Re: YAM/Tekk help

[Ralf Baechle DL5RB <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 12:57:38AM -0600, David Rivenburg wrote:

> Only 3-4%?  That's actually pretty good.  Reliable 9600 baud packet is 
> practically nonexistant without using hardware specifically designed for 
> 9600 baud baseband fsk.  I am not aware of any commercial radio or tnc 
> that is.  They may *try* to do 9600, and even have modest success with 
> it, but they are flawed from the start and cannot be counted on for 
> reliable operation.

I've made pretty positive experience with the PR-430 radio (available
through www.wimo.com).  They're not cheap but the combination of a TNC
and a radio virtually eleminates the delicate adjustment procedure
otherwise needed for 9k6 and the 12ms RX -> TX and 10ms TX -> RX switching
times means this radio isn't a hazard to the whole network.

Downside - the radio is running a variant of the 6pack protocol that needs
extensive changes to the Linux 6pack driver; while I do have such a
driver it's not yet in the shape for going to kernel.org ...

  Ralf