Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site smu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!smu!neihart From: neihart@smu.UUCP Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: packet help Message-ID: <13200011@smu.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 13:53:00 EST Article-I.D.: smu.13200011 Posted: Mon Nov 5 13:53:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Nov-84 06:06:22 EST References: <168@zps.UUCP> Lines: 12 Nf-ID: #R:zps:-16800:smu:13200011:000:784 Nf-From: smu!neihart Nov 5 12:53:00 1984 The easiest way to proceed is to find a local voice repeater which is not being used very much and convincing the owner to switch it over to a packet repeater. In most cities there are enough (if not too many!) voice repeaters, but rarely any packet repeaters. A plain old repeater can be used for a packet repeater, since the intelligence is in the PADs (packet assemblers/disassemblers) which are located at the terminal/radio equipment. The repeater just gives one the standard advantage of a repeater -- being able to talk farther than on simplex. The repeater itself is oblivious to the fact that it is retransmitting data. In fact, a repeater could double as a voice and packet repeater during different hours of the day, although I wouldn't suggest this as good practice.