Rein, Per,
How do you see this (Gil's proposal)? I can make a WIKI page that you
link to. I am a bit concerned at the duplication of information in the
wiki and/or manual.
73, John
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:08 AM, Gilbert Franke <g.a.franke@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:g.a.franke@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
John, this is very helpful information. Perhaps it could be
incorporated in the manual? or better yet, provided as a separate
download on pskmail.org <http://pskmail.org>?
Jeff, I could be available this evening, if you want to sked a
real time observation. Let me know via this reflector or my own
email <wb5rfq@xxxxxxxx <mailto:wb5rfq@xxxxxxxx>>.
73, Gil WB5RFQ
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 7:40 AM, John Douyere <vk2eta@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:vk2eta@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hello Jeff,
No problems. Your setup looks correct. I would then look at
the servers, time (if they are scanning) and the mode.
1. On http://hermes.esrac.ele.tue.nl/maps/pskmailers.php you
have the currently active (meaning in the last hour) servers
as a list and as blue markers on the Google map.
Right now I can see AB9FT (I suspect too close for 30M),
KB2PNM (good distance, scanning) and WB5RFQ-5 (good distance
too, not scanning).
2. I use http://pskmail.wikispaces.com/PSKmailservers to tell
me which servers are on which frequency. WB5RFQ-5 is fixed on
10148 so your ping could reach him and KB2PNM is scanning with
minutes 0 and 1 on 10148 (see table at the bottom of the web
page).
Note on scanning servers: Pskmail has a 5 minutes scanning
cycle with minutes numbered 0 to 4. So if you are targeting
10148 then KB2PNM will listen on this frequency at 0 and 1
then 5 and 6 then 10 and 11 then 15 and 16 (and so on) minutes
past the hour.
I normally wait an extra 10 seconds to make sure the server
has changed frequency.
3. Mode: the most versatile mode I find is THOR22 as it is
pretty sensitive and robust, not too slow and tolerates a fair
amount of frequency mis-alignment. Select that mode and ensure
that the TXID box is lit on Fldigi, then do a ping (at the
right time if you want the scanning server(s) to listen too).
Hope this helps.
If that fails, then I would try to setup a sked with one of
the server's operators on this list so that he can monitor the
reception side and exchange information in real time (with say
telephone or Skype or other messaging system).
In my experience, once that is in place it should be easier
sailing from there on.
All the best,
73, John
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Jeff McKune
<research@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:research@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
John,
Thanks for the kind, thoughtful, and quick reply. Those
are really good suggestions. Let me respond to each one.
1.) That helps clarify the frequency settings. I am
trying to connect to KD4QCL at 10148.00. Both settings in
the Misc section of Fldigi are set to a carrier of 1000,
and I have set my radio to 10147.00.
2.) This was an excellent tip, and I thought you had
found the answer as I am using an FT-897D. However menu
item 39 Digital Shift is set to 0 Hz.
3.) I am making sure that if I change any preferences or
configuration settings in either program that I save and
quit both programs, start Fldigi, and then start jpskMail.
I still get no response when I attempt a ping. I
sometimes see what appear to be server signals or maybe
other pskMail client signals up and down the waterfall,
but they never show up under my cursor so that they can be
decoded.
If it helps, here is what I am using:
Yaesu FT-897D
LDG AT-897 Plus tuner
G5RV-Jr antenna
SignaLink USB
HP Pavilion dm4 laptop running Win7 64-bit
Fldigi 3.21.38
jpskMail 1.5
Again, many thanks for your help.
73,
Jeff
KD0JLM
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