[pskmail] Re: Guidance for beginner
- From: Bernard Dekok <kc9sgv@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:28:14 -0600
Ooops,
Night: 3.595 MHz USB dial.
Day: *7.117* MHz USB dial.
I find it helps a lot to listen on frequency until you hear the beacon.
Then connect just after the beacon transmission switches to receive.
Less confusion and less latitude for clock timing errors that way.
You can also manually tune right onto the beacon frequency this way.
Please let me know...
KC9SGV
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Bernard Dekok <kc9sgv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I see you are close to St Louis...
>
> Try my brand new PSKMail server in Chicago....
> Night: 3595.0 MHz USB dial.
> Day: 7177.0 MHz USB dial
>
> See if you can connect.
> I am working on the email part right now.
>
> Best 73,
> Bernie
> KC9SGV
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:30 AM, Jeff McKune <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
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/7/2012 10:35 PM, John Douyere wrote:
>>
>> Hello Jeff,
>>
>> Certainly, to the limits of our abilities.
>> .
>> I agree that hardware wise it seems OK, but configuration (including in
>> the hardware) seems the issue.
>>
>> Can I ask you to check the following items, and I apologize if they are
>> too basic or if you have already checked them:
>>
>> 1. The server frequencies are given in signal central frequency. It is
>> the sum (for a USB transmission which what we use on all our servers
>> irrespective of the band) of the dial frequency of the transceiver and the
>> Fldigi audio frequency. Example: 10148Khz server frequency = 10147Khz dial
>> plus 1000Hz Fldigi waterfall frequency.
>>
>> 2. Some transceivers have a frequency offset when in "digital" modes like
>> the Yaesu FT-817 or FT-857/897 series. As an example, in the FT-817 the
>> menu item number 24 "DIG DISP" represents the offset between the signal
>> frequency and the displayed frequency. For an FT-857/897 it is menu
>> item 039 "DIG SHIFT". Personally I use an offset of zero and calculate the
>> dial frequency manually as above.
>>
>> 3. Make sure that Fldigi is started before Pskmail as this sets the
>> Fldigi program in a special mode. I am pretty sure there is a warning
>> message if that is not the case but I wanted to check.
>>
>> 4. Covered in the manual, but let me come back to this: in Fldigi there
>> are two places to set the audio frequency for Pskmail. First in the
>> "Misc"/"Sweet Spot" section of the configuration where the "Psk et al."
>> needs to reflect your chosen audio frequency (say 1000 or 1500Hz
>> generally). Second in the "Misc" / "Pskmail" section where the "Carrier
>> Frequency" need to be the same as above.
>>
>> That's all I can think of at present.
>>
>> Good luck and don;t hesitate to fire more questions.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> 73, John (VK2ETA)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Jeff McKune <research@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am new to pskMail, but I have been an Fldigi user for a year or so. I
>>> have been through the user manual a couple of times, but I cannot get
>>> pskMail to work. When I request ping, my transmission takes place on the
>>> left side of the waterfall in Fldigi. If a station server does happen to
>>> respond, it looks like it is responding on the far right side of the
>>> waterfall. I have take the following steps to troubleshoot:
>>>
>>> 1.) Verified and tried different servers.
>>> 2.) Used the Frequency Calculator to make sure I am on the right
>>> frequency.
>>> 3.) Verified the configuration settings in Fldigi as specified in the
>>> pskMail manual.
>>>
>>> My interface appears to be working correctly, so I do not believe this
>>> is a hardware issue. I suspect some sort of configuration issue, but I
>>> have not been able to resolve it. The instructions sound straightforward.
>>> Would anyone be able to assist me, or point me in the right direction?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Jeff McKune
>>> KD0JLM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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