[pskmail] Re: [pskmail] Re: Aw: Another frustrating experience
- From: <moleonacid@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 19:54:01 +0000
From: Jan Bruggeman
Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2014 20:01
To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<quote>
- it also seems weather related: I only got it to work in daylight and dry
weather.
</quote>
A possible antenna system problem? Maybe water ingress into feeders or
connections? My father’s G5RV went a bit deaf a few years back. You’d poke a
bit of power at it and it’d suddenly be able to hear again. The culprit was
the connection between the coax and the twinfeed. Perhaps the RF was helping
to dry out the moisture?!
73 de Dave M0MYA.
On May 8, 2014, Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Jan,
here are some comments:
1: The issue you have with 2.0.30 is clearly a PTT problem.
Try using VOX, it is the simplest way...
I have been using 2.0.30 through the wintr from a remot location in Spain...
2: Try using i limited mode list, like PSK500R, PSK250R and MFSK16.
Or try single mode with THOR22.
These modes have FEC, and reduce receive errors.
Also, as Per suggests, ALWAYS try to use a 500Hz IF filter.
A DSP only works well if it is also in the IF, like in the IC7200.
I use a 500 Hz filter ombined with DSP in the K3.
3: You can check if you are being heard by the server using the "Inquire"
command.
It pings a specific server, and gives you a reading on the quality of the
signal.
I have heard you well, but I have almost no noise at my QTH.
PI4TUE is located in a university building with a very high local noise level.
4: Try to get reception going first, before trying to do email stuff....
Hope this helps,
Rein PA0R
P.S. Per, last beacon of SM0RWO-1 on 040514...
fldigi again?
Hello list,
Recently I was able to send and receive some mail, but on the whole,
it's a very frustrating experience.
Today I again tried for more than 2 hours to receive one (1) small mail,
but it didn't work.
My setup:
- gap titan dx multi-band vertical
- mfj antenna tuner
- kenwood ts140 tranceiver
- dsp filter
- computer running linux mint
I have both pskmail 1.5.29/fldigi and jpskmail 2.0.30 running. I swap
the ~/.pskmail/configuration.xml file whenever I switch clients
the 2.0.30 is simple: it doesn't work. my transmitter goes into transmit
whenever I open the settings window. In that case, the transmitter
continues to transmit regardless of what I do in pskmail: quit,
disconnect, ... Even quiting pskmail completely doesn't stop the
transmit. I have to switch off the tranceiver. On the other hand, my
transmitter does not transmit anything when pressing the tune button,
sending a ping or a beacon or trying to connect. Using the (working)
1.5.29 config doesn't change a thing.
fldigi / pskmail 1.5.29 does work. But I hardly hear anything. It seems
to me that my signal gets thru to the world, but can somebody confirm
this ? I have been busy today may 7th between 14:00 and 17:00 CET.
the only server I can contact reasonably is OE5RTL (sorry for
monopolizing the server). Sometimes I hear 9A1CRA, but i've never been
able to do anything on it, timeout happens long before I receive anything.
On OE5RTL it seems to me that most of the time gets lost trying to find
a transmit mode. But I do not really know, it's so slow that I do not
really know what is happening. Even when reconnecting, the system tries
to catch up for hours without any result.
--
mvg,
Jan Bruggeman - ON4AIN
web: http://www.aubine.be
mail: jan@xxxxxxxxx
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