[pskmail] Re: Info on PSKMail client

  • From: Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:59:53 +0100 (CET)

Franco, 

I tried the bulletin reception on 10148.0, and it works o.k. with 
jPSKmail-0.4.9.9, 
(except for the broadcasting in PSK250, which is a mode without  FEC).
Here is a screen shot...

Rein Pa0R


>>Here my test-bed:
>>
>>- I am using 0.5 (0.4.9.9) java client
>>- I am running Linux so, according to site, no Intermar client test is
>>   possible (windows only)
>>- I will test Rein suggestion on a Intermar server and on a 10.147
>>   server
>>- There is no bullettin activity on 10.147 server so, in my rx-only
>>   test, I can't get any text in  terminal tab. Correct?
>
>That is right... there is no bulletin broadcasting on 10147.0... the 
>broadcasts are on 10148.0, and they are specially for sailing hams.
>The broadcasts are in mode PSK250.
>We separate these functions because the broadcasting and APRS traffic 
>is disturbing email traffic, and email and web access traffic disturbs 
>broadcasts.
>So there is a very good reason to separate these functions and put them on
>different frequencies...
>
>>
>>For the server list, I have received some beacon from IS0GRB and from 
>>SM0RW0 but no server list was saved on my config.
>>Why not a possibility to save different setup associated to different 
>>server?
>
>The server lists are dynamic, and are erased before a restart.
>To be in the servers drop down list, a beacon has to be received without error.
>You can put a server call into the list manually if you want...
>Maybe in future versions of the client we will store the lists.
>
>One function which may be interesting in the future is a scanning function 
>for the client, so you can tell it to go to another frequency to pick up a 
>broadcast, 
>and come back...
>But we want to release a stable client first :)
>
>We are always interested if you need a function which is not yet there, 
>ideas are welcome.
>
>73,
>
>Rein PA0R
>
>
>
>>
>>Regards
>>Franco Spinelli
>>
>

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