[nos-bbs] WIN32 JNOS (was Re: Help With JNOS on DOS)

[Demetre SV1UY]

Hi Maiko,

Your WIN32 JNOS version should be ableto work with UZ7HO's Soundmodem which
uses AGW's API  and is a fantastic HARDWARE TNC replacement for HF PACKET.
Infact this soundmodem has 2 channels (our soundcards are STEREO) and works
FB FB FB on 300, 600, 1200 and 2400 bauds. You can use one channel on HF
and another channel on VHF/UHF. It beats the crap out of AGW or MULTIPSK on
HF PACKET and is even better than older Hardware TNCS except for the SCS
Tracker.

Also if you have a decent CPU you can activate up to 8 pairs of parallel
decoders every 30HZ so you can have up to 17 paraller packet decoders every
30HZ (this is adjustable but 30HZ is the default and best setting) and
hence decode every packet signal +/- 240Hz off your center frequency in a
very similar fashion to what the Hardware SCS Tracker can do on 300 baud HF
Packet today (SCS Tracker can decode signals +/- 400HZ of the center
frequency). This is good because many packeteers on HF are very rarely
tuned exactly on frequency and this is one of the reasons why HF PACKET is
not of much use today

Also it can decode packets nearly as good as, or as good as an SCS Tracker
(I use it nearly and have seen it in action) and it is definately far more
superior to any other HF Packet TNC I ever had my hands on (KAM, PK-232
etc). No comparison in what this little program can decode and it is
FREEWARE and even better it is a portable application, i.e. you just copy
the executable (soundmodem.exe) to a directory where you have write
permissions (important you don't use "C:\Program Files" in a Windows 7 box,
I use C:\AmateurProgs for all my Amateur Radio stuff in Win7) and just run
it from there. It doesn't even need installation. Just run the program from
it's directory.

You can even use CheckSR.exe  to calibrate your SoundCard if you want
better decoding/encoding results.

This nice UZ7HO program can be found here:
http://uz7ho.org.ua/packetradio.htm

CheckSR.exe can be found here:
http://www.pa-sitrep.com/NBEMS/fldigi_calibration.htm


I think Andrei UZ7HO has done a marvelous job. I use his SoundModem
everyday for HF APRS on Net14 (14101.30 KHZ Center Frequency) with APRSIS32
APRS program.

Awaiting for your Win32 version.

Keep up the good work Maiko.

73 de SV1UY
Demetre Ch. Valaris
IP Coordinator for AMPRnet in Greece
e-mail: demetre.sv1uy at gmail.com
Radio e-mail: sv1uy at winlink.org
http://www.qsl.net/sv1uy



On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Maiko Langelaar <maiko at pcs.mb.ca> wrote:

>
>  A few years ago I saw and tried mostly as a curiosity a Windows version
>> of JNOS, and it did work on XP.  But I have done no serious operation with
>> it.
>>
>
> If you are referring to the WIN32 version, then one would never have been
> able to do any serious stuff with it. It was meant to be a concept project
> to see if I could port the basic JNOS framework to the WIN32 environment.
>
> That was 5 years ago, and I apologize to everyone for leaving it so long.
>
> A pleasant (maybe, maybe not) surprise awaits you all ...
>
> I have a working version now with dumb sessions plus working multipsk
> interface, and you can now use JNOS + MULTIPSK on the same XP box for
> packet using soundcard. I have no SERIAL drivers yet. Flexnet API is
> a possible option for tncs and such, but I have not been able to get
> a reply from the author, so I may not go that route. AGW PE is also
> almost ready for testing.
>
>  looking for the WIndows XP version of JNOS.
>>
>
> This WIN32 project is NATIVE WIN32 code, it is not a DOS version, so
> hopefully this generates some interest. I don't want to get carried
> away, this project is still very much in development, there is a lot
> left to do, but it's getting there ...
>
> At this time, it is limited to winpcap 4.0.1 and windows XP, and it
> was compiled using Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express. That kind of
> shuts Windows 7 out of the picture (for now). But I have had issues
> with C++ 2010 Express, and instead of fighting with it, I would rather
> have the whole thing working on my original development
> environment, and then move it up to 2010 or even 2012.
>
> The most cool thing about this whole project is MOST of the code is
> still from the DOS/LINUX code base, including the IP stack. I've just
> had to add windows specific code for itimer and context switching for
> instance. But the overal process has been quite painless. The real
> complicated work was done 5 years ago, I just kinda let it sit :(
>
> Maiko
>
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