Hi Kerry,
-=> Quoting Kerry Kowalski to Kirk L. Bennett <=-
-=> Re: CoCo & scanning 22 Aug 96  11:17:34 <=-
 KK> Yup... that's where I'm typin' this post into. COCO 3 with 1 meg ram,
 KK> 63B09ep micro (lets the coco go faster) with Nitro-OS9 windowing
 KK> system. 
 Was it easy to get the chips into the CoCo?
 KK> On the one in the radio room I have a Kam hooked to a scanner (no ham
 KK> license) on a COCO 3 with a double RS-232 one goes to it the other to
 KK> a modem. 
 
 Hmmm, I'm not familiar with a KAM.  Just what is this? 
 
 KK> The software again is OS9 operating system with OSTERM (latest
 KK> version for internet surfing) for the fone modem. the second port
 KK> running SUPERCOMM for the KAM.
 KK> The other computer just RSDOS either runs an RTTY or FAX program
 KK> conected to a Shortwave radio threw the A/D cassette port. It's a COCO
 KK> 3  also.
 Sounds like quite the setup.  It's been awhile since I really
did much poking around with the CoCo, that's one of the reasons
I want to get a CoCoII, so I could get a bit motivated.
  
 KL>  I'll be picking up a CoCo-II next week & want to make a weather 
 KL> station with it.  There are some plans in an old edition of 
 KL> Rainbow.
 KK> 
 KK> Hmmm.... Which Rainbow?  I have several COCO 2's in storage that I'd
 KK> done different mods to from the rainbow & the full turn of the screw.
 Those magazines are really quite good, loads of things you can do
that most folks, some of whom owned CoCos themselves, never realized
you could do with these mighty little machines.
 I have made a hardcopy of you response & I will take a gander
at my Rainbows & let you now which issue.  Do you happen to know
if they still print those magazines?  Haven't seen one in years
ever since they went to the newsprint format.
 KK> They do make good controlers with a small interface and some basic
 KK> programing. Gotta be able to build things tho!
 Hey, that's half the fun though, isn't it?  Don't you find that
most folks into scanning, even though, like you & me, they don't 
have HAM rigs, like to play around with electronic projects & such?
I sure do even if I have so little time to do so.
  
 KL>  Looking foreward to hearing about your CoCo experiences & radio.
  
 KK> Let me know what yer looking for in radio software for the COCO if I
 KK> have it and it's public domain yer welcome to it. (there is alot!)
 I'm not terribly sure what's out there to begin with but I envision 
being able to pick up TTY, packet radio, satellite maps x-missions,
CW & anything related to weather & coordinate translation.  I know 
that's all saying a mouthful, but I would like to give much of it a 
try.
 KK> May I also make a suggestion because this is a scanner based echo, and
 KK> we've only touched on scanning in the posts. 
 
 Yes, I appreciate the indulgence of the users & the moderator.
 
 KK> There is a COCO echo and
 KK> alot of folks with software and hardware. You may want to ask yer
 KK> Sysop to pick it up. there are other COCO based echoes (OS9, COCO,
 KK> RIBBS) You may want to check into them. I carry all 3 here.
 Well that's very much appreciated indeed, thank-you kindly!  :)
I will check out these conferences & do some checking around on the
WWW too for CoCo things.
 Could you please foreward (via netmail please) the details of the
conferences, hubs, etc., so that I may supply this info to my SysOp?
 Thanks again - you've given me some more hope that I can actually
resurrect my CoCo(s) & keep them running on a constant basis so that 
I may enjoy even more scanning & SWLing to my heart's desire.  I
work alone at home & it get's a little lonely only listening to local
AM radio at times, scanning has always had a really "live" feel to it 
in my opinion.  I get tired of listening to the cops & local airports
after awhile & would like to keep the CoCo humming along while I
toil away.
 Cheers,
 KLB            SPITFIRE        8:{)>
... Well, it beeped and said "Countdown initiated."  Is that bad?
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