In the US Thor-25 may be used
on any frequency allocated for digital modes.? I have not
assigned an RsID for the mode but will do so after the mode
specification is finalized.? I am experimenting with smaller
flush_length bytes to reduce transmission overhead; 20 seem to
work as well as 40.? These are required to avoid decode errors
at the beginning of the data stream.
You can use a video text at the beginning of the transmission to
assist others in recognizing the mode:
David
On 12/6/24 08:40, Bobby Chandler via
groups.io wrote:
Thanks Barry.? I would
appreciate your doing some real world testing with THOR-25.?
My bench tests show it to give >99% copy with
PathSim/LinSim Mid-Latitude Disturbed simulation.
SCAMP is intended to be compatible with an Arduino H/W
implementation of the same signal.? The developer intends
this to be used for emergency comms with very low power
field units.? He provided me with a prototype of the
hardware implementation.? I do not think he designed the
signal as an FT8 replacement, but there are some who are
testing it as such.
Davd
On 12/6/24 07:07, K3EUI Barry via
groups.io wrote:
Dave
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We who use THOR appreciate all of the work you put in to
make it better.
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My experience using THOR22 on HF NBEMS nets (PaNBEMS,
MidAtlantic NBEMS) on 80m and 40m in the early morning hours
is that it can copy checkins much faster with fewer data
loss than other modes.
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THOR has the advantage of being able to copy even if you
are mistuned (something rookies often do).
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We found THOR11 works well if the band is crowded (like a
RTTY contest) or if there is severe fading.
THOR22 is our common checkin mode, with THOR32 our common
traffic mode.
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So how might THOR25 fit in our nets on HF?
We advise participating stations to turn off the digital
squelch and to disable any ¡°noise reduction¡± or ¡°noise
blankers¡± or notch filters in their modern radios.
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MFSK22 and 32 also work well, but if mistuned by a tone
(15 Hz) we fail to copy.
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Many of us were wondering if any future work will be done
to have the OFDM modes return?
We had a lot of experience with OFDM narrow modes on 80m
and 40m and noted that if the S/N was not above some minimum
value, we got lots of missed data.?
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And what about SCAMP?
A few of us have been playing with that new (alpha) mode
on 80m and 40m.
SCAMP is interesting to watch - and very narrow
bandwidth.
Is scamp competing with ft8 as a chat mode (slow speed)?
... and with QDX, running 2.0.05 server compiled from source on 6.6.39-current-rockchip64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jul 11 10:49:22 UTC 2024 aarch64 GNU/Linux
and client 2.0.04 from package on xubuntu 24.04. All speeds have been tried...
I find that ADIF Master and DXAtlas run quite nicely on WINE. They are my remaining "indispensable" Windows apps. I use Linux Mint in the shack daily and have not regretted the switch from Win11.
Another recommendation for Crossover and this time for Linux.
t is as James said, a reasonable license fee, and it is solid and it works well. Even some complex Windows apps run on it. Another good thing about Crossover is that you get support from them. There were a few apps that needed special files to work, and they figured that out and got them going for me.
When Win 10 came out I moved to Mac but I still had a need professionally and personally for some windows applications. ?I used the Parallels solution for years but they too were big into money and their licensing sucks. ?
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I recently moved to Crossover for Mac and love it. ?Crossover runs on Linux and the Crossover team is a major contributor to the Wine project. ?Yes, it cost me some money but their licensing is per user with multiple machines. ?To me it was worth the money for the ease of installation and the peace of mind. ?I run Winlink and VARA FM and Microsoft Visio with no issues and will be experimenting with some Motorola programming software. ?
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Submitted for 'what it's worth' - worked well for me. ?And, BTW, I have a Mac Pro trash can running Mint and will be adding Crossover to it as well. ?Agree with Bob below - Mint is a really good solution.
I use Linux exclusively: a generic Ubuntu installation on my main workstation. I have used the native Linux Zoom client extensively, heavily, for work during the past several years -- without issue. I also used it for a CWOps class (with the same "native sound" tweak that people required on Windows boxes). I download the latest .deb straight from Zoom.
I use TSQL natively.
I use "qrq" for, I think, similar training as RufzXP.
And I've been using LibreOffice and its predecessors for more than 25 years now, including for work, graduate school, doctoral thesis, etc. It's solid and very capable. I just live with the fact that Microsoft doesn't want competitors to be open their documents with the formatting perfectly intact (and ask for a PDF if formatting matters).
I
agree with Dave, G?WBX that if you are having difficulties with
Ubuntu then you should try LinuxMint, Cinnamon edition.? It is
very friendly for those just getting into Linux.? Also for
contesting you should look into NOT1MM, Linux Native app for
contest logging.? Its "not" N1MM but it is still being developed
and is doing a good job of duplicating N1MM for Linux, just not
fully there yet.?
???
Also for contesting try to use TR4W and SD (super duper) both of
which run very well under WINE in Linux and support almost all
the contests out there.?
I agree with Dave, G?WBX that if you are having difficulties with Ubuntu then you should try LinuxMint, Cinnamon edition.? It is very friendly for those just getting into Linux.? Also for contesting you should look into NOT1MM, Linux Native app for contest logging.? Its "not" N1MM but it is still being developed and is doing a good job of duplicating N1MM for Linux, just not fully there yet.?
??? Also for contesting try to use TR4W and SD (super duper) both of which run very well under WINE in Linux and support almost all the contests out there.?
On Nov 30, 2024, at 5:04?AM, Philip, AC4O via groups.io <ac4o.philip@...> wrote:
Gary,?
As a test, I just now downloaded Fllog-1.2.8 VN.dmg from the W1HKJ site. At first I could not get it to open (could not be checked for malware, etc) , but then I went into Privacy and Security and said open anyway and then it worked.(So this work around is still good for now anyway.)
I had updated my MacOS to 15.1 the other day and all the programs that I had running on the old MacOS continued to work just fine. (Flrig, WSJT-X, etc) This test shows me that the reason they continued to work was that they had already been installed and opened in the previous MacOS. (They were non signed and notorized versions)
I did download the signed and notarized versions of the software that you had sent. I have not installed/opened them yet. I didn't want to rock the boat. but have them in a folder for backup at the moment.?
FYI, Antarctica is on the air. I made an FT8 contact with callsign Ri1ANE at Progress Base -69.396667 Latitude and 76.373333 Longitude. It was on 20m at 02:21 GMT on November 8th. Anyway, I thought that was cool. From a google search -?Progress is a Russian research station in Antarctica.?It is located at the Larsemann Hills antarctic oasis on the shore of Prydz Bay.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
Philip
On Nov 26, 2024, at 2:18?PM, Philip, AC4O via??<ac4o.philip@...> wrote:
Gary,
Thanks for the notarized updated Flrig.
FYI, I did decide to bite the bullet and update my MacOS to 15.1 from 14.
It turns out that all my apps Flrig, Fldigi, JS8call, WSJT-X, GridTracker2, and RUMlogNG continue to work.
This may be due to the fact that they had already been up and running on my previous MacOS, I am not sure.
I have not tried to download additional apps and install them yet, but wanted to mention the old ones are still working.
Thanks and 73s
Philip?
AC4O
On Nov 25, 2024, at 6:16?PM, Gary Rogers, KO3F via groups.io <cgaryrogers190@...> wrote:
Flirig-2.0.05.85 notarized for MacOS 15 is here:
On Nov 25, 2024, at 10:09?AM, Dave, W1HKJ via groups.io <w1hkj@...> wrote:
As a test, I just now downloaded Fllog-1.2.8 VN.dmg from the W1HKJ site. At first I could not get it to open (could not be checked for malware, etc) , but then I went into Privacy and Security and said open anyway and then it worked.(So this work around is still good for now anyway.)
I had updated my MacOS to 15.1 the other day and all the programs that I had running on the old MacOS continued to work just fine. (Flrig, WSJT-X, etc) This test shows me that the reason they continued to work was that they had already been installed and opened in the previous MacOS. (They were non signed and notorized versions)
I did download the signed and notarized versions of the software that you had sent. I have not installed/opened them yet. I didn't want to rock the boat. but have them in a folder for backup at the moment.?
FYI, Antarctica is on the air. I made an FT8 contact with callsign Ri1ANE at Progress Base -69.396667 Latitude and 76.373333 Longitude. It was on 20m at 02:21 GMT on November 8th. Anyway, I thought that was cool. From a google search -?Progress is a Russian research station in Antarctica.?It is located at the Larsemann Hills antarctic oasis on the shore of Prydz Bay.
To access the serial port? you
must be a member of the dialout group.
dave@tk7:~$ groups
dave adm dialout fax cdrom floppy tape sudo audio dip
video plugdev lpadmin netdev scanner sambashare
You can assign yourself to the dialout group using
the Cinnamon user interface, or from a command line terminal on
Ubuntu:
Add yourself to the dialout group
??? Open Terminal.
??? Enter the following command, replacing <username> with the
name of your account. sudo usermod -a -G dialout <username>
??? Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
73, David, W1HKJ
On 11/29/24 16:40, Dan Pyle, KG7AFL via
groups.io wrote:
When I view the trace log, I see flrig sending a "get smeter" command every second, but have displayed S-meter on the radio. When I press the "Tune" button, I also see a "get power out", but no display on the meter.
Sorry, I erroneously reported that I see this issue in flrig 2.0.0. This version does appear to scroll correctly, but occasionally will show the wrong filter bandwidth.
Re: Where to get schooled on Linux desktop managers, compositors, UI interfaces??
Try out different ones to find the one that works for you. Problems are solved by doing internet searches, asking ChatGPT, or just messing around with it and learning from it.
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Debian is my choice at home, I run MATE on lower end systems and/or where I dont want or need eyecandy, or the kitchen sink load of apps, and Cinnamon where I want something that looks nice, and has a good range of stuff already installed.
Have experienced an issue with my Ten Tec 550 Pegasus and flrig, where I cannot select a transceiver filter bandwidth because the scroll feature automatically resets to the top of the selections when I attempt to scroll down. Upon selection of a bandwidth and closing the selection dropdown menu, the selected filter shows that it has switched back to 300hz, but the radio still sounds as if the selected filter bandwidth is correct, just not indicating correctly. This seems to only occur in USB, LSB, and CW modes, I can still correctly set the filter bandwidth in AM mode without the scrolling issue. As this is difficult to describe, I¡¯ve attached a screencast of the problem.
This is on flrig 2.0.0, 2.0.05, and 2.0.05.85 on MacOS 15.2 and Fedora Linux 41 x86_64.