41C on packet radio?

[Bill (Smithville NJ)]

(06-25-2021 04:16 PM)Dave Britten Wrote:  My Tandy 102 will likely be the first thing I attempt to hook up if I buy a TNC. But I have to find out if there's any packet activity in my area first so I'm not just transmitting data to nobody.

Hi Dave,

I was a big fan of packet radio back in the day, especially TCP/IP jnos. But there really isn't much packet left in my area. The only packet is that by the APRS users.

I have used the TNC-PI on the Raspberry PI's. They work well and are reasonable in price. But you really don't need a TNC now days. You can use a software TNC modem - Direwolf Modem for the Linux system is a nice one. I have run it on Raspberry pi's to do APRS. I belive there are also sound modems for the Windows computers. You could use a software modem to see if there are any packet in the area, and then buy a real tnc if that's what you wish to use.

73
Bill WD9EQD
Smithville, NJ