Return-Path: Received: from mtain-ma06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-ma06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.14]) by air-dd02.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINDD024-86aa4deca23d10e; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:47:41 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-ma06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 5298238000057; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 05:47:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QTWOk-0003rf-4P for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:47:02 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QTWOj-0003rV-OC for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:47:01 +0100 Received: from queueout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.56]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QTWOi-0001Qz-BI for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:47:01 +0100 Received: from aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20110606094620.QROU3152.mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 10:46:20 +0100 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (really [82.5.252.56]) by aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.3.00.04.00 201-2196-133-20080908) with ESMTP id <20110606094620.EUEH25656.aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.2.2]> for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2011 10:46:20 +0100 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:37:02 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4DECADCE.14622.A8CC5A4@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=R50lirqlHffDPPkwUlkuVa99MrvKdVWo//yz83qex8g= c=1 sm=0 a=uObrxnre4hsA:10 a=9YlaCzn6_68A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=2fvjY0FyT3U_4VYQXBAA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Off topic: Packet radio Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 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=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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: 3039ac1d600e4deca23b3d69 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none 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 ==========