Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Hi David, -- I see we have the choice of 800 or 900 mhz OR also listed is 433 mhz. I'm thinking 433 might be better in my area due to vegetation etc. Anyone got an opinion? For unlicensed folks, the
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Ben Kuhn
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#42825
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Ben -- And anyone else actually familiar with meshtastic aside from watching youtube vids (like me) --- -- I see we have the choice of 800 or 900 mhz OR also listed is 433 mhz. I'm thinking 433 might
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David Clark <cw.w4trj@...>
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#42824
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Re: Why is NOAM in the route @EU?
I agree with Charles We don¡¯t want the post office delivery running all over in this busy cold time of year. Hello George Kirn had contact with this data. [email protected]> wrote:
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N9PNO
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#42823
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Hi David, I know Meshtastic has been mentioned before, but I think this could work and is probably the best solution given requirement that users are unlicensed. I do realize that ISM bands do have
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Ben Kuhn
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#42822
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Re: Why is NOAM in the route @EU?
My system routes all @EU bulletins to my European forwarding partners only. -- Charles J. Hargrove - N2NOV NYC-ARECS/RACES Citywide Radio Officer/Skywarn Coord. NYC-ARECS/RACES Nets 441.100/136.5 PL
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Charles Hargrove
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#42821
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
? ? ? ?Good morning-- Perhaps I should clarify what I mean by "simpicity:" For this purpose, the overarching goal is to create a method to communicate to a relatively small group of people in
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David Clark <cw.w4trj@...>
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#42820
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Re: Why is NOAM in the route @EU?
I agree. Hello George Kirn had contact with this data.
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N9PNO
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#42819
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Re: Why is NOAM in the route @EU?
All: Until I hear that the above is not true, I am placing GB7RJJ in my BADWORDS.SYS file. 73, Chuck
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Chuck Gelm
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#42818
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Re: Why is NOAM in the route @EU?
Mystery solved.?? Because that is exactly what the forwarding station intends.? His opinion is all stations get all bulletins regardless how they are addressed. -- 73, Mark, N5MDT Montgomery, Texas
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Mark Taylor
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
A "simple BBS" does not necessarily make a simple system. Creating messages, sending them, receiving messages, and reading them all contribute to the complexity. Some of those contribute more
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Jim Wagner
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
500' real good. The 2m I got going is at 350' amd we do pretty good. No idea how well I can do with just regular people. I have a nasty habit of thinking positive when it sometimes is not warranted,
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David Clark <cw.w4trj@...>
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#42815
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
It¡¯s not my repeater. We were provided some services from an antenna at 500 feet that is managed with a circulator so a whole slew of things can be on it. I have a VARA digiPeter at the same height
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#42814
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Gordon I have some uncommon folks here. And common folks can do some amazing stuff when trying to save their own family's butt Well acquainted with Lora and huge potential but i cannot imagine it
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David Clark <cw.w4trj@...>
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#42813
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
No, but we had a guy do a demonstration. It might do what you want and I think you don¡¯t have to have a license. It¡¯s really slow. I don¡¯t know if you could make a bulletin board out of it, but
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#42812
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Gordon have you actually tried lora DC
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David Clark <cw.w4trj@...>
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#42811
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
I think you should look into LoRa Trying to get even a reasonable percentage of the population onto digital Anything is a pretty high ask. Voice is about all most people can handle. Legally, GRMS
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#42810
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
I've run a FRS/GMRS radio during storms as part of a Neighborhood HamWatch program using software that folks normally use for monitoring scanners. It records the message and adds a time stamp. 73,
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Steve Hansen
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#42809
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Yep, I experienced Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and that was a major wake-up call to the ham community there.? Now they have an island-wide packet network as a result, and a lot of GMRS repeaters
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Jeff KP3FT
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#42808
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Jeff Thanks so much for a clear answer. I'm sorry i'm such a dunce on this. I've been a CW man all my ham career and this stuff is not as well documented as I'd like even tho it's been around for a
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David Clark <cw.w4trj@...>
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#42807
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Re: Is Simplicity Possible?
Easyterm's BBS will do what you want, as far as a single BBS server.?? Everyone connecting to your BBS would be using Easyterm and Soundmodem on their end along with their own radio, antenna, etc. .
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Jeff KP3FT
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#42806
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