Hi Ken, Then why did such modes as SITOR with ARQ error-correction replace Morse radio-telegraphy on all point-to-point commercial radio-telegraph circuits decades ago? Cheers for now, 73, Adam VA7OJ
Hi Ken, Precisely. The reason for my original post was that I felt a need to qualify "works better" a little more closely. The original statement that "there isn't any such thing" as a digital mode w
Hi Tom, I used the term "commercial" intentionally, to point out that there are indeed instances (not necessarily in amateur radio) where digital modes other than Morse "work better" than Morse in ra
Suggestion: Let's start a new mail-list dedicated to computers and OS issues. I already have a name reserved for it: "non.comp.os.mentis" Cheers for now, 73, Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ ________________________
Hi Bill, The microHam decoder may work in this application. http://www.microham.com There is a more basic problem, though; the Orion lacks an external ALC input. Operation of the IC-2KL without an AL
Guess I was fortunate - my first exposure to music was via live concerts at the Albert Hall in London. I still judge all music systems by the criterion of a live performance. This made the transition
Hi Rob, Liked that! But... Concerning the French and music, I used to listen to "La Chaine France-Musique" (a classical-music network similar to some US NPR stations or CBC2) when I lived in Geneva i
Hi Rob, All current solid-state amplifiers use the ALC line as a part of their protective subsystem. If an anomalous operating condition arises, the amplifier will first reduce the drive power by pul
Hi Dave, "We"? When I was first licensed in 1962 (as ZS1ZG), I noted that several well-known hams of my acquaintance seemed unable to replace a blown mains fuse in their homes, let alone build a piec
What is wrong with a weasel? It is a specialist predator of small rodents, and also takes small birds and lizards whenever opportunity offers. I would rather have a weasel or two in my back garden th
The ITU-R AF response mask for SSB transmitters in the maritime radio service is 350 to 2700 Hz at the -6 dB points (Recommendation M.1173). That is a good starting point for SSB radiotelephone trans
The North Shore Amateur Radio Club (NSARC) is offering its Ten-Tec Omni VI station for sale. A complete description, including pricing, is available in PDF format via the Club website. The station wi
As they say in the Middle East, "Boukra fil mishmish!" 73, Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm