I was kinda interested in HF-email until I found out I must buy a "pactor" modem, either used or from SCS. As that one company is the only source of hardware, it seems more a monopoly than free market.
Also - it's one more box to connect/power/configure/worry about. The rig and computer (maybe antenna tuner) are enough. But I'm pretty sure some of my digital software packages do Pactor (Pactor I). Is that enough to send/receive email or is Pactor II/III a must? I recall reading that SCS published specs just fuzzy enough to pass "no secrets" requlations but withheld enough so their protocol can't be copied - is that the deal? Assuming just Pactor (software mode in some digital software applications) won't work, is there any current development towards the ability to send/receive email via HF rigs without requiring a proprietary box? Thanks and 73, Paul The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ 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/
