Hello,
I'm fairly new to these forums. I've been lurking for a while, but rarely post.

Anyway, I was wondering if any of you guys knew of a cheap way to get involved in packet? I'm very low on cash, so any idea is appreciated. I've already looked around and found some adapters that utilize the USB port and sound card, but am wondering if there were any other alternatives?

Thank you,
Ross

Yeah, check out Ubuntu. It was, and is my first distro and I'm definitely not ever going back to windoze. The support is amazing, and free. If you have a slower computer, check out xubuntu.

Another interesting Distro is Damn Small Linux. It is only 50 MB but is still a complete OS. It runs from a cd, but you have the option to install it to HD, and still only use 50 MB.

Ross

Have you guys ever checked out this one?

http://www.w4mq.com/

It's different in that it allows you to transmit. It covers all ham bands, and almost all modes.

Ross

THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT ON HAM RADIO! I MYSELF AM 13 YEARS OLD!

Hi, I'm ROSS WARDRUP, KD5LPB. And I was trying to find some sat. tracking software. any suggestions?

I am a new ham, and do not yet have a radio, I was wanting some reccomendations? email at rosswardrup@hotmail.com

Has anybody out there read QST this month? In it, it says that you can use a primestar dish for the amateur bands, but does not include directions, could anybody help me??? my e-mail is rosswardrup@hotmail.com