Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-25 Thread Andy obrien
I agree Jim, ALE400 would make sense. In general, the current failing of standard ALE to take off are , I think, linked to attempts to popularize ALE for emcomm use. While ALE concepts do lend themselves to emergency communication nets, the gist of this thread is related to plain old ham radio,

[digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-25 Thread N2CKH
Hi Andy, Dropped in to see if I needed to reply to anything from yesterday and I see that you really have a number of members on this forum that seem to have a lot of personal gripes and also make a lot of negative comments about BW and what is and is not appropropriate for use on Amateur

[digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-24 Thread N2CKH
Hi Andy, I made mention of years ago via this forum that AQC-ALE is the the solution to your desires in these areas and that is still true and the neew features I have coded into PC-ALE and those that I am currntly working on will aid you in your pursuits. AQC-ALE ( which is only found in

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-24 Thread Andy obrien
I fully agree Steve, it sounds like the way to go. I only have 1.062H, will have to check to see if I have the new features. Andy K3UK On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 6:07 PM, N2CKH n2...@morrisbb.net wrote: Hi Andy, I made mention of years ago via this forum that AQC-ALE is the the solution to

[digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-24 Thread jhaynesatalumni
I think it's fair to discuss, which is to say question, whether military standard ALE is the best thing to use on amateur frequencies. It's good to make use of existing standards when they fit the situation, but military radio is not amateur radio. With our crowded bands, and with amateur radios

[digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-01 Thread ed_hekman
Andy, Some great ideas there. I had also suggested a couple months ago the idea of a universal CQ mode that could be an extension of the RSID/CallID that Patrick has developed. The software should include S/N measurement that can be used to suggest some the possible modes to switch to for

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-01 Thread W6IDS
Hello Ed! How would ALE serve well as a CQ Calling Mode? Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN Em79NV - Original Message - From: ed_hekman ehek...@cox.net To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:45 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans-

[digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-01 Thread ed_hekman
Howard, With PSK all the activity is concentrated in a small segment of the band that we can monitor on the waterfall. If someone calls CQ outside that segment there is a very low probability that someone else will happen to be tuning there, hear the CQ and respond. I think the concept

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans- reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-01 Thread Andy obrien
Just to make myself clear, I am not suggesting that we actually use the standard ALE digital mode for calling CQ. I'd be fine with it, but it is quite wide and would start a debate all over again. I'm also not suggesting we use ALE-style soundings that are unattended. What I like about the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: A new concept in digital mode band plans-reducing the number of tongues in the tower of Babylon

2010-03-01 Thread W6IDS
I hope no one is deleting this thread. It's something to chew on slowly. Thanks, Guys. Interesting reads, both. Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN EM79NV - Original Message - From: Andy obrien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:39 PM Subject: Re: