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Intro To Packet By Larry Kenney WB9LOZ

Back in the day, this was distributed via floppy disk and BBSes. I don't know what year this was written. Circa late 1980s or early 1990s. PACKET RADIO: An Introduction - - by Larry Kenney, WB9LOZ Packet Radio is the latest major development to hit the world of Amateur Radio. If you haven't already been caught by the "packet bug", you're probably wondering what it's all about and why so many people are so excited about it. Well, continue reading, because you're about to find out. Packet seems to offer something different from other facets of Amateur Radio, yet it can be used for everything from a local QSO to a DX contact 2500 miles away (on 2 meters!), for electronic mail, message transmission, emergency communications, or just plain tinkering in the world of digital communications. It presents a new challenge for those tired of the QRM on the low bands, a new mode for those already on FM, and a better, faster means of message handling for those on RTTY. Packet is for the rag chewer, the traffic handler, the experimenter, and the casual operator.

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