RE: [Paddlewise] HF Internet

From: PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:41:31 +1100
Craig wrote: -
>The better the radio (and antenna) the better the results,

Absolutely agree I always take a spool of wire and rig the best antennae I
can manage - Not much point trying to fine tune it given the strict time
windows and relatively long wavelengths but I do make sure its
omni-directional to reduce the need to frequency shift during transmission.

>Yes, otherwise International shipping (the primary market) 
>would not be able to decode them with standardized equipment.
And
>I'd use a "netbook" (very small laptop) because the screen size
>becomes a problem reading fax prints.

Good point - even my nice new prescription specs might not cope. Its
starting to sound very practical - I'll try it out on my regular computer
first and let you know how I go.

All the best, PeterO
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