Hello. I just joined the group and am fairly new to Ham radio. I got into it because of my interest in emergency communication. As part of it, I'm starting to learn about digital modes and such things as RF-based e-mail/BBS available through Winlink.
My questions probably fall into the realm of an FAQ but I couldn't find the answers anywhere so here goes. 1) Besides SCS, who else builds PACTOR controllers that could be used to interface a radio and computer running Winlink? It appears MFJ used to but got out of the business. Kantronics only appears to support PACTOR I which, as I understand it, isn't used much or is too slow. I could be very wrong on this point. 2) In the APRS world there are several sound-card-based interfaces (e.g. SV2AGW Packet Engine) that replace the hardware TNC. Do such applications exist for PACTOR? 3) I see that SCS has released a PACTOR III protocol/upgrade. What are the major differences between PACTOR II and PACTOR III? Thanks Carlton W3DODE The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
