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ECE1766 rigs

> On Mon, 1 Feb 1999  wrote:
> > an ht isn't the best way to go.
> > 
> > you're a lot better off if you get a proper radio and open up the front
> > end.  with good antenna placement (years ago, i used to put the antenna
> > up somewhere like roof of tallest building in city), i had good coverage
> > of most of the city, including interiours of some buildings and along
> > some subway routes (something you don't get with cellular phones).
> > 
> > when cellphones started to come onto the market, often i'd be in a
> > building where someone couldn't place a telephone call with their
> > cellphone, and i'd still be able to get a good solid net connection.
> > 
> > a great deal of this has to do with good antenna placement and a good
> > radio (e.g. not an ht).
> > 
> > of course my old rig (1987 design) was only 56kbps, but now
> > with 2megabits/sec we're a lot happier with our throughput.
> > i often run x windows across the radio, and my wearcomp is just
> > like a real desktop computer.  we're also looking at designing faster
> > (e.g. 10 or 100mbps) radios.
> > 
> > cdpd is terrible, both in terms of reliability, as well as throughput.
> > of course it's useful as a backup (fallback) when going to another city
> > that doesn't have a gateway.
> > 
> > if anyone's visiting toronto, let me know, and we'll see what we can
> > do to give you connectivity while here (bring your tnc, etc..).
> > i've still got my old rigs and can setup anything from 1200bps
> > to 56kbps with the old rigs.
> > 
> > 
> > steve
> > 
> > --
> What hardware are you currently using (base/mobile station, what TNC, freq
> and is it available to a no code Tech, if its not above 6m then I guess
> the answer is yes)

current standard issue for the toronto cyborgs is still experimental.
http://wearcam.org/ece1766.html

if you're outside the toronto area, best might be a wa4dsy rig,
as described http://wearcam.org/wearstat.html
(a little out of date though, but a good solid rig)

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