[pskmail] Re: Aw: Re: Re: Another frustrating experience
- From: Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 09 May 2014 14:15:58 +0200
Just remembered the time I used the built in DSP on my Icom 706 with
noise reduction, it just made reception impossible.
I hope that Timewave filter does not do any noise reduction as it will
probably think PSK500 is some awful noise.
73, Per
sm0rwo
Rein Couperus skrev 2014-05-09 10:50:
> I am using just 10m wire on top of the camper, and can work SM0RWO-1
> from Spain with just 10 Watts...
>
> Maybe the external DSP filter is not linear? Try 600 Hz bandwidth to
> check.
>
> Is your RX frequency o.k. (1000 Hz for the centre of the signal)?
>
> For the audio levels of Fldigi, have a look at the waterfall in my
> youtube demo...
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnH7P3BO11I
>
> Don't worry, we will get you going... as a last resort I can help.
> Ghent is not so far from here :-)
>
> Rein PA0R
>
> --
>
>
> *From:* Jan Bruggeman <jan@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 8 May 2014 20:01
> *To:* pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> <quote>
> - it also seems weather related: I only got it to work in daylight and
> dry weather.
> </quote>
>
> A possible antenna system problem? Maybe water ingress into feeders
> or connections? My father’s G5RV went a bit deaf a few years back.
> You’d poke a bit of power at it and it’d suddenly be able to hear
> again. The culprit was the connection between the coax and the
> twinfeed. Perhaps the RF was helping to dry out the moisture?!
>
> 73 de Dave M0MYA.
>
>
> On May 8, 2014, Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello Jan,
>
> here are some comments:
> 1: The issue you have with 2.0.30 is clearly a PTT problem.
> Try using VOX, it is the simplest way...
> I have been using 2.0.30 through the wintr from a remot location
> in Spain...
> 2: Try using i limited mode list, like PSK500R, PSK250R and MFSK16.
> Or try single mode with THOR22.
> These modes have FEC, and reduce receive errors.
> Also, as Per suggests, ALWAYS try to use a 500Hz IF filter.
> A DSP only works well if it is also in the IF, like in the IC7200.
> I use a 500 Hz filter ombined with DSP in the K3.
> 3: You can check if you are being heard by the server using the
> "Inquire" command.
> It pings a specific server, and gives you a reading on the quality
> of the signal.
> I have heard you well, but I have almost no noise at my QTH.
> PI4TUE is located in a university building with a very high local
> noise level.
> 4: Try to get reception going first, before trying to do email
> stuff....
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Rein PA0R
>
> P.S. Per, last beacon of SM0RWO-1 on 040514...
> fldigi again?
>
> Hello list,
>
> Recently I was able to send and receive some mail, but on the whole,
> it's a very frustrating experience.
>
> Today I again tried for more than 2 hours to receive one (1) small
> mail,
> but it didn't work.
>
> My setup:
> - gap titan dx multi-band vertical
> - mfj antenna tuner
> - kenwood ts140 tranceiver
> - dsp filter
> - computer running linux mint
>
> I have both pskmail 1.5.29/fldigi and jpskmail 2.0.30 running. I swap
> the ~/.pskmail/configuration.xml file whenever I switch clients
>
> the 2.0.30 is simple: it doesn't work. my transmitter goes into
> transmit
> whenever I open the settings window. In that case, the transmitter
> continues to transmit regardless of what I do in pskmail: quit,
> disconnect, ... Even quiting pskmail completely doesn't stop the
> transmit. I have to switch off the tranceiver. On the other hand, my
> transmitter does not transmit anything when pressing the tune button,
> sending a ping or a beacon or trying to connect. Using the (working)
> 1.5.29 config doesn't change a thing.
>
> fldigi / pskmail 1.5.29 does work. But I hardly hear anything. It
> seems
> to me that my signal gets thru to the world, but can somebody confirm
> this ? I have been busy today may 7th between 14:00 and 17:00 CET.
>
> the only server I can contact reasonably is OE5RTL (sorry for
> monopolizing the server). Sometimes I hear 9A1CRA, but i've never been
> able to do anything on it, timeout happens long before I receive
> anything.
>
> On OE5RTL it seems to me that most of the time gets lost trying to
> find
> a transmit mode. But I do not really know, it's so slow that I do not
> really know what is happening. Even when reconnecting, the system
> tries
> to catch up for hours without any result.
>
> --
> mvg,
> Jan Bruggeman - ON4AIN
>
> web: http://www.aubine.be
> mail: jan@xxxxxxxxx
>
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