[pskmail] Re: Developers
- From: Howard Brown <k5hb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:27:48 -0800 (PST)
Hello Per,
Perhaps the TNC interface would not be of great value on HF, but it
might encourage some people to use PSKmail who have a favorite
mode like GTOR, etc.
My main idea was that it could be used with packet on VHF to
get 1200 bps or even more (maybe 9600 bps).
The idea would be to leave the current modes in place but to allow
the user to select a TNC mode as well.
Howard K5HB
----- Original Message ----
From: Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:19:33 AM
Subject: [pskmail] Re: Developers
Hi Howard,
I have been thinking about this for a while and I still don't know what
foot to stand on here. I also have a KAM+ somewhere (and an MFJ-1278
(junk) and a PK-232DSP (great)) and I have had many hours of fun using
it. I know the link is pretty well handled by a KAM+ using pactor and
gtor, we could remove the link handling from pskmail and interface the
TNC. But, I don't think we would gain so very much by doing that. The
top speed for pactor 1 is 200 bauds (+huffman) and we are already
beyond
that. Gtor is faster and the compression makes it pretty good, I know I
have had real data throughput of 281 bps there.
But, as I said, we wont gain any speed by using it. Its also a major
change to introduce it (remove the link handling). So, I don't really
know what we would gain. Perhaps its time to say goodbye to those old
TNC's ?
But, hardware is nice. Perhaps Kantronics could put a complete pskmail
client on a TNC-like hardware? That way you could have an aprs beacon
going while sailing (with pc off to save power).
73 de Per, sm0rwo
mån 2008-01-14 klockan 18:50 -0800 skrev Howard Brown:
> Well, since you asked...
>
> I would like to see PSKmail interfaced to hardware TNCs, in
particular the KAM+.
>
> This would allow some faster traffic on VHF and might help revive
packet.
>
> Howard K5HB
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Per Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 7:29:03 AM
> Subject: [pskmail] Developers
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> The list is too quiet for me now so I decided to try to change that
;-)
>
> I have started to get settled at my new QTH (it only took abt 6
months)
> and that means I have started to have some time for ham radio once
agn.
> I
> have started looking at what I would like to improve on the project
and
> have just added tls auth for using googles smtp server with pskmail.
I
> am
> also thinking abt what I can do next. If there are others out there
> that
> would like to participate then I just want to mention a few words
about
> how you may do so.
>
> As this is an open source project you can just download the source
and
> start, you can also use the project subversion server where all the
> latest
> stuff should be available. Subversion is a revision control system
and
> more info on that is available here:
> http://subversion.tigris.org/
>
> The project subversion repository has a web interface here:
> http://www.crusefalk.se/websvn/
>
> If you prefer to use a real client for subversion then the url for
that
> is:
> svn://www.crusefalk.se/websvn
>
> Also, I'm curious abt what you would like to see done next? What
could
> be
> done better and what essential feature may be missing?
> I know we have the wiki for these things but perhaps its easier to
> discuss
> it here first and then post on the wiki?
>
> 73 de Per, sm0rwo
>
> P.s. Developers are essential, even Steve Ballmer realizes that:
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6304687408656696643
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