[bbssig] Packet Rebirth in Mississippi

[Bill Guthrie]

Hello:

I can establish a telnet connection with you. I am in Jacksonville, FL. I 
have RF connections here via VHF & UHF, but not HF yet. I also have numerous 
telnet connections. Tell me what types of bulletins you would like to 
receive and your password choice.

My BBS = W4JAX
IP 66.166.242.145 port 23

You can connect to me to initiate traffic forwarding.

Also, you may want to look at this web site for info on packet & ecom.: 
www.winlink.org  and 
http://www.winlink.org/Presentations/TELPAC_Overview.pdf

I also am running a telpac station here. A neighbor Ham also runs a HF 
winlink station for my email forwarding via RF.

73's, de Bill, KC4OUA @ W4JAX BBS


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bobby Graves" <kb5hav at bellsouth.net>
To: <bbssig at lists.tapr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: [bbssig] Packet Rebirth in Mississippi


> Greetings Everyone!  I have operated a Full Service Packet BBS from around 
> 1989 until mid year 2000.  Like in many areas of the country, and the 
> world, Packet has seen its ups and downs.
>
> In my state, the decline in Packet Radio began around 1996.  From 1998 
> until 2000, the only way to get information into and out of the state was 
> via TELNET.  For now, about the only thing Packet that is slowly growing 
> is APRS.
>
> Over the course of the past 8 or 9 months, along with a lot of New Blood, 
> there has been a growing interest once again into the area of Packet 
> Radio. Not only for the fun of keyboarding and BBS operations, but for 
> that of Emergency Service Work.
>
> Don't get me wrong, APRS can do a lot, but lets face it, a lot of people 
> just don't understand what all it can do and a lot is being wasted.  By 
> resurrecting the Packet Radio of old, we can use this to a greater 
> advantage such as teaching people how to better use APRS.  One function 
> that I have proven will work is to have a PBBS with local Doppler radar 
> imagery that can be downloaded and used for an overlay on APRS.  This way, 
> the storm spotter can see where the activity is in relationship to him as 
> well as everyone else showing up on the map.  You cannot do this on 
> Findu.com!
>
> This past April was a bad month as Mississippi had numerous killer 
> tornados. In the aftermath of these storms, the new breed of hams we now 
> have, tried out some of the digital modes for post storm reports to the 
> EOC's and Red Cross.  Some of the modes used included but was not limited 
> to Packet, APRS, and SSTV via 2 meter simplex.  Needless to say, all of 
> these officials were blown away.
>
> My question for now is this, while we are now rebuilding a Packet Network 
> in the state of Mississippi, I need a way of getting data into and out 
> utilizing TELNET or either email forwarding.  My system consists of WinFBB 
> 7.00i, a 166 MHz Pentium 4 with 80 MB RAM, 2 MFJ 1270C's and 2 two meter 
> radios for local, an AEA PK-232MBX connected to a Kenwood TS-440, and a 
> TELNET port.  Unfortunately, I have a high noise level on nearly all HF 
> frequencies making a Packet or Pactor I connection useless, and I can only 
> initiate the TELNET connection as I do not have a dedicated IP address for 
> my DSL service.
>
> I greatly appreciate any and all help in helping me to reestablish a good 
> working Packet BBS while we rebuild our Packet Network so that we can 
> reach our forwarding stations via RF.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Bobby
> KB5HAV
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Bobby Graves, KB5HAV
> 1676 Ravenwood Lane
> Home: (601) 932-5301
> Cell: (601) 278-7304
> Pearl, MS 39208
> Email: kb5hav at bellsouth.net
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
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