Shirehampton Amateur Radio Club G4AHG

The Shirehampton Amateur Radio Club has several members who were dedicated fans of Acorn Computers. The club itself had an operational packet station using an old Acorn BBC b computer (yes, 8 bit technology !) although we have now succumbed to using a PC. Club members themselves were using just about every 32 bit Acorn model from an A305 to a RiscPC/StrongARM. 

Curiously, Wintel machines do not inspire the same enthusiasm so no hardware has been built and little software has been written for PCs.

Acorn hardware

A tnc expansion card kit was produced but is no longer available, unless someone has a forgotten one in an attic.

Acorn software

Club members wrote a lot of Acorn software but much is hardly memorable ! However, some is useful enough to be made more widely available. Do note that this software is useful only on an Acorn Computer.

 
[Archive]tnc.spk Packet radio terminal [75k] [5 Jan 1996 Ver 2.44]

later version available on request
[Archive]holdnet.spk Avoid DXcluster timeouts [5k] [2 Sept 1996 Ver 1.02]
[Archive]wimpkeys.spk Icons for function keys [12k] [27 Mar 1994 Ver 1.00]

 

73 de Garry