The $49 is for AGW Packet Engine Pro. I believe you can run sound card packet using the freeware AGWPE software as well.
Tim, N9PUZ Warren Moxley wrote: > > Tim, > > Good info. > > I really did not what to buy more hardware. I noticed that they want $49 > for the av2agw software for VHF packet. > > Warren - K5WGM > > --- On *Mon, 8/24/09, Tim N9PUZ /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > From: Tim N9PUZ <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] WINMOR > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 12:06 PM > > There 7 or so VHF/UHF Winlink Gateways that show up on the map in the > Dallas, TX area. So, even without HF you may be able to send and > receive email via VHF by connecting to one of them. The HF option is > very nice IF you have a Pactor III modem. I am looking forward to > WINMOR myself. > > Here is some info on the VHF/UHF side of things. A 1200 baud hardware > TNC is very inexpensive or some people have reported good success with > the free software/soundcard TNC from SV2AGW. > <http://www.sv2agw. com/ham/sc. htm <http://www.sv2agw.com/ham/sc.htm>> > > Map of packet stations: <http://www..winlink. org/RMSPacketPos > itions <http://www.winlink.org/RMSPacketPositions>> > > Two of those, N5BYL-10 (Plano) and KY5S-10 (Mansfield) show 9600 baud > service on 440 MHz in addition to the more common 1200 baud 145 MHz > service typically offered. > > Paclink (your user client program) can connect to the Winlink servers > via 3 methods: > > 1) A telnet connection when your Internet service is working (you do > not type at a telnet terminal, Paclink uses telnet in the background.) > > 2) A 1200/9600 baud packet radio connection if an RMS Packet gateway > is nearby and has Internet connectivity > > 3) An HF connection which presently requires a TNC/Modem capable of > Pactor I, II, or III. (Many users do not use this 3rd option.) > > The idea behind having the telnet connection is that at a given > location the user does not need to know if the Internet connection > works or not. If it is working your winlink.org emails come and go > over the wired connection. When the Internet to your location is out > your winlink.org email comes and goes via packet radio. > > If you use an HF option a licensed operator must "listen before you > transmit" to avoid QRM and a lot of ill will from other users of the > HF bands. > > Tim, N9PUZ > (N9PUZ-10 Gateway in Springfield, IL) > > Warren Moxley wrote: > > > > Andy, > > > > I Live in Dallas, TX and there are neighbors who have relatives > on the > > coast who need Ham guys to help out in times of Hurricanes or > some other > > kind of emergencies. I heard that WinLink got its claim to fame > during > > the Katrina disaster, because of this WinLink got a real boost > and has a > > large base over other HF email solutions. > > > > "via the Internet abd the Telnet client." I am using Windows XP > and do > > not have a Unix computer, but can use telnet in command mode via > DOS.. > > Have not used Unix in years even though I retired from Sun > Microsystems > > in 2004. These days all my computers are Windows XP mainly > because of > > the software I use and my XYL uses. > > > > "WINLINK is easy and you do not need HF to use it" > > Anyway, I thought the whole purpose of WinLink is to get email > access > > when you do not have internet access. If I have Internet access I > don't > > really need WinLink. So in my case I really need HF not VHF.. > This is > > what I want for emergency operations. When Power and > communications are > > down, we can use email via HF as a client. I do not have WinLink > because > > I have do not have a hardware TNC of any kind, just a HF Radio > > (ICOM-746), PC (dedicated Lenovo NetBook 3g of memory) and a Buxcom > > Rascal. I do use many of the digital modes via FLDIGIROL and > really like > > Olivia and Domino EX and FLDIGI has a email solution via psk250. > I am > > on 30m most days. I was looking for a software email solution > when ran > > into to a WinLink guy in California and he told me about WINMOR. > I don't > > think he knew it was not ready for prime time since he has a real > Pactor > > III TNC. It still looks to me that your are pretty much stuck > without > > this piece of hardware if you really need to do WinLink via HF. > It looks > > to me that WinLink is great for guys at sea who can afford the > hardware, > > but I don't see it for hams guys on limited funds. Maybe pskmail is > > better for us guys without this expensive hardware. > > > > I do not have WinLink and I understand I do not know all of what > It can > > and can not do. > > > > So I really don't understand your answer, Andy. Please give me > some more > > detail and tell me what I am missing. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Warren - K5WGM > > > > > > --- On *Mon, 8/24/09, Andrew O'Brien /<andrewobrie@ gmail.com > </mc/compose?to=andrewobrie%40gmail.com>>/* wrote: > > > > > > From: Andrew O'Brien <andrewobrie@ gmail.com > </mc/compose?to=andrewobrie%40gmail.com>> > > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] WINMOR > > To: digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com > </mc/compose?to=digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 6:26 AM > > > > > > > > WINMOR is still several months from initial release. WINLINK is easy > > and you do not need HF to use it, your can use it without Pactor via > > VHF (Packet) or via the Internet abd the Telnet client. > > > > Andy K3UK > > > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Tim N9PUZ<tim.n9puz@ gmail. com > > </mc/compose? to=tim.n9puz% 40gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I do not think an actual price has been mentioned but I recall the > > > idea is just for the development team to partially fund some needed > > > test equipment for future projects. An example mentioned a > while back > > > was "under $50" but I do not recall if that was from someone on the > > > development team or not. > > > > > > With all they provide free of charge I expect that if it is not > free > > > it will be affordable for anyone who needs it. Consider that > > WINMOR is > > > a sound card mode. Since you don't have to buy even a 1200 baud > style > > > TNC, that would make WINMOR worth at least the $75 you might > pay for > > > the least expensive TNC kit you can buy. > > > > > > Tim, N9PUZ > > > > > > Russell Blair wrote: > > >> > > >> Warren, It's my understanding that WINMOR is not going to be free > > >> software, that going to cost something. ? do you know what the > price > > >> goig to be.? > > >> > > >> Russell > > > > > > > > > > >
