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 -=> Quoting Roger Buck to John Stefani <=-

 RB> I spoke to these people a few years ago, and got the impression that
 RB> it was illegal to send data - at least on citizen bands.  Will get in
 RB> contact with them again and ask about packet radio provisions in Oz.

Packet radio transmissions are carried over _amateur_ radio bands, altogether
different than C.B.  If you contact your local amateur radio club, they should
be able put you in touch with someone kind enuf to show you what packet radio is
all about - or perhaps amateur radio in-general.

 RB> Do two operators have to do a "manual" link up each time a packet is
 RB> sent, and what sort of baud (or equivalent) are we talking about?

I'm not well-versed in packet radio, but I can give you some general answers to
your questions.

The baud rates used on VHF packet are usually 1200 - 2400.   I believe there are
a few out there using 9600 baud, but they are not quite as common as they are on
the landline BBS's.  Due to the problem of noise and/or poor signal quality,
those high baud rates are affected.

As far as your first question goes, packet radio operators can have a "direct"
communication with each other, or they can access a BBS (which exists on a given
frequency) and send/retrieve messages, etc.

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