SSB - PinOakDigital PODLink DSP - Uses?

[asinc]

The boat I bought came with a PinOakDigital PODLink DSP, I assume this is some form of Pactor modem but cannot find any references to it. The boat has a workable SSB. Is this device a usable pactor modem or does it require some obsolete service?

[PippaB]

Originally Posted by asinc

... Is this device a usable pactor modem or does it require some obsolete service?

It requires some obsolete service. It is similar, but not Pactor.

PinOak ran a series of coast stations that were meant to send/receive data through the POD. They claimed worldwide coverage, but it was very slanted to northern hemisphere and US/Europe. You paid a monthly fee and got a certain number of "file transfer units".

I think they eventually changed their name entirely to SeaWave, and that was their website.

https://web.archive.org/web/20010720...w.seawave.com/ (the internet never forgets)

[asinc]

Thanks for the reply. Now I can uninstall it and clean up that wiring and space. One less thing I don’t need.