HF radio emails
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2002 at 00:00
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Tim
i have a barrett 950 hf unit has anyone fitted a modem and connected it to a laptop for online access on the move ? does this work efficiently or is it slow,also does it work almost anywhere like the radio?
any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Reply By: Guy North - Thursday, Apr 25, 2002 at 00:00
Thursday, Apr 25, 2002 at 00:00
Tim
Yes I have a Codan and I have connected a laptop to the Codan to send
what is called "page calls".
Page calls are NOT emails.
It works
well but the baud rate and arror checking does not allow me a faster transmission
than 300 Bauds per second.
Plus under the Australian Communication Act, you'll need a special licence to operate
such data on any frequencies.
Technically anyone with a bit of knowledge can send a data call on HF.
But if it is illegal think about the consequences.
If you upset other users by long email download I guaranty you, you'll be in troubloe in matter
of hours.
Guy
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Follow Up By: Nigel - Sunday, Apr 28, 2002 at 00:00
Sunday, Apr 28, 2002 at 00:00
It's not illegal to send data on HF. It is illegal to send data on a channel licensed by the ACA for voice only (selcalls excepted). No commercial operator would be silly enough to try to run an email service over top of a voice channel, they use channels assigned by the ACA for data transfer.
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