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SSB to shore?
Did a search for my question, but didn't find anything, so if I missed
this, I apologize. Getting ready to sail a new boat from San Francisco to Newport, OR in May, and we'd like to let the home folks know every couple of days that everything is OK (or not). So my question, is there was a way to use SSB to communicate with a shore based phone line? Something on the order of using the SSB to call either a phone, or a shore station that could relay a message, or something. I've read on this forum how to use the SSB to send/receive email, and we'll be working that issue, but wondered if there was a simple, legal way to "phone home". Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Sure, check this site http://www.wloradio.com/news.htm
krj Wellfooled wrote: Did a search for my question, but didn't find anything, so if I missed this, I apologize. Getting ready to sail a new boat from San Francisco to Newport, OR in May, and we'd like to let the home folks know every couple of days that everything is OK (or not). So my question, is there was a way to use SSB to communicate with a shore based phone line? Something on the order of using the SSB to call either a phone, or a shore station that could relay a message, or something. I've read on this forum how to use the SSB to send/receive email, and we'll be working that issue, but wondered if there was a simple, legal way to "phone home". Thanks in advance for any help. |
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krj wrote in
: Sure, check this site http://www.wloradio.com/news.htm krj KLB, the new shore station near Seattle is being heard by an Italian SWL on its 6 Mhz SITOR telex frequency: http://www.lucabarbi.it/doc/frequenze/f_06-08.htm and England on 16 Mhz: http://www.dxradio.co.uk/wdxc/contact/qsl/qsl0107.html Should work fine for HF comms.....even on the East Coast. |
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In article .com,
"Wellfooled" wrote: Did a search for my question, but didn't find anything, so if I missed this, I apologize. Getting ready to sail a new boat from San Francisco to Newport, OR in May, and we'd like to let the home folks know every couple of days that everything is OK (or not). So my question, is there was a way to use SSB to communicate with a shore based phone line? Something on the order of using the SSB to call either a phone, or a shore station that could relay a message, or something. I've read on this forum how to use the SSB to send/receive email, and we'll be working that issue, but wondered if there was a simple, legal way to "phone home". Thanks in advance for any help. There are very FEW Public Coast MF/HF Stations left operating along US Coastal Waters, since AT&T closed KMI, WOO, and WOM a few years back. I don't think there are ANY Regional MF Stations at all any more. You could find one of the Private Coast MF/HF Stations that might handle you message traffic, but very few, if any, of those have Phonepatch capabilities. Your best bet, is to get a Ham Operator onboard as a crew member, and have him run your traffic thru the Ham Radio Networks. I know a few of these type guys, who specifically crew delivery voyages, just for this purpose. Bruce in alaska -- add a 2 before @ |
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"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message ... In article .com, "Wellfooled" wrote: Did a search for my question, but didn't find anything, so if I missed this, I apologize. Getting ready to sail a new boat from San Francisco to Newport, OR in May, and we'd like to let the home folks know every couple of days that everything is OK (or not). So my question, is there was a way to use SSB to communicate with a shore based phone line? Something on the order of using the SSB to call either a phone, or a shore station that could relay a message, or something. I've read on this forum how to use the SSB to send/receive email, and we'll be working that issue, but wondered if there was a simple, legal way to "phone home". Thanks in advance for any help. There are very FEW Public Coast MF/HF Stations left operating along US Coastal Waters, since AT&T closed KMI, WOO, and WOM a few years back. I don't think there are ANY Regional MF Stations at all any more. You could find one of the Private Coast MF/HF Stations that might handle you message traffic, but very few, if any, of those have Phonepatch capabilities. Your best bet, is to get a Ham Operator onboard as a crew member, and have him run your traffic thru the Ham Radio Networks. I know a few of these type guys, who specifically crew delivery voyages, just for this purpose. Bruce in alaska -- add a 2 before @ I agree about the ham types. I suggest a simple HF Amateur Position Reporting System (APRS) so exact GPS position reporting is sent out and any family/relatives, etc., may access the APRS web site and type in a FindU command and follow your progress. Do a web search on APRS and you will be surprised what ham are doing with this technology. They even track search and rescue dogs equipped with GPS and VHF/UHF flea power transmitters. 73 Doug K7ABX |
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Is APRS runnng on HF? Last I used it, it was only operating
on VHF. Doug, k3qt "Doug" wrote in message ink.net... "Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message ... In article .com, "Wellfooled" wrote: Did a search for my question, but didn't find anything, so if I missed this, I apologize. Getting ready to sail a new boat from San Francisco to Newport, OR in May, and we'd like to let the home folks know every couple of days that everything is OK (or not). So my question, is there was a way to use SSB to communicate with a shore based phone line? Something on the order of using the SSB to call either a phone, or a shore station that could relay a message, or something. I've read on this forum how to use the SSB to send/receive email, and we'll be working that issue, but wondered if there was a simple, legal way to "phone home". Thanks in advance for any help. There are very FEW Public Coast MF/HF Stations left operating along US Coastal Waters, since AT&T closed KMI, WOO, and WOM a few years back. I don't think there are ANY Regional MF Stations at all any more. You could find one of the Private Coast MF/HF Stations that might handle you message traffic, but very few, if any, of those have Phonepatch capabilities. Your best bet, is to get a Ham Operator onboard as a crew member, and have him run your traffic thru the Ham Radio Networks. I know a few of these type guys, who specifically crew delivery voyages, just for this purpose. Bruce in alaska -- add a 2 before @ I agree about the ham types. I suggest a simple HF Amateur Position Reporting System (APRS) so exact GPS position reporting is sent out and any family/relatives, etc., may access the APRS web site and type in a FindU command and follow your progress. Do a web search on APRS and you will be surprised what ham are doing with this technology. They even track search and rescue dogs equipped with GPS and VHF/UHF flea power transmitters. 73 Doug K7ABX |
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"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in news:Tq-
: Is APRS runnng on HF? Last I used it, it was only operating on VHF. Doug, k3qt Tune your HF receiver to 10.151 LSB and listen to the APRS network on HF. It's at the very top of the 30 meter band. The two tone modulation on LSB puts it a hairs width inside the ham band. 30 meters works great 24/7 most of the time. |
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I'll check it out. I had very good luck with the position locator
in Winlink while cruising. Family and friends got a real kick out of knowing where we were. Doug, k3qt "Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... "Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in news:Tq- : Is APRS runnng on HF? Last I used it, it was only operating on VHF. Doug, k3qt Tune your HF receiver to 10.151 LSB and listen to the APRS network on HF. It's at the very top of the 30 meter band. The two tone modulation on LSB puts it a hairs width inside the ham band. 30 meters works great 24/7 most of the time. |
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:30:57 -0400, Larry W4CSC
wrote: Tune your HF receiver to 10.151 LSB and listen to the APRS network on HF. It's at the very top of the 30 meter band. The two tone modulation on LSB puts it a hairs width inside the ham band. ===================================== Larry, what else do you need to transmit or receive the position reports on 10.151? |
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