--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Rick W <mrf...@...> wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > Clover 2000 (circa 1995) is a wide bandwidth version of Clover II (circa > 1992) and is may be used by a few agencies. It uses proprietary > hardware/firmware similar to Pactor 2 and 3 with 8 tones at a baud rate > of 62.5. I don't know if it is still used by American Red Cross, but at > one time they were advertised as using it. The modem cost in 2007 was > $1500, so it is not something you would find on the ham bands unless > someone had it available to them from some other source. HAL sells > Clover Mail software, but this is very expensive, like most HAL > products, and probably is intended between two users. > > Winlink 2000 is "system" of various protocols that can be used on VHF > using packet radio, or HF using Pactor. Clover II used to be used along > with Pactor on the Winlink world wide HF BBS system, but this was phased > out when they transitioned to the Winlink 2000 e-mail system. > > So Clover 2000 is more of a hardware/firmware modem and Winlink 2000 is > a system using several protocols although the proprietary HF modems are > quite costly. A new sound card approach is being developed, but is not > yet ready for deployment. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > scottfike71 wrote: > > I'm trying to figure out what the difference is between two global HF > > e-mail systems and need some help. What is the advantages and disadvantages > > and differences between CLOVER 2000 and WINLINK 2000? Why would I invest in > > a CLOVER 2000 setup versus a WINLINK 2000 setup? Any and all comments > > appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > KC0BUS > > > > > > > So, from what you are saying, it sounds to me like with a CLOVER 2000 setup there needs to be two users with the same HAL modem and same HAL e-mail software, and only then they can pass e-mail back and forth to each other only and not to and from the internet?
With such a setup, can one user forward an e-mail from his buddy onto the internet some way?
