[H-GEN] radio modems - the story so far.

[Robert Brockway]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Robert Brockway <robert at blake.humbug.org.au>)

Here is a quick synopsis as I see it.

We each need:

1/ A radio modem (aka a TNC).  As low as $85 assembled for a low unit.
Still waiting on costs of 9k6 units.

2/ A radio and antenna.  Not too expensive I think - can the ones people
get at Trickie Dickie and Tandy do?  Or equivlantly prices ones.

Now, we would use the free bandwidth area to avoid licencing hassles.

We would operate a broadcast network with various members repeating
signals to allow others access.

The network would carry non-connercial traffic only, consisting of news
and email.  Not sure about the requirement for non-commerical traffic.  If
a news gateway exists and spam leaks through, is the gateway provider
liable?  If there is any chance they are, then this is a nono :)

As for not being directly connected to the Internet, well that can be
handled by using email/news gateways only and not actually routing
traffic.

Did I miss anything - maybe, because it is too late to type effectively:)
Cheers,
	-Robert

--Robert Brockway B.Sc.  Email: robert at blake.humbug.org.au
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