Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.65.26]) by air-md02.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINMD023-8b7a4decc567194; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:17:43 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 276353800009E; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:17:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QTYjR-0004hm-Kj for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:16:33 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QTYjR-0004hd-32 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:16:33 +0100 Received: from smtp7.freeserve.com ([80.12.242.2] helo=smtp6.freeserve.com) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QTYjO-0004EE-H8 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:16:33 +0100 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3j14.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id DC0F33000167 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:16:24 +0200 (CEST) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3j14.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id CF5613000168 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:16:24 +0200 (CEST) Received: from AGB (unknown [2.26.13.236]) by mwinf3j14.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id 73ADA3000167 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:16:22 +0200 (CEST) X-ME-UUID: 20110606121622474.73ADA3000167@mwinf3j14.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: From: "Graham" To: References: <4DECADCE.14622.A8CC5A4@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <4DECADCE.14622.A8CC5A4@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:16:22 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 110606-0, 06/06/2011), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RCVD_ILLEGAL_IP=0.234 Subject: Re: LF: Off topic: Packet radio Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 tests=MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d411a4decc5650719 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none 1200/300 baud 2 tone Its still running on vhf in some parts, the aprs gang use it for position reporting , using fm round 144850 ? , but if you take a tune on 14 meg , its still running in the usa .. according to the network 105 blurb, it has been since 1986 dwait that long ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X-6HI5e_2w http://groups.yahoo.com/group/network105/ It has evolved into winpack (may need modem software - fldigi) and ALE networks , which are web linked and handle e-mail , some of the ale network is not ham based so can not be used by uk stations , all are supported by multipsk D-star , may well be text routing , but its not a free for all like the other systems and as far as i know is only uhf / vhf due to bandwidth G.. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Dennison" Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:37 AM To: Subject: LF: Off topic: Packet radio > > Can any of you knowledgable people tell me whether packet radio is > still used on the bands now. Has it been overtaken by email/text? Is > there a D-Star text service instead? Is it perhaps on VHF/UHF but not > HF? > > I was very involved with the early days of packet radio, but when I > last looked at it (about 10 years ago) it had not changed/developed > at all. > > Mike, G3XDV > ========== > >