I think you have the KPC-2?  that won't do much else, I don't even know if 
it will do APRS well. there isn't a lot of 2 meter activity around here 
either but if you know where to look for it, there are repeaters that do get 
use, or a few that if you throw a call out on them, you'll get a response. A 
few have echolink too and that can help the activity.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: New Frequencies


> since this seemed to change to a digital modes topic, is there any mode 
> that
> i can use my tnc with other than packet, i would do packet but the 
> frequency
> around here is totally dead as of late, the aprs freq i was told about the
> other night even, is totally dead too, not that there is a lot around here
> but packet used to be hoping around here but that was 10 plus years ago 
> too,
> and, not only are the packet and aprs freqs dead lately here, but they, 
> and
> this makes no sense to me, they had one repeater which was hardly ever 
> used,
> they now have a second one and they are both rarely used, beats me why we
> have two but i guess that wasnt up to me hi hi.  anyway basically i'm
> disappointed with 2 meters around here
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 7:41 PM
> Subject: Re: New Frequencies
>
>
>> it takes some doing, but you can do PSK31, digital can be worked with to
>> work, and that's an accessible PSK31 program that is self voicing, 
>> problem
>> is, the voice goes out on the air though I have played with a few things
>> and
>> made it useable. Also, the one for sighted people, digipan, you can work
>> with that one, I've done it. the problem is, you need 2 sound cards. I
>> have
>> an external sound card on my radio desk computer, used to have the
>> echolink
>> link interface plugged in to it but I guess since that's down for now, I
>> might use it for the digital modes for a bit. It is doable. Pactor and
>> stuff
>> like that you can do, I haven't tried them all but I think we can pretty
>> much do any of them. Probably not the TV modes but so far, anything else
>> seems possible. I'll play with it over the winter and fill people in as I
>> work with things. I'm single this winter so have all that time I was with
>> my
>> gf last year, to play radio. She had every second last winter.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: New Frequencies
>>
>>
>>> Speaking of PSK31, or any digital mode like that, is most o of the
>>> software
>>> for that accessible?  Like will screenreaders be able to read what is on
>>> the
>>> screen?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 19:39
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: New Frequencies
>>>
>>> I guess that makes me a chicken bander.
>>> I never new until now.
>>> That attitude is what is making ham radio an antiquated, excentric
>>> non-progressive hobby in many places.
>>> Who wants to learn to communicate using a bunch of short and long beeps
>>> when
>>> you can talk, or use digital modes using computers.
>>> Learning CW has to be the most awcward thing imaginable at first.  Until
>>> you
>>> become really good at it, its slow, tedious and takes much more time to
>>> convey a thought then simply speaking it or sending it via pSK31 or 
>>> other
>>> digital modes.
>>> And the idea that CW is the one and only method of communication that 
>>> can
>>> get through when nothing else can is also a very outdated theory.
>>> Any digital mode will accomplish the same task, and offen with much 
>>> lower
>>> error rate then a typical CW operater who is attempting to pull a signal
>>> out
>>> of the noise, or below the noise floor.
>>> Using PSK31, you offten can't even hear the signal, but the computer can
>>> and
>>> puts it out to the screen as text.
>>> So the idea that not learning some antiquated form of communicated just
>>> for
>>> the sake of doing so, and therefore getting a free ride because you
>>> didn't
>>> have to learn it is a very narow minded and outdated point of view.
>>>
>>> Now, all that said, i think CW is a very important aspect of amateur
>>> radio
>>> below 30MHZ and that it certainly has its place and usage.  I don't
>>> begrudge
>>> anyone their decision to use any mode of communication on any amateur
>>> frequency.
>>> However, i really don't believe anyone mode should be chosen over all 
>>> the
>>> rest as one that a person must have near to absolute  perficiency in in
>>> order to communicate below 30MHZ.
>>>
>>> Naturally, the arguement that CW transmitters and receivers are some of
>>> the
>>> simplest and easy to setup and operate when compared to voice or digital
>>> stations always comes up.  It comes up in the context of emergency
>>> measures
>>> or emergency communications.
>>> If that arguement is made, then the argument must also be made to 
>>> include
>>> vastly more emergency training aspects to the general class or extra
>>> class
>>> licensing examinations.
>>> If you are going to force someone to learn CW because there just might 
>>> be
>>> a
>>> once in a life time situation where they absolutely must use it, then it
>>> should also be required for those same individuals to learn vast amounts
>>> of
>>> procedural knoledge regarding emergency communications and procedures.
>>>
>>> Its a great mode, but its not the most important anymore.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>
>>
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