[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Packet comms

Posted: 4/19/2010 8:35:25 PM EDT

So I'm still a newbie, I have a Kenwood TH-D7A and a TM-V71A, can I do packet operations with either radio without doing APRS? I'm really wanting to do some digital comms but just not sure on the hows to packet ops. Am I stuck interfacing the radios to laptops/computers and running them as modems?

Posted: 4/20/2010 5:50:35 AM EDT

[#1]

I'm an old school packet guy from when we ran TNC's (terminal node controllers) as a "smart modem". Not too much activity in the packet world these days except for APRS. Most all digital ops are using a software bases system these days.

Posted: 4/20/2010 8:00:12 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:

I'm an old school packet guy from when we ran TNC's (terminal node controllers) as a "smart modem". Not too much activity in the packet world these days except for APRS. Most all digital ops are using a software bases system these days.

Is packet comm still alive? Aside from APRS, is there a reason to break out my epson equity II+(xt/8088) and KPC-2? Man, I haven't surfed the packet bbs system in years.

Posted: 4/20/2010 8:25:51 AM EDT

[#3]

There are still active PBBS's and at least 1 DX cluster in my area. YMMV. Also there's some PBBS's on a few LEO SAT's.

Posted: 4/20/2010 8:26:35 AM EDT

[#4]

Pocketdigi, you can run the digital modes with a pda if you have one.

Posted: 4/20/2010 8:44:53 AM EDT

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I'm an old school packet guy from when we ran TNC's (terminal node controllers) as a "smart modem". Not too much activity in the packet world these days except for APRS. Most all digital ops are using a software bases system these days.

I miss those Ramsy's kit's

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