This sounds fairly complex. Why not just use a netbook? Volume-wise it's about the same if not better after all the cables and "terminals" are considered and if you have enough power to run digital (high duty cycle) on the radio you have enough for the netbook.
--- In [email protected], "sholtofish" <sho...@...> wrote: > > > There is the NUE-PSK device which now supports RTTY in addition to PSK31. You > still need a keyboard however. > > In my opinion a better device is the Kantronics KAM XL or SCS PTC II. > > The Kantronics is much cheaper than the SCS and offers some features even the > Pactor-II/III modems don't. > > A used KAM XL is a good investment because it is flash upgradable via a free > download on Kantronics website - no messing with expensive ROMs. > > It offers (via a terminal) PSK-31, RTTY, ASCII, Pactor-1, AMTOR & G-TOR in > addition to it being a dual port Packet switch (up to 9K6). > > It's perfectly possible to run a "TheNet" compatible node at the same time as > a multiuser BBS with 480KB of non volatile storage. It is basically a > BBS/Node in a box that only consumes about 120mA at 12v. > > You can also link the ports to provide VHF<>HF switching. It also has a RTC > chip so you don't have to remember to set the date every time you boot up > which is important for message handling. > > If you couple this with a cheap serial terminal - perhaps the Tandy WP-2 > "wordprocessor" which provides an 80 column lcd display and can happily run > on a couple of AA cells for days (available on eBay for peanuts) then you > have a real low power system which is very usable. > > You could run a traffic BBS on VHF and a Pactor-1 (or better yet G-Tor) link > on HF. > > The PSK31 takes a little getting used to if you normally use a waterfall but > it is a very sensitive implementation and works very well. > > I believe the SCS modems have a multiuser BBS too and of course Pactor-II and > Pactor-III if you can afford it but that is the real catch, these things run > around $1000 or more even second hand. > > You can often find a KAM XL for around $250-$350 on eBay. A radio cable from > Buxcomm is about $25. > > 73 > > Sholto > K7TMG >
