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#Amiga Radio Net
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An Amiga Amateur Radio Net has been organized. Anyone interested in exchanging
ideas about Amiga computers is welcome. AmigaNet sked is every Tuesday Evening
at 7:00 PM (EDT), 23:00 GMT, frequency is 3882 khz + or – for QRM. AmigaNet
control is Doug, NG2G. A 20 meter AmigaNet may be formed also, contact Doug or
I, if interested in particapating or helping in it. Doug can be reached via
packet @ AI2Q. 73, Kathy WB3KRN (WB3KRN @ K3RLI for packet mail)
Just a comment… 3882 Khz is a terrible choice for a national net. First
of all, those frequencies are Noisy… incredibly so. Second, That band
requires the biggest antenna (read expensive/cumbersome/ LARGE) and
therefor includes the smallest number of HAMs. For instance, there is a
lo9cal group of hams here in South Florida, about 20 of us with Amigas.
Nobody uses 80 meters, as the antennas are far too large to be implemented
in a suburban area. EVeryone, without exception, has 20 meter capability.
Some have 40, too… On 80, the only thing anyone has are stick antennas,
which aren't worth their weight in IBM pcs. (read, Worthless) or Basic
programs (read Wirthless) Anyway, were there a 20 meter net, you would
_certainly_ have a larger group. 80? Sheesh! –Ben–
Ben Im suprised! You waste 20 meters with local stuff! Shame shame.
Whats wrong with VHF? Ive been having more fun on 6 meters and 220 than
Ill ever have listening to maniacs on HF arguing over 5KHZ of 20! Faxing
on 220FM when it was the lowest freq allowed showed me how much fun the
wide open spaces could be. And 6 never stops amazing me. Aroura E Skip
etc. Check it out if you havent. But Ill bet you are there already.
CU Later Jay
Yeah, I'm there — and we don't really use 20 for 'local'. My buddies have
calls like ZR6BTD — and we send video, both SSTV and FAX on 14230 and
14233 with great regularity. Also to the south pole. Local? <grin>. I use
VHF for packet (see Packcomm.arc in DL4… pd packet term program for the
Amiga, PD Software from SoftCircuits and me, N4EJI) My comment was for a
national net on the AMiga… read back through the thread to see what I was
getting at –Ben–
Yeah, I'm there — and we don't really use 20 for 'local'. My buddies have
calls like ZR6BTD — and we send video, both SSTV and FAX on 14230 and
14233 with great regularity. Also to the south pole. Local? <grin>. I use
VHF for packet (see Packcomm.arc in DL4… pd packet term program for the
Amiga, PD Software from SoftCircuits and me, N4EJI) My comment was for a
national net on the AMiga… read back through the thread to see what I was
getting at –Ben–
Ben Im suprised! You waste 20 meters with local stuff! Shame shame.
Whats wrong with VHF? Ive been having more fun on 6 meters and 220 than
Ill ever have listening to maniacs on HF arguing over 5KHZ of 20! Faxing
on 220FM when it was the lowest freq allowed showed me how much fun the
wide open spaces could be. And 6 never stops amazing me. Aroura E Skip
etc. Check it out if you havent. But Ill bet you are there already.
CU Later Jay
Just a comment… 3882 Khz is a terrible choice for a national net. First
of all, those frequencies are Noisy… incredibly so. Second, That band
requires the biggest antenna (read expensive/cumbersome/ LARGE) and
therefor includes the smallest number of HAMs. For instance, there is a
lo9cal group of hams here in South Florida, about 20 of us with Amigas.
Nobody uses 80 meters, as the antennas are far too large to be implemented
in a suburban area. EVeryone, without exception, has 20 meter capability.
Some have 40, too… On 80, the only thing anyone has are stick antennas,
which aren't worth their weight in IBM pcs. (read, Worthless) or Basic
programs (read Wirthless) Anyway, were there a 20 meter net, you would
_certainly_ have a larger group. 80? Sheesh! –Ben–