KISS. Keep It Single Sideband. Not many can do AM and even fewer have linear amps for that. Ditto for HF digital.
And the anoying thing about nets is the ionisphere can't tell time. That said, it is much easier to do coast to coast now with WebSDR. Go to websdr.org and choose a receiving site. They have way better antennas than you or I and you can (cheat) pick one near the person your talking to. Marc NC6SU On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 7:42 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Oct 19, 2017, at 7:15 PM, Ed Thierbach via cctalk < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'd be interested in a classic computing net as well. I have 40 - 10 > > meters available on HF. Our area is lagging in digital repeater > coverage, > > so no Fusion or DMR or D*Star for me just yet. > > This would be cool. Since it's computing-related, an HF digital mode > would be appropriate, no? Preferably something I could chat on with my > 5W-into-a-mag-loop-on-the-balcony setup :-P Seems appropriately stone > aged for the computers we're talking about ;-) And the bit rate sounds > about right for matching the various card/paper-tape/&c readers. > > --lyndon (VE7TFX et al)
