From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ralf Baechle DL5RB Subject: Re: 6pack query Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 14:31:26 +0000 Message-ID: <20051101143126.GG2693@linux-mips.org> References: <43643575.1010407@midcoast.com.au> <620c90570510300437w7c9b9a8cp5a9bcc738120d638@mail.gmail.com> <436524FB.1040203@midcoast.com.au> <620c90570510301334y5360370bha52b44181717be02@mail.gmail.com> <87k6ft3epf.fsf@barad-dur.escomposlinux.org> <20051031155648.GM13561@linux-mips.org> <87d5ll1o4w.fsf@barad-dur.escomposlinux.org> <20051101134037.GF2693@linux-mips.org> <620c90570511010620y5a9ef652he61a52eabee398f4@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <620c90570511010620y5a9ef652he61a52eabee398f4@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Chuck Hast Cc: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=F1aki?= Arenaza , linux-hams@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 10:20:40AM -0400, Chuck Hast wrote: > This is great, as soon as I get my floating dock project done (hope to have > it in the water today) I will pull those patches and do it, and give it a try. > > I do have a question, I assume that since it is RS-232 the usual distance > (wire requirements) hold. Is there any timing limitation that I should be aware > of over a long (15-30m) wire? This will allow me to place the TNC's near the > radios and not down where the switch is located, reducing the amount of signal > loss in the coax. (and keeping cost of coax down. The RS-232 limit is given by the electric properties of your wiring and also the drivers. Modern PCs frequently seem to have rather marginal RS323 port receiver & drivers. Starting a certain length you may also have to worry if they're potencially are a receiving antenna for a shortwave station nearby ... > By way English is my second language too, I speak a variant of Cracker as > first language and Spanish and English as second ones... B=] > > In a more serious mind... I would not worry much about the language, I > murder the mother tongue about as much as anyone, and will hold it against > no one... My every other word is "bloody" so I guess my British accent is quite perfect ;-) 73 de DL5RB op Ralf -- Loc. JN47BS / CQ 14 / ITU 28 / DOK A21