You can integrate drats and paclinkMP. I did it successfully last year and then due to economic reasons sold my gear. You can even host the "gateway" in a mobile using a 2820, laptop, and tnc. I will let you email me direct for how I did it but it is really simple.
[email protected] --- In [email protected], Debbie Fligor <n...@...> wrote: > > > On Nov 4, 2009, at 3:53, Robbie De Lise wrote: > > > > > > > Why not couple Winlink to dstar and write or re-use a client of theirs for > > D-Star usage ? > > > because their code only works on windows, and a lot of us don't use windows. > > > > I don't think you can do a lot of DV stuff at the repeater, so the > > 'gateway' to winlink still needs to be at someone's home. > > I just got some hardware donated to start working on a D-RATS to winlink > interface. we're doing d-rats locally for our ARES group, but my state ARES > chose winlink recently, and we need to make them work together. I don't have > a lot of spare time right now, but when I get some basics working I'll be > asking for people to test/help/etc. (and if anyone else has already done > this, I have no desire to re-invent the wheel -- please contact me!). > > my chances of making two packages that talk email talk to each other is much > higher than the chances of me making a nice user GUI interface for winlink on > Mac/linux. Most of the local ARES members had more success getting D-RATS > working than simple packet, or APRS. Most of that had to do with the > plug-and-play part of the DV radio interface though, so if someone did write > winlink for DV, that might work for us too. > > > > > 73s > > robbie > > on4sax > > > > > > > > ----- > -debbie > (misc at fligor dot net) >
