Craig wrote >There seems to be plenty of software for PCs on the web amateur radio sites G'Day Craig, Thanks for that I'm making progress. No need for a ham license though its sort of good and sort of sad to see that morse is no longer used much or required - but morse was always my weak point. After considering your first email I'm aiming at not using a transmitter and restricting myself to scheduled broadcasts on non paddling days or days when I'm up early (4:15am). The signal takes 15 to 30 minutes to download so it can't be automated because of the almost inevitable need to shift frequencies during the transmission and the problem of selecting the right frequency in the first place. I'm not using a very versatile receiver here, just a Sony ICF-SW7600GR synchronous dual conversion SSB - albeit the technology is wonderfully sensitive and compact. If I were to use an HF transmitter it would be a lot of fun but also a lot of weight and batteries and significantly increased signal propagation issues as you also mentioned. It would then be much more practical to use a satphone and hang the cost! All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 05 2010 - 23:32:10 PST
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