[pskmail] Re: Server Running

  • From: Glenn Roeser Roeser <wb2lmv@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:53:12 -0400

Hi John,
I am a member of the pskmail wiki, I'm logged in, now how do I go about
updating the server list page?
Glenn

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:06 PM, John Douyere <vk2eta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Glenn,
>
> Congratulations and welcome to the "Pskmail server club".
>
> Big ear is a concept that is implemented in EU only at present. It allows
> several servers to cooperate over the internet for the reception of data in
> a Pskmail session.
>
> The TXing still rests with the connected server.
>
> The decision by the software to participate or not and if yes to which
> Bigear server is determined by the GPS coordinates in the prskmailrc.plfile 
> in the .pskmail directory.
>
> So the solution is to check that your coordinates are at least
> approximately correct.
>
> In another email you mention camping sites with no or poor cell phone
> coverage. Well I am in that situation quite regularly and that lead to the
> development of the Android version of Pskmail.
>
> So if you have a phone or tablet running Android you can try that too. It
> works well even with audio coupling using modes like Thor22 or MFSK32 and
> there are a number of ways too build interfaces too.
>
> Also, now that your server is running I would encourage you to get a login
> into the pskmail wiki and update the server list page.
>
> That way users can test and use your server.
>
> Good work Glenn, enjoy.
>
> 73, John
> On 01/05/2012 1:00 AM, "Glenn Roeser Roeser" <wb2lmv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> John,
>> The server is running. I have changed the default mode to PSK250, as that
>> is what is used as a default here in the U.S.
>> After a few minutes, at the bottom of the terminal it reads: "Timeout
>> reading BigEar"
>>
>> Is that normal? Is there anything else to do now?
>>
>> Thanks again, Glenn WB2LMV
>>
>

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