[FARC] FARC Meeting Topic

[Kirk Talbott]

I'd just like to know how to do it.


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From: "Bob Moroney" <windbrkr at erols.com>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 6:04 PM
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [FARC] FARC Meeting Topic

> Kirk,
> Of course, you've lost the element of surprise by posing your question 
> here instead of springing it on the presenters on Monday, but then 
> again, you may get a more comprehensive response as a result.  Good 
> strategy! 
> 
> My guess is that day-to-day AX.25 packet use around here is pretty 
> limited these days (as we've discussed before), with nets (maybe) set up 
> and/or activated for drills and actual emergency situations.  But this 
> probably varies by area, with  parts of the country commonly affected by 
> storms/wildfires/forest fires/earthquakes/etc. having more permanent and 
> active infrastructure.
> 
> We'll get the real answer(s) Monday.  See you then. 
> 
> 73, Bob K9CMR
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Kirk Talbott wrote:
>> Hello all, I know the plate is pretty much full for our upcoming FARC 
>> meeting but I have another topic idea for a meeting which follows 
>> along with the planned agenda items of NTS traffic handling and 
>> digital.  My ARRL Operating Manual says you can access Packet NTS 
>> traffic bulletin boards and receive and transmit NTS messages via 
>> Packet.  Just curious as to how this works. 
>>  
>> The ARRL Operating Manual says, "After logging on to your local 
>> NTS-supported bulletin board, type the command LT, meaning List 
>> Traffic.  The BBS will sort and display an index of all NTSXX traffic 
>> awaiting delivery. "  Do we have a local NTS-supported Packet bulletin 
>> board?
>>  
>> Once you get to your local NTS-supported Packet bulletin board you 
>> supposedly can receive traffic by issuing the RT (read traffic) 
>> command and the message number.  The operating manual says you can 
>> send NTS traffic with Packet via the ST (send traffic) command.  The 
>> whole process looks rather involved and if someone knows how to do it 
>> a demonstration   might be interesting. 
>>  
>> or
>>  
>> Is the process of sending NTS-Traffic via Packet extremely outdated 
>> and nobody does this anymore?
>>  
>> I know if I had my druthers and I had to receive and send NTS traffic, 
>> I would rather sit at a computer and receive and send NTS-traffic at 
>> my own leisure rather than trying to listen to another Ham rattle off 
>> NTS-Traffic form items over the radio.  With the almost universal use 
>> of computers and Ham radio, I'm surprised there isn't NTS-Traffic 
>> handling software that can interface with Packet NTS-Traffic BBS's to 
>> do this very thing.  I mean AIRMAIL software does Internet E-mail via 
>> Packet, why not NTS-Traffic?
>>  
>> 73
>> KB3ONM
>> Kirk
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