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instead of a TNC???
from the messages I have read, it appears to be so but I would like a more
definative answer. Also, just how can this be accomplished???
thanks
\Pat
Charles Brabham wrote in message <7b68e0$ff7@enews2.newsguy.com>...
>
>Rob Kling wrote in message <36D604C3.87BB212E@home.com>...
>
>>Used PC's are so cheap and capable that you could turn them into a TNC
>>with a BayCom modem.
>
>
>Or a regular old 16-bit soundcard. I bought a new one a few months back for
>15 bucks. (SoundBlaster clone) Used ones can often be had for free.
>
>Used 386 systems, monitor and all, can be had in the Dallas area for 50-80
>bucks. Add a soundcard and some free software, and you end up with a really
>superior TNC.
>
>1. Instead of a 128k mailbox, you can run a full-service BBS capable of
>storing thousands of bulletins
>and messages as well as a file server, online Callbook, WP server, etc etc
>etc... There are dozens of special servers and add-on programs for packet
>BBS software, and most of the BBS programs can easily be set up for
personal
>use as the "ultimate" packet term program. - Or you could run a
full-service
>BBS if one is needed in your area, of course.
>
>2. Instead of old 70's style static parameter systems still being used in
>TNC's today, you can utilize modern software featuring dynamic
>self-adjusting link parameters which in themselves will allow you more
range
>and better throughput than a "TNC" could ever accomplish with the same
radio
>and antenna. More sophisticated software = better performance.
>
>3. Instead of having to program (burn) an EPROM in order to update your
>software, you simply load new software onto a HD from a floppy, ect.
Instead
>of being more or less stuck with the little programs that can be crammed
>into an EPROM, you have the HD and memory of a computer to work with,
>allowing use of much more functional and sophisticated software.
>
>4. Since the Packet computer/TNC has it's own monitor, keyboard, mouse,
etc,
>there is no need to compromise your personal home computer's performance by
>unnecessary multitasking, or to "tie it up" in order to have your packet
>station online 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.
> TNC's have some capability independent of the computer, but very little
>of it. - The piddly little 128k mailboxes are about it all they can "do".
>With a dedicated computer/TNC you can monitor channel activity at a glance
>at any time. The old-style TNC's of course cannot do that by themselves.
>
>Overview: Look this over, and you'll see that the two biggest advantages
of
>a dedicated packet computer/TNC lie in it's flexibility as to what software
>you are running, and of course the price.. Compare the little programs they
>stick into TNC EPROMS with the hundreds of free Amateur Radio programs
>available for the PC, and you'll start to get an idea of what I am talking
>about.
>
>Unless you need a stand-alone unit for a packet node or some other
>specialized purpose, you'll find that you get a lot more "bang for the
buck"
>out of an old 386 with a soundcard or BayPak modem than you could ever hope
>to get out of a TNC hooked up to your personal home computer. It does much
>more, does it better, costs less, upgrades much, much easier and puts you
>online 24/7 without tying up your home computer.
>
>Note: Only regular TNC's have APRS capability. - Correct me if I'm wrong.
>
>73 DE Charles Brabham,
>N5PVL @ N5PVL.#NTX.TX.USA.NOAM
>http://www.texoma.net/~n5pvl
>
>
>
>.
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