Andy & all, > If you establish a connection keyboard to keyboard , and do not wish to tie > up the frequency, then you could "QSY" and pick a different mode
Well of course that's the beauty of packet, it's a time and frequency sharing mode so there's no problem with an ongoing QSO or many QSOs at once, you are not going to significantly affect channel availability if your FRACK setting is appropriate to the Network. A value of 6 is about right for HF. These days there are no full server bbs to bbs mail transfers so it's a much more friendly experience and there are many QSOs ongoing on Network 105. MultiPSK and MixW both do HF packet very well but there is an alternative which is much easier to "interface" to other services. AGWPE is a freeware packet engine and provides a tcp/ip bridge. For instance, you can configure AGWPE to run 300 baud AFSK packet on one channel of your sound card and 1200bps AFSK on the other channel. You could run HF packet simultaneously with VHF packet. Using John's excellent BPQ32 software you can run a full node with multiple ports. Have 2 sound cards in your PC? Another 2 channels... one could be ARPS if you wanted. Have a friend running AGWPE? Link your station to his via tcp/ip... How about a WL2K RMS on your VHF side? I run such an RMS which is available thru my HF or VHF port and provides an excellent local WL2K gateway. The WL2K RMS will also directly interface to AGWPE so there is not even a need to run a node if you don't wish to. The power in packet, whether it's HF or VHF is the "Network" it's connected to. For those wanting to learn more we have a Network 105 yahoo group and we'd be delighted to help you get started. We're also looking for more node stations, particularly in the West, central Canada and DX but all are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/network105/ 73 Sholto --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj" <k3uka...@...> wrote: > > As many people know, I've been trying varying ideas of a way to post > information on-line about who is QRV. Sked pages, HRGnet, Hamspots, etc, > etc. > > In thinking about Network 105, I remembered the old MHEARD packet command and > how easy and convenient that was. The fact that 300 baud packet is not as > robust as modes like Olivia may actually serve a useful purpose. If you > hear a signal on 300 baud packet, chances are you can work it with other > modes. If you really want to "talk" to a particular station and the path is > marginal, you could use the "network" part of Network 105 and go in via a > node . If you establish a connection keyboard to keyboard , and do not wish > to tie up the frequency, then you could "QSY" and pick a different mode. > > Of course , this is just one band, but if the idea takes off...maybe there > would be a 30 or 40 frequency for times 20M is "dead". With 10M radio > selling for $25.00 at hamfests nowadays, I am also intrigued about a 10M > network of low powered (25 watts) packet stations that could be quickly > utilized. This would allow dedicated full-time packet stations and free up > the main rig for other operations. Multipsk installs easily on older > computers, so that old laptop of PC laying around your basement could also be > part of a dedicated station, or that old TNC you have not used in years (I > have two!) > > > Just a few random thoughts from me, but Sholto and Tony's experiments have > established that this mode and network while "old school" could actually be a > viable tool in this digital mode age. > > > Andy K3UK > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Tony <DXDX@> wrote: > > > > On 5/14/2010 4:50 PM, sholtofish wrote: > > > > > > Tony, It would be interesting to experiment with packet over nvis > > > paths too. The higher signal to noise ratio typical with nvis would > > > really speed throughput. Maybe you could devise a simulation > > > > > > > It would be interesting Sholto. In addition to high signal-to-noise > > ratios, NVIS propagation appears to be relatively stable. The path > > simulator indicated that the mode is especially sensitive to channel > > distortion so I would expect throughput issues if the ionosphere became > > somewhat agitated, regardless of how strong the signals where. > > > > PathSim's NVIS simulation tries to emulate a situation where ground > > waves interfere with NVIS sky waves. The delay between the two signals > > can destroy throughput so this is something to consider if the other guy > > is close enough to hear via ground wave. > > > > > Another idea which keeps nagging at me is using SCS's Robust Packet > > > with their fairly cheap kiss Tracker TNC. Robust packet looks like it > > > either works at 200 or 600 baud with a fairly narrow bandwidth. > > > > > > > Only one way to find out Sholto - I'll take a look at the price. > > > > Tony -K2MO > > > > > > > > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>, Tony <DXDX@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Patrick, > > > > > > > > Sholto is the one who "twisted" my arm to revisit HF Packet. Net 105 is > > > > a remarkable network and one can only imagine how many messages have > > > > been processed since the 1980s'; all on a shared channel with a > > > > relatively narrow mode. > > > > > > > > I've used the network to connect to Sholto when there is no propagation > > > > between us. I can log into his packet mailbox and leave him a message > > > > thanks to magic of digipeating. > > > > > > > > Your program does a wonderful job on HF packet. > > > > > > > > Tony -K2MO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > > > signature database 5113 (20100513) __________ > > > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > > > http://www.eset.com > > >
