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- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 94 04:30:17 PDT
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- Subject: Ham-Digital Digest V94 #319
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-
- Ham-Digital Digest Sun, 25 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 319
-
- Today's Topics:
- Best Packet SW? (2 msgs)
- Graphic Packet in English?
- Graphic Packet on XT?
- Info Wanted on Commercial Packet Radio Network
- N0ARY Software
- NOAA Weather Radio-162 MHz band-WRSAME
-
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-
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- herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
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-
- Date: 24 Sep 1994 14:47:47 -0400
- From: psinntp!JH.Org!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Best Packet SW?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- ss@JH.Org (Steve Steinberg) writes:
-
- >Hi all!
-
- >I just got a KPC3 as a starter tnc and I am trying to figure out
- >what software to run with it. I would much rather stick with pd
- >stuff. I've got copies of PaKet and Lan-Link. What else should
- >I be looking at and what do you packet.people recommend?
-
- I said pd but I meant shareware too! Sorry about that.
-
- >TIA & 73s,
- >Steve
- >KB2___ (8 1/2 weeks and holding my breath :-( )
- Almost 9 weeks now !!
- >--
- >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- >ss@jh.org Steve Steinberg Amateur Radio Callsign: KB2???
- --
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- ss@jh.org Steve Steinberg Amateur Radio Callsign: KB2???
-
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-
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 02:30:47 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com!seymour@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Best Packet SW?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <35t5au$n72@snoopy.jh.org>, Steve Steinberg <ss@JH.Org> wrote:
- >Hi all!
- >
- >I just got a KPC3 as a starter tnc and I am trying to figure out
- >what software to run with it. I would much rather stick with pd
- >stuff. I've got copies of PaKet and Lan-Link. What else should
- >I be looking at and what do you packet.people recommend?
-
- For a plain terminal type communications program, try mskermit. It
- is public domain (not shareware) and you can find it on the ftp
- archive oak.oakland.edu in with path /pub/msdos/kermit/msker313.zip.
-
- >
- >TIA & 73s,
- >Steve
- >KB2___ (8 1/2 weeks and holding my breath :-( )
- >--
- >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- >ss@jh.org Steve Steinberg Amateur Radio Callsign: KB2???
-
-
- --
- Ken Seymour
- seymour@netcom.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 24 Sep 1994 15:54:26 -0700
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!barrnet.net!nntp.crl.com!crl7.crl.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Graphic Packet in English?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- I've ftp'd several versions of Graphic Packet and have yet to find on
- with English docs. Is this a trick... I see others talking about it
- and it seems to be fairly popular but maybe they all have someone
- who reads German (I'm guessing of course, since I don't read German).
-
- Just curious... I haven't been able to make the German version work, mostly
- because I don't understand the error messages or the config file...
-
- Just curious... Maybe you get an english version when you register?
-
- Also I would be interested in others opinions of this program...
-
- Thanks...
-
- Dennis N6NG
-
- Internet: n6ng@crl.com
- TCPIP: dennis@ccwest.n6ng.ampr.org
- AX25: n6ng@kj6fy.#norcal
-
-
-
-
-
- --
- Dennis n6ng@crl.com
- dennis@ccwest.n6ng
- n6ng@wd6cmu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 24 Sep 1994 15:08:09 -0400
- From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Graphic Packet on XT?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone know if there is a driver for GP to run on an XT, the supplied
- driver is for AT... de WB5NBQ
-
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-
- Date: 23 Sep 1994 00:04:56 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!nwnexus!news.halcyon.com!coho!strohs@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Info Wanted on Commercial Packet Radio Network
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- Nick Chang (nich@wam.umd.edu) wrote:
- : Hi there,
-
- : Execuse me if I post this message in the wrong group. If that
- : is the case, can someone point to the right group for me?
-
- : Basically, I would appreciate if someone can inform me about
- : any commercial use of packet radio. Is there any existing commercial
- : packet radio network? How can I utilize it to pass data to a remote
- : place where the cost of any other means is relatively high?
-
- : Thank you very much for your suggestions.
-
- : Nick
-
- There are several. Ardis is owned by Motorola and IBM (or was- think IBM
- bailed out). Ardis is the network behind the neat handheld terminals that
- IBM servicepersons carried around. RAM Mobile Data is another. There is
- also a new entrant- Metricom and their Richochet Microcellular Network.
- They're the most promising for the casual user- they use the 900 MHz band,
- access is cheap.
-
- Metricom is in Los Gatos, CA. I don't have any pointers for RAM or Ardis.
-
- Steve Stroh
-
- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Steve Stroh strohs@halcyon.com or steves@strohpub.com (WildCat! BBS)
- Ham Radio TCP/IP n8gnj@sw.n8gnj.ampr.org
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 23 Sep 1994 22:59:51 GMT
- From: ankh.iia.org!whitep1@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: N0ARY Software
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of the lastest version
- Or release of the N0ARY PAcket BBS software, please let me know
- by responding in mail. Thanks a bunch!
-
- Paul, KD6DZP
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 25 Sep 1994 00:05:35 -0000
- From: news.delphi.com!news.delphi.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: NOAA Weather Radio-162 MHz band-WRSAME
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone have any technical information on WRSAME?
- (Weather Radio Specified Area Message Encoder)
-
- Would like to know mode of operation, speed, as well as the content
- of the message. (coded or plain english).
-
- I have a brochure describing a radio made by Nemar, Inc of Dallas, TX
- which describes the features of a weather radio that makes use of
- the WRSAME data. The radio is programmed by the user. The user can
- program the radio for 31 event/location combinations. The user will then
- receive a warning for a specific event or geographic location, instead of
- an entire metro area. The brochure does not give any other specifics.
-
- The NWS in Kansas City is currently using WRSAME when issuing watches
- and warnings. There are 3 short bursts sent prior to the 1050 Hz tone.
- The total time is about 2 seconds for all 3 bursts.
-
- I've talked to a few of the NWS personnel and some amateur radio people,
- and have not been able to get this information. Since tests, watches, and
- warnings are not issued every day, it's difficult to experiment.
-
- Would like to make use of this feature using my PK-232 if possible.
-
-
- Evan Hill
- Holt, MO
- -------------------
- EVANHILL@delphi.com
-
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