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From: gnu@l5.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Networking portables via radio
Message-ID: <77@l5.uucp>
Date: Sat, 7-Sep-85 15:21:31 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep  7 15:21:31 1985
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References: <1018@brl-tgr.ARPA> <274@anasazi.UUCP>
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Summary: Warning, amateur packet radio is VERY slow

In article <274@anasazi.UUCP>, john@anasazi.UUCP (John Moore) writes:
> If you really want to connect portables via radio, you might consider
> amateur packet radio technology...
>                       ..they will send data at 1200bps half duplex using
> a modified HDLC protocol.

1200bps makes it sound fast; the actual thruput is well under what you
get over 300 baud phone lines, due to turnaround delays and protocol overhead
and repeaters rebroadcasting on the same frequency.  I'd try a cellular
phone with a 300 baud modem before I used this technology.

	John Gilmore, KB6DQC