As some of you know I WAS a ham ( KD4HLC look it up ) and back in the early 90's (1992-3) mucked around with a 2400 baud Packet Radio ( on 2m / 70 cm ) Well that was almost 20 years ago and it seems that nothing has happened? packet radio is still around 2400 to 9600 baud?
Can anyone help me re-connect with my roots? 1) What is the modern hardware? That is what is the current "high speed" data transmission also on what frequencies? 2) What are the distances between nodes on the mesh? I know that frequency determines that, but hay my mind is not what it use to be some 20 years ago. 3) Are there any really cool DYI modems that pair up with Linux BBS like software? Like http://dangerousprototypes.com/2011/01/31/packet-radio-and-the-arduino-radio-shield/ 3b) What is APRS? It sounds cool, but what's the down low? ( aka is it cool enough for me to want to get my ticket back? ) APRShttp://www.aprs.org/ Linux http://www.xastir.or I can google some terms up and see that Amateurs transmit cell tower parts lists via digital transmissions at the first stage of a disaster but that's all. Where does one look for current info, and more importantly who can give a really good talk on the subject? Joe Apuzzo GNu_Joe
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