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Locked WILMAR packet node offline this weekend


 

Tony WD0HXV & I removed the WILMAR (note the spelling) node TNC from it's normal location under the LEC big tower Friday.
This was done to change the node callsign from Ace Bonnema's KB0MNU to the Willmar EAR club callsign W0SW and to check over the health of the unit.
I also turned off the CW ider as it is bad for the network and not required in the US.
Tony and I tentatively plan to reinstall it Sunday.
I'm hoping to cobble together a packet station for the meeting Tuesday and demo it to the troops.

73
Mike N0QBH


 

WILMAR is back on line at the LEC site and is sporting it's new callsign W0SW (Willmar Ham club's call).
The CQ IDer is no longer active which will likely be appreciated by the other nodes it would occasionally interfere with.
I also enabled the node's mailbox W0SW-1.
This can be a place to leave messages for other users and works like a public email.?
I limited the memory allocated to about 20k, so there won't be any huge tomes there, just messages.
Thanks again to Tony WD0HXV for getting me in and sort of introducing me to the "new" WIllmar EAR.
73
Mike? N0QBH


 

Thank you for the 2m packet presentation at the meeting last night. If I get a chance to get everything set up next weekend I'll give it a try and see if I can make a contact with you through the WILMAR node.?
Is there an online resource anywhere that I can find a "cheat sheet" with commands used for getting started?


 

Sorry for the delay, Ben.
This is a little like trying to drink from a fire hydrant, but it is broken up into pieces :)
He doesn't miss much? - and it was decades ago!



I'll keep my eye open for something more condensed