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Email via HF SSB radio and SCS Pactor modems An SSB shortwave radio email system offers a low cost alternative to mobile and satellite phone systems and offers near global coverage. The upfront purchase price for your radio based email system is modest and more importantly the ongoing costs (relative to satellite) is low. The Sailmail email network (the system most commonly used by mariners) currently costs a flat US$250 per annum (no more to pay) whilst the ham based winmail system is free. Compare this to the ongoing cost of mobile /satellite based systems where there are high ongoing line-time or number of bits transfer charges. Once installed, the process of sending and receiving emails is basically the same as your home based email. The purchasing choice for mariners is straight forward: If you have a very old lap-top with no USB ports and are using an old or non Icom branded radio the Economical PTC-II EX modem package is probably the best choice. (NB complex to set-up and only recommended for computer savvy users on a budget) If you want the latest technology, ease of connectivity / operation, and the fastest data transmission speeds (pactor 4*) then the Pactor 4 Dragon modem is the recommended choice If you are on a budget, require ease of connectivity and operation and mid speed data transfer then the mid price SCS PTC-II USB modem is the product of choice.
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