digital connection

The Whys and Which(es) of Networks

DON ROTOLO

Help Deciding What You Need Recently, I got a nice email from Bill Dornbush, AA6BD, over in Chattanooga, asking about building a packet radio network. He already uses packet for APRS and Winlink, but he and some of his friends want to do more with it, perhaps building a network. But, which flavor of network should they build, and – more importantly – why? Why, indeed. In fact, that cuts directly to the most important issue here: What, exactly, do you want to do with your network? That answer will mostly dictate what kind of network you should build. But Bill is asking me what he can do with a packet network, so let’s start there. Thinking about what a network might be good for, the first thing that…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023

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