TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A48
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Welcome to the hobby! I have been licensed since 2015 (Tech as well, but
studying for General as I speak - taking a break ;) ). I too have a 991A and
the thing has been a solid trooper thus far! I think you will be quite happy
with that radio. My first was a Baofent UV-5R that was given to me as a gift
by another ham after passing my tech license. 

For me, I use VHF for local nets and emcomms and HF is for the fun stuff! I
just recently stumbled across some 300 baud packet activity on 14.102MHz and
found >20 active BBSes transmitting their station beacon. My license does not
permit me to transmit on the 30 and 25 meter bands, so this gave me the kick
in the butt I needed to start studying again!

Presently, I am tuned in to 14.074 and listening to 10 - 15 stations
transmitting FT8. 

I have amassed several radios at this point - I still my my UV-5R, I also have
a Yaesu FT-3D, FT-2900R, and recently a Yaesu FT-991A. I still find it amazing
that the FT-991A works on Windows 98 via USB. I don't think Windows 95 had USB
audio drivers, so that is out of the question. If you have a TNC and an
appropriate cable, then this thing will work all the way back to DOS. I did
use my Commodore 64 for some of the local packet BBSes, but the C64 didn't
work with CP437 graphics - none of G8MNYs messages would display properly. I
have several computers with various amateur radio software that I have been
using with the 991A. Just the other day, I resurrected my RPi 4 and am using
the 991A with it now.

A few months back, I got a
National NC-57 which is a communications receiver from about 1946. Will
receive broadcast AM all the way up to 6 meters. Needs the usual recapping and
realignment, will be a project for winter!

73, and look forward to ragchewing in the future!
KG7UJH

How ya gonna do it? PS/2 it!

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