[FADCA] Remote Access & new Switch calls

[John H. Green]

Some time ago I started updating the south Fl network. I ran into two 
switches that would not allow remote dos operations - Lake Placid and 
Melbourne.  Yesterday Doug, wb4kgy, his xyl - Julie, and I made a trip 
around lake Okeechobee with one stop being at Lake Placid to look at 
this problem. As luck would have it there is a solution, the downside is 
you have to go to the switch to effect it. It turns out that the 
c:\fpac\temp directory is missing. So if someone has access to the 
Melbourne switch could they create the temp directory? Again, they have 
to go to the switch, shut it down and then create the directories under 
the fpac dir. I can provide the updated files if there is enough advance 
notice of a site visit. Otherwise I should be able to upload them from 
here once the temp directory is created.
 Actually there are four dir. needed:
c:\fpac\temp
c:\fpac\new
c:\fpac\backup
c:\fpac\original

When we installed the new files in lake placid the new call - KK4LI-9/8 
- was installed..  The path to Brownsveille/Arcadia will not work with 
auto routing until Doug, kn4yt,  gets these switches reconfigured. You 
can get to Arcadia by connecting to Lake Placid (863465) and then 
connecting to Arcadia by using :
c 2:w4min-1 - this should connect you to the w4min bbs.

The next stop was at Okeechobee which has been non communicating for 
several days. We found the radios on the power up frequencies - Bill, 
n4xeo, had indicated in a previous email that the radios needed 
batteries. We took one radio apart and removed the battery so we can 
procure replacements.
We left the radios on the proper frequencies, but on the first power 
glitch the 440 radio will go away, possibly the 223 radio also.. 
Hopefully we can get back and replace the radio batteries soon.
We installed the new files in Oke - the new call for Oke is K4OKE-9/8. 
We then remotely transferred the previously loaded files in Stuart and 
rebooted. This put the network back in operation up to Lake Placid with 
further west operation by node connections...

This trip started with stops in Lake Harbor and LaBelle. Lake Harbor was 
a quick stop to check the batteries after an earlier power outage had 
run them down - they seemed ok.

In LaBelle we investigated a possible site for a digi - this looks 
promising. If possible, we will install a digi before Doug and I leave 
for Dayton. This should complete the path between the east and west 
coasts of south Florida. In the future we hope to replace the digi with 
a FPAC switch..

73  John   wb4moz