[FADCA] TLH VHF Site

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Doug'
My comments below

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Ferrell [mailto:kd4moj@kd4moj.org]
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 08:59 AM
> To: fadca@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [FADCA] TLH VHF Site
> 
> 
>   I have several MFJ's but I'm not sure what condition they are in. I
> prefer KPC3's though. Haven't had a lick of trouble from them 
> as I did with
> the MFJ's.

They should work no problem, as I pointed out in my previous message
there are actually those using them and using both ports with FPAC.
> 
> 	The Mitreks that I have are VHF. Don't have the model 
> number handy but I
> believe that they are in the lower end of the business band.

TIME OUT!
Is that VHF HIGH band or LOW band... I.e. is it 29-50Mhz or it
is 150-172Mhz?

Your line about the lower end of the business band set off bells
and whistles, I have heard that one before and it turned out to
be LOW band VHF. No problem if they are near enough to 6m you can
use them as 9k6 links on 6m and you should be able to get some
real long haul jumps out of them as compared to the higher bands.

> 
> 	Just downloaded the Linux FPAC stuff. I'll wade through 
> the docs. As with
> most ham stuff... the docs are severely lacking....more of setup
> (configuration) that docs.  What I need is a "how-to" that 
> explains how
> FPAC works, etc.

This is where I am at now. I am going to use my DOS FPAC machine
and just set up a second disk which I will use to set up the
LINUX FPAC system on. I think, but maybe wrong, but I think that
the first step is to get the Ax.25 stuff going. Once you get that
running then you build the switch/node on top of that.

> 
> 	The site will not be able to support a computer. Can a 
> remote site (such
> as my home) serve/house the FPAC software and just digi 
> through the tower
> site?

Ugly but can be done. What is the problem with the computer
limitation? A old laptop would probably fill the bill just
fine, you could use the laptop with one serial port and
several TNC's running BPQKISS (addressed KISS) and deal with
only one serial port. right now sounds like you are only
going to need two ports, the network port and the user port.
The other option is to set up a PC with sound cards vs TNC's
and now you just have one box plugging into radios.

Explain more about the site limitation.
 


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