------------------------------ Globe Wireless CW Frequencies: Palo Alto Radio/KFS : 476 500 4274 8444.5 8558.4 12695.5 12844.5 17026 17184.8 22581.5 Slidell Radio/WNU 463 478 500 4294 4310 6389.65 8525 8570 12826.5 12869 17038 17117.6 22575.5 ------------------------------------------ For more details regarding Globe Wireless maritime communications services, contact: Craig McCartney, Director of Marketing Globe Wireless One Meyn Road Half Moon Bay, CA 94062 415-726-6588 415-726-8604 (fax) --- GoldED 2.41 * Origin: DXA-POINT .6 (2:241/1040.12) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CCV00000 Date: 08/23/95 From: TERRY BENDELL Time: 08:40pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: hamcom ver? Hi, I built and am using the hamcom ver 3.0 decoder. It works great and I have increased its usefulness by adding a DSP processing unit for audio conditioning. My question is this, is there a more recent version of Hamcom software out there? Thanks and happy rttying... --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: Rednecks and Renegades BBS 705-444-8565 (1:252/206) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CCY00000 Date: 08/26/95 From: FRED HATFIELD Time: 04:30pm \/To: TERRY BENDELL (Read 4 times) Subj: hamcom ver? In a message of <23 Aug 95 20:40:54>, Terry Bendell (1:252/206) writes: TB>I built and am using the hamcom ver 3.0 decoder. It works great and TB>I have increased its usefulness by adding a DSP processing unit for TB>audio conditioning. My question is this, is there a more recent version TB>of Hamcom software out there? How about some details on how you added the DSP unit.. Is it one you built or a commercial version? I seem to recall an article in QEX on programming a sound card to do DSP. Fred. --- QM v1.00 * Origin: The Digital Cottage in New Orleans 504-897-6614 (1:396/65.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CC^00000 Date: 08/29/95 From: TERRY BENDELL Time: 01:29pm \/To: FRED HATFIELD (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: hamcom ver? FH> How about some details on how you added the DSP unit.. FH> FH> Is it one you built or a commercial version? FH> FH> I seem to recall an article in QEX on programming a sound card to do DSP. FH> FH> Fred. Hi Fred, I see you active in the CPM and Embedded controller echoes as well as shortwave and rtty! Lame minds think alike! :^) The DSP unit was simply the low end low cost unit sold by radio shack. I use a DX390 and Hamcomm 3.0 for reception and discovered that the 390 is a pile of junk for any serious swl/rttying. So I needed to improve the audio response to help alleviate the inherent overloading and intermod problems that plague this rig when coupled to an external antenna. Without it the above problems and locally generated computer hetrodynes made using Hamcomm impossible. After spending the $80 bucks for the DSP unit I can honestly say that I am very pleased with the results. It sure has made hamcomm much more useful and Enjoyable. The only thing necessary is to throw together a few resistors to drop the tap of point for the audio feed down to a safe and stable level to pump into the hamcomm op amp converter. FH> --- QM v1.00 FH> * Origin: The Digital Cottage in New Orleans 504-897-6614 (1:396/65.0) How are things in the old "Big Easy" these days, still Jazzin on the Basin? 73....Terry --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: Rednecks and Renegades BBS 705-444-8565 (1:252/206) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CD100000 Date: 08/29/95 From: COLIN NICHOLLS Time: 09:51pm \/To: MARK MCGIVERN (Read 4 times) Subj: ON BOARD.. MARK, WELL I AM ON BOARD AND WORKING MY WAY THRU THIS IBM SORTING OUT SLOWLY ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ETC. MY PIZZA SHOP IS CURRENTLY RUNNING AT $92000.00 PROFIT. WOULD BE MORE IF THE MAFIA BACKED OF AND THE MAYOR WASN'T SO CORRUPT. LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO LOAD RALLY ONCE THE REASON WAY I CAN'T LOAD IS RESOLVED.. WELL MUST AWAY.. RGDS COLIN.. --- Maximus 3.00 * Origin: Little Ark BBS (3:774/110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CD100001 Date: 08/31/95 From: FRED HATFIELD Time: 12:21am \/To: TERRY BENDELL (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: hamcom ver? In a message of <29 Aug 95 13:29:48>, Terry Bendell (1:252/206) writes: TB>FH> I seem to recall an article in QEX on programming a sound card to TB>do DSP. TB>Hi Fred, I see you active in the CPM and Embedded controller echoes TB>as well as shortwave and rtty! Lame minds think alike! :^) Yeah, I was injected with digital fever when I was a kid. Been playing with RTTY since the early fifties when the only thing available were the old model 12s and 15s. TB>The DSP unit was simply the low end low cost unit sold by radio shack. TB>I use a DX390 and Hamcomm 3.0 for reception and discovered that the 390 TB>is a pile of junk for any serious swl/rttying. So I needed to improve TB>the audio response to help alleviate the inherent overloading and TB>intermod problems that plague this rig when coupled to an external TB>antenna. Without it the above problems and locally generated computer TB>hetrodynes made using Hamcomm impossible. After spending the $80 TB>bucks for the DSP unit I can honestly say that I am very pleased with TB>the results. It sure has made hamcomm much more useful and Enjoyable. TB>The only thing necessary is to throw together a few resistors to drop TB>the tap of point for the audio feed down to a safe and stable level TB>to pump into the hamcomm op amp converter. I didn't know Radio Shack was selling the DSP units. There's an article in the current QEX on a Motorola DSP evaluation unit. In fact, the editorial in the current issue is alarmed about how many different DSP units are out there and expresses alarm that there won't be any standards for exchanging techniques. I'm really interested in trying to do some RTTY decoding with the Domino from Micromint. Still accumulating information at the moment. TB>How are things in the old "Big Easy" these days, still Jazzin on the TB>Basin? Yeah! There's gonna be a big parade Friday morning with 6 brass bands and 6 Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs. They'll be dancing through the French Quarter and end up at Armstrong Park where they will celebrate the first day sales of the new Louis Armstrong stamp. Don't try to call me on Friday. :-) Fred. --- QM v1.00 * Origin: The Digital Cottage in New Orleans 504-897-6614 (1:396/65.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CDE00000 Date: 08/30/95 From: MARIUS RENSEN Time: 07:24pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: USCG NEWS Commandant (G-TTM) U.S. Coast Guard Revised: 25 August 1995 Washington DC 20593 NEW AND CHANGED RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES VHF-FM NATIONAL DISTRESS SYSTEM The Coast Guard anticipates intial funding for this National Distress System Modernization project to begin in fiscal year 1997. The specific technology to satisfy the validated requirements, which includes short range command and control as well as distress and safety communications, and Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (i.e. digital selective calling) compatibility, will be selected prior to issuing the request for proposals. The new system would be installed between fiscal years 1999 and 2001. Installation in Alaska has already begun. MARINE WEATHER BROADCAST POLICY Coast Guard policy is to cooperate with the National Weather Service in the dissemination of meteorological safety information to mariners, improvement of marine broadcasts, and collection of marine weather observations, in accordance with 14 U.S.C. 147 and Chapter V/4 of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention. Under that policy, the Coast Guard and National Weather Service meet three times each year to discuss means of improving this safety service to the maritime community. That policy is under review (see below). FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION LICENSE FEE The FCC has advised us that their fee for ship station licenses will be reduced to $75 for a ten-year term, effective 18 September 1995. ELECTRONIC MAIL The naming standard for Coast Guard electronic mail is now included in the Coast Guard Communications directory. Electronic mail can be sent to the Coast Guard over Internet by adding "@cgsmtp.comdt.uscg.mil" to the end of the Coast Guard electronic mail address described in this naming standard. This gateway is currently experiencing operational difficulty, causing periodic rejection of incoming mail. NAVCEN COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARD INFORMATION ON INTERNET The Coast Guard Navigation Center is now Internet accessible though the World Wide Web, Gopher and anonymous FTP. Internet URLs are: WWW http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/ Gopher gopher.navcen.uscg.mil FTP ftp.navcen.uscg.mil CG DISTRICT NOTICES TO MARINERS NOW ON NAVCEN COMPUTER Notices from each district are now available and up-to-date. Information includes monthly notices to mariners and weekly supplements. GMDSS REQUIREMENTS NOW IN EFFECT 9 GHz Radar Transponders (SARTs) and GMDSS-approved VHF handhelds are required on all Safety of Life at Sea and U.S. Communications Act - regulated vessels by 1 February 1995. NAVTEX and 406 MHZ EPIRBs were required on ships on 1 February 1993. The telecommunications reform bills passed by the Senate (S.652) and now being considered by the House include provisions for GMDSS, marine radio delicensing, and privatization of ship inspections. FCC NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING CONCERNING MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS The FCC released an NPRM proposing several changes to existing maritime regulations (PR Docket 92-257). The comment due date is September 22nd. Among changes being proposed: - Low cost digital selective calling capability required on new marine radios for safety purposes. - Eliminating designation of VHF Commercial and Non-Commercial designation (allows more channel use by boaters). - Provisions for HF automatic link establishment radios. - VHF channel sharing with land mobile. - VHF channel for transmitting facsimile (AK only). - Allow 406 MHZ EPIRBs under existing ship license. - Expand permissible communications. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CLARIFIES REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW SATELLITE SYSTEMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GMDSS Most delegates at the International Maritime Organization's Radiocommunications Subcommittee, at its 40th Session, decided that an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention would be necessary before new satellite systems could be accepted as participating in the GMDSS. However, it did complete guidelines administrations could use when evaluating regional satellite systems providing maritime distress & safety services. --- GoldED 2.41 * Origin: DXA-POINT .6 (2:241/1040.12) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CDE00001 Date: 08/30/95 From: MARIUS RENSEN Time: 07:25pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: USCG NEWS/2 VHF REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN SHIPPING All ships in U.S. waters subject to the Bridge-to-bridge Act (20m or greater in length, etc) or participating in a vessel traffic service are required to carry VHF radios capable of tuning to the following U.S. national channels: Channel Frequency Description 05A 156.250 MHZ VTS (required only in Puget Sound) 22A 157.100 MHZ US-wide. CG liaison and maritime safety broadcasts. NAVY MARINE RADIOFACSIMILE BROADCASTS The U.S. Navy has delayed suspension of broadcasts of marine weather information by HF facsimile until at least 1997, due to delays in installing satellite high speed fleet broadcast receiving equipment on its ships. Radiofacsimile broadcasts were to cease Sep 1995. Navy broadcasts from Cutler ME, Guam, Hawaii and Spain will cease once Navy ships are fitted with satellite equipment. RADIOFACSIMILE BROADCASTS A major expansion of service is planned in the Atlantic. U.S. Coast Guard Communications Station Boston (NMF) increased products being broadcast on August 1. Marine weather facsimile charts broadcast by the U.S. Coast Guard are also available on Internet in T4G3 fax format. The National Weather Service advised us that they plan to announce the Internet URL address for these charts in their Gopher server gopher.cominfo.nws.noaa.gov. The Coast Guard plans to begin broadcasting marine facsimile information for the Caribbean and other tropical/sub-tropical areas from its Communications Station in New Orleans (NMG) on October 1, 1995. Broadcasts will initially be on two yet-to-be-announced radio channels. We hope to be transmitting marine radiofax from NMG over three channels early in 1996. MARINE BROADCAST POLICY UNDER REVIEW The President's budget for fiscal year 1996 submitted to Congress proposes a reduction of $500,000 by privatizing or eliminating NOAA dissemination of marine weather facsimile charts. Marine weather charts would instead be distributed by private companies. In Congress, the introduction of Bill H.R. 1450 (Rep. Roemer (D-IN)) proposes similar budget cuts eliminating both the broadcast of marine facsimile charts and preparation of offshore and high seas marine weather forecasts. If government policy concerning dissemination of marine meteorological safety information does change, we will post that information here. INCREASED VHF MARITIME CHANNELS The Coast Guard has requested assistance from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to rechannel the VHF maritime spectrum in such a way that more channels would become available without making existing radios obsolete. Increased channels are needed for Vessel Traffic Services data communications, ship-ship transponders, maritime data applications (such as facsimile), and automated public correspondence stations. Rechannelling the spectrum into 12.5 kHz channels using narrow band FM is specifically under consideration. The ITU has tentatively placed this matter on the agenda of the 1997 World Radio Conference. MORSE CODE SERVICES The Coast Guard discontinued all medium frequency Morse radiotelegraphy services, including distress watchkeeping on 500 kHz, on August 1, 1993. All high frequency Morse telegraphy services, except those from San Francisco's remote station at Guam, were also discontinued on April 1, 1995. Morse telegraphy from Guam ceased 18 August 1995. COMMSYS 2000 The Coast Guard plans to remote operation of all its communication stations to Communications Area Master Station Atlantic/NMN, and Communications Area Master Station Pacific/NMC, before the year 2000. The Coast Guard has remoted Communications Station Guam radiotelex and radiotelegraphy service to NMC, and remoted Communications Station Miami NAVTEX and HF radiotelephone service to NMN. Coast Guard Marianas Section now provides NAVTEX and HF radiotelephone service from Guam. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE Agenda and minutes to the U.S. preparatory meetings of the IMO Radiocommunications Subcommittee, input documents, and reports from the Subcommittee are or soon will be available from the CG NAVCEN bulletin board and Internet server Maritime Communications library. These meetings are open to the public. Even if you cannot attend these meetings, you are invited to send comments to the email address below or the regular mail address at the top of this document. NEW, IMPROVED OR DISCONTINUED SERVICES A primary purpose of the Maritime Communications library in this BBS and Internet server is not only to inform the maritime public of Coast Guard services, but to inform the public on where to call or write concerning these services, particularly when there is a problem. The Coast Guard announces major changes in telecommunications services in the Federal Register and on selected Coast Guard radio broadcasts. We will also announce such changes here. Comments on radio services can be addressed to the unit providing the service or to the address at the top of this page, or sent by Internet email to: CGComms/g-t07@cgsmtp.comdt.uscg.mil If you experience difficuly sending mail to this address, you may send email to the alternate address "gttm@cais.com". All files in the Maritime Communications library, especially this one, will be updated periodically when new information becomes available. Old files will be removed when they are no longer necessary, when the information becomes dated, or when they are seldom accessed. Look at the posting date of this and other files in the Maritime Communications library. If the date is new, then information has been updated. --- GoldED 2.41 * Origin: DXA-POINT .6 (2:241/1040.12) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 205 RTTY Ref: CDJ00000 Date: 09/13/95 From: MIKE MITCHELL Time: 11:34am \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: test test --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: 5th Dimension BBS * V34/33.6k * 610-827-7689 * ESP (1:2626/401)