[digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Andrew O'Brien
My reading of the message is that Morse code is authorized NOT mandated. It seems a reasonable decision for a organization often dependent on volunteers, if they want to use it.. let'em. MARS will continue to use MT63, ALE, PSK, and many other digital modes. Andy K3UK --- In

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Jim Dear
Amen, and hopefully someday soon, come into the 21st century by instituting digital voice, as well as the other digital modes currently used. Pax, Jim Dear W5LOG NNN0RKQ Andrew O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My reading of the message is that Morse code is

[digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread kb3co
David, If you feel so inferior because you lack CW skills perhaps you should make the effort and develop them. Mocking someone for having something you do not is so very lame. 73, Charlie --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, David Little [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't this just precious. .

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Rick W.
I have to concur with Charlie. I did not see anything negative in the MARS reappraisal of CW. In fact, it seemed bizarre and counterproductive to me when they decided to not only drop CW, but to prohibit its use on MARS channels some years back! I do agree that there are almost no new hams who

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Jack Hamilton
On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:07:17 -0400, Paul L Schmidt, K9PS [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Andrew O'Brien wrote: My reading of the message is that Morse code is authorized NOT mandated. It seems a reasonable decision for a organization often dependent on volunteers, if they want to use it.. let'em.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Simon Brown
UK members of this list are already constructing pigeon lofts. Simon Brown, HB9DRV -- From: Jack Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess it's time for us all to learn how to build spark gap transmitters, just in case.

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Paul L Schmidt, K9PS
Andrew O'Brien wrote: My reading of the message is that Morse code is authorized NOT mandated. It seems a reasonable decision for a organization often dependent on volunteers, if they want to use it.. let'em. MARS will continue to use MT63, ALE, PSK, and many other digital modes. Andy

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread George Wedge
Very good Simon. Years ago we had racing pigeon's. To bad I still don't have the loft. Have a good day. George K1OLS PS I thing your program is great. UK members of this list are already constructing pigeon lofts. Simon Brown, HB9DRV --

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Jose A. Amador
Even when I have nothing against DV, people have to recognize that it is not a QRP activity. I see quite a few signals I can never decode because they do not exceed the threshold. FDMDV is not PSK31. 73, Jose, CO2JA --- Jim Dear wrote: Amen, and hopefully someday soon, come into the 21st

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Chuck Mayfield
Do not laugh. It could come to pass that we (mankind) will need to reinvent spark gap.Who knows what evil lurks in the minds Chuck AA5J At 02:39 PM 6/1/2008, Jack Hamilton wrote: On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:07:17 -0400, Paul L Schmidt, K9PS mailto:k9ps%40arrl.net[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

[digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread John Taylor
Could be true Chuck. I guess to take it just a step further, we need to ask Simon to start looking into writing another mode into his great software to decode/operate the hammers to hit the trees like the old natives in the jungle do. Oops, somebody would have to go cut down trees and the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW - last resort?

2008-06-01 Thread Les Warriner
Go to Africa and learn the drums. They work too and are effective over a large area. At 03:28 PM 6/1/2008, you wrote: Could be true Chuck. I guess to take it just a step further, we need to ask Simon to start looking into writing another mode into his great software to decode/operate the

[digitalradio] Re: CW software?

2006-12-22 Thread g0ted_ted
Have a look at this site: http://www.hotamateurprograms.com/downloads.htm 73 Ted G0TED --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KV9U [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With the non-paid version of Multipsk you only have 5 minutes to test the enhanced CW mode. I admit that I did not try a very

[digitalradio] Re: CW decoder

2006-11-28 Thread Andrew O'Brien
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, REAL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have started using a new program and It doesnt like me very much. I am trying to learn code and have started using this CWget. Can anyone help? CW Get is not helpful for learning code. I learned CW by doing three

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoder

2006-11-28 Thread Brad Gillis
Hello, CWget can be a great aid in learning the code if you use it as a backup. Find somebody on the air doing slow speed code or try to hook up with a patient ham like Andy then tune in with CWget and while it is decoding you decode on paper. That way if you miss anything CWget will help you

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoder

2006-11-28 Thread Brad Gillis
Hello again I reread your post and you said the CWget program doesn't like you. I assume you are having trouble with the program (if not forgive the post) so try clicking with the mouse on the spikes in the spectrum. Then it will decode the sender. My rig has a 700 hz tone so when I tune the

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoder

2006-11-28 Thread Leigh L Klotz, Jr.
You might also like http://pocketdigi.sourceforge.net -- download the x86 version for a PC or the Arm version for a Windows PDA (Pocket PC). It is the same CW decoder as in gMFSK for Linux, and fldigi (though fldigi might be a later revision), originally based on the VE7IT engine, and the

[digitalradio] Re: CW program???

2006-03-08 Thread scottpa1960
To decode CW, the program that I found that is the most powerful is called CWGet. If you do a google search for CWGet, you'll find it. There are many settings for it in RX mode which make it very good at copying cw and it is shareware. 73--Scott WY3X --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andrew

[digitalradio] Re: CW program???

2006-03-08 Thread jhaynesatalumni
MultiPSK does CW Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW program???

2006-03-08 Thread KV9U
Except for a very expensive CW software reader program ($60), I have not found a better CW reader software than Multipsk. 73, Rick, KV9U jhaynesatalumni wrote: MultiPSK does CW Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW

[digitalradio] Re: CW Decoding Software

2006-02-28 Thread martinbradford2001
Having tried several programs, I now use an ancient Pakratt PK-232 which I picked up on eBay for virtually nothing. The software has got to be at least twenty years old and running on a CPU with less power than most modern pocket calculators, but it still digs out signals that the others miss

[digitalradio] Re: CW Decoding Software

2006-02-28 Thread Dave Bernstein
WinWarbler will provide more modern software support for your PK232, Martin -- macros, logging, and an interface to the rest of the DXLab Suite. If you're also interested in RTTY, WinWarbler will run your PK232 and the MMTTY engine in parallel, yielding panoramic tuning and diversity decoding.

[digitalradio] Re: CW (Transmit and Receive) program??

2006-02-26 Thread Steinar Aanesland
Try MULTIPSK Version 3.13 http://f6cte.free.fr/ De LA5VNA --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Migliari Adriano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can Somebody provide me with web site address from where i can download a FREE CW (Transmit and Receive) program?? I tried MIXW and Hamscope

[digitalradio] Re: cw

2006-02-06 Thread kmeinken
Are you copying in your head, or writing it down? What I found really helped me make the switch to copying in my head was to let a digital unit copy along with me. Normally I wouldn't look at the screen but if I missed something important, I could look up at it so that I could carry on an

[digitalradio] Re: cw

2006-02-06 Thread jgorman01
Let me echo that if you want to copy fast and conversationally, throw away your pencil and paper. On most traffic nets, folks only send about 25 wpm since that is all you can reliably copy down on paper. I've found most slow down to whatever speed you send at since it assumed that is also what

[digitalradio] Re: CW ?

2006-02-05 Thread obrienaj
OK John, I will look for you. Andy K3UK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, John Bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've started to do the same thing, and have been lurking around 3700-3715 nites getting my speed up usually around 0300-0400Z John - Original Message -

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-11 Thread Jose Amador
--- Patrick Lindecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Martin, 8 bit or 16 bits is not the problem, only the algorihm used or the hardware processing makes the difference. One of the problem is the automatic determination of the speed. Did the old Pakrat determines the CW speed itself

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-11 Thread Patrick Lindecker
Hello Jose, Joe and Rick, Thanks for all information. I'm not sure that the way to decode with a simple threshold and simple way to determine speed can give good results... A ham told me that it compares an external decoder with a modern decoder (no publicity), regarding the S/N level. He

[digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-11 Thread Dave Bernstein
The practice of referring to problems as issues began during the early minicomputer days, when disk drives were both small and expensive. The cumulative saving of two bytes per instance was significant, given the rate of occurence. Note that disk drive manufacturers continued to use problems,

[digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-10 Thread martinbradford2001
I have an old PakRatt which seems to do a far better job than any modern CW decoder I have tried - its a bit picky about its input level but once you have that set that correctly it seems to cope with some pretty poor morse... That is software which must be close to twenty years old and

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-10 Thread Roger J. Buffington
martinbradford2001 wrote: I have an old PakRatt which seems to do a far better job than any modern CW decoder I have tried - its a bit picky about its input level but once you have that set that correctly it seems to cope with some pretty poor morse... That is software which must be close to

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-10 Thread Patrick Lindecker
it is better. 73 Patrick - Original Message - From: martinbradford2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:05 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope) I have an old PakRatt which seems to do a far better

RE: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-10 Thread Rick Williams
groups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Joe IveySent: Monday, October 10, 2005 17:02To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope) Patrick, I have used the Pakrat software and you can have the receive

Re: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison (MPSK, Mixw, Hamscope)

2005-10-10 Thread Joe Ivey
Rick, Only tried it a couple of times. Don't guess I gave it a fair shake. Joe W4JSI - Original Message - From: Rick Williams To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 5:27 PM Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: CW decoding comparison