Plan A
 

What we've been doing wrong with digital ham radio - and how to get back on
track.

http://www.uspacket.org/plan_a.htm

Charles, N5PVL

Charles Brabham wrote:

What we've been doing wrong with digital ham radio - and how to get back on
track.

http://www.uspacket.org/plan_a.htm


Interesting link, Charles.

Initial thoughts are that it is a very interesting concept, and should
probably work well. I'm going to have another read tomorrow morning when
I'm not dead tired, and comment again.

After all, PSK does rule yaknow! ;^)

- Mike KB3EIA -

Charles Brabham wrote:
What we've been doing wrong with digital ham radio - and how to get
back on
track.

http://www.uspacket.org/plan_a.htm

Nice piece Charles, you obviously put a lot of thought and effort into
it.

However I'll be very surprised if any of it gets off the ground for
several reasons. First it would be in competition with the Internet
which has all but killed wide-area ("long range") VHF packet
"multicasting" a decade ago. What you're actually proposing is an HF
version of the same basic technical approach which already died. I
dunno . . !

Another one is the very dicey reliability of long-range HF comms due to
the vagaries of propagation vs. the volume of QRM which would be
involved particularly when the spots count is down. We don't need any
more unmanned Pactor-style mailboxes chirping away on the bands.

A problem I have with it might just be me but what sort of content
would be involved? What files about what would get shipped around for
what puposes? Who would get what out of it that they can't get by
existing means? Successful implementations of new ham radio HF digital
comms is not just about the technology, it would also have be accepted
and used by the general market too. Particularly since what you're
propsing will require a significant number of collaborators to pull
off. What are the marketing plans?

Charles, N5PVL

w3rv

Chuck, computers? soundcards? If it doesn't involve twitching two
pieces of bare copper wire together...

But seriously, who has stated such a need? If the OF's that seem to
have everything locked up only want to implement CW nets...

Your idea has obvious utility in emcomms, but how do you get the
data/info out of the affected area?

Or did I miss something?

Please point me to some other sites WRT the streaming, multichannel
PSK. I'd like to know more.

Thanks, bb