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Charles Brabham wrote: wrote in message oups.com... It seems to me that one of the limitations of amateur packet radio is that it hasn't evolved much past the 1200 baud/BBS mindset of 20+ years ago. Heck, even trailingedge computer types like me have been running 56k dialup modems for almost a decade! Does your 56kb dialup modem work pretty good with your 2-meter rig? Wow! - Why didn't we BBS operators think of this YEARS ago! Ya missed the point, Charles. 1200 baud packet is a make-do, chosen to be quick and cheap. All you have to do is interface to an FM voice radio. Getting a significant improvement in bandwidth would mean actually *building radios* designed for the purpose. Which simply hasn't happened in large numbers. Kind of a sad commentary. When SSB became popular in amateur radio, hams built entire transmitters, receivers and transceivers for the mode. Once its popularity was established, manufacturers followed. When VHF/UHF FM voice became popular in amateur radio, there was a mix of homebrew and converted-land-mobile equipment used by hams. Once its popularity was established, manufacturers followed. But from what I can see, the packet folks aren't much interested in *building radios* from scratch. That's why the old standards are still in use. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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