[aprssig] winlink

[Robert Bruninga]

>>> "Kevin Brown - KC0CZI" <kc0czi at earthlink.net> 12/31/04 12:14 PM >>>
>... Isn't going to work.  Those [D7 and D700] radios are very 
>cantankerous to make work with winlink... (if at all). 
>The discussion on the D7/D700 has been discussed ad-naseum 
>on the WL2K relfector.   Just suffice to say that the
>APRSSIG ought NOT be suggesting they are acceptable for WL2K.

Wow, this is crazy.  YES, they dont work well "with WinLINK"
software that was written only for use with full service "TNC"'s.
but that does NOT prevent the end user from using them
AT-ANY-TIME on ANY-WINLINK system to loggon to send
and receive their brief Emails in ASCII mode!

That is what I am talking about.  Bottom-line Amateur
come-as-you-are connectivity.  The user  of a D7 or D700 only 
has to have any PC, Laptop, terminal, Palm device and the built 
in dumb terminal software (Hyperterm) to send and receive
his WinLINKE messages and email from anywhere, at any time.

We must get people (especailly Amatuer radio users)
away from the idea that they have to have specialized one-of
a kind softare to communicate digitally!  And beacuse of such
missunderstanngs to ignore and abandon the 85% of mobile
packet users who could potnetially use this system..

thanks.  I hope someone 
who uderstands plain ASCII can correct his missinterpretation
that you refer to over on the W2LK discussion group.

In otherwords, there are  many inccorect interpretations of the
"wont work with Winlink" coment.  Yes, they wont work
with specialized softrware at the user end not designed to
use them.  But they WILL WORK just fine for the end
user who uses simple terminal mode (without any special
software) to send and recive WinLINK traffic and Email via
any WINLINK system.

Bob, WB4APR





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