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How do I download the
WebXCVR control software?
The latest
version of the WebXCVR software can be downloaded from the www.w4mq.com web page. Please check
periodically for new releases.
What are the IP
addresses of the Remote Bases
W4MQ is at w4mq.no-ip.com
VK3UR is at www.daves-portal.com
How do know the link is working
properly?
Since
internet connections are not always reliable or software crashes occur,
several features have been included in the Web Transceiver to allow the
user insight into the link and radio operations.
The small
colored square in the upper left of the Web Transceiver provides a simple
indication of link connectivity between you and the remote software. If it
is green then all is working fine, yellow indicates that there are
occasional link outages, and red indicates that either the link or the
remote software is not operational. Additional monitoring of the
remotes status can be viewed via the web page at www.w4mq.com
What callsign should I
sign on the Remote Base
A.
First the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. Extracts from the
applicable US law is as follows: PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO
SERVICE--Station Operation Standards Sec. 97.119 Station identification.
All Stations: (a) Each amateur
station, ..., must transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting
channel at the end of each communication, and at least every 10 minutes
during a communication, for the purpose of clearly making the source of the
transmissions from the station known to those receiving the transmissions. No
station may transmit unidentified communications or signals, or transmit as
the station call sign, any call sign not authorized to the station.
.........
Non-US Licensed Stations: (g) When the station is
transmitting under the authority of Sec. 97.107 of this part (non-US
licensed amateurs operating in the US) , an indicator consisting of the
appropriate letter-numeral designating the station location must be
included before the call sign that was issued to the station by the country
granting the license. For an amateur service license granted by the
Government of Canada, however, the indicator must be included after the
call sign. At least once during each intercommunication, the
identification announcement must include the geographical location as
nearly as possible by city and state, commonwealth or possession.
B.
In addition to the above, W4MQ
requirements are as follows:
Each station operating the remotebases should periodically identify
that they are operating through "W4MQ Remotebase in Reston, VA".
Examples:
K6WR ===> K6WR operating through the W4MQ remote in
Reston, VA
or........K6WR/4 operating through the W4MQ remote in Reston, VA
VK3AJJ ===> W4/VK3AJJ operating through the W4MQ remote in Reston, VA
VE7CCL===>VE7CCL/W4 operating through the W4MQ remote in Reston,
VA
BOTTOM
LINE: The call you should sign would be the same call
you would use if your were actually sitting at the Remotebase location
.....plus..... identifying that you are using the Remotebase and its
location.
How do I get sound?
IRBSound. This also provides
a loopback capability to allow the user to check the audio received at the
Remote Base.
Skype: Get this
from www.skype.com Excellent
voice-over-IP software.
What is IRB Sound?
IRB
Sound is software developed for the IRB to extend the speaker/mic to your
computer
The objective of this software was to provide an application that would
provide minimal voice delay, excellent voice quality, and be less in
sensitive to operation behind home router.
IRB sound is accessible from the Sound menu of the Webxcvr application.
How
can I adjust the size of the WebXCVR radio control?
The radio
control is a fixed size, but to allow for differences in display and/or
computer characteristics, the size may be adjusted to allow full visibility
for the bottom data fields and the heading and menu bar. Just drag the
lower right corner down and left to get the best setting. This will be
automatically saved and will be used whenever you start the application.
How do I change frequency or control the radio?
Details instructions can be found in the help file. A summary of the
Keyboard Commands can be found here.
The
frequency can be entered immediately by using the number keys on the
'regular keyboard' and not the auxiliary keypad. Frequencies can be entered
in kHz or MHz and only the useful digits need be entered, e.g. 7 will get
you to 7.000 MHz, etc, Typing a return. will accept the entry. The Esc key
can be used to clear the entry. Backspace works normally to clear the
previous digit.
The
frequency can be tuned by two methods. (!) clicking the mouse inside of the
tuning knob, and (2) using the arrow keys. Using the mouse the left and
right mouse control will tune down and up in 100Hz steps. Using the
keyboard arrows, the left and right arrows will change the step size being
tuned and the up and down arrow will increase and decrease the frequency.
The above
tuning will affect the both the Rx and Tx frequencies (assuming you are not
in Split;it mode. Using the RIT will only affect the Rx freq. Enter RIT by
selecting the RIT on/off label and the select appropriate option. The label
should now be red. Tuning is done using the < and > key (no Shift) to
decrease or increase the frequency.
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