924 Barrett fax system
Barrett 924 fax system
Fax over HF radio
The Barrett 924 Fax system is a simple and reliable hard
copy data
transfer system for high frequency radio network requiring
minimal
system setup and operator training.
The Barrett 924 HF Fax system is ideal for providing fax
connections
between sites that have no connection to telephone systems.
An HF Fax station consists of a Barrett 950 transceiver
and 924
modem, a suitable power supply and antenna and an inexpensive
standard fax machine - No computer or expensive software
is required.
Operators simply establish a radio link by voice, selcall
or ALE, put
the documents to be transmitted to the distant station
in the fax
machine and dial in the remote stations number - the
system takes
care of the rest. When the Fax has been received by the
remote
station an acknowledgment is printed on the local fax
just as it
would when using a fax connected to a telephone line.
System setup is simple - enter the HF network frequencies
into the
transceiver and enter the stations radio call identification
number
through the fax keyboard. The system is ready to send
faxes.
Integrated into Barrett Communications standard equipment
enclosure,
the 924 Fax modem uses a standard bus cable to connect
it to a
Barrett 950 transceiver.
For mobile operation the 924 modem operates with the Barrett
950
remote control transceiver and commonly available 12
volt fax
machines.
The system uses the robust and high speed Clover 2000
protocol to
transmit the fax digitally and error free. With typical
good HF
conditions a standard page of text can be sent in less
than 3
minutes. Slightly longer than a telephone fax but with
no cost.
For future expansion the Barrett 924 Fax modem also provides
the same
facilities as a Barrett 923 modem, connected to a computer
running
Barrett 923 operating software it provides computer to
computer data
transfer with Internet connection.