Good stuff, Randy. FYI and for anyone else, this mode is not difficult to set up. I downloaded IZ8BLY's program - cobbled together a quick receive patch cord and started monitoring the HELL freqs. I was lucky, cuz I was able to copy VE3II almost immediately. Not having transmit capabilities, I dropped in my call in CW and he answered me via Hell!! Cool to make a cross mode QSO with the first stn I heard!! If you're interested, this is a fun alternative the usual ham modes. 73 Vic, W4NB
Cool. I'm running fldigi at the same time as your video is playing, listening on the soundmapper. It's decoding quite a bit of the same Hell as on your screen, depending on how loud the signal is of course. Will give this is a try soon. 73, Sander W1SOP
@Goasler If you find someone else with a pc and the software you might be able to do a skype call, may take some tweaking with the audio card settings to make it work.
It was you who suggested that trick with your PSK31 video so now I try it all the time when there's interesting sound to decode :-) I've joined the Feld Hell group and hope to make a QSO soon. 73, Sander W1SOP
I was operating on HF, so you need a General license for the HF bands. The link to the software is in the 'more info' area on the right top below my call. Randy
For some reason today I am getting RF into my mixer. That is what when I transmit you hear that low frequency distortion. Oh well, where is my maintenance man? Randy
@SuperTechieJ Don't know. I know there are online sample test, dig around qrz.com. Otherwise google around to look. The Gordon West books and CDs are very good. Randy
You said that signal that started around 12:30 or so was packet or something; I've heard it enough times on HF that it got me curious. I think it might be Clover or something similar. I have yet to find any software that can handle that mode, though. Tnx, KJ4NUY
Thanks randy for explaining this 'exotic?' mode. I've heard of it but you have the only video that really explains it. Another great vid. BTW...I picked up AO-15 for the first time last night during an almost overhead pass! It was very encouraging! And I learned how to do it watching your video about it. Tnx agn es '73 -BILL
@K7AGE Thanks a lot I checked it out as soon as I read the comment. They mention you in the podcast. I'll keep an eye on this stuff. I hope to get my license soon.
FH looks like a neat mode. I wanted to check out the program a bit, but I don't have a rig connected to my PC. Sooo, I found out that you can play this video and I did happen to get an output on IZ8BLY's Hellschreiber. :D
I just looked, I don't see any of the fonts that you are looking for. I have no idea if anyone is using this on 137 KHz. I though that most of the 137 was slow speed CW. Cave freqs, I have no idea. Randy
I thought at first the computerized version on screen was some type of simulated print. But now i see that this data stream is a type of narrow strip fax like graphics ?/ right?
Hi Randy Very interested in your last video "what the hell" I have just downloaded it and added it to my collection of ham radio video's keep up the good work. 73 de Barry G4DIP
give it a stream for RX & TX also send and recieve Hell criber signals ? I have only a pc, but i want to talk & Send something over the hellscriber too. PLS ANSWER
Hi Im 25 years old and messed with HAM radio's since I was young "Galaxy99" that was turned down to CB meters, and would like to get licensed and get better equipment. But I know no one to help me to do so. What is the best way to get started. I would love to CQ out in the HAM world. Thanks.
This is AWESOME! :D Unfortunately, the link to the software is dead, so I can't download it. :( Also, out of curiosity, do you need any special equipment to use Hellschrieber, or can you just execute it on a computer and use it on the fly?
Cool, this is an interesting mode. You could probably copy the signal while I was talking! It is interesting if two stations double, you see a mix of two signals! Randy
Thanks Randy, what setup are you using. Also let you know me and the 817 are back from Afghanistan but didn't make any good contacts while I was there.
Sometimes I feel like I'm the youngest person into this type of thing. Not enough highschoolers like me who would want to learn about things like this.
you are the damn best guy ive ever meet. well done. end, you know, there isnt many people like you. what the HELL? =D brilliant i want to work with you
Very cool, Even though i do not have a Ham Operators License Its videos like this that entertain me. Radio has always caught my attention. i just dont have the time to go out and find someone authorized to issue me a license (Or have the time to even take the test(s))
Hey Randy, Tnx for the info. interesting. I don't know if anyone else noticed KG4FET responded to your call at ~5:35. ;-) I am looking to take my General ASAP so I can join in the digital HF fun. I just got motivated once again to upgrade. 73s Craig (KB5UEJ)
Long delay,, financial hiccup kept me from that test. Good news it I tested today. Passed the Tech, passed the General, and made a decent run at the Extra for not having seen any material for it. :D
william northcote California is the state where you can't fart without paying green tax. But you can smoke drugs which ruin your body and the society. Well done California.
Dit moet dan toch verwant zijn aan wat de lezertjes van Bob Evers nog wel kennen als de Hell-snelzender! :-) (For all you non-Dutch readers; a book series from the 50s/60s about three rather adventurous highschool boys mentions a 'Hell-fast-transmitter')
This is an interesting mode. Search for Feld Hell club, they have monthly contests that bring out the activity.
@dreammaker182 It is interesting, if is a fax mode. The computer does not decode the signal, it just displays dots, which we are able to read.
WOW thanks i cant believe this worked off the audio into Fldigi by rerouting my speakers virtually
@KizulEmeraldfire I have updated the software link to the Feld Hell page that list several programs. Thanks for letting me know.
Good stuff, Randy. FYI and for anyone else, this mode is not difficult to set up. I downloaded IZ8BLY's program - cobbled together a quick receive patch cord and started monitoring the HELL freqs. I was lucky, cuz I was able to copy VE3II almost immediately. Not having transmit capabilities, I dropped in my call in CW and he answered me via Hell!! Cool to make a cross mode QSO with the first stn I heard!! If you're interested, this is a fun alternative the usual ham modes. 73 Vic, W4NB
Cool. I'm running fldigi at the same time as your video is playing, listening on the soundmapper. It's decoding quite a bit of the same Hell as on your screen, depending on how loud the signal is of course. Will give this is a try soon. 73, Sander W1SOP
@Goasler If you find someone else with a pc and the software you might be able to do a skype call, may take some tweaking with the audio card settings to make it work.
I was using my TS-2000. Glad that you and the radio have returned.
Good. The Feld Hell club has monthly contests that brings out the activity.
@Goasler link to software in the show notes
Bill, glad that the video help explain this old mode brought back to life on the PC. Randy
Thanks for sharing this. I love this kind of stuff.
It was you who suggested that trick with your PSK31 video so now I try it all the time when there's interesting sound to decode :-) I've joined the Feld Hell group and hope to make a QSO soon. 73, Sander W1SOP
Excellent demonstrating and teching skills Andy ! Great video and ufb station ! de SP9TTG, Peter.
Good going, hope you get a radio soon! Randy
I was operating on HF, so you need a General license for the HF bands. The link to the software is in the 'more info' area on the right top below my call. Randy
I'd heard of Hellschreiber before, but hadn't seen it in action. Thanks for posting this video.
The software is from IZ8BLY. You can find it from the software link in the show comments.
For some reason today I am getting RF into my mixer. That is what when I transmit you hear that low frequency distortion. Oh well, where is my maintenance man?
Randy
@SuperTechieJ Don't know. I know there are online sample test, dig around qrz.com. Otherwise google around to look. The Gordon West books and CDs are very good. Randy
if i ever get into this hobby you'll be one of the first people i look for
You said that signal that started around 12:30 or so was packet or something; I've heard it enough times on HF that it got me curious. I think it might be Clover or something similar. I have yet to find any software that can handle that mode, though.
Tnx, KJ4NUY
@Loeil22 I'll me in Montreal week of the 17th. Is it cold?
Thanks randy for explaining this 'exotic?' mode.
I've heard of it but you have the only video that really explains it.
Another great vid.
BTW...I picked up AO-15 for the first time last night during an almost overhead pass!
It was very encouraging!
And I learned how to do it watching your video about it.
Tnx agn es '73
-BILL
@K7AGE Thanks a lot I checked it out as soon as I read the comment. They mention you in the podcast. I'll keep an eye on this stuff. I hope to get my license soon.
FH looks like a neat mode. I wanted to check out the program a bit, but I don't have a rig connected to my PC. Sooo, I found out that you can play this video and I did happen to get an output on IZ8BLY's Hellschreiber. :D
I just looked, I don't see any of the fonts that you are looking for. I have no idea if anyone is using this on 137 KHz. I though that most of the 137 was slow speed CW. Cave freqs, I have no idea. Randy
Load up the software and place your pc's mic near the radio speaker.
What an interesting mode! Say, do numbers stations ever use this mode?
Good luck on your test. Keep me posted on how you do. Randy
Will you be sprinting tomorrow Randy ?
I am still waiting for my Signalink to arrive so I can only RX; but I will be passively participating.....
Thanks Randy. Another fine demonstration.
Great video. Love all your videos. Spent 30mins CQ-ing in Hellschreiber with no luck but next contest i'm in :D
Get on during the Feld Hell sprint contests
Very interesting video. I'm not a ham yet...seeing videos such as yours make me want to get a license even more. Keep up the good work!
@ynardhowar1229 thanks for the DX report!
Thanks for the nice demo Randy. Always wanted to know what the hell Hell was!
Interesting mode, have fun with it. Randy
@Goasler Sorry, I'm not set up to do that.
I thought at first the computerized version on screen was some type of simulated print. But now i see that this data stream is a type of narrow strip fax like graphics ?/ right?
@junkb0x99 I'm not sure what it is, oh well. Randy
@K7AGE
Excellent! :D You're welcome - and thank you for updating the link! :)
That's cool! Never tried Hell mode or knew what it looked like. Tnx!
@smiletehk yes, text chatting over the air
I hope you find the time and get your license and join us on the air. Randy
Well, ya caught me. I actually don't have a rig yet and I'm testing for my Tech this Saturday. I found you video during some research.
@MrVladTech You audio level may be too high.
@K7AGE oh hell yeah really cold!!...you come for a HAM show?
Hi Randy Very interested in your last video "what the hell" I have just downloaded it and added it to my collection of ham radio video's keep up the good work. 73 de Barry G4DIP
give it a stream for RX & TX also send and recieve Hell criber signals ?
I have only a pc, but i want to talk & Send something over the hellscriber too.
PLS ANSWER
The highlight of my 13 QSOs. Randy
Hi Im 25 years old and messed with HAM radio's since I was young "Galaxy99" that was turned down to CB meters, and would like to get licensed and get better equipment. But I know no one to help me to do so. What is the best way to get started. I would love to CQ out in the HAM world. Thanks.
They had this in the 1920s? what else did they have we dont know about?
Yes, in the 20s they used paper strip to print the messages.
This is AWESOME! :D Unfortunately, the link to the software is dead, so I can't download it. :(
Also, out of curiosity, do you need any special equipment to use Hellschrieber, or can you just execute it on a computer and use it on the fly?
This is really cool, so it was kinda like the first e-mail system?
He should've done it using the 1920 teqniques that would've been cool
I wish I had a machine!
K7AGE Yeah! I wonder how hard it is to build one?
Helge Fykse may be able to do that. He has a machine and old German radios.
Checkout the Feld Hell club for monthly quick contests, for activity.
Very interesting!! thnk for sharing your knowlegde.. Have a good day from Montreal!!
Cool, this is an interesting mode. You could probably copy the signal while I was talking! It is interesting if two stations double, you see a mix of two signals! Randy
interesting bits, thanks for putting it up
Thanks Randy, what setup are you using. Also let you know me and the 817 are back from Afghanistan but didn't make any good contacts while I was there.
I sure as HELL enjoyed that. Thanks.
Randy you are the coolest Ham I have ever seen. Awesome work. I hope to work you someday.
Tek KB2SRH
100 year old texting? There really isn't anything new under the sun.
+Ray Konold 👍
Not sure! Randy
license for what?
Sometimes I feel like I'm the youngest person into this type of thing. Not enough highschoolers like me who would want to learn about things like this.
Randy thanks for the great video
i have that exact same behringer mixer
That was some pretty cool stuff...thanks for sharing.
very cool. Just added nino's app to my pc. been watching along from the sound from your vid, lol.
The teletype machines were around before this. The Hellschreiber machines were a simpler alternative to the teletype machine. Randy
Hi Randy
Great video, Im a big Fan of Hell, ill look out for you.
Regards de David M3MQR
awesome video randy... didnt even know it existed!
What software are you running Randay?
you are the damn best guy ive ever meet. well done.
end, you know, there isnt many people like you. what the HELL? =D brilliant i want to work with you
Very cool, Even though i do not have a Ham Operators License Its videos like this that entertain me. Radio has always caught my attention. i just dont have the time to go out and find someone authorized to issue me a license (Or have the time to even take the test(s))
Hey Randy,
Tnx for the info. interesting. I don't know if anyone else noticed KG4FET responded to your call at ~5:35. ;-)
I am looking to take my General ASAP so I can join in the digital HF fun. I just got motivated once again to upgrade.
73s
Craig (KB5UEJ)
Long delay,, financial hiccup kept me from that test.
Good news it I tested today. Passed the Tech, passed the General, and made a decent run at the Extra for not having seen any material for it.
:D
Great video, very interesting.
This was texting in the 1920s
Thank you for this. There are a lot of things you introduce that I don't seem to find elsewhere. I appreciate your videos!
Bryan K7BRY
Well, get to work and get your ticket and join the fun. Randy.
have fun
Great videos Randy.
73's VK8DOD
hf is so cool...I GOTTA GET BACK INTO THIS
thanks for the great news
this is so interesting that i thought i did'nt have time to watch it but i just fell away and i love mystereies!! :3
not boring, extremely interesting!
probably not, as it would require more equipment than a simple receiver.
Very ingenious system
beautiful really, it has a nice look about it ya know?
thanks
The title just made me laugh hysterically
Isn't HAM radio illegal in California along with everything else ??
No.
william northcote California is the state where you can't fart without paying green tax.
But you can smoke drugs which ruin your body and the society.
Well done California.
Under FCC ruling ham radio is exempt under emergency communication acts.
william northcote Oh Good. As long as we can all communicate. :-)
Ade Larsen I operate stealthy
Get your license so that you can join us on the air. Randy
Found HELL on Twente WebSDR on the first day they put it on the web. Time of day, plus 8 bit video game emojis.
@K7AGE We already had a hobby. It was called sniffing, scripting, IRC and nuking or as the public calls it. "Hacking" It was your version of radio.
Dit moet dan toch verwant zijn aan wat de lezertjes van Bob Evers nog wel kennen als de Hell-snelzender! :-)
(For all you non-Dutch readers; a book series from the 50s/60s about three rather adventurous highschool boys mentions a 'Hell-fast-transmitter')
The probably record the entire HF spectrum too.