[FADCA] Telpac Nodes in Florida - Update

[Chuck Hast]

On 12/17/05, Doug Ferrell <kd4moj at kd4moj.org> wrote:
> bud Thompson wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Doug Ferrell" <kd4moj at kd4moj.org>
> > To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association"
> > <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
> > Doug-
> > KD4MOJ-10 is current on the alpha list
> > http://www.winlink.org/status/TelpacStatus.aspx but not on the map
> >
> > On the other hand AI4KM-10 is on the map and not on the alpha list!  I
> > registered AI4KM-10 myself three weeks ago!
> >
> > So don't know what is going on.  It could be your  KD4MOJ-10 Telpac
> > is not reporting to the right APRS server via the internet.
> > My Telpac apparently uses firenet.usa - what ever that is.
> >
> > I've CC Steve K4CJX on this maybe he can enlighten us.
> >
> > bud
>
>   Bud you can verify my settings and WA4WES-10 by these two links:
>
> Link 1:
> http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?wa4wes*
>
> Note only 1 listing for wa4wes... and it shows only his home station times 1
> day ago. Now look at my listing:
>
> http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?kd4moj*
>
>   You will see my "WL" listing as of 1 minute ago at the time of this
> writing. So I'm making the APRS-IS... it's just that the telpac page is not
> updating....
>

I am not sure about the windows TelPac, but the Linux one does not update
automagicly, you need to set a timer in crontab, charlie caught mine, I was
not updating it fast enough. Looks like it needs to be updated a bit faster
than evey 12 hours. Mine is now set to update every 8 hours and it stays
green all the time.



--
Chuck Hast
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."