[amsat-bb] Re: Internet Routers in Space

[Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

Bob Bruninga wrote:


   There are 300,000 older DTMF Text Paging ham HT's out there from the 90's that could be integrated.

Surely, as these don't have a writeable alpha numeric display they will be Tx only?


  There are millions of surplus text pagers going to the landfills...

Most of which would be Rx only.


  I want to extend that to the mobiles too.

Texting whilst mobile is extremely dangerous.
Surely you mean to make it available to "out of shack" operators.