[FADCA] "Packet Node Project"?

[Rich Garcia]

If it's the TAPR list that is a LONG LONG ago project, maybe someone is
trying to get it alive again. North American Digital something or another. I
got
railroaded into being the administrator for all APRS digi's back in the day
when APRS was all over the 2M bandplan and it had a purpose. A year or 2
later
APRS was 99% on 144.39 and actually TAPR started to fade a bit with the
change of the helm.

Well anyway...I un-volunteered myself citing the reason that APRS no longer
needed a database and 90% of the entries I got were from other countries
(which was not it's intent), regular packet nodes (not in my relm) and just
plain old packet questions entered in a frequency directory of all things.

So Joel don't worry, if it's the TAPR directory it's valid, if you wish to
reply or not it's up to each individual person. I have not heard mention
though on any of the TAPR lists I monitor or moderate including the
administrator list about the directory coming back to life. Things can be a
bit crazy at times
in that orginization.

Rich
K4GPS

-----Original Message-----
From: fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Joel Yates
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 2:52 PM
To: Chuck Hast; Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association
Subject: Re: [FADCA] "Packet Node Project"?


Hi De Joel N4JOA, I got a letter from this guy (W5ONL), same info he
says the TAPR data base has N4JOA listed as a node. He said the reason
i got a letter was...he had no e-mail address for me. I was going to
respond but maybe i will wait and see what the rest of you think about
this. My station is not officially a node or a swsitch. Just a full
service BBS with the digi mode active on 145.03 (WPB K4PKT-8 LAN).
...73's... Joel N4JOA

On 6/8/05, Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/7/05, Russell Oder <oderr at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > I received an email from a Dick Sisson, W5ONL
> > The Packet Node Project
> > w5onl at hotmail.com
> >
> > He wanted me to give him an update of the status of devices I had listed
> > with TAPR and on the FADCA web site.
> >
> > He said "We are a non-commercial venture. Our intent is that the
information
> > we
> > compile will be available to help guide development of the packet radio
> > network in your area."
> >
> > Did anyone else receive a similar message?  What is going on with this?
> >
> > Russ
>
> He originally contacted Tom k0zxf, who sent him to me. I have had some
> good correspondence with him, and you will find that he will answer you
> right away. This was a project that was started back in the early 90's and
> I think it was part of the nation wide project to catalogue the network
nation
> wide. Drop him a note and he will give you a full explaination of it.
> --
> 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."
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