[K3PZN-List] Paket radio

[Curt Milton]

Kyle
not likely you can relate to a time when the internet, nor cell phones with texting, did not exist.  

ham radio was once limited to real-time communication.  packet radio was a revolutionary change for us.  around 1980-something portions of 2m (and the UHF bands) were filled with packet radio -- nodes and bulletin boards.  now you could post a message for another ham, and send lots of broadcast traffic to all the connected hams.  it was really a noteworthy accomplishment, because nothing comparable existed in the civil sector.  we have dozens of hams in the area who built node-stacks -- devoting a PC, TNC and multiple rigs to this mission (in those years that clunky stuff may have costed 10X higher than now).  

I can't speak well to current usefulness, but undoubtedly when the communications infrastructure goes down -- hams can still deploy something to move data, as well as real-time communication.  So hold this thought as you continue to explore.  

73 Curt
 

    On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 11:56 AM, Kyle Thornton <kyle.3599 at outlook.com> wrote:
 

 Hi all,
I found out recently that I can use my kenwood d72a on packet radio with RMS express. I'm not quite sure what I'm doing but I was able to connect and send a text message to WN3R-10. Can someone please explain a little more about what I can do with packet. It seems kinda pointless if your just posting a message to a station. 
Thanks
Kyle 
73 de KC3FMP - FM19KJ 
______________________________________________________________

73 de K3PZN Westminster, MD
______________________________________________________________
K3PZN-List mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/k3pzn-list
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:K3PZN-List at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html