[FADCA] FW: RE: FL Packet

[bud Thompson]

See my bottom posting . .

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Loren T. Mathews
To: budt at cfl.rr.com
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 09:03
Subject: Fl Packet


Hi Bud:   I am still "packetless" here in Poinciana (Solivita).   I have
been looking and can hear "stuff", APRS, on 144.390.  Sure hope the guys get
the switch up in Bartow.  Is there anything, maybe new, in the area which I
may be able to connect in my area?  I have a good 2 meter/440 beam at 35
feet.  I also have an SCS PTC-II and am very active with Pactor III on 20
meters.  To get ready, can you please re-send the method to communicate thru
the system.......Thanks again.

Loren
K9YCG
Polk County AEC

* * *
Hi, Loren - Good to hear from you again - I don't see K9YCG on the WL2K
list - Do you use the SCS PTC-II on the Winlink system?  You might try my
PMBO on 80m or 40 m daytime!

Sorry to be so late getting back to you - been busy with network stuff and
now have to fix my sister in law's computer! Har.

Here in the Orlando area - On 145.070  1200 baud

Try the following to see if you can reach either of these . . .

C W4MCO-10

That is a WL2K telpac node - as a keyboarder just wait until you get the
final BBS type prompt -; it will look something like this

N5SN VIA W4MCO-10 DE K4CJX >

then do a B for BYE to get off.  W4MCO-10 is located at the Orange County
EOC which is south of UCF.  The antenna there is 200++ feet so is likely
your best choice for a while. . .  There is no digipeater there, but I'm
hoping that will be set up soon as that would get you to the Orlando network
switch N4PLZ-8/9 (which is still at my house  - 20 miles too far north!)

The next thing to try is this

C N4PLZ-8 v AEOC

AEOC is a digi at the Altamonte Springs EOC and the antenna there is about
150 ft agl I believe.

If successful, you will be on the Orlando Linux FPAC node at my place - AEOC
gets here just fine.  If successful it will look like this:

You are connected to the N4PLZ-9 Linux FPAC Node

    Located in Orlando, Fla [EL98jn]

This is currently in the TEST Phase

FPAC-Node v 3.25 (F6FBB - Jul 12 2005) for LINUX (help = h)

N4PLZ-8 (Commands = ?) :


All this is just to see if you can get into the network.

We are still hoping to find a more appropriate site for the Orlando switch,
but nothing has materialized in more than five years.

I'm not up to date on the Bartow switch - have not seen any information for
several months - I'll also send this note to the fadca at mailman list and see
if we can get an update.

Let me know what you learn - we may need to talk on the phone Loren -to
Loren!

73,

bud N0IA
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