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Subj: Re: It's not ham radio
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From: G8PZT@GB7PZT.#24.GBR.EU
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Subject: Re: It's not ham radio
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G4YUU wrote:-
>No, setting up a Packet Radio system from "Cold" is not as easy as you and
>Paula make it out to be.
Hello John,
I don't remember saying it was easy?
In fact the whole point *I* was trying to make was that
conventional packet radio is far from plug 'n play. Most
people have some trouble with it, and as I pointed out, this
is what drives them to solve the problems and learn lots
in the process.
Conversely WiFi is very plug & play, and the average ham
will not learn much about data transmission techniques
from it. Granted, he'll learn how to configure commercial
software, but the actual layer 1 / layer 2 data-over-radio
stuff will remain hidden in the box. These are the layers
you learn most about with conventional packet.
Only a tiny minority will actually bother sticking
amplifiers on the WiFi cards. Most will use the things
barefoot, or simply attach a commercial antenna.
If 1200 baud packet is plug & play, then WiFi will be
even more so, for the vast majority. If it wasn't
plug & play, they'd never be able to sell the things.
73, Paula
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