1000 Airmail user software (HF)
Q1610 What is GRIB weather data?
A1610 GRIB is a file format and stands for Grid In Binary. It is used for the storage, transport and manipulation of gridded meteorological data, such as Numerical Weather Prediction model output. It is designed to be self-describing, compact and portable across computer architectures. The GRIB standard was designed and is maintained by the World Meteorological Organization.
Q1150 I am having trouble getting AirMail to install. It just "greys out" and continues running. Help!
A1150 [from KF6PNA] Some versions of InstallShield have a problem working with screens that have resolutions above 1024x768.
I have a desktop computer with 2 monitors connected. The primary is a 19" with resolution 1280x1024. The secondary is a 22" widescreen with resolution 1680x1050. With nothing left to lose, and since I'd tried everything else I could find, I changed the resolution on the 19" to 1024x768, reran the installation and lo and behold, the setup dialog boxes appeared on my monitor and I was able to complete the install.
Q1720 How can I print out a message, if I don’t have a printer connected to my computer?
A1720 If you have a “thumb drive” and another computer (with printer) is available in your vicinity, try this:
1. Select the message (do not Open).
2. Select File…..Import/Export…..Export email format. This will enable you to Save the message as a text file on your thumb drive.
3. If the message has Attachments, “Save As” them on your thumb drive, by right-clicking with the mouse.
4. Move your thumb drive to the other computer. Open the files and Print.
Q2533 I have heard that there may be problem, using my Icom 706MkIIG with Pactor 2 and Pactor 3?
A2533 The very early (you would have to check with Icom to get the serial number range) versions of the 706 MkIIG have issues with a slow transmit rise time which adversely affects Pactor 2 and Pactor 3 performance. Apparently it occurred during the first month of production. There is a mod required which will correct the problem. An article describing a fix for this problem is in the Yahoo WL2K Emcomm User Group. See Message numbers 9735 and 9736 at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemcomm/
As of January 2009, Icom will modify these radios at no charge as long as that model is still in production. A 706 MkIIG with serial number 01718 had this problem and it was remedied with this modification, done by Icom.
Q1540 I want to use AirMail with “Internet Access”, Packet, and Pactor. Do I need three different computers, or three “instanc
A1540 No, a single installation of AirMail on a single computer will handle your needs. The three communications access methods each have their own unique communications “Module” within the main AirMail software. If you expect to have the Packet Module and the HF Terminal (Pactor Module) open at the same time, they each need to have different port numbers.
What is a "center frequency"? What is a "dial frequency"?
Winlink 2000, like the commercial Marine industry, uses center frequency in its list of PMBO operating frequencies. This is the standard for determining frequency and remains constant regardless of radio, tone pairs of the modem, or sideband used. So if the "advertised" frequency of the station is the "center frequency", how do you know where to set the dial of your radio?
