Thanks Rein, yes , yesterday evening I looked at manual for server on line and located more info. Appreciate all your work and help. Robert KB2PNM From: Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 3:14 AM Subject: [pskmail] Re: What I can see/hear on my server Comments below... Rein PA0R -- http://pa0r.blogspirit.com Von: "Robert Krasowski" <rkrasowski@xxxxxxxxx> >Gesendet: Sep 30, 2011 1:41:35 AM >An: "pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Betreff: [pskmail] What I can see/hear on my server > > >Just few lines of update with some questions (like always). > >1/ I was able to install missing Perl module Crypt/DH.pm. It took God know how >long to do it, I started before leaving for work when I checked during the >lunch module was installed, well we just have to be patient. That module was >shown as missing by Perl when I was trying to run my server in ver 1.4.6. > I am happy with the current stable version, so will stick for now with 1.0.42. > >2/ My server see few thinks that I (again ) can not explain for sure. >"23:10 UTC Sep-29-2011: Sending beacon >busy... >Message_out: >00uKB2PNM:26 !3543.59NP07948.71W&D00B >- >I: ParseMode: ARQ new modem set to PSK250R >Adding server AB9FT to list..." > >--So what happened here? My understanding is: my server tries to send beacon, >channel is busy , so wait and finally sends it. Beacon was received by AB9FT >and ?? >On Fldigi I see " QSL KB2PNM de AB9FT.." in my terminal window I see "Adding >server AB9FT to list..." so AB9FT hear my beacon and responded with QSL adding >my server to the list of servers, is that correct?? >Correct >Another exchange: > >"beacon:AB9FT >22:50 UTC Sep-29-2011: > Unproto: AB9FT:26 !4344.40NP08743.49W& > >22:50 UTC Sep-29-2011: Send>APRS-IS:AB9FT>PSKAPR,TCPIP*:!4344.40NP08743.49W&" > >So this is APRS message from AB9FT that I received, what happend here: >Send->APRS-IS...... Was my server sending APRS message over TCP/IP to the net?? >Correct > > And similar scenario: > >"beacon:K4RST >17:59 UTC Sep-29-2011: > Unproto: K4RST:6 (C9WtNh y >Message_out: >QSL K4RST de KB2PNM AA04- >setting link record: K4RST,9038 >setting link record: K4RST,0 >18:00 UTC Sep-29-2011: >Send>APRS-IS:K4RST>PSKAPR,TCPIP*:!3525.55N/08446.72Wy000/000/" > >Setting link record indicate ?? That K4RST was linking with my server?? >No, you received a posit beacon from K4RST, and sent in via TCP to the APRS >backbone > >Sorry about these probably very basic questions but if I want to promote >PSKMail ( which I am intented to do) I need to understand it. > >And just one more question, I understand also that if I want to have my >station running on two different frequencies (30 meters and 20 meters) I need >do scanning mode with two frequences or two separate sets of radio antenna, >computer for 2 different frequencies. Now, server running on two different >radios must be different, separate or could be the same one, I think the >answer is two seperate server for two different radios, correct?? > >We have set up scanning to cover up to 5 bands with 1 radio. The server uses >hamlib to do that. >With the latest alpha (1.4.10) you can have a different schedule every hour of >the day, so you can follow the >conditions by e.g. using low bands (80,40) during the night and 30 and 17 >during the day.... > >When you run different radios you have to run different servers. You can run >different servers on one computer by >starting them on different users. Of course you would also need one sound card >per band.... > >There is a lot of information in the appendix of the server manual... > >Thanks again, and I am so glad that we start having some activity on PSKMail, >it is great !! > >73 >Robert >KB2PNM > > > > > > > > >