[FADCA] Melbourne FPAC switch back on the air

[Bill Sinbine]

Rick  W4RP and crew has re installed the Melbourne FPAC switch back at it's 
normal location today. It is a very big step in getting the packet backbone 
back on line on the east coast. There seems to be a problem with the 2 
meter LAN radio at this time and it will be looked at maybe over the weekend.

Rick has connected to my bbs in Fort Pierce and left me a message so the 
backbone does work from Melbourne to Fort Pierce and points south.  I will 
be getting with Rick in the very near future to help set up a FBB bbs for 
the Melbourne area.

Once again, I would like to thank Rick W4rp and everyone else involved in 
getting the switch back on line.


I also want to thank Bud N0IA for getting the ball rolling to get our 
packet network back into a forward moving project. Bud has done the VERY 
time consuming task of getting everyone fired up again....Also thanks to 
Sally for letting him do it!!!!


Well enough thanks for now.......We still have a lot of work in the 
planning stage like getting the link back on the air from Jacksonville to 
Tallahassee. There is also a lot of work and thoughts going on around the 
rest of the state working on filling the "black holes" that we have in our 
network. There has been talk about getting some of the problems in the 
Tampa area turned around also. It is a shame that the digital meeting in 
Tallahassee was canceled. When we were planning on going to it there were a 
bunch of posts on this list about "Packet"!!  Lets get the messages and 
thoughts flowing again so we can keep moving FORWARD with our NEVER ending 
project!!!



73, Bill N4XEO
  President and District 3 Director FADCA

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