Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mj06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mj06.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.164.90]) by air-dc07.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINDC073-86534deca93a20d; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:17:30 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mj06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id A3F243800008C; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 06:17:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QTWrJ-0004BR-Bh for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:16:33 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QTWrI-0004BI-Qb for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:16:32 +0100 Received: from outbound-queue-1.mail.thdo.gradwell.net ([212.11.70.34]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QTWrH-00022o-CQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:16:32 +0100 Received: from outbound-edge-2.mail.thdo.gradwell.net (bonnie.gradwell.net [212.11.70.2]) by outbound-queue-1.mail.thdo.gradwell.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69E7E22064 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:16:30 +0100 (BST) Received: from ctuash.plus.com (HELO Hugh) (212.159.90.113) (smtp-auth username ashford, mechanism login) by outbound-edge-2.mail.thdo.gradwell.net (qpsmtpd/0.83) with ESMTPA; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:16:30 +0100 Message-ID: <3815346532EE42B0A1635A11128D5124@Hugh> From: "Hugh_m0wye" To: References: <4DECADCE.14622.A8CC5A4@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:16:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 X-Gradwell-MongoId: 4deca8fe.156-4294-2 X-Gradwell-Auth-Method: smtpauth X-Gradwell-Auth-Credentials: ashford X-Spam-Score: 3.4 (+++) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK=3.36,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: Off topic: Packet radio Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01CC243B.1E499170" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.4 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK,HTML_30_40, HTML_MESSAGE 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: 3039400c89ac4deca93832e6 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CC243B.1E499170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am probably not very knowledgeable ... But down here in Kent, there is hardly any "Packet Racket" on any of the VH= F bands, and the BBS and node infrastructure has been dismantled - I bought= a 4m radio from one of the local packet nodes. There was a brief renaissance with GPS - and people plotting their current = location on maps. When I was given a demonstration of D-Star, it included a text messaging se= rvice.=20 D-Star is quite popular around here, with a repeater at Folkestone. 73 Hugh M0WYE ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mike Dennison=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:37 AM Subject: LF: Off topic: Packet radio Can any of you knowledgable people tell me whether packet radio is=20 still used on the bands now. Has it been overtaken by email/text? Is=20 there a D-Star text service instead? Is it perhaps on VHF/UHF but not=20 HF? I was very involved with the early days of packet radio, but when I=20 last looked at it (about 10 years ago) it had not changed/developed=20 at all. Mike, G3XDV =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CC243B.1E499170 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am probably not very knowledgeable ...
But down here in Kent, there is hardly any "Packe= t=20 Racket" on any of the VHF bands, and the BBS and node infrastructure has be= en=20 dismantled - I bought a 4m radio from one of the local packet=20 nodes.
There was a brief renaissance with GPS - and peop= le=20 plotting their current location on maps.
When I was given a demonstration of D-Star, it in= cluded=20 a text messaging service.
D-Star is quite popular around here, with a repea= ter at=20 Folkestone.
73
Hugh M0WYE
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mike Dennison
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:37=20 AM
Subject: LF: Off topic: Packet=20 radio

Can any of you knowledgable people tell me whether packet = radio=20 is
still used on the bands now. Has it been overtaken by email/text? = Is=20
there a D-Star text service instead? Is it perhaps on VHF/UHF but not=20
HF?

I was very involved with the early days of packet radio, b= ut=20 when I
last looked at it (about 10 years ago) it had not changed/deve= loped=20
at all.

Mike, G3XDV
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