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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
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Posted: Mon Nov  5 13:53:00 1984
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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.