![]() On many ALE radios this is similar to dialing a phone number. To reach a specific station, the caller enters the ALE Address. It decodes calls and soundings sent by other stations and uses the Bit error rate to store a quality score for that frequency and sender-address. When not actively in contact with another station, the HF SSB transceiver constantly scans through a list of HF frequencies called channels, listening for any ALE signals transmitted by other radio stations. It is programmed with a unique ALE Address, similar to a phone number (or on newer generations, a username). The purpose is to provide a reliable rapid method of calling and connecting during constantly changing HF ionospheric propagation, reception interference, and shared spectrum use of busy or congested HF channels.Ī standalone ALE radio combines an HF SSB radio transceiver with an internal microprocessor and MFSK modem. ALE is a feature in an HF communications radio transceiver system, that enables the radio station to make contact, or initiate a circuit, between itself and another HF radio station or network of stations. Still just wondering "why".About ALE - Quoted from - Automatic Link EstablishmentĪutomatic Link Establishment, commonly known as ALE, is the worldwide de facto standard for digitally initiating and sustaining HF radio communications. Trying Fldigi etc, or WSJTX, in anything VMish, when they can run Natively under Linux, and that's working, I wouldn't bother messing with Heard of that personally) for something critical that can't be run Within the VM is going to be fraught with issue, especially when the Any custom manipulations of the handshake lines for PTT orĬW keying is very hit/miss. But there is overhead, and (from myįiddlings at least) only the standard send data and receive data works Ports, you need to map the Linux /dev/ttyUSBx ports to the VM's COM:x You say using a VM for your "Windows Only" software, then listīoth of those can be run (and built from source) natively on Linux, andĪchieve somewhat better performance as a result (relative to the CPUĬycles needed to run the VM and the program.) So one has to ask "Why?"Īs to timing, that's another issue, but the host machine needs to have On 1:12 AM, Dave, GØWBX via groups.io wrote: Glenn toggle quoted messageShow quoted text Perhaps I should just pick an OS (and live with it) - hi hi. Today (when running linux) I am running the native version of JTDX/WSJTx and js8call, as well as linux-only CQRlog, and AlarmeJT.Ī multi-OS logging solution might bridge that gap - i.e., a front-end that accesses Log4OM MySQL database. It's interesting because VoIP (SIP), including EchoLink, works very well - perhaps the timing demands are not as stringent. ![]() Receiving, port and CAT control all work correctly I will continue experimenting with the audio ports and transmit timing to affect the TX (which has limited successful contact). I have had limited success with JTDX/WSJTx and js8call operating from within the VM. Log4OM, JTAlert, and Ham Radio Deluxe only run officially on Windows - the other programs that I mentioned do in fact, run natively on OSX and Linux. My goal was to build a VM that could be moved between Linux and OSX (build it once, use anywhere). Of course, USB sticks, using Flash memory will wear out after a time,īut you could also use a portable usb connected Hard drive, or SSD perhaps?Ĭreated on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using free and open source software: On a USB stick, when the machine supports booting such things, The CD/DVD versions work, but sluggishly due to the optical disk (No affiliation to either of those, though I've played with them in the (Subject to whatever OS you use,īeing able to detect and use the correct drivers for the screen etc.) Also,Īny PC that's able to boot from a USB stick will 'just work', even if itĭoesn't have a local hard drive!. Save logging data to it, and take it with you when you've done. The latter has the advantage that you can Only run officially on Windows - the other programs that I mentioned doĪnother method to achieve the same goal, might be to create a "liveīoot" CD/DVD or USB stick. My goal was to build a VM that could be moved between Linux and OSX
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