[FADCA] Digital Regenerator on repeaters (was previouslyFw: [wl2kemcomm] Telpac and 2x1 calls?)

[Russell Oder]

I inquired about a system described in an email from Bill Vodall that was
posted to the wl2kemcomm reflector.

Here is his response.

My response is at the bottom (like Bill Sinbine likes them.)

Russ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Vodall" <wa7nwp at jnos.org>
To: "Russell Oder" <oderr at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 12:14 AM
Subject: Re: [wl2kemcomm] Telpac and 2x1 calls?


> Hi Russ,
>
> Here's some info at http://www.wetnet.net
>
> These are full digital packet regenerating repeaters
> using the now discontinued TAPR 9k6 regenerator board.
>
> I believe the local Boeing club had a system similar to
> what you're describing where it supported voice and data.
> That was a bit before my time here and I don't have
> any other details on it.
>
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Russell Oder wrote:
>
> > Bill, I am putting together a VHF and a UHF digital repeater using 9600
bps
> > digital regenerators.  The repeaters will continue to suport voice
repeat as
> > well a digital.  I am interesting in how you are accomplishing what you
> > described and if you had to make any special modifications. What
equipment
> > are you using for your repeater?
> >
> > When you said, "Seattle metro area as well as the greater Puget Sound
region
> > through two
> > 9600 packet digita repeaters on UHF," how are you acco,mplishing this?
Are
> > you repeating the audio of the incoming 9600 bps packet signal through a
> > voice repeater (half duplex - like a voice repeater, ) or are you using
a
> > simplex digipeater? How about the 1200 bps 220 repeater?
>
> The one downtown server has 4 unique ports.   2 on 9k6 repeaters,
> the third on a 1200 baud 220 repeater and the fourth is a simple
> kpc-3 simplex TNC.
>
> One 9k6 repeater is actual at the site (Seattles Key tower), the other
> 9k6 machine is 15 miles north.  the 220 repeater is across the sound
> on a much higher location.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Bill
>
> >
> > Russ, N4KOX
>
I sent him the following - so that you would know what I learned while
trying to put together resources:

"Thank you, Bill.

I went to PACCOM  ( http://www.paccomm.com/ )and they provided the digital
regerator chips for thier controllers (Tiny - 2 and Spirits.)

I have one of the TAPR digital regerators also (and ordered more until I
found out it required the use of their 9600 bps modem (no longer in
production or available from TAPR.)

I decided to use the PACCOMM digital regerator because it is available, will
continue to be available and works with any TAPR 2 spec TNC."

Russ