[digitalradio] Re: Yet Another Newcomer to digital

2009-02-13 Thread Daniel Boese
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... wrote: --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Boese datapacrat+yahoo@ wrote: I'm still fairly inexperienced at the whole amateur radio thing - so far, I have my basic license and a VHF handheld. I'd like to start

[digitalradio] Re: Yet Another Newcomer to digital

2009-02-13 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Daniel, For 30 mHz and above, try to find a rig that does 6M and 2M, an all mode where you can do both FM and SSB I used to run a packet BBS on 2M FM about 17 years ago. While there is plenty of packet activity in the St Kitts area, I am not sure of there is a BBS active or not. Last I checked

[digitalradio] Re: Yet Another Newcomer to digital

2009-02-13 Thread Daniel Boese
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andrew O'Brien k3uka...@... wrote: For 30 mHz and above, try to find a rig that does 6M and 2M, an all mode where you can do both FM and SSB I used to run a packet BBS on 2M FM about 17 years ago. While there is plenty of packet activity in the St Kitts

[digitalradio] Re: Yet Another Newcomer to digital

2009-02-13 Thread Andrew O'Brien
The built in TNC within the Kenwood has some limited functions. I am sure you will be able to do APRS and some basic packet, but functions sucj as Airmail are not fully supported. You might want to look around for a used http://www.rigpix.com/tentec/526.htm Andy --- In

[digitalradio] Re: Yet Another Newcomer to digital

2009-02-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Hi Daniel, welcome neighbour... I am just about 40 miles from you, If you are planning just to do the VHF band, you are kinda limited . There is not a whole of digital mode activity on VHF other than packet radio, mostly APRS. There are a few people that try digital modes like PSK on 2 meters

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Yet Another Newcomer to digital

2009-02-12 Thread kh6ty
I'm still fairly inexperienced at the whole amateur radio thing - so far, I have my basic license and a VHF handheld. I'd like to start exploring digital modes, and am hoping that you might be able to suggest what sort of rig would work well for that. I do have two limitations, though; I