Re: Re: Using AX.25 packet w/older analog equipment   
     By: Paul Hayton to Damon A. Getsman on Sun Feb 22 2015 20:30:39   
      
    PH> Don't worry I'm still learning all of this too!   
      
     Well I'm sure you're not as green as me but it's good to be with other people   
   that are learning, for sure.   
      
    PH> I have used a Icom IC-2720 before for packet, it does voice also but   
    PH> offers a data port that I wired a cable for that ran into an interface   
    PH> that I could connect via it to my PC. That was some time ago but that   
    PH> was the jist of it. From memory I used some packet modem software to do   
    PH> the TNC heavy lifting and not a dedicated TNC in hardware form.   
      
     *looks up that model*   
     Ah yeah, I was looking at some OLD stuff.  It's good to know that some   
   mobiles can handle packet though, too.  That should help out the price gap area   
   between the handhelds and the base stations a bit, I'd think.   
     I think for OpenBSD that I'm going to be stuck with having TNC in hardware,   
   provided that's the sound to data modem bit that you're speaking of.  I know   
   that Linux can handle that stuff at the kernel level, but I want to keep this   
   on my BSD machine, and unless there've been recent improvements in the 5.6   
   kernel, I believe there is still no AX.25 support.  I wonder how Synchronet   
   will handle piping that straight to a data [presumably serial] port.   
      
    PH> I'd say there would be many VHF/UHF bits of kit out there that could do   
    PH> packet.   
      
     Oh for sure.  I'm just having a hard time finding something that seems like   
   it's going to be good in my price range.  Hopefully that range expands soon.    
   )   
      
    PH> Over the coming winter (I'm in New Zealand and it's summer) I plan to   
    PH> play around with packet again and hope to hook my BBS up to local VHF   
    PH> gear to give local HAMs a chance to check it out.   
      
     Nice!  On all counts, actually.  What BBS software are you planning on   
   hooking up via this data port, if you don't mind my asking?   
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