[FADCA] Re: Telpac Gateway

[Chuck Hast]

On 6/29/06, bud Thompson <budt at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> See my bottom posting . . .
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Christ" <kn4yt at yahoo.com>
> To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association"
> <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 08:39
> Subject: Re: [FADCA] Re: Telpac Gateway
>
>
> > There is about 15 miles between the FPAC switch to the EOC site.
> >
> > Doug/KN4YT
> >
> < snip>
>
> Okay.. we are getting close - Doug - can you let us know the node/switch
> calls? (probably something -8/-9.)
>
> Fred:  If you put up a Telpac Node at the EOC and/or your house (that can
> reach the switch) then that will be the beginning of WL2K infrastructure on
> that LAN.
>
> You can set that Telpac node up in the same computer as Paclink AGW - I can
> help direct you to that when you are ready.
>
> The way you use a co-located Telpac Node (in the same computer) is to make a
> Paclink Channel that uses the FPAC digi (usually the node call) as a
> digipeater - out - and back to the Telpac node!
>
> Others just get to the Telpac node directly or through the FPAC digi or
> switch.
>
> When that FPAC gets converted to Linux it will have a Telpac node right
> there and every one can just use it direct.
>
> Over time there needs to be several Telpac nodes on the LAN to increase
> coverage, add bandwidth, and be there in case the Linux FPAC switch looses
> its internet connection.
>

The path to MIN looks like it is fast, I just connected to the KK4LI
switch and the
response was very good, if you can hit that switch then you can connect to the
telpac application on Doug's switch, that is on the air now and will
get you going
while you get the rest of it up.

Also it will let you work a situation that we will find I am sure many
times, i.e. you
are having to work a telpac device several hops way, in this case the 3rd one
away,

KP4DJT-8 (Commands = ?) : c node 863465
Trying NODE @ 3100,863465... Type <RETURN> to abort
*** Connected to NODE @ 3100,863465 (Escape: ~. )
[DWJ-2.0r5-C]
NODE : KK4LI-9
Position: !08123.18W/2720.30NxF144.970
Type <ENTER> or ? for COMMAND help.
KN4YT-9  /3100863410
KK4LI-9 @ 15:47:49
: (A,B,C,H,H(num),HL,I,L,M,R,RX,S,T,U,UX,?) >


A connect to  telpac @ 863494 brought up the link to the winlink system
via the w4min switch no problem whatsoever.


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."