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Moving a few things around and adding a couple of new ideas for future plans.
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== Aim == | == Aim == | ||
Several of us on the [[Amateur Radio]] IRC channel expressed an interest in setting up and managing a packet network | Several of us on the [[Amateur Radio]] IRC channel expressed an interest in setting up and managing a packet network for London and a BBS on that network. | ||
for London and a BBS on that network. | |||
== Getting involved == | |||
* Talk to: [[User:Marrold|Marrold]] ([https://www.qrz.com/db/2e0sip 2E0SIP]), [[User:MatStace|MatStace]] ([https://www.qrz.com/db/2e0tps 2E0TPS]), [[User:Paul|Paul]] ([https://www.qrz.com/db/m0oke M0OKE]), [[User:Rawles|Rawles]] ([https://www.qrz.com/db/m6osr M6OSR]), [[User:Samuelkf|Samuelkf]] ([https://www.qrz.com/db/m0skf M0SKF]). Or people from further afield: Baldrick, WSPR. | |||
* We chat a lot on [https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=lhs-radio #lhs-radio] on Freenode. | |||
* Next meeting: '''Tuesday 20th March 2018 at 18:30'''. This is after the end of the hackspace lease, and will likely be in a pub somewhere nearby. Please check back here before you head out to make sure the meeting is still on. | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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We might be able to reach quite a lot of people from a central London location. However, we’d need somewhere with decent coverage and we’d also need a full license to run an unattended node. Furthermore, to repeat or rebroadcast other peoples’ messages we’d need a Notice of Variation for ''each node'' that is on and unattended. | We might be able to reach quite a lot of people from a central London location. However, we’d need somewhere with decent coverage and we’d also need a full license to run an unattended node. Furthermore, to repeat or rebroadcast other peoples’ messages we’d need a Notice of Variation for ''each node'' that is on and unattended. | ||
== | == Getting started == | ||
Get a TNC and connect it to your computer and radio. | |||
You may already have a TNC in your radio. APRS-equipped radios like the Kenwood | You may already have a TNC in your radio. APRS-equipped radios like the Kenwood | ||
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even earlier models have | even earlier models have | ||
internal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_(TNC) KISS TNC]s. | internal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_(TNC) KISS TNC]s. | ||
If you have a Kenwood TM-D710GE or similar, you may be interested in | |||
[https://www.rawles.net/radio/packet/tmd710/ Simon's notebook] | |||
of how to get connected to packet with it. | |||
The AX.25 support in the Linux kernel via | The AX.25 support in the Linux kernel via | ||
<code>[http://wiki.complete.org/LinuxPacketRadio kissattach]</code> | <code>[http://wiki.complete.org/LinuxPacketRadio kissattach]</code> | ||
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commands to the TNC. | commands to the TNC. | ||
=== Connect to GB7CIP === | |||
=== Connect to | |||
While its likely that there are packet users around repeating packets, | While its likely that there are packet users around repeating packets, | ||
[http://www.theskywaves.net/ GB7CIP] is a well-connected packet radio node | [http://www.theskywaves.net/ GB7CIP] is a well-connected packet radio node | ||
listening in Caterham, Surrey. Several of us have been connecting to it and | listening in Caterham, Surrey. Several of us have been connecting to it over | ||
its BBS and learning | RF and its BBS and generally learning stuff. | ||
You can also join in by connecting over IP, that is, if you have a UK | You can also join in by connecting over IP, that is, if you have a UK | ||
amateur radio licence. You need to <code>telnet gb7cip.theskywaves.net 6300</code> to | amateur radio licence. You need to <code>telnet gb7cip.theskywaves.net 6300</code> to | ||
access the BBS. You can register from there. | access the BBS. You can register from there. There was a BBS in Amersham, GB7IPF, | ||
but that's now IP-only. | |||
== Ideas for other next steps == | == Ideas for other next steps == | ||
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* There's a VHF Tait 8110 in the shack that would make a nice Packet / APRS radio | * There's a VHF Tait 8110 in the shack that would make a nice Packet / APRS radio | ||
* Meeting in the hackspace, we can work out what we all know and what we need to know, look that stuff up and generally educate each other in the ways of packet. We could even start to follow [http://www.richardosgood.com/blog/how-to-setup-a-raspberry-pi-packet-radio-node-with-zork/ the Zork instructions]. | * Meeting in the hackspace, we can work out what we all know and what we need to know, look that stuff up and generally educate each other in the ways of packet. We could even start to follow [http://www.richardosgood.com/blog/how-to-setup-a-raspberry-pi-packet-radio-node-with-zork/ the Zork instructions]. | ||
* Find ways of encouraging other radio amateurs to connect to packet. When we have a space again, we could get people to bring in their VHF/UHF radios and [[Project:Packet_Radio/TNC_Pool|lend out TNCs]] where needed. | |||
* Look into [https://www.ampr.org/faq/ getting a small block of addresses on network 44] for our network, ideally under the club call. We need to understand the network layout for this. | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
