Chris I didn't think packet radio was allowed on 160m for UK licence holders? (sorry OT but possibly important)
Perhaps you should argue a frequency in the 5Mhz band would be a good use? Though I guess it would take a change, but perhaps the RSGB might get behind it? Dave G0CER 2008/6/23 Chris Moulding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > Recently I've been toying with the idea of making a HF 300 baud APRS > transceiver for RAYNET use to provide APRS coverage in the large areas > outside the range of 2m coverage in the UK. It will probably eventually > use a frequency on 160m to provide ground wave propagation over the > local hills. > > I've got the transmit side working OK using an OT1+ tracker with direct > data output at 300 baud using a direct FSK transmitter on 10.1492 / > 10.1494 MHz (G4HYG-10 test transmitter) and I'm now working on a simple > HF APRS receiver using an audio filtered XR-2211 PLL IC to receive the > off-air data. That's now working OK but I need to find a way to feed the > raw off-air (HDLC?) data into Xastir. > > I notice that there is no data rate option in the AX25 serial modem > interface setup box. Is there a way to set it up so that it can use the > raw off-air 300 baud data without an intervening KISS TNC? I think it > will work the same as a Baycom modem except at 300 baud? If the AX25 > data rate can be changed from 1200 baud to 300 baud then it should work > on transmit as well? > > I apologise if the question is not worded correctly as I'm really a pure > RF man and the various data protocols tend to confuse me! > > 73, > > Chris, G4HYG > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- Dave G0CER G6VSG used on Echolink http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?G0CER _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
