Tomorrow night at 7 PM is our regularly scheduled EastNet packet group meeting.
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Topics to be covered:
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MODERN NODE STACK BUILDING
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Jason Rauch K4APR has been assisting in building some TAPRN nodes in Virginia. Their methodologies have many features and principles that apply to large scale dedicated packet networks that we are used to, he published a YouTube video about the things he has been working on. This is worth a watch to get some idea of the newer more modern things we can do with node stacks
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The major difference between the TARPN system and our network is they do not use any internet backbones, they don’t do any automated systems on their nodes and they do not have user ports. They also shy away from building node stacks on high mountaintop sites that have difficult and limited access.
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What Jason has built and presented here can easily be built for our network by adding another radio in each box to be used as a user port where individual operators from their home the field can connect to the network and move around and use service on the network such as BBS systems, CHAT nodes, WinLink gateways and DX Clusters.
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TARPN uses a modified version of G8BPQ for their node operating system.
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We can absolutely build modern packet node stacks with modern hardware! This type of node stack lets you interconnect regions with backbone links between sites that do not suffer from hidden node syndrome. Having dedicated backbone links makes even 1200 baud data rates work so much better. You can move more data around than you would think. Linking nodes like this in to systems like the TPRFN gateway node sites really does a not to establish viable and robust networks. While we can still use the older TNC’s there has been much concern that someone who wants to start new node sites they have a very hard time getting the hardware together.
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IP400 updates – We hope to have Steven Stroh give this update but it may be someone else.
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TPRFN – Glenn N3MEL – Updates to their project and the new gateway station expansions to the RF only BBS VARA-HF gateways. This is an exciting part of amateur radio data networking. We are bridging geographically separated terrestrial packet networks and BBS systems to be able to deliver bulletins and message traffic. This is independent of the internet backbones. They are directly support the Radio Relay International (RRI) mission. He will also give updates about how the monthly checking nets have been working and the knowledge being gained each month.
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AREDN? - There have been some exciting updates regarding AREDN and Mark Herson N2MH will highlight those and be available for those with any questions
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HamGate, 44 Net and ARDC updates – Charles Hargrove N2NOV will give some brief updates as well as discuss ideas about creating files to be stored on BBS systems as resources to have available should someone need documents or information and they do not have access to the internet.
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General discussion among participants about their efforts to build/combine and improve the packet networking everywhere. Looking forward to seeing you all on the call!
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Brian N2KGC – President EastNet
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