+Cadence 0 Posted October 4, 2003 Since becoming a Ham, I've made contact with a few people in Spokane that are active in the ARES/RACES arena, and a couple that Geocache. Today was the SET (Simulated Emergency Test) for 2003 for our area. It was a 14 hour run, and I didn't get to attend the meeting two days before. I left an email for the Coordinator (also a Geocacher) to call me or page me, as I had no idea where they were going to be set up. She paged and I called back. For a minute she tried to give directions, I piped up, "What's the Coordinates?" I could hear her mentally chastise herself, when she called out to someone with a GPSr and got the coordinates to me. I have a new respect for Packet radio, something that I want to learn to be good at. Any recommendations for reference sites you think are helpful? I'm going to look around a bit, but I wanted input from everyone here. Oh yeah, and just got my new registration for my truck - with my Vanity Ham Callsign plate as the new license plate! I'm hoping the best of health for everyone. 73 Todd - K7PKT Cadence (OddTodd-K7PKT and CheleBell-XYL) Quote Share this post Link to post
+raouljan 0 Posted October 5, 2003 http://www.packetradio.com/ http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html should get you started >Personally Responsible for the Recovery of .00244% of the Benchmark Database!<--watch this number! Quote Share this post Link to post
+Cadence 0 Posted October 5, 2003 Thanks Raouljan! Any experience or interest in Packet? Todd - K7PKT Cadence (OddTodd-K7PKT and CheleBell-XYL) Quote Share this post Link to post
+raouljan 0 Posted October 7, 2003 yes ... I used to be a OES and run a "pocket" packet station using a handheld, a HP PalmTop and a Tiger TNC. The whole package find in a pocket and ran about two days off a motorcycle battery. Packet is a bit wierd at first, but once you get used to it, it's a gas. I used to live outside Colorado Springs and we had a repeater on top of Pike's Peak .. ain't nothing in the world like having a 14,000 ft antenna! Since moving to Arizona my HAM activity has been kinda low. '73 - de KX0ZPA >Personally Responsible for the Recovery of .00244% of the Benchmark Database!<--watch this number! Quote Share this post Link to post
+Cadence 0 Posted October 7, 2003 Hmmm, are you uh... using them anymore??? I'm looking for a small TNC to operate a mid-size emergency packet station - laptop and handheld. If you hear of anything, send them my way - I'd appreciate it! Has anyone used the RigBlaster? Opinions/First-Hand experience? Thanks again. 73 Todd - K7PKT Cadence (OddTodd-K7PKT and CheleBell-XYL) Quote Share this post Link to post
Acuracura 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Check out http://www.byonics.com/tinytrak/index.html for a small transmit only TNC. I'd get one but its expensive and Canada Customs will kill me. _____________________________________________________________________ Please visit the Ham Radio Forums at www.ham-radio.ca. Thank you. - VE7DPT Vancouver, BC, Canada Quote Share this post Link to post
spitfirenut 0 Posted October 9, 2003 The rigblaster is a sound card interface. I've not used the commercial version, but I do have a homebrew sound card interface that I use. It works quite well. it consists of a transistor and 3 or 4 diodes. If you are interested in the schematic let me know & I'll email it to you. 73 DE KG4TQE(email on QRZ is correct) Quote Share this post Link to post
+Cadence 0 Posted October 9, 2003 spitfirenut, I'd love to have a schematic, as probably others would too, is it available by email or could it be posted and linked to? If not, no worries. I'll email you privately with my address. Thanks! Todd - K7PKT Cadence (OddTodd-K7PKT and CheleBell-XYL) Quote Share this post Link to post