[FADCA] Tallahassee TelPac node

[bud thompson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Ferrell" <kd4moj at kd4moj.org>
To: <budt at cfl.rr.com>
Cc: <randy.pierce at dms.myflorida.com>; <kj4g at arrl.net>; 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>; <oderr at bellsouth.net>; <k4cjx at comcast.net>; 
<larrylen at comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:03
Subject: [FADCA] Tallahassee TelPac node


> Hope this get's to bud since his other email keeps bouncing on me!
>
>  This weekend, Randy Pierce AG4UU, and I, will hopefully be installing a
> telpac node within spitting distance of the EOC. The Antenna will be at
> aprox 160ft on a 400ft tower. We do have tower work to do in the near
> future (the top antenna is bad) so there is a chance that this setup might
> go up a bit higher on the tower at some point in the future.
>
>   Also... there is TCP/IP at the site (compliments of Randy!)! So i'm
> going to start with a Win setup for TelPac then we can progress further
> with the Linux install. I haven't had the time yet to check out Charlies
> CD I just downed from KF4BYA's site.
>
>   Now back to the TelPac docs and see if I remember how the install
> works!
>
>   If I left anyone out of the list, feel free to forward this
> email... I'm doing this from work and I can't remember the FADCA email
> list name....
>
> -- 
> ...DOUG
> KD4MOJ
>
>
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Hi, Doug

Good Show!

Please use the e-mail address budthompson at cfl.mail-block.com to get stuff to 
me quicker.  I'm still fussing with that outfit for some problems, but that 
one should work best.

What frequency will you put the Telpac node on?  Will it be KD4MOJ-10?

With the 160 ft antenna height, what radius of coverage do you anticipate 
for home-based packet stations with, say 25w and a gain vertical antenna at 
25 ft agl?

Good to start with Telpac for Windows first - it will work right out of the 
box.  If you can remember what you did the last time it should be okay.  The 
latest Telpac version is 1.2.2.  If you have any trouble, I recommend using 
AGWPE as (1) I'm not convinced the native AX.25 version of Telpac is all 
that stable, and, more to the point, (2) I can give you a lot more help with 
the AGW PE version if needed! Har.  You will need the lat/long or grid 
square number for these later versions.  You will also need the Registration 
Number for your Telpac from the winlink.org website.   E-mail or call if you 
need any help at all.

Just yesterday, N3PPC and I played with K4GBB's LINUX CD and our LINUX 'box' 
is working now  while we work via e-mail with K4GBB to get AX.25 configured. 
We'll make it work with some help I'm sure.  We are taking baby steps.

When you get ready to put up an FPAC switch you may be able to go straight 
to LINUX once we accumulated some more experience with a few of these sites 
running LINUX FPAC.

You will also need one or more UHF beams on that tower to get to the nearest 
Layered Network neighboring switches.

73,

bud N0IA
386 574 4124
386 956 0386 Sprint Cell

PS Best test the wind before spitting.