Hmmm, I have a HK-232 modified with the Timewave upgrades. A PK-232 that I will eventually do the same to. Also a HK-21 Pocket Packet that I just love. Even have had them hooked up to a BBS computer system I used to run that gave hams packet access over the phone line BBS systems. Was a great way to do packet and keep rfi problems out of the EOC's.
Lets see, that makes for three Tnc's right? Not unusual to have two tnc's running at the same time here. Even while running software digital programs. Have you used software in SIAM mode to cipher what digital signal mode your using that the tnc recognizes? The HK / PK Tnc's have that built in. Also tones of adjustments that can be made to the Tnc's that make them lend themselves to copying many of the non standard modes scattered all over the shortwave bands. Did I mention KISS mode? Used a xt 286 computer with the program on a bootable floppy disk to run a HK-232 as a true APRS digipeater for years. Put old equipment to great community use that system did.... and may again one day when I find all the pieces that are still packed away after a qth move. ... and boy do I love the tuning display on the HK / PK 232 Tnc's for any mode. No doubt about being on the right frequency rfi wise, and not compensating at the audio shifting side. Helps all the filters do what they were designed to do, and let me run my computer for lots of other stuff they were designed to do .... hi hi Nothing like mixing and matching them as needed though. I use Tnc's and Software to do modes interest. No one software or piece of equipment can do all in one, what the whole collection of them can do. No one software or piece of hardware has yet put out to pasture any of the others. They all have there place, especially if you cant always operate from a home qth with all the bells and whistles running on commercial power. Not an opinion I assure you, just practical real world use on this end, all the options have there place in our hobby. Thank goodness for the upgrade and modifications paths we hams are so popular for. Right? HI HI 73 from Bill - WD8ARZ The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ <a href="http://dxcluster.blogspot.com";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalSpotter.gif"; height="67" width="200" style="border:0" alt="Digital Spotter"/></a> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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