[Pactor] Pactor BBSs?

(No, or invalid, date.)

John,
Mine was a KAM with the 7.0 or 8.0 upgrades.  I did not add to the BBS =
memory.
I have been meaning to go over my 2 KAMs and maybe dedicate one of them =
as
a HF-VHF connect between packet (VHF) and tor (HF) for MARS...
73
Jay

----------
Thanks Jay.  I've done what you've described in the past.  It worked well
for me too, and that's probably the way I will go at least at the start. =
 I
really like that "TOR" mode.

On your Kam, did you go with the standard 100K mailbox, or did you beef =
it
up?

I guess the frequency will be dependent on what I can hear.  I'm thinking=
 7
MHz, initially.  I have a vertical antenna due to my space restrictions. =
 I
live on an Air Force base, so I am restricted to what I can put up, chief=
ly
for aesthetic reasons.  When I go home, the sky's the limit.

73,
John/AA0NN

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jay Coote
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2893 5:44 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Pactor] Pactor BBSs?

I've operated a PACTOR/AMTOR/GTOR BBS by using only a dedicated KAM, HF
radio and VHF radio.  I did not use BBS software on mine, and just set =
up
the KAM to act as the BBS.  This worked adequately for my needs.  The KAM
VHF packet port could be set up for forwarding/reverse and an agreement =
made
with local BBS sysops.  The VHF packet port would then forward/receive/se=
nd
messages which could be sent/received by those on the TOR modes.
Of course a KAM can be set up so the HF port will take all incoming conne=
ct
requests; AMTOR/PACTOR or GTOR though most hams seem to use PACTOR.

If you wanted to be part of a network, and use full forwarding, then I =
would
suggest coordinating with other HF and VHF  forwarding BBS sysops and usi=
ng
BBS software they suggest.

Choice of frequency is important.  For emergency communications, and soli=
d
"local" coverage withing a few counties or a state, you would use 4 or =
7
Mhz.  For wider coverage 7, 10 or 14 MHz.
As you go to the higher bands, you may lose reliable, 24-hour local or
regional coverage. Horizontal or NVIS antennas on 2, 4, 7 or 10 MHz fill =
in
local coverage holes or "skip zones"

Jay
AAR9QM/W6CJ

----------
Guys,

I want to get back into the digital modes, and I especially like Pactor, =
but
don't want to box myself into one mode.  I live in the digital black hole=
 of
Columbus, Mississippi, and I'd like to put up a station of my own here. =
 Not
much interest in digital modes locally, and I'm okay with that.  I can =
use
the "build it and they will come" approach, and if nobody uses it, at lea=
st
I can be a relay in the HF world, and have a backup to Internet traffic =
when
it dies here.

So my questions are:

1.  What's the popular software for pactor stations right now?  I'd like =
to
put a BBS on the air.  I'd also like to stick to an OS I know, like DOS =
or
Windows.  I have a 350 MHz laptop computer that I currently use on EchoLi=
nk,
an HF rig, a VHF mobile.  My TNCs are a Kam Plus V7.0 firmware for
G-Tor/AMTOR/PacTOR, and an MFJ-1270C.  I don't have PSK-31 but might be
interested in exploring it.  I don't want WinLink.  I want something more
independent of the Internet.  I could use the Internet as one path, but =
I
would like to stay over the air as much as possible.

2.  What are some of the popular frequencies on 40 and 20 meters for movi=
ng
traffic?  How about some callsigns of the stations?

3.  Any other modes folks are using for moving traffic?  I also like G-to=
r,
but haven't heard of many folks using it.  Admittedly, I've been out of =
the
game for awhile so instead of spending lots of time listening around, I'd
like to get a head start on it by seeing what you folks know.

Back home up in Alaska, I used MSYS in the mid 90's and had great luck =
with
it, with one port operating on 80 meter pactor and another on VHF packet.=
  I
was forwarding traffic from Anchorage, to a station in Whitehorse, Yukon
Territory, Canada.  But then they got the Internet and I was no longer
needed.

Right now Alaska is in a black hole too.  They were using an Internet
gateway to inject traffic into their packet network.  Now their gateway =
is
down and they are without outside traffic.  My end goal is to have a
functioning station here, work out the kinks, then eventually move take =
it
back home to provide an over-the-air solution to bringing traffic back =
into
the state.  Single point of failures are not good.  More paths are better=
.

Looking forward to your comments.

73,
John/AA0NN

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ed Tanton
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 7:24 PM
To: PACTOR Reflector
Subject: [Pactor] YAHOO email addresses

I have once again been forced to place YAHOO.COM in my TOTAL REJECT
category within my SPAM program.

(snip)

_______________________________________________
PACTOR mailing list
[email protected]
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/pactor

_______________________________________________
PACTOR mailing list
[email protected]
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/pactor

_______________________________________________
PACTOR mailing list
[email protected]
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/pactor