sailmail and airmail via JVCOMM32 (was) WeatherFax
 

Skip Gundlach wrote:
False alarm. I missed the "only" part, below.

I'm trying desperately not to have to lay out another boatbuckfifty just to
get slow email, and thought I'd read that this SW would do the job.

Meanwhile, my up-the-mast wifi isn't yet ready for prime time, still being
bogged down in technicalities.

More meanwhile, I'm just looking for more input on various wefax softwares,
having decided to pass on the Xaxero for the moment.

L8R

Skip

Download SeaTTY and try it. It's free for a month.

sailmail and airmail via JVCOMM32 (was) WeatherFax
 

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:01:54 GMT, Gary wrote:

I think the guy is saying that the Sailmail function needs a
pactor modem.

Absolutely. The Pactor has superb error detection and correction
which has taken years of development to perfect. It also has the
uncanny ability to pull a usable signal out of the noise, so weak you
can barely hear it. It really is a nice unit and I'm very happy with
mine.

sailmail and airmail via JVCOMM32 (was) WeatherFax
 

"Gary" wrote in message
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Skip Gundlach wrote:
I got this reply (and my response) in the Island Packet group -
anyone here have experience like this??


Hi, Tim, and group:

You might check out JVCOMM32 for wx fax and NAVTEX.

If you do sailmail/airmail they have an add on for fax and NAVTEX
also. JVCOMM32 can use the sound card or pactor modem and
sailmail/airmail uses ONLY pactor modem...

FriendShip IP35-077 Tim WB5SBF

Are you saying that this will do ham/SSB email by software, not
PACTOR modem??

Thanks.

I tried the JVCOMM32 for the weather fax and navtex and couldn't get it
to work. The SeaTTY worked instantly. JVCOMM32 didn't have an email
function.. I think the guy is saying that the Sailmail function needs a
pactor modem.

Gaz

FWIW, I have not been able to get JVCOMM32 to work either. I tried on my
boat in my electrically noisy marina and I tried at my brother's place.
Nothing useful on the spectrum display no matter which wefax station I
tried. I was pretty sure I was correctly tuned in to at least one of them.
Does anyone know if you should see a spectrum displayed on the spectrum
analyzer even when there is no signal going into my laptops Line In jack?
With not input, and all inputs set to Mute, I still see a signal displayed.
Thought this might be messing up reception.

I'm going to try SeaTTY this coming weekend.

sailmail and airmail via JVCOMM32 (was) WeatherFax
 

I've been using JVCOM32 without too much trouble and am receiving a weather
fax right now on 12781.1 - a good clear image in a fairly noisy marina
environment. And yes, I do get a spectrum display when the input jack is
unplugged. As soon as a signal from the ICOM 802 is applied to my mike
input (on a VAIO laptop) the spectrum display moves over to the "white side"
and tightens up nicely. I have not tried any of the other bells and
whistles, ony fax, but the program seems to work as discribed. I had to
browse the help files and trouble shooting suggestions at first and did not
find it particularly "intuitive" -- but once set up properly it worked for
me.

Scott


"Gordon Wedman" wrote in message
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"Gary" wrote in message
news:SNxDf.492763$ki.13629@pd7tw2no...
Skip Gundlach wrote:
I got this reply (and my response) in the Island Packet group -
anyone here have experience like this??


Hi, Tim, and group:

You might check out JVCOMM32 for wx fax and NAVTEX.

If you do sailmail/airmail they have an add on for fax and NAVTEX
also. JVCOMM32 can use the sound card or pactor modem and
sailmail/airmail uses ONLY pactor modem...

FriendShip IP35-077 Tim WB5SBF

Are you saying that this will do ham/SSB email by software, not
PACTOR modem??

Thanks.

I tried the JVCOMM32 for the weather fax and navtex and couldn't get it
to work. The SeaTTY worked instantly. JVCOMM32 didn't have an email
function.. I think the guy is saying that the Sailmail function needs a
pactor modem.

Gaz

FWIW, I have not been able to get JVCOMM32 to work either. I tried on my
boat in my electrically noisy marina and I tried at my brother's place.
Nothing useful on the spectrum display no matter which wefax station I
tried. I was pretty sure I was correctly tuned in to at least one of
them.
Does anyone know if you should see a spectrum displayed on the spectrum
analyzer even when there is no signal going into my laptops Line In jack?
With not input, and all inputs set to Mute, I still see a signal
displayed. Thought this might be messing up reception.

I'm going to try SeaTTY this coming weekend.

sailmail and airmail via JVCOMM32 (was) WeatherFax
 

Gordon Wedman wrote:


FWIW, I have not been able to get JVCOMM32 to work either. I tried on my
boat in my electrically noisy marina and I tried at my brother's place.
Nothing useful on the spectrum display no matter which wefax station I
tried. I was pretty sure I was correctly tuned in to at least one of them.
Does anyone know if you should see a spectrum displayed on the spectrum
analyzer even when there is no signal going into my laptops Line In jack?
With not input, and all inputs set to Mute, I still see a signal displayed.
Thought this might be messing up reception.

I'm going to try SeaTTY this coming weekend.


I had similar problems. It seemed my laptop could not find the input
from the radio and all I got was noise. As soon as I pluged in to the
SeaTTY the laptop saw the radio and it worked in a heartbeat. I
initially thought it was noise with JVCOMM but SeaTTY worked in the same
invironment.

Gaz

sailmail and airmail via JVCOMM32 (was) WeatherFax
 

"scott" jsodellatgmail.com wrote in message
...
I've been using JVCOM32 without too much trouble and am receiving a
weather fax right now on 12781.1 - a good clear image in a fairly noisy
marina environment. And yes, I do get a spectrum display when the input
jack is unplugged. As soon as a signal from the ICOM 802 is applied to my
mike input (on a VAIO laptop) the spectrum display moves over to the
"white side" and tightens up nicely. I have not tried any of the other
bells and whistles, ony fax, but the program seems to work as discribed. I
had to browse the help files and trouble shooting suggestions at first and
did not find it particularly "intuitive" -- but once set up properly it
worked for me.

Scott


"Gordon Wedman" wrote in message
news:zzNDf.128034$m05.107050@clgrps12...

"Gary" wrote in message
news:SNxDf.492763$ki.13629@pd7tw2no...
Skip Gundlach wrote:
I got this reply (and my response) in the Island Packet group -
anyone here have experience like this??


Hi, Tim, and group:

You might check out JVCOMM32 for wx fax and NAVTEX.

If you do sailmail/airmail they have an add on for fax and NAVTEX
also. JVCOMM32 can use the sound card or pactor modem and
sailmail/airmail uses ONLY pactor modem...

FriendShip IP35-077 Tim WB5SBF

Are you saying that this will do ham/SSB email by software, not
PACTOR modem??

Thanks.

I tried the JVCOMM32 for the weather fax and navtex and couldn't get it
to work. The SeaTTY worked instantly. JVCOMM32 didn't have an email
function.. I think the guy is saying that the Sailmail function needs a
pactor modem.

Gaz

FWIW, I have not been able to get JVCOMM32 to work either. I tried on my
boat in my electrically noisy marina and I tried at my brother's place.
Nothing useful on the spectrum display no matter which wefax station I
tried. I was pretty sure I was correctly tuned in to at least one of
them.
Does anyone know if you should see a spectrum displayed on the spectrum
analyzer even when there is no signal going into my laptops Line In jack?
With not input, and all inputs set to Mute, I still see a signal
displayed. Thought this might be messing up reception.

I'm going to try SeaTTY this coming weekend.


Scott, Gary
Thanks for the comments.
Its puzzling as to why JVCOMM works for some folks and not for others.
Scott
Do you recall if there were any settings that were critical to getting it to
work?
I believe I looked through all the menus and tried anything that looked
reasonable but maybe I've missed something.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Gord