Thanks for sharing Tom.
I gave a listen for a short period. A lot of the traffic was rather
difficult for me to understand. There were times I could tell what was
being said, other times not so. Probably about 50/50.
Our system is currently still patching digital over to an analog
channel, so it's a mix of both depending on the user. For some reason
the digital traffic is a lot easier to understand. 90% of the time it
is copyable. The remaining 10% is lost to the technology and I can't
pull it out with my ears. The stuff still analog is, well, absolutely great.
The Uniden scanner I had for a short while (programmed it for a friend)
was pretty dismal on digital.
Chuck
On 3/26/2017 3:38 PM, Tom Hayward tom(a)tomh.us [op25-dev] wrote:
On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Chuck Kelsey wb2edv(a)roadrunner.com
[op25-dev] <op25-dev(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Tom,
Are you listening to P25, phase 2 simulcast? If so, how are your
results and what
hardware are you using/
Chuck
Yes. Have a listen yourself:
http://allstar.kd7lxl.hamwan.net:8000/
It's monitoring two talkgroups, so if it seems like it's cutting
between two conversations that is why. Compared to my Uniden scanner
there is a lot lower latency at the beginning of each transmission
(the Uniden will miss the beginning of the transmission).
Hardware is
- 1090 MHz ADS-B antenna at about 20 ft.
- SMA tee (other side goes to the ADS-B receiver). This messes up the
impedance, but not really a big deal for receive.
- NooElec RTL-SDR with TCXO
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HA642SW/
- Intel NUC DN2820FYKH with Intel Celeron N2820 (I know I said I
started with a VM, but I transitioned to the Nuc for permanent
installation.)
Biggest outstanding issue I want to correct is audio level
equalization / compression. The dispatch consoles seem to a lot hotter
than most of the subscriber radios. I have not been able to get LADSPA
dysonCompress to work.
Tom