wrote in message
...
Serious boat stuff is done in PACTOR for email and similar or good old
SSB
for position stuff or various nets. The email systems are actually pretty
sophisticated and involve a lot more than Pactor. But Pactor is pretty
well
required.

I see

But is it correct that pactor is a proprietary format?

Proprietary inasmuch as only SCS makes TNCs for it. PACTOR I is available
on many TNCs but PACTOR II and III are only available via the SCS TNCs.

Doug, k3qt
s/v Callista