Re: Amateur Radio - to get weather info, access mail etc?

In article <6vs9u3dsadmb2pc9caj7js4pvangpobsqc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Wayne.B <waynebatrecdotboats@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:38:46 -0500, Geoff Schultz
> <geoff"at"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> >Just remember that you need at least a general license (which requires 
> >code)to utilize AirMail.
> 
> The original poster is in Switzerland however which may have different
> license requirements.

Yes: We get a full CEPT license without morse code nowadays, and as an 
electrical engineer it is just the radio rules I have to pass, no 
technical tests at all.

Thank you all for the information - very useful.

How do you access internet as a ham? (low bandwidth) ie where do you 
find gateways (or which are the protocols, nets etc to look for)?

The other options are like INMARSAT, Iridium and GSM networks, all of 
them quite costly. (from 1 USD/minute upwards)

TIA

Marc

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