jPSKmail User guide User manual updated Wednesday February 22, 2012 Reflecting jPSKmail version 1.5.7 1 Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Pär Crusefalk and Rein Couperus Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". 2 Contents A brief attempt at writing the history of the project........................................................................5 What is PSKmail?............................................................................................................................7 So, what makes PSKmail special?...................................................................................................7 In summary, what is pskmail?..........................................................................................................8 What about security in pskmail?......................................................................................................8 Installation and getting started..............................................................................................................9 Install procedure..............................................................................................................................9 Optional aprs mapping client...........................................................................................................9 Installation Instructions for RXTX................................................................................................10 Hardware selection.............................................................................................................................11 Transceiver.....................................................................................................................................11 Soundcard interface......................................................................................................................11 Antenna..........................................................................................................................................11 Setting up Fldigi.............................................................................................................................12 User Interface tour..............................................................................................................................15 Preferences window............................................................................................................................17 User data........................................................................................................................................17 Sending the link password to the server........................................................................................18 Beacon minute and server channel................................................................................................18 Choosing the appropriate modes....................................................................................................18 Setting the Mode table and the default mode................................................................................19 Setting operating modes.................................................................................................................19 Email settings.................................................................................................................................19 Configuration Terminal tab, connected operation (ARQ).............................................................20 Devices...........................................................................................................................................21 Modem...........................................................................................................................................22 Running fldigi and jPSKmail on separate PC's.............................................................................23 Main user interface, tabs.....................................................................................................................24 Terminal tab, connected operation (ARQ).....................................................................................24 Terminal tab, chat mode (ARQ)....................................................................................................25 Composing an email......................................................................................................................26 Mail headers tab.............................................................................................................................30 Mail tab buttons.............................................................................................................................31 Files tab (connected mode)............................................................................................................33 APRS tab, Unconnected Operation...............................................................................................35 Bulletin reception mode.....................................................................................................................36 Bottom part of the client.....................................................................................................................36 Status Line, Monitor mode............................................................................................................36 Status Indicators.............................................................................................................................36 Modem tab..........................................................................................................................................37 Igate Tab.............................................................................................................................................38 Rig control tab....................................................................................................................................38 Main menu..........................................................................................................................................39 File ................................................................................................................................................41 Mode .............................................................................................................................................41 Preferences ....................................................................................................................................41 Mbox .............................................................................................................................................41 3 Info commands..............................................................................................................................41 Identi.ca .........................................................................................................................................42 Link ...............................................................................................................................................43 Help ...............................................................................................................................................43 Mapping application...........................................................................................................................44 How to get weather information through PSKmail............................................................................45 Weather reports, the human readable kind.....................................................................................45 Getting IAC Fleetcode data...........................................................................................................47 Getting grib files............................................................................................................................48 Appendix A, Mode selection..............................................................................................................49 Mode tables for adaptive asymmetric link control........................................................................50 APRS Mode choice........................................................................................................................50 Squelch Control.............................................................................................................................50 Appendix B:........................................................................................................................................51 PSKmail ARQ protocol specification (3rd draft)..........................................................................51 References......................................................................................................................................57 4 Preface A brief attempt at writing the history of the project The PSKmail project was started by Rein Couperus, PA0R early 2005. The baby steps were taken with a modification of gMFSK, the mode of choice was PSK63