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 *************************************************************************** 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 - 23:41:39 PST
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