[pskmail] Re: Guidance for beginner
- From: Gilbert Franke <g.a.franke@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:17:56 -0600
Bernie, I knew you were putting a server up, but didn't know it would be on
80 and 40M. That is terrific! My brother and I have had some success on
80M between San Antonio and my QTH, which is a little west of Houston. We
were thinking of trying 80 / 40M. I'll tell him to try your server. He
has the client and I have the server! -- actually, I can switch to client,
but usually I just leave it on server.
Good luck with the email config.!
73, Gil
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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