Chuck, I will do my best to make the HamFest. Thanks for the info. Steve KJ4SLK
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, charles standlee <ac5p...@...> wrote: > > Steve, > > Welcome to digital communications... Since you live in Louisiana here are a > couple of sites that you may want to look at, first the Louisiana section > website at www.laarrl.org on the right side of the page is a link for > digital > communications and has a 6 or 7 part tutorial on digital communications and > other technical stuff written in laymens terms, the other is the website for > the > Baton Rouge area Ham club www.lsu.edu/brarc. There are a lot of folks in the > state who can help you out with answers and quite a few in Baton Rouge. > > I will help you more off line, I live in the Alexandria area so it may be > tough > for a face to face, unless you come to our Hamfest in October. >  73, Chuck AC5PW > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Stephen <smyer...@...> > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 4:13:01 PM > Subject: [digitalradio] New guy > >  > Hello all. After being a SWL for several years, a friend willed (he is an SK > now) to me his Icom 765. I am intrested in getting into the digital modes. > Being > new, I don't even know enough to ask the right questions. > > My wife is in the US Navy and we will retire to the country of Panama. I got > my > ticket last Feb. but we moved to Baton Rouge and I have nothing set up > (except a > long wire in the attic). I have had all the gear (IC-765, IC-AT500, IC-2kl > and > its powersupply) back to a guy who rebuilt and referbished to factory spect. > I > have found that if you have a ticket, in Panama, they will give you one (of > equal rating) so you can operate in their country. > > > Is HRD the program to use, or should I start out with somethig that is more > simple? Do I get an "outboard" sound card? What cables do I need? Any advice > will be appreciated. > > Steve > KJ4SLK >
