Howard my point was that one need not spend $1K
to get on pactor unless they are looking to get on
II or III.
I have no activity with WL2K other then I do copy
some of the traffic.
At this time I have the PK-232 on a FT-840 parked on
7075.
The PTC is on the FT-847.
2nd FT-847 is used for
While the Pactor 2 and 3 modes are preferred for use with Winlink 2000,
this is to reduce transmission time on the HF link. Since you are held
to a time limit of 30 minutes per 24 hour period, the use of the Pactor
1 mode may not be enough time for what you want to send. In fact, some
of
Hi John.
Thanks, Sir. I understand where you were coming from now. I'm
a bit sensitive about the WL2K EMCOMM project I guess. I have
seen one line of thought which held that if the system was a
little out of reach of the average ham, the system would not
be bogged down by
If Linux became more popular, it might be possible to see more PSKmail
connections that use ARQ PSK63, but I don't see that happening any time
soon. Even though very slow, it is dramatically narrower than the Pactor
modes and would cause much less interference to other hams.
73, Rick,
At 10:41 AM 5/26/2006, you wrote:
If I am correct, WL2K HF system is dependent on PACTOR. PACTOR is a
proprietary system that is extremely expensive , not something
available easily to all hams. Reliable hardware for PACTOR II and III
is more expensive than a new HF rig these days.
Not
Hello John
I don't normally quote the whole message but it lost intelligence
when I tried quoting just you.
It was made clear to me and others in wl2kemcomm that the PTC III
unit is the preferred choice. Much discussion focuses on that
preference and, has been said more than once, if one
KV9U wrote:
Would love to hear of any on-going programming for HF ARQ sound card
modes so if anyone does this or knows anything about it, please let us
know.
73,
Rick, KV9U
Andrew O'Brien wrote:
PAX2 in Multipsk??
VK5OA
Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to
Although it is not in the same category in terms of the necessary speed,
this is something to point in the right direction.
73,
Rick, KV9U
Kevin O'Rorke wrote:
PAX2 in Multipsk??
VK5OA
Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org
Other areas of interest:
I'm not debating PACTOR operations or the utility of the mode, just
wondering why they chose PACTOR as the mode for emergency
communications on HF via WL2K/Airmail ? I'll include the ARRL in the
they since they have endorsed the concept.
The ideas behind WL2K seems to be extremely well thought
Hi Andy,
I don't know if Rick, KN6KB is on this forum or not to comment, but
yes, the WL2K PMBO's are running the SCS Pactor III modem. Thus they
accept incoming traffic via PACTOR I, II or III. It is only the PMBO
that requires the SCS modem. However the user can make use of any
PACTOR I
I may be able to shed some light on this. The original Aplink system
that many of us used, starting in the 1980's, migrated from Amtor to
Pactor and Clover II with the Winlink system. Amtor, even though an ARQ
mode, had errors sent when conditions were deteriorating. This would
send
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