We retired the telephones several years ago Lee. We have gone the computer
route now. We have a network setup using CAT5 cable with laptops at every
operating position and a centralized server. We use the laptops to log,
instant messenger, etc. The centralized server even has a GPS receiver that
the clocks in all the laptops are slaved to.
73
Jim W4KXY
432 Op For W4NH (Fourlanders VHF Contest Group)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Hiers" <lee@dixieliner.com>
To: "VHF Contesting" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Ready for January VHF SS?
> On 11 Dec 2003 at 8:26, Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 09:16:57AM -0500, Hoffman, Mark wrote:
> > > Those were the internal PBX station to station intercoms.
> >
> > Ah, I guess intercoms would make sense - although in the many multiops
> > I've done, I've never seen intercoms used like that.
>
> Wow, I thought Kenneth was kidding...we used a telephone system for
> intercom use while mountaintopping with the 4-landers VHF group 20
> years ago....I wouldn't be surprised if they still used it.
>
> Nothing suspicious-looking about a telephone....
>
> 73 de Lee
>
>
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