On 10/19/17 9:15 PM, Ed Thierbach via cctalk 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.
73,
-Ed- AB8OJ
I took an analog VHF/UHF radio and a SDR with me while I've been on
vacation in WI
Drove out here up through NV,ID,MT,SD,MN. Amer Comp Museum was closed by the
time I got to Boseman :-(
Probably was a mistake to bring a laptop with me though, been spending
too much
time on the web.
Was looking at the digital repeater modes this morning
http://www.mikemyers.me/blog/2016/2/19/d-star-dmr-fusion-which-is-right-for-you
Pretty disappointing that the most popular ones use proprietary comms
protocols.
Haven't scanned the VHF/UHF bands since I worked in 2-way radio in the
70's. Wow
things have changed. Almost everything is digital/scrambled with the
exception of the
AM aviation band.
You can also see a huge difference in the noise floor in populated areas.
