[FADCA] 144.99 MHz

[Russell Oder]

Bud didn't mention that he is preparing radios and 9600 bps TNCs to replace 
the cludged up path from STA to JAX and he is to deliver the radios and TNCs 
the week after Labor Day.  STA to Orange Park to JAX with Orange Park and 
JAX will be installed as FPAC.

Bud, I picked up the cabinet for Orange Park today.  I will install the 
shelves, power supply and connections for the FPAC computer.  If you bring 
the TNCs with the FPAC compatible Eproms they should be ready, if not, I 
will install the EPROMS.

The antenna installation will occur on 9/30 at the hospital.  That is the 
day we can switch to 9600 from Orange Park to STA.

Bill Gutherie will have to tell us when JAX site will be ready for the 
installation.

Russ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [FADCA] 144.99 MHz


> On 8/24/06, bud Thompson <budt at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> * * *
>> Yes, the use of LANS for interconnecting is not recommended.  But we do 
>> what
>> we can do where there is little interest/activity between two areas that
>> need connectivity.  This is part of re-building and adding to the old
>> network.
>>
> Indeed,  in a case like this you have to make do. But it looks like you 
> have a
> plan...
>
>> We are presently using the route - ORL - DeLand - DAB - STA - via UHF
>> Backbone. STA is a ROSE switch with only two ports: 144.99 LAN and 
>> 441.150
>> backbone.  The STA backbone port with back-to-back beams sharing the 
>> power
>> serves to link southward to DAB and northward toward Jacksonville to -
>> somewhere that no longer can make the UHF jump.  So we switch at STA from
>> 441.150 to the LAN where there is an X1J- node northward near JAX that 
>> takes
>> us on into JAX (after switching 2M frequencies to 144.01 I think.) 
>> Presently
>> all this starting with DAB northward is 1200b.
>>
> What a mess, I bet you all are going to be happy to see that get changed.
>
>> This link from Orlando to JAX will become full -network compatible- with 
>> our
>> current plans to install new switches (either FPAC or ROSE) by the end of
>> the year.
>>
> I would try to replace them all with linux FPAC so that you pick up the WP
> facilities, remember that if there is a rose or dos fpac in the path the 
> wp
> piece can no longer do it's thing because each neighbor talks to the next
> exchanging wp data, so a rose of dos siwtch can not do wp.
>
>> ORL-DeLand-DAB-STA-Orange Park - JAX and will all be at 9.6kb.  The use 
>> of
>> 144.99 for backbone links will no longer be required.
>>
> That will be good, and at 9k6 should have a good response.
>
>
> -- 
> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> 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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