Long-time keeper of the TAPR kit inventory, Joe Borovetz, WA5VMS, became a silent key in September after a short illness.
Tag: packet radio
TAPR’s packetRadio
By Stana Horzepa, WA1LOU – The TAPR booth at the 1989 Dayton Hamvention was buzzing with the unveiling of a number of new packet-radio products including prototypes of the TAPR “packetRADIO.”
Misko and APRS in Reunion
By Miroslav ‘Misko’ Skoric, YT7MPB – The 7th edition of 2019 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean (IEEE RADIO 2019), the international conference was held in Reunion Island September 23-26, 2019. YT7MPB had a tutorial on amateur radio communications there, and wanted to include even more practical demo and display than before.
Appalachian Golden Packet Expansion
By Bob Bruninga, WB4APR – We finished the Appalachian Golden Packet (ATGP) event with 15 hops to Maine and 14 hops back to Georgia. We think we can increase throughput 20x or more for 2020 by totally changing our beacon plan, messaging plan and getting the 2X benefit of 9600 baud.