[OZAPRS] UIViewV2.39 (16 bit) bad packet formation?

[vk4hma at mac.com]

Many thanks for the feedback messages. The problem is half fixed now  
and was a combination of several strange problems, two still  
unresolved. Long email, but  in summary.

+ Local Digi wouldn't see me. (Solved - Deviation)

+ Local Digi wouldn't pass on my packets (still sorting out paths)

+ Kenwood D700A in car would not see posit packets from my base  
station. (Unresolved, the Kenwood will NOT display a position report  
for ANY other station that uses the same callsign as itself but with  
a different ID.)


Base Station
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I had previously tuned the deviation of the radio with another  
handheld comparing audio levels, etc, and have been able to use this  
tuned setup to access a local bulletin board, so I believed all was  
close to ideal. Prior to posting my message here, I had tried every  
combination of audio deviation, all clockrate compensations, audio  
levels, baud rates for the software, etc, to make sure if was not an  
obvious stuffup.

But Deviation it was. Basically, to get my local digi to see me..

+ Needed to turn the input volume WAY ABOVE what I would expect to,  
and is now on the verge of distortion, however my local Wide can now  
see me reliably.
+Changed my path to Relay, Wide, Wide (temporarily) to at least get  
data from my QSL to an iGATE.  (Not sure WHY I have to do this, when  
a simple "Relay,Wide" from my car gets me all the way to a Gate.)

Kenwood
========
But there was still that problem of the Kenwood. The Kenwood 700A as  
previously mentioned could see all packets, and reliably decoded  
everything including position packets, EXCEPT it refused to _display_  
any acknowledgement of any VK4HMA packet.

I have found that my Kenwood D700A refuses to display any position  
packet that uses my call sign that did not originate from itself.  
I.e. If my Kenwood sends out a VK4HMA-9 posit, and it is digipeated,  
I get an "OWN Position", however if my base station sends a posit for  
"VK4HMA" and it's digipeated... nothing.... it's decoded on the  
Kenwood because I can see it in the on screen terminal on the unit,  
but it refuses to display any acknowledgment that it received that  
packet, not on the screen, nor in it's station list.

Send a message or any OTHER type of packet from my base station to  
the Kenwood, either direct or digipeated, and it's all happy, and  
smiling.

Strange indeed. So this caused problems in diagnosing my FIRST problem.

Andrew (Rich), do you see this problem?

Thanks

Andrew


> Had a similar problem once before with a handheld OVER deviating.
> Keep turning the Audio DOWN untill you get no response, then up 'till
> you do. Less is better!
>
> Could also be the baudrate out due to computer clock drifting. I think
> AGWPE has a correction for this????
>
> Are you using the compressed posit format? Look at the compatibilty
> setting in UI-View. Can't remember where... It's a while since I used
> Windows.

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