[GreenKeys] Re: New Project

[W8MAQ at aol.com]

George,
 
Your "project" is coming in loud and clear here in Ohio..no QRM or QSB...  
lol, seriously, I have solid copy on a G4 Power Mac and it comes in as an audio  
stream on iTunes, so that's a confirmation report from the non-PC/Windoze 
world.  Bandwidth isn't a problem as I'm connected to a cable internet feed.
 
Great idea and sounds FB here!
 
73 Jim Young W8MAQ
 

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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:30:41 -0800
From: "George B. Hutchison"  <w7tty at readysetsurf.com>
Subject: [GreenKeys] New Project
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GreenKeyers - -  -

I have been playing with a new project.

You will have to go to  www.winamp.com and download (for free) WinAmp
5.08 audio player. Real  Player will also work, but I find WinAmp easier
to use.

When you  have WinAmp installed you can test it by going to
www.shoutcast.com and  listen to one of the thousands of audio feeds
going out over the internet  from all over the world.

Once you have it running, if you click on the  upper right the "FILE"
button, a pull-down will occur and you will see that  the second option
is "Play URL".

Click on it and a little window  will appear asking for a URL to be
entered. Enter the numbers  <207.207.72.32:8000> and see if you can hear
"The Quick Brown Fox"  being transmitted with 2125 Mark and 2295 Space,
60 WPM five-level ITA#2.  The Program Description Window in WinAmp will
say "Teletype  News"

The transmitted bit rate is 24 K, and the audio is 22,050  samples/sec,
mono.

My upload bandwidth will allow about 32 or so  "listeners" at the 24K
bitrate. I am going to find an encoder which will  work at 16K bits/sec,
so that those with dial-up only will be able to have  a continuous audio
string. Right now it is what it is.

Am interested  in what people think. The FCC shot one project down in
flames, but by using  the internet they can't say anything, and it IS
worldwide.

If it  seems to be acceptable, we will install a new "Communications
Center" on  WWW.RTTY.COM so you can just wander into the Comm Center and
hopefully  select from a number of offerings.

I will have this test running 24/7  for several days, and your comments
are  encouraged

73,

George,  W7TTY



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