Subj : Re: KC1RGS Intro
To   : Lon J Seidman
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Nov 27 2022 02:15 am

Lon,

 LJS> So for local packet work I was using Outpost which was the easiest path
 LJS> to take - it sets up a pretty basic terminal / tnc that works in
 LJS> conjunction with direwolf via AGWPE if I remember correctly. Where I
 LJS> live packet is really tough as the closest BBS is just on the edge of
 LJS> what I can reach with my current configuration.

  I logon to the NS2B BBS in Penfield, New York. It offers both RF and Telnet
access...plus it hosts "The PCL Net" every Monday at 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern
Time. During the weeks of Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's...it does not meet on those Mondays.

  Years ago, on the now former N0KFQ BBS in Branson, Missouri (the Sysop and
his wife have both passed away), where The PCL Net originated, was what I
call "The E.D. Net". 

  Both of those files are at the hyperlink off of my QRZ bio...look for the 
file names "The PCL Net" and "The E.D. Net", respectively.

 LJS> For the ISS I started playing around with UISS which helps manage the
 LJS> very tight constraints of a pass. But I've also been able to decode
 LJS> packets on just my HT's build in APRS functionality. I also managed to
 LJS> use an Android app called APRS droid along with a cheap Yaesu HT! Even
 LJS> managed to reach the station with the rubber duck!

  At one time, I had that app on my smartphone, but since I mainly stay at
home (being homebound due to dry corneas, which would blur my vision without
warning, where it became too dangerous to drive anymore), I saw no need for 
it. With the D-Rats application, I use the GPS-A script to note my location 
for aprs.fi -- but you may have to search for my callsign separately.

Daryl, WX4QZ

.... Ham Radio D-Star, Echolink, D-Rats Net Spreadsheets: wx4qz.net/elk.htm
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