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From: neihart@smu.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Packet Radio Vax access
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Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 23:37:00 EDT
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	Packet radio repeaters provide multiple 1200 baud virtual-channel data
links between any two points within radio range simultaneously on a single
frequency pair.  If one end were connected to the Vax, the other end could
be us with our 2-meter radios connected to our RS232C terminals by a packet
assembler/disassembler.  This would be preferable to the dial-up ports
since 1) several users could use the remote radio link simultaneously,
2) our home telephones wouldn't be tied up while we're on-line, 3) the
valuable Vax dial-ups wouldn't be used by us,  4) it wouldn't be as
necessary to log off if we were going to be idle for a few minutes since we
are consuming merely a virtual channel, and 5) we could be on-line anywhere
in the city, such as our vehicles, as long as we're in range of the repeater.
The drawback (if you can call it that) is one would have to have an amateur
radio license, class Technician or above, to utilize this radio link.

	Does anyone know if it would be legal to use 2-meters or any ham band
for this purpose?  Ruling out business Vaxs, academic 4.2bsd Vaxs cannot
be used for profitable purposes according to the Berkeley license
agreement, so does this open the door for the above type of arrangement?
Unfortunately, the telephone company has only business tariffs for their
data links, so the opinion within Bell anyway is that any type of data
communications traffic is business.  I sure hope the FCC doesn't feel the
same way!   Please respond if you have any ideas or information.



		Carl Neihart
		Southern Methodist University
		Dallas, Texas