[FADCA] Sedan Guidelines

[bud Thompson]

Deltona
Thursday March 7 2020EST

Here are the SEDAN guidellines.

Note that "messages" are limited to 7 lines of 80 characters and the
BBS-to-BBS transfers are not permitted.

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SEDAN System Guidelines & Practices

1] Use of any full service BBS or a full access "PAKET" program/BBS is not
permitted under agreement with the coordinating committee of the States
where SEDAN is established. BBS forwarding is considered malicious
interference on 145.770 MHz as emergency operations could be hampered by
colliding data.

2] Only personal mailboxes are used, and message content and size is
maintained under 500 bytes or 80 columns wide and 7 lines. Mailbox space is
limited to 128 Kbytes. A Message should be of a personal nature. Messages
that are bulletin or to "ALLUS" should be placed on a full service BBS on
the full-service BBS frequencies.

3] DX spotting traffic on 145.770 MHz is not permitted under agreement(s)
within the States of coordination. TCP/IP NOS stations should use those
frequencies set aside for NOS use.

4] Prime-time is defined as 5 PM until 11 PM EST. This is a period when high
keyboard traffic activity may be observed. It is the concern of the SEDAN
System Node Operator (SNO), however, that some users may find a need to
transfer messages over 1 kb in length; should this need arise, please
observe the 5 PM to 11 PM time period and refrain from passing long files
during this period. Maintain PACLen at 128 or less. It is our goal to
provide a dependable means of keyboard to keyboard and emergency
communications, and long file transfers could compromise the effectiveness
of the network in an emergency .

5] Beacons tend to create excessive traffic on the frequency. Users who are
new to the SEDAN may wish to set the Beacon time to 255, or to the longest
period possible. After a few days of beacons, there should be no purpose to
beacon, as most users in the new user's area will have observed his/her
presence. To operate in the best interest of the SEDAN system, please set
your beacons to 0 (zero) or OFF. This is a courtesy we offer to each other
so that you may enjoy the same benefits as other users.

6] Using the "TALK" or "CONVERS" mode in the SEDAN node is for Wx-Watch and
Emergency Round-table use only. The "TALK" mode of the X-1J+ node is similar
to the CONVERSE or Conference node and reflects the same problem associated
with the CONVERS node. If, as a SNO, you feel there is a need to use the
"TALK" mode for net roll-call, then please limit the period of use to an
hour or less, and before the high traffic period of 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.

7] Only gateways that support communications between the SEDAN and the
associated SEDAN high-speed backbone(s) may be employed. All other such
bridges will be ACL'd from access or use.