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[Jordan Rubin <delorean1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Chapter 1: Intro to Packet Radio in the modern age with Direwolf
<http://technocoma.blogspot.com/2015/01/chapter-1-intro-to-packet-radio-in.html>

Chapter 2: Serial and network connection with Direwolf
<http://technocoma.blogspot.com/2015/01/chapter-2-serial-and-network-connection.html>

see these off of the blog

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 9:39 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And the name of the software is?
>
> Ta-Da!
>
> Please when writing messages try to be complete for the new guy and the
> people who search archives.
>
> David N1EA
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Jordan Rubin <delorean1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> you can not use fldigi to decode APRS data,    there is dedicated
>> software for that, and requires a software of hardware packet modem for
>> doing so
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:33 PM, joshua besneatte <besneatte@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> Thanks for all replies and advice! I have added the local repeaters and
>>> I can hear people talking sometimes but I haven't got any responses to my
>>> CQs... I am going to put up an antenna ( I have just been trying in the car
>>> from inside a bunch of tree cover). W6EK is the group in my area and I will
>>> be joining them at their next meeting.
>>>
>>> I have been monitoring 144.39 APRS station and I am hearing data
>>> streams. Working on getting fldigi to decode them now ( something to do
>>> with linbpq AKA bpq32 I believe??)
>>>
>>> As far as my modem goes, I have built a usb audio modem using an
>>> EasyDigi isolation board from ebay.
>>> The usb audio card resets or crashes when I try to transmit on high
>>> power (baufeng UV5-r) but on low power it is OK. I tried to fix it by
>>> making a Faraday cage with some metal screen and wrapping my modem set up
>>> in that, but a 5w transmission still crashes it for some reason. I have
>>> ordered some ferrite chokes to see if that helps.
>>>
>>> -ww6vhh
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Jordan Rubin <delorean1@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't expect that you will find much to do with FLDIGI on 2 meters.
>>>> Most if any digital over 2M with regard to digital would be SSB and not FM.
>>>>    Ive not heard any good amount of digital in either mode on either
>>>> modulation.
>>>>
>>>> You should consider discovering 2 meter repeaters in your area and
>>>> joining a local club.   with regard to BBS's (if you can still find one),
>>>> you will need more equipment such as a packet radio modem as an added
>>>> interface to your computer.   There are software modems like dire wolf and
>>>> soundmodem, these utilities assume the user already has ax25/packet
>>>> experiance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> sorry I couldn't be more of a help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 9:10 PM, joshua besneatte <besneatte@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Just got my callsign! KK6VHH
>>>>>
>>>>> I am in the placer county area with a 2 meter radio... anyone else
>>>>> here in my area?
>>>>>
>>>>> What should I do next? Can I get on a BBS or something? I have been
>>>>> playing with fldigi, but I am not really sure what I am even supposed to be
>>>>> doing with that program.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 - KK6VHH
>>>>>
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