You should join us and take part - just make 4 posts in June!Īs part of the general move to do more radio / do radio in a field, I’ve been doing radio in a field instead of preparing for it. I've deleted the file and downloaded it again several times and it still does the same thing, maybe one day I'll figure it out.This post is part of ’s blog more in June challenge. I've been trying to get RMSexpress loaded on my laptop but it keeps coming up that the file is no good. ![]() ![]() Even the old Kantronics TNCs work well so the cost isn't too bad. I have hardware TNCs so I have not attempted sound card packet in a long time the TNC makes it easy and reliable. In theory sound card packet can be used on VHF to access WL2K stations but I have heard there are problems making it work reliably and a hardware TNC is much better. It makes a good low-cost alternative to Pactor modems. Speeds are not great, I have heard somewhere between Pactor 1 and Pactor 2, but it works fine for normal text emails or small attachments. I have used a SignaLink for this and it is pretty smooth. So Winlink will run as a soundcard mode ? I thought it would take a TNC.RMS Express will operate WL2K on HF using Winmor as a soundcard mode. Quote from: Lamewolf on December 16, 2015, 03:45:45 PM Quote from: Quietguy on December 16, 2015, 06:24:11 PM If you have to bug out without making contact with anyone, we have a marking system set to leave a note for any on that comes by. We have a comm tree set up to contact each other in a disaster. The people I need to contact during a disaster would be using RF packet. I agree VHF for area wide outage will be useless if all stations are down. Now all I need is to order the interface, and I can start VHF. So now its charging so I can go in and clean it up and start loading the programs needed. They thought it was a good idea to expand our comms and gave it to me. It took her a minute to remember where it was, since they got their tablets they haven't used it. I knew they a notebook so I asked my sister in-law which one they had, and if she liked it. Just scored a HP Mini, was over at my brothers house helping him out. Attempt to leave the disaster area or not be there in the first place. Usually it is best to go with the faster options first: 1. These types of events are rare so we keep more options available depending on the circumstance. Up here we are prone to earthquake and volcanic activity. Hurricane and tornado prone areas loose repeaters and cell towers pretty quickly. Some areas of the country might have vulnerability in the VHF area and HF is better suited for those situations. The option is nice if HF conditions are lousy or if you are in a situation where VHF is sufficient to handle communication needs. Long distance VHF links are possible with a digipeaters. Don't rely on it entirely during a regional outage. ![]() For Joe, this may be a place to start on an RF only email system. An area wide outage is going to make VHF useless if all stations are down. Gill, I agree with your assessment on VHF. ![]() If one of the programs in the chain breaks down or is mis-configured, you will not be connecting to a packet station. Complexity is not desirable during an emergency. In my opinion, this is overly complex and prone to error. Those options rely on a handful of programs that must work together in order to establish a connection. There are options to go from Winlink to Signalink for packet (See ). The stand alone unit requires research for specific setup and configuration of your radio, but once set up, it is easy to use. With Signalink, you can also practice using point to point connections over VHF using the Winmor option with Signalink in RMS Express.įor packet radio in Winlink, a stand alone TNC is recommended. You can do digital work (FLDIGI) on VHF using Signalink. Plug in modules are nice if you have a few radios. They can sell you a plug in module for the jumpers or you can wire it yourself. Signalink USB also uses a set of jumpers for each radio type.
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