Subj : Re: Packet BBS?
To   : echicken
From : Reverend Shaft
Date : Wed Oct 02 2024 11:58 am

 ec> A soundcard interface on the other hand (like a SignaLink or whatever you
 ec> prefer) is something worth having for many purposes and you can use it
 ec> with Direwolf among others for packet.

I've been thinking about tinkering with this setup as well. I currently have a 
digipeater/iGate set up with my SignaLink and Direwolf, but that doesn't see 
much use. (Far too rural.)  

ec> I often think about revisiting packet radio for Synchronet, which I was
ec> really keen on 10+ years ago, but part of the problem is that there is 
ec> virtually no audience for it. I may return to it anyway if it's easy to
ec> piggyback off of some Meshtastic stuff I've been working on here and
ec> there.

With the restrictions on symbol rate lifted in the States (in favor of a 
bandwidth limit), I'm wondering if there's a good opportunity for developing 
newer digital technologies on HF. I recognize there are practical limitations, 
but using the full 2.4kHz to handle data correction might bring some more 
activity to something like 10 meters.

Then again, different mesh utilization of 900 MHz (beyond Meshtastic) might be 
fun, too.

Just thinking out loud.

RS

.... I wasn't lying... I was just writing fiction with my mouth.

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