On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:01:54 GMT, Gary wrote:

I think the guy is saying that the Sailmail function needs a
pactor modem.

Absolutely. The Pactor has superb error detection and correction
which has taken years of development to perfect. It also has the
uncanny ability to pull a usable signal out of the noise, so weak you
can barely hear it. It really is a nice unit and I'm very happy with
mine.