Salem Area Digital Modes VHF Net

WA7ABU has been operating a Digital Modes net on the 145.290 and 52.99 repeaters for over five years now (2004).

 The net is usually hosted by Dan, WA7ABU or one of the digital enthusiasts.

Please join us Wednesday nights between 0830 PM and 0930 PM Local time.

Modes used on the net so far have been MT63, PSK31, SSTV and RTTY and some other newer modes, such as WinDRM, with MMSSTV dominating the net.

I'm also glad to help with software or hardware issues for net members. Email me at [wa7abu(at)arrl.net]

Freeware:

MM software is from a well known Japinese author, JE3HHT, Makoto (Mako) Mori.  You can find his software for free at this location: http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/
He includes programs for RTTY, (MMTTY), PSK, and SSTV, (MMSSTV).  His Slow Scan program is tops in our view, used almost entirely by the WA7ABU digital group.

This is a typical shot of the screen on MMSSTV

 PSK31 / PSK63 [DigiPan] http://www.qsl.net/kh6ty/digipan/digipan7.exe

 BPSK31, QPSK31, PSK63, PSKFEC31, PSKAM, PSKAM10, CW, CCW RTTY, SITOR-AMTOR-NAVTEX, FELD HELL, PSK HELL, HF FAX, FILTERS
[MultiPSK]http://f6cte.free.fr/MULTIPSK.ZIP>   or if that does not work, look at the newer page to find Multipsk: http://f6cte.free.fr/  version 4.5 appears to be a late version.

This is a typical shot of the screen on Multi-PSK


 PSK31 (BPSK and QPSK) RTTY ASCII (both 7 bit and 8 bit protocols using MMTTY) MFSK16 PACKET CW

 [HamScope] http://www.qsl.net/hamscope/ .  Hamscope is still cool after all these years.

  IZ8BLY software is at:  ( Hellschreiber [IZ8BLY Hell],  MT63 [IZ8BLY MT63 Terminal], MFSK16 [IZ8BLY Stream] ) http://xoomer.virgilio.it/aporcino/
 

Shareware $50:

MixW, a do everything program:
Go to: http://mixw.net/
 CW, BPSK31, QPSK31, FSK31, RTTY, Packet (HF/VHF), Pactor (RX only), AMTOR (FEC), MFSK, Hellschreiber, Throb, Fax (RX only), SSTV, MT63. [MixW2.09] .  Go to the site and select the latest shareware version which contains even more.  The features are really great and this may be worth the required fee to use.

Here is a little program that will allow you to save your Sound Card Settings. QuickMix
You might want to verify the settings (both on HF and VHF) and then save a profile using the name of the soundcard program. Then all you have to do is place then profiles in a folder on your desktop and double click on the proper one before you open the said program. 

WINLINK2000 the email for Hams-works like Outlook, but runs into a system for emergency applications

http://winlink.org/The winlink-2000 home page.

http://www.airmail2000.com/down.htm the program page to download airmail2000. This program runs similar to Outlook.

FREQUENCIES TO USE ON HF

The following frequencies were gathered from on-the-air contacts and on Bux.com:
Please consider this a guide as they may have changed with recent rule changes. Please notify me as you find the new frequencies used on HF.
    160 Meters
     1.838.150               PSK31
     1.890                   SSTV

    80 Meters
     3.580.150 to 3.620      Data (RTTY, PSK31, Hellschreiber)
     3.620 to 3.635          Packet
     3.845                   SSTV

     40 Meters
     7.070               PSK31
     7.080                   RTTY, MFSK16 and Hellschreiber
     7.171                   SSTV

     30 Meters
     10.130                  PSK31
     10.130 to 10.140        RTTY
     10.137                  Hellschreiber
     10.140 to 10.150        Packet

    20 Meters
     14.070.150              PSK31
     14.080 to 14.095        RTTY, MFSK16 and Hellschreiber
     14.100.5 to 14.112      Packet
     14.230                  SSTV
     14.233                  SSTV

     17 Meters
     18.100 to 18.105        RTTY
     18.103                  Hellschreiber
     18.105 to 18.110        Packet

     15 Meters
     21.070 to 21.100        RTTY, MFSK16 and Hellschreiber
     21.070              PSK31
     21.100 to 21.110        Packet
     21.340                  SSTV

     12 Meters
     24.920 to 24.925        RTTY
     24.925 to 24.930        Packet

    10 Meters
     28.070 to 28.150        RTTY
     28.120.150              PSK31,  Hellschreiber
     28.680                  SSTV
     28.690                  SSTV (some SSTV repeaters on this Freq.)
     28.700                  SSTV

    6 Meters
     50.680                  SSTV

     2 Meters
     145.500                 SSTV  (National SSTV Simplex FM Frequency)
     145.550                 PSK31, Hellschreiber
     145.600                 Limited SSTV
     145.650                 Limited Digital applications 

Updated November 26th, 2007 by Dan, WA7ABU.