RE: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE

2006-03-14 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
Title: RE: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE Andy, Are you talking about Automatic Link Establsihment capability to connect to stations or the service messaging protocol of ALE just to send text with? Walt/K5YFW -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com

Re: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE

2006-03-14 Thread John Bradley
From what I have read here and elsewhere on ALE, the potential is there, but the software is not. Look forward to new software development      ...ALE protocols are only 125 baud (375 bps) and not very wide and not a constant flow (such as MT63, FS-1052, PACTOR etc.) so I do feel t

Re: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE

2006-03-14 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Rick, Aside from the limitations imposed on U.S. hams by FCC Part 97 which preclude the use of full ALE Sounding and LQA based calling (which over time may change) ALE can be applied in many ways for Amateur Radio communications and excels as such in a number of ways when you have a proper

Re: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE

2006-03-14 Thread KV9U
I think that many of us have played around a bit with ALE but not found it very compelling as a mode. It may be useful for applications where you have users who do not understand HF propagation and who just want to make a connection automatically. This is perhaps more common for military or gov

Re: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE

2006-03-13 Thread Kevin O'Rorke
John Bradley wrote: > I've tried tackling ALE a couple of times, and have given up in > frustration. > > The lack of setup for Kenwood Radios other than the 850 has got me > baffled, since I have not been able to have the software "see" > my Kenwood 480.. no scan, nadda. Have tried a bunc

Re: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE

2006-03-13 Thread John Bradley
From: Andrew O'Brien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:46 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Another look at ALE With the interest in some of PAX2's capabilities, I wonder if folks here have forgotten about ALE?  It seems to me that it offer

[digitalradio] Another look at ALE

2006-03-13 Thread Andrew O'Brien
With the interest in some of PAX2's capabilities, I wonder if folks here have forgotten about ALE? It seems to me that it offers link abilities, message exchanges , signal information, and much more. I still think ALE is a missed "digital" mode. It is more than "digital", but people here mig