Per, not to start any "ft" envy, but i use the ft897 for the base (like the tcxo) and two ft817's. the freq stability of the ft897 is a real plus in psk. do you know if off the top if the ft817 uses the same tcxo?? and have you tried a tcxo in the 817? ek Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: lör 2008-04-26 klockan 17:11 -0700 skrev Kovelan: > today (saturday) i got to test my PSKmail client > from the Austin/San Antonio NWS while doing > antenna work. the setup was a ft817 with a mfj > tuner (and laptop). > > it work so well that i'm going to setup a client > there that runs Xastir and PSKmail. one problem > we have is that the NWS (or any gov agency) does > not allow connections to their network. so it's a way > to get emails in or out via severe wx. > > BTW: looked at the log of WB5CON and could see > my traffic and with only 5-watts. > > ek Great, I have used that very same setup lots of times and had great fun. The 817 is so small I could bring it along on business trips. I replaced it with an 897 and while that is a better radio I still miss my 817 and I intend to get another. You may find good use for the pskaprs email messages, sustaining a link may be difficult but sending a one line email may work better if the condx is difficult. 73 de Per, sm0rwo --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.