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From: wwm@pmsmam.uucp (Bill Meahan)
Subject: Re: RTTY/FAX Starter Information
Message-ID: <1990May30.005652.29231@pmsmam.uucp>
Reply-To: wwm@pmsmam.UUCP (Bill Meahan)
Organization: Ford Motor Co EFHD Ypsilanti Plant, Ypsilanti MI
References: <24400@unix.cis.pitt.edu> <1990May26.002343.4090@IDA.ORG> <1990May29.172419.27230@portia.Stanford.EDU>
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Date: Wed, 30 May 90 00:56:52 GMT

In article <1990May29.172419.27230@portia.Stanford.EDU> paulf@jessica.stanford.edu (Paul Flaherty) writes:
>In article <1990May26.002343.4090@IDA.ORG> roskos@IDA.ORG (Eric Roskos) writes:
>>I'd recommend you buy an AEA PK-232 rather than one of the "budget"
>>devices, since it doesn't cost a lot more and will allow you to receive
>>most of the modes in use on HF.  (Note that it will not work with
>>FAX images transmitted directly from weather satellites, however, since
>>they use an AM rather than FM subcarrier.)
>
>I'd like to offer a second opinion on this.  Buy an MFJ 1278.  The filters
>are very good, and it does have grayscale for FAX, something that the 232
>doesn't have.  This makes a big difference for photographic stuff, like
>press photos and sat pix.  Above all, the 1278 is about 30% cheaper.
>It also fits under the bottom of a Macintosh, which is where my unit sits.
>
>-=Paul Flaherty, N9FZX/VK2WYX | "Unix could use a more user-friendly front
>->paulf@shasta.Stanford.EDU   |  end.  Does anyone have a card punch handy?"

And I'd add the Kantronics KAM to the list - excellent performance and
excellent support from the company that makes it.
-- 
Bill Meahan  WA8TZG		uunet!mailrus!umich!pmsmam!wwm
I speak only for myself - even my daughter's cat won't let me speak for her!