JNOS, Packet and More

> N7NVP mentioned TELPACK_NODE at the meeting on
> Saturday. I can find no reference to it anywhere
> on the internet. Where can one get it and just
> what is it supposed to do?

Telpack_node updates are announced on the wl2kemcomm Yahoo group. I'll copy the latest announcement at the end of this note.

It's a very light "Linux" replacement for the official .NET application. It lets any ax25 system function as a Telpack server in addition to all the other AX25 functions. Best of both worlds so to speak. Trivial to install and it's been working very well on the two systems I have it set up on in Centralia.

>What can TELPACK_NODE do for me? Thanks...

More winlink access ports at no additional hardware expense. A good thing.


PS. Please note that the [telpac-paclink] Yahoo group has been merged in to the [wl2kemcomm] so there's only one place for Winlink2K Discussions.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemcomm/

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:26:55 -0000
From: Hans-Juergen
To: telpac-paclink@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [telpac-paclink] telpac_node for LinuX

I am running a version of telpac_node for LinuX at db0lj-2 which supports backup servers. The servers are picked from a list and the number is not limited.

It now supports backup servers. The servers are picked from a list and the number is not limited.

The sources of this node are available at
http://db0lj.dyndns.org/pub/dl5di-soft/telpac-node.09b3.tgz

This version is running at db0lj-2 on SuSE LinuX 9.1 for 3 weeks now without any complains. If anybody finds a problem please let me know.

telpac_node/LinuX offers no GUI or other nice features, it is just a small tool used like the well known ax25-tools together with ax25d.

73 de Hans, DL5DI

# posted by Bill @ 10:23 AM

They don't mention it on their front page, but the ARRL does have an RSS feed:

http://www.arrl.org/arrl.rss

This news aggregation technology is very cool and I'm using it more and more:

http://www.bloglines.com/public/vodall

The DTMF commands for use from a radio are a bit hidden in the Echolink application. Here's my carry along list: (as posted at the Microship forums)

num - Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its node number.
C+call+# - Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its callsign.
00 - Selects an available node (of any type) at random, and tries to connect to it.
01 - Selects an available link or repeater (-L or -R) at random, and tries to connect to it.
02 - Selects a conference server at random, and tries to connect to it.
03 - Selects an available single-user station at random, and tries to connect to it.
001 - Selects an available node (of any type) at random from the Favorites List, and tries to connect to it.
011 - Selects an available link or repeater (-L or -R) at random from the Favorites List, and tries to connect to it.
021 - Selects a conference server at random from the Favorites List, and tries to connect to it.
031 - Selects an available single-user station at random, and tries to connect to it.
# - Disconnects the station that is currently connected. If more than one station is connected, disconnects only the most-recently-connected station.
## - Disconnects all stations.
09 - Re-connects to the station that most recently disconnected.
08 - Announces the callsign of each station currently connected.
?? - Disables EchoLink (no connections can be established).
?? - Enables EchoLink.
* Plays a brief ID message.
07+call+# - Looks up a station by its callsign, and reads back its node number and status.
06+num - Looks up a station by its node number, and reads back its callsign and status.
B#+num - Switches to a different stored set of configuration settings (0 through 9).
0511 - Listen-Only On. Inhibits transmission from RF to the Internet.
0510 - Listen-Only Off. Restores normal transmission from RF to the Internet.

Touch tone dial codes
1 -
2 - ABC
3 - DEF
4 - GHI
5 - JKL
6 - MNO
7 - PQRS
8 - TUV
9 - WXYZ
0 -

N4RVE is: 62 40 73 83 32
KD7CAO is: 52 31 70 23 s1 63

For a complete list of active Echolink nodes, check the link above.

Click here for 100 Echolink nodes near Redmond, Wa.

A brief list of some of the nodes I use:

In Washington:
N6OBY-R 23888 Redmond 440.675
WW7RA-R 121776 Bremerton 442.650
KN7VFO-L 202221 Chehalis 146.58
N7NW-R 90069 Tiger Mtn 224.12
K7NWS-R 106642 Tiger Mtn 145.33
W7NTF-R 9426 Graham, 147.14

Others:
N7YO-L 37656 Great Falls, Mt 146.730
W7GMC-l 192554 GF
VE6ROT-R 113371 Lethbridge, AB
WB7WBJ-R 44014 147.140 Thompson Falls

JohnD... wrote:
I am looking for anyone who has experience with the Kenwood data radio (D700A) or the handheld D7A. I have been thinking about getting the D700A and am wondering how practical it is for Packet and APRS. .

D7A(G) is very cool unit. Make sure it's the upgraded (G) version. The original model is lacking much useful functionality.

The D700 was never upgraded and some of us radio snobs think that it's very much lacking some small changes. A packet radio system with a hard coded TxDelay of 1/2 second would have been unacceptable by 1990 standards.

Neither system will handle long packets nor more then one packet at a time. KISS mode is essentially broken in both. They're good enough for APRS but don't expect to have much success when using them for real packet or on a system like Winlink.

73, Bill - WA7NWP

The wiki will be back soon. Until then, here's the current Seti results.


Members 15 - Results received 48041 - Total CPU time 39.362 years
1) n7ugg 1999 311.357 years 4 hr 58 min 33.4 sec Tue Nov 16 09:59:57
2) wa7qfr 8420 4.820 years 5 hr 00 min 52.9 sec Tue Nov 16 20:25:52 2004
3) n7xy 5447 5.925 years 9 hr 31 min 42.5 sec Tue Nov 16 20:27:56 2004
4) kd7qkl 4408 6.234 years 12 hr 23 min 21.6 sec Tue Nov 16 13:10:38 2004
5) kc7igt 2865 1.844 years 5 hr 38 min 22.8 sec Tue Nov 16 23:03:16 2004
6) n7uqa 1638 1.781 years 9 hr 31 min 27.7 sec Sat Mar 1 19:24:55 2003
7) ac7yy 1281 3944 hr 13 min 3 hr 04 min 44.4 sec Tue Nov 16 21:54:21 2004
8) n0fpf 1001 1.415 years 12 hr 22 min 56.5 sec Tue Nov 16 04:18:02 2004
9) wa7nwp 850 1.347 years 13 hr 52 min 59.0 sec Mon Aug 23 04:28:08 2004
10) n7ipb 566 4719 hr 40 min 8 hr 20 min 19.1 sec Sat May 8 10:15:36
11) k7ip 472 1.446 years 26 hr 49 min 50.2 sec Wed May 19 03:38:25
12) x 359 4206 hr 04 min 11 hr 42 min 57.9 sec Sat Apr 3 06:56:34 2004
13) x2 312 3554 hr 23 min 11 hr 23 min 32.2 sec Sat Nov 22 18:41:34 2003
14) huso 235 5101 hr 08 min 21 hr 42 min 25.2 sec Mon Nov 15 03:00:59
15) wa7nwp-1 194 6448 hr 07 min 33 hr 14 min 15.8 sec Wed Nov 10 06:06:03

I often bike or hike alone and may be getting into CERT (and S&R) and thought the location beacon would be a good ability to take advantage of. I knew of the Kenwood HT that has a TNC and APRS built in (still needs a separate GPS, just like a TinyTrak), but it seems awfully expensive for my first radio. that's why I thought this TinyTrak deal might be what I was looking for. It sounds like it'll do just what I need.

One day, when hiking alone in the Stormy Peaks range of Rocky Mtn National Park, it dawned on me just how foolish I was for doing this -- for having a ham ticket and not carrying a decent HT to use in case of trouble. The next weekend I picked up a FT-411 at the Colorado Springs hamfest. Over16 years later, that HT is still in service as wa7nwp-9 mobile.

Today, if I "misplaced" my current HT, there would be no question nor discussion and very little hesitation in regards to replacing it with a D7A(G) HT.

It's an incredible little radio.

Well done RF wise and the APRS features are incredible.

Get the D7 -- you won't regret it.

Make sure you get the (G) model. The earlier model is far inferior.

Don't expect to use the built in TNC for "real packet." That's the tragedy of the D7. It only handles short packets (APRS style) and not too many of them.

A D7 will give you far more functionality then the mere position broadcasting of a TinkTrak.

73,
Bill - WA7NWP

Not long ago, a friend wrote in his blog to Write Down Your Passwords. That brought back thoughts of our little note pad of passwords that I put in a safe place and haven't yet found. With the abundance of passwords these days it's essential to archive them somehow. The alternative to use one or two common passwords for everything is not a good idea.

I found two tools that make for a better system. It's not perfect but it will get better.

Mitglied visited out laptop last weekend. Noticed the constant activity and went to http://housecall.trendmicro.com for an online checkup. It found Mitglied.

Thanks to Google and Norton, the remedy wasn't too difficult -- once I followed the instructions. Deleting the file (virus) that was run with every application without cleaning the run command messed up the laptop a bit. Tricky virus inserted a hook in the registry so it was run prior to running any other operation. When I delected the virus program (runupd.exe) it was then impossible for the laptop to run any program. Booting in safe mode (remember Bill, it's F8) allowed me to repair the registry entry and then the laptop was back in business. Near disaster averted yet again.

Part II - the next weekend.

Back North and checked the messages on the answering machine. Here was a call from my new dialup ISP. ""We've been receiving numerous complaints all weekend of a system sending SPAM. We traced the IP number to your dialup. Please minimize your Internet time until you can disinfect your computer. A very informative and on the ball message courtesy of Isomedia. I'm impressed with their response.