Hi Geoffrey,

There is no reason for you to open up all the ports on your ftp server,
doing to resaults in a securty risk. This might be a issue with the ftp
server rather then your computer. Check the software first, then the
connection.

Regards,
J=F3n Fr=EDmann.

On m=E1n, 2009-12-28 at 16:56 -0700, Geoffrey wrote:
> Hello sismos;
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> Some folks like from europe are having an impossible time
> downloading, its so slow and random for them.
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> I played with the ports and it would get them
> going a bit but they stall again and again.
> So i just opened up all the ports.
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> The can on the left near the input cable
> is actually two cheap metal pans held together
> with big paper clips contains two things
> I found them in the dollar store.
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> a. a manual tester thing with alligator clips
> to test input from the geophone as well as timing
> b. the tone decoder from the sw radio with wwv audio
>    used to synchronize the ring counter ( fancier than it sounds )
>  The can which it feeds is that timer to be set with wwv.
>   The timer is a custom kit from an austrailian company called DIY
>   kit 141 I think.
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> The can on the right next to the computer contains the A/D converter
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> I put these in cans because they are with their oscillators
> terrible generators of RFI.
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> The strip in the middle is the amplifier, equalizer, antialize filter.
> This is feeding the 12 bit A/D converter.
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> The two identical circuits are +/- 3.00V regulated power supplies fed by
> the 12vDC modules connected to the UPS power supply.
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> Hopefully but possibly not the UPS should keep the
> recorder going if the power fails for a single record 45
> minutes long.
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> The sound was all from my SW radio first listening to WWV
> then with the BFO on then with FM selected.
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> I made the MOV file with a Kodak digital camera then combined the
> video with sound using a freeby cinverter to make the AVI
> takes a bit of messing around to make it all work.
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> I have one remaining trouble Im unable to solve
> and that is high static electricity and
> RFI from police or fire or ??? Radios in the area
> disturbing the serial communications causing
> the program to develope a runtime error stopping
> it cold in its tracks and requires me to reBOOT
> the computer.
> I am never sure what stops it cold but occassionally
> this happens. Possibly building the thing right
> would solve that problem.
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> It is only a prototype suitable for lab
> environment and not the public.
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> It is not properly constructed due to
> opportunity costs I would incurr to make
> it be right.
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> Hey, its only a hobby to keep me out of trouble.
> Its all old technology. From the public domain.
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> I will someday make a video with all the covers off
> or put the scematics into a folder for you to download.
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> Everything is on an aluminum sheet and surrounded
> by salt water to moderate the temperature changes.
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> Everything is designed for common mode over differential noises
> of whatever kind.
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> Proper grounding/shielding is one of the most troublesome things
> to conquer.
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> Hope it answers most of your questions ??
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> Regards;
> geoff
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "sismos" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Downloades from the ftp server I created for PSN folks
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> > Hi Geoff,
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> > I downloaded the AVI file just minutes after you posted the link.  I
> > live in Panama.  It only took a few minutes, quite fast actually.
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> > I have to admit that the video was strange and looked more like a home
> > canning operation than a seismic station. I say this kindly because my
> > station look more like rats nests than seismic stations. What is in all
> > the jars?
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> > I really like reading your post.
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> > Saludos,
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> > Angel
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> > On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 14:01 -0700, Geoffrey wrote:
> >> Hello PSN;
> >>=20
> >> I would like to let you know that everything within the scratch folder
> >> is OK for you to download.
> >>=20
> >> I have been watching the last several hours the progress
> >> of several downloads and come to the conclusion
> >> there is some kind of interference with connections
> >> that cross the USA border.
> >>=20
> >> It may not be possible for Non-USA people to
> >> download these files in a timely fashion.
> >>=20
> >> But do not let you stop trying because like
> >> always I could be wrong.
> >>=20
> >> I will post just about everything related to
> >> PSN or Seismology that I do here and it is not
> >> intended for the general public but only
> >> PSN peoples who I believe are truly
> >> interested in seismology/geophysics/programming/instrumentation.
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> >> I will not be up 100% of the time.
> >>=20
> >> Most likely Randomly between 24:00 and 12:00 UTC
> >> when the net is least used here.
> >> =20
> >> FTP SERVER IP: 173.016.082.025  ( NOT STATIC can change periodically b=
y the ISP )
> >> FTP       UID: PSN
> >> FTP      PASS: PSN123
> >> FTP     PORTS: 1024 to 65535 are open with passive ftp enabled.
> >> FTP   CHANNEL: 20/21 I think are standard for FTP
> >>=20
> >> It is for download only and not intended
> >> to let people do P2P ( peer to peer ) stuff.
> >>=20
> >> Don't laugh too hard since this how I have chosen to waste my life.
> >>=20
> >> You guys are much more serious armatures than myself.
> >>=20
> >> Be happy if you get better than 60KB/SEC downloads
> >> because EUROPE was getting like 1K or less for reasons
> >> not fully understood.
> >> The limits are not my machine since everything
> >> on the B drive is ramdisk ( very fast ).
> >> The connection is A Gbit modem.
> >> The limits has to be ISP or Backbone related.
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> >> Its all just to show you what I do here at GVA the best I can.
> >>=20
> >> Question;
> >> Not sure what official armature group [GVA] is a part of
> >> to put into the PSN4 file header, possibly
> >> someone can tell me in a personal email.
> >> I will change the header from "123456" to reflect this.
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> >> A USGS expert person named Bruce Presgrave assigned me this designatio=
n.
> >> But all I know is [GVA] and not any parent organization.
> >>=20
> >> Regards,
> >> geoff
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