Larry Colen wrote:
That's the second ham call I've seen on this list. How many are there?
At least three, Graves, me, and someone else I can't remember. There
are probably more among the lurkers.
Maybe put his "bug" and a laptop on top of the Hammerlund and call it
"old net meets new".
There /is/ packet radio and some interesting GPS integration for
real-time tracking stuff being done. I think something around 9600 bps
is the limit on most ham bands with amateur gear. High bandwidth
wireless often uses complex signaling schemes (many bits per baud) that
aren't easy to deal with using amateur electronics.
And, yes, I know that you can get "no code" licenses, but my main
point in getting a license would be to honor grampa mac's memory, and
getting the code up to speed would be a critical part of that.
They're /all/ no-code licenses now. Search around on the internet with
your favorite search engine and you'll find quite a few programs out
there to help you practice for the code tests. Some will even let you
hook up your actual key to the computer via the serial port so you can
practice on it.
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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)
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