[pskmail] Re: What I can see/hear on my server

  • From: Robert Krasowski <rkrasowski@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:58:39 -0700 (PDT)

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


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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
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>Just few lines of update with some questions (like always).
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>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.
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>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..."
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>--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:
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>"beacon:AB9FT
>22:50 UTC Sep-29-2011: > Unproto: AB9FT:26 !4344.40NP08743.49W&
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>22:50 UTC Sep-29-2011: Send>APRS-IS:AB9FT>PSKAPR,TCPIP*:!4344.40NP08743.49W&"
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>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
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> And similar scenario:
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>"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/"
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>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
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>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??
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>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....
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>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...
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>Thanks again, and I am so glad that we start having some activity on PSKMail, 
>it is great !!
>
>73
>Robert
>KB2PNM
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