[FADCA] Re: Telpac Gateway

Wed Jul 5 11:20:29 EDT 2006

Well I stand corrected then, but it seems there are 145.030 devices in
the central and north areas because I have heard them and connected to
them, besides a ducting to the south devices that is where I assumed
that someone had other ideas on the coordinations.  I have put the
Telpac back to the 145.570 now that the Tallahassee group has removed
the voice repeater that they put on it, and hopefully they won't do it
again.  The only reason I put it there in the first place was due to
them using voice, but once I found out who it was they change to a
different freq.

73  ke4pwe

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[mailto:fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Russell Oder
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 6:07 AM
To: Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Re: Telpac Gateway

Just for clarification.
I recently read comments in messages reflected here that looked like
folks 
were being encouraged to use frequencies of adjacent area devices.  I 
encourage those who plan to put devices that are to have a 24 hour use
and 
provide communication in their Local Area Network to NOT use the
frequencies 
of adjacent LANS.

There is no "universal packet frequency" in Florida.  Each area has a
LAN 
frequency or is suggested a frequency.  The LANS are to be linked
together 
on another band, 220, 440, etc.

For history, the LAN frequency in Gainesville is now 145.570 due to the 
action of a local ham in Gainesville who commandeered 145.07 and the 
coordinated station graciously relinquished the coordinated frequency to

avoid confrontation.

If equipment in adjacent areas starts to be put on the same frequency
that 
frequency will become less usable by anyone.

I encourage those who want to put devices on the air that will provide
24 
hour operation to work with the FADCA Coordinator  to identify a
frequency 
for their VHF operation that will not interfere with other coordinated 
devices within their radio horizon and work with their neighbors to
identify 
a link frequency they can mutually use to link their LAN with adjacent
LANs 
to be consistent with the LAYERED Packet Network.

Russ
N4KOX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Royce, Philip" <proyce at alachuasheriff.org>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 3:57 PM
Subject: RE: [FADCA] Re: Telpac Gateway

I will be bringing back up the 145.570 here in Gainesville just an FYI ,
just waiting for EEproms to be re-done for FPAC.  Right now I have stuff
my Telpac over on 145.030 since it is the universal packet freq in FLA
it seems.

Alachua County Sheriff's Office
Phil Royce
Combined Communications Center
Communications Technician
352-264-6601 office
352-264-6699 fax

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[mailto:fadca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chuck Hast
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 6:30 PM
To: Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association
Cc: seelyf at aol.com
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Re: Telpac Gateway

On 6/28/06, bud Thompson <budt at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> See my bottom posting . . .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: seelyf at aol.com
> To: budt at cfl.rr.com
> Cc: seelyf at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 13:54
> Subject: Telpac Gateway
>
>
> Hello Bud,
>
>     Thanks to you, my understanding of WL2K has grown to the extent
that we
> are now ready to establish a Telpac Gateway at the Highlands County
EOC in
> Sebring, FL.  We have a few questions before we bring the gateway up:
>
> 1.  Do you have a recommended frequency for our location here in
central
> Florida?  Contacts with FADCA did not result in a frequency
assignment.
> Since current Florida Telpac Gateways are nonexistent in the mid 145
mhz
> range, would 145.570 (or nearby) appear to be a good choice for us?
There
> is a local packet net on 144.970 so we wanted to stay clear of that
> frequency.  Any thoughts or suggestions about choosing a frequency
would be
> welcome.
>
> 2.  May we have permission to use the N0IA Telnet server?  During our
> testing, this server has been totally reliable.
>
> 3.  Do non-WL2K stations cause any problems if they connect to the
Telpac
> station?
>
> Thanks,
> Fred Seely  AA4ME
>
> * * *
>
> Hi, Fred - Glad you are moving things along there in your area.
>
> 1.  I don't see an existing 2M LAN in your part of the state, but we
need to
> get some others on the fadca at mailman.qth.net who are closer to the
ground
> truth than I am to respond before I make a recommendation for a LAN
> frequency there.  Normally, there is an FPAC switch that supplies a 2M
LAN
> frequency for access to the network.
>
> In the absence of such - I recommend trying to work an arrangement
with the
> 144.970 'packet net' folks as that must be where anyone who is on
packet is!
> This would, hopefully, provide more packet folks an
introduction/access to
> the WL2K system rather than just going off on a frequency where no one
else
> is.
>
> 2. Freel free to use the N0IA Telnet server for your Telpac Node. . .
I
> suggest using two out of state PMBOs as your #2 and #3.
>
> 3. If a keyboarder connects to the Telpac node it just responds like a
BBS.
> The keyboarder needs to know the keybaord commands for using the
Telpac
> node- which can be learned by using the H(elp) command.  Telpac
supports
> keyboard connects, but it is terribly slow that way!  Best that users
have
> Paclink AGW or Airmail (fully automatic links) or at least have the
message
> in a file and upload/send the file once the inital TO: is set up.
>
> If you need any help in setting up terminal programs (Winpack) to make
that
> semi-automatic let me know.
>

Is he talking about the Lake Placid switch on 144.97? That would be the
nearest, it is/was a DOS box, perhaps it can be moved to Linux and the
TelPac app put on it?

-- 
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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