony wrote: > > > All, > > I'm not sure why, but it seems that most of us tend to stick with the > slower

Re: [digitalradio] Re: TAK-Tenna

2009-04-27 Thread Rick W
round? 73, Rick, KV9U David wrote: > I own a Tak-Tenna. I selected it because I have almost no space on my lot > for a dipole. First, it is easy to build. Second, don't try this antenna > without an antenna analyzer. I have the 40 meter version and it works. > During the world

[digitalradio] Remote control

2009-04-27 Thread Rick W
the main thing would be to at least control the volume and tuning and hear the audio. 73, Rick, KV9U

Re: [digitalradio] "finding someone to have a qso with"

2009-04-24 Thread Rick W
s the LOTW group intended to be used for? 73, Rick, KV9U Andrew O'Brien wrote: > -My sentiments exactly Bob. I have tried and tried over the years and cannot > figure out why the digital part of the K3UK Sked page is not used more. As > you know, the SKCC and LOTW K3UK

RE: [digitalradio] FLDIGI with a Icom706MKII no PTT

2009-04-11 Thread Rick Ellison
l set. 73 Rick N2AMG http://www.n2amg.com -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy obrien Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 11:41 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Cc: micro...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalrad

Re: [digitalradio] FLDIGI with a Icom706MKII no PTT

2009-04-11 Thread Rick W
Thanks for that heads up, Rick, I knew that the ICOM 718 rigs could not do PTT via the CI-V, but sure did not realize that was also true for the 706 series. The 746 and 756 series ICOM rigs work well with CI-V CAT control using one port to handle total rig control. One thing that I really

Re: [digitalradio] Re: jpskmail can now send a binary attachment

2009-04-11 Thread Rick W
Have you been able to get this alpha to boot up? (Note: you have to change erac to esrac in the main url to access the site.) 73, Rick, KV9U Andrew O'Brien wrote: > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew O'Brien" wrote: > >> I saw this message

RE: [digitalradio] FLDIGI with a Icom706MKII no PTT

2009-04-11 Thread Rick Ellison
There is no CAT PTT for the 706 series of radio's You will need to add an external PTT circuit to do this.. 73 Rick N2AMG http://www.n2amg.com -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew O'Brien Sent: Satur

[digitalradio] There really is no flame war from my perspective

2009-04-02 Thread Rick W
own as needed and Microsoft can not match it on the low end. It will prove to be very interesting to see how things play out. Maybe by the end of this year we will have a better idea of the direction? 73, Rick, KV9U Stelios Bounanos wrote: > > > Rick, I must say that I can't re

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