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Telephony<\/strong>:\u00a0 The HF Radio\u2019s keypad will enable the operator to dial a telephone number that will be connected via a modem at the Connect Africa base station. Although there will be a delay in the conversation, this is a simple and very cost effective method of making calls from very remote regions without having to use a satellite connection.<\/p>\nEmail, Fax & Data transmission:<\/strong> The HF radio can be connected to a computer to send and receive data, faxes and email. At only 9 Kbps this is slow but acceptable in deep rural areas where no communication facilities exist.<\/p>\n Radio:<\/strong>\u00a0 With a range of up to 1500KM, HF Radio offers a cost efficient and effective means of communication from vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to base. It is proposed that a series of Radio Hubs will be established in each region that Connect Africa operates in and an HF Radio network be used for day to day communication across Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HF Radio offers all the communication methods we will be using other than Web browsing. Telephony:\u00a0 The HF Radio\u2019s keypad will enable the operator to dial a telephone number that will be connected via a modem at the Connect Africa … Continue reading