Re: [Hamfax-devel] hamfax vs acfax

[Christof S. <csc...@us...>]

Hi Richard,

sorry for the late response, i am busy with a new job.

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Richard Gordon <kd...@gm...> wrote:
> I was wondering if any of the acfax code ended up in hamfax.

The DSP decoding in hamfax is based on the acfax code.

> I am working
> on a distro for new linux users and want to include a fax program.  It looks
> like hamfax is a bit more refined.  I personally have never tried to decode
> any faxes via RF.  I am trying to put some documentation in the distro as
> well.  Are there any frequencies in particular where weather faxes are
> common?

There are some public weather broadcasts available, if you want to
start receiving facsimiles:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/radiofax.htm

Some generic information is also available here: http://www.hffax.de/

I put these links also on the main hamfax page at
http://hamfax.sourceforge.net/ if you find some useful information, i
can also add a link from there

73

Christof