Ozzie.Stiffelman@p0.f9.n280.z1.fidonet.org (Ozzie Stiffelman) (01/14/90)
I know someone who has a modem working on ham radios. It has a lot more interference, but it dosn't require phone bills.
DON.KIMBERLIN@p6.f889.n106.z1.fidonet.org (DON KIMBERLIN) (01/14/90)
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SS> LC> BBS's on HAM radio? How do they do that?
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SS>It's called packet radio.
..And it's pretty big,well-established stuff, too. Most wireline
bbs'ers don't understand its extent,but the hams are jumping oceans
on both shortwave radio and by satellite with it.
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RICK.FRY@p6.f889.n106.z1.fidonet.org (RICK FRY) (01/15/90)
>..And it's pretty big,well-established stuff, too. Most wireline >bbs'ers don't understand its extent,but the hams are jumping oceans >on both shortwave radio and by satellite with it. Maybe if you hamature ops would follow the broadcast industry's suit and deregulate to the point where one doesn't have to know that stupid morse