Re: Adding port number in BBS log
On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 01:16 PM, John G8BPQ wrote:
Are you asking for this info on outward connects as well?
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Yes, please.? Trying to diagnose this...
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Although I have interval times set randomly between 3600-4200 on my HF ports I have 5 hours of no connection attempts from 0600 to 1100 (UTC) and cannot figure out why. All works normal on the AXIP ports.
It is a Windows 10 machine that reboots at 0530 utc and start mail at 0615.
I use 0000-2359 in most of the Times boxes, and Times xxxx-yyyy in the scripts. All scripts have multiple times blocks in them.
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I am assuming Interval timers start upon start of BPQMail. Do they reset any other time than a connect attempt? Do they reset anytime a forwarding record is changed, or upon incoming connection from that station?? Or any other time?
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Anything wrong obvious to you?
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Re: Multiple Port APRS Digi different WIDE configuration
APRSPATH defines the path set in outgoing messages, I doesn't affect
what is digipeated.
DIGICALLS define which packets you digipeat but this is system-wide.
You can't set it by port.
73, John
On 14/03/2025 15:11, Heber Soto, NP4JN
via groups.io wrote:
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I am Digipeating APRS traffic in two different frequencies.
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I was in the impression this would work with this
configuration but I am seeing port 4 digipeat beyond WIDE1-1
like port 2:
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APRSDIGI
?APRSCALL=NP4JN-11
?APRSPATH 4=APRS,WIDE1-1
?APRSPATH 2=APRS,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
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?BEACONTOIS=1
?DIGICALLS=WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
?DIGIMAP 4=IS,4
?DIGIMAP 2=2,IS,4
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?GATEDPATH 4=WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1;
?GATEDPATH 2=WIDE1-1;
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?ReplaceDigiCalls ??
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?MaxTraceHops=2 ; Max value of n in CALLN-n processing. If
a packet is received with n greater than
?MaxFloodHops=2 ; this, the value will be replaced BEFORE it
is decremented.
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I would like to achieve the following Digipeating
(GATEDPATH from IS to RF is fine):
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PORT 2 WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1;
PORT 4 WIDE1-1;
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Thanks
Heber
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Re: Adding port number in BBS log
For incoming connects the port should already be logged. I see this:
?Incoming Connect from GB7BPQ on Port 6 Freq 7050950 Mode ARDOP 500.
Are you asking for this info on outward connects as well?
73, John
On 14/03/2025 12:38, Mark Taylor wrote:
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John, is there a way to add the port number from which a
connection is made in the BBS log? If I had the ability to
extract by port number it would help diagnose some things.? For
example, I would like to see the log for all my Vara
connections, i.e. Port 5 and not all the AXIP port connections.?
So, just having the port number in there we can extract what we
need through grep or whatever.
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Thanks
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Re: BBS Error not connecting on all our linbpq nodes with latest 2 versions.
This is occurring using RF only not telnet.
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We are calling the node first it will respond but when we issue a command like "?" or "BBS" it would disconnect.
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We are also call the BBS directly by its Call Sign or Alias same result it would just disconnect.
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We are trying direct connect C call.
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The following traffic was originated where I connected to a node via IP telnet then from the node issued C 2 !WP4QNQ-11 to the BBS:
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[0L 14:07:30] WP4QNQ-11>NP4JN:(UA res, f=1)
NP4JJ-10 audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _|||||___
[0.3 14:07:39] NP4JJ-10>KP3T-10:(XID cmd, p=1)XID error: Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
NP4JJ-10 audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _||||||__
[0.3 14:07:41] NP4JJ-10>KP3T-10:(XID cmd, p=1)XID error: Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
NP4JN audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? ||||||___
[0.2 14:07:44] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(I cmd, n(s)=0, n(r)=0, p=1, pid=0xf0)?<0x0d>
NP4JN audio level = 33(16/15) ? [NONE] ? |||||||__
[0.3 14:07:46] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _||||||__
[0.3 14:07:51] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(16/15) ? [NONE] ? _||||||__
[0.3 14:07:54] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(16/15) ? [NONE] ? _|||||___
[0.3 14:07:58] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(16/15) ? [NONE] ? |||||||__
[0.3 14:08:01] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(16/15) ? [NONE] ? ||||||___
[0.2 14:08:05] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
RNCDOR audio level = 28(12/14) ? [NONE] ? |||||____
[0.2 14:08:08] RNCDOR>APN382,WIDE2-1:!1814.29NS06645.97W#KP3A Digipeater<0x0d>
Position, OVERLAY DIGI (green star) w/overlay S, Kantronics KPC-3 rom versions
N 18 14.2900, W 066 45.9700
KP3A Digipeater
Digipeater NP4JJ-11 audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _||||||__
[0.3 14:08:10] RNCDOR>APN382,NP4JJ-11*:!1814.29NS06645.97W#
Digipeater NP4JJ-11 audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _||||||__
[0.3 14:08:10] RNCDOR>APN382,NP4JJ-11*:!1814.29NS06645.97W#KP3A Digipeater<0x0d>
Position, OVERLAY DIGI (green star) w/overlay S, Kantronics KPC-3 rom versions
N 18 14.2900, W 066 45.9700
KP3A Digipeater
NP4JN audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? ||||||___
[0.2 14:08:11] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? |||||||__
[0.3 14:08:12] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? ||||||___
[0.2 14:08:16] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(RR cmd, n(r)=0, p=1)
NP4JN audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _|||||___
[0.3 14:08:20] NP4JN>WP4QNQ-11:(DISC cmd, p=1)
RNCDOR audio level = 29(12/14) ? [NONE] ? |||||____
[0.2 14:08:35] RNCDOR>BEACON:!1814.29NS06645.97W#KP3A Digipeater<0x0d>
Position, OVERLAY DIGI (green star) w/overlay S
N 18 14.2900, W 066 45.9700
KP3A Digipeater
KP3A-5 audio level = 29(11/14) ? [NONE] ? |||||____
[0.2 14:08:35] KP3A-5>ID:Network Node (RONCAD)<0x0d>
Unknown APRS Data Type Indicator "N", Yacht ?<= the original primar
Attached to KISS TCP client application 1...
Ready to accept KISS TCP client application 0 on port 8001 ...
NP4JJ-10 audio level = 34(15/15) ? [NONE] ? |||||||__
[0.3 14:08:45] NP4JJ-10>KP3T-10:(XID cmd, p=1)XID error: Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
NP4JJ-10 audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _||||||__
[0.3 14:08:49] NP4JJ-10>KP3T-10:(XID cmd, p=1)XID error: Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
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Re: Vara Minimum Bitrate Suggestion
Thanks John, I'll keep using the session timer.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Re: BBS Error not connecting on all our linbpq nodes with latest 2 versions.
It looks like Direwolf is rejecting an XID, but a SABM is sent
afterwards so it should still work. Could you post a bit more of the
trace?
Is this a normal level 2 connect or is it between nodes, and which
end is BPQ and which is running Direwolf?
LinBPQ now attempts to use ax.25 V2.2 between nodes and so starts
the connection sequence with XID but normal user connects shouldn't,
unless NC call is used instead of C call.
73,
John
On 14/03/2025 15:53, Heber Soto, NP4JN
via groups.io wrote:
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I recently upgraded to the .65 linbpq version and I am
receiving reports that they cant connect to our BBS.
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It would just disconnect if connecting via the node to BBS or
directly to BBS via alias or calling.
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This is occurring in all of our linbpq.
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This error I am seing in direwolf screen:
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[0L 11:48:17] WP4QNQ-10>NP4JJ-10:(XID cmd, p=1)XID
error: Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
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NP4JJ-10 audio level = 33(14/15) ? [NONE] ? |||||||__
[0.3 11:48:19] NP4JJ-10>WP4QNQ-10:(XID res, f=1)XID error:
Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
XID error: Expected Synchronous Tx to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
[0L 11:48:20] WP4QNQ-10>NP4JJ-10:(SABM cmd, p=1)
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NP4JJ-10 audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _|||||___
[0.3 11:48:21] NP4JJ-10>WP4QNQ-10:(UA res, f=1)
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Any suggestions
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Heber
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Re: Vara Minimum Bitrate Suggestion
You can't set a minimum bit rate but you can set a maximum session
time using SESSIONTIMELIMIT.
73, John
On 14/03/2025 16:20, Mark Taylor wrote:
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John, is there a way to either set a minimum bitrate level in
a Vara port, or connect script, to prevent connections that go
on for an excessive amount of time?
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And can the value be read periodically and a disconnect
issued should the bitrate fall below the setting for more than x
number of retires or something?
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Perhaps a future enhancement?
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Vara Minimum Bitrate Suggestion
John, is there a way to either set a minimum bitrate level in a Vara port, or connect script, to prevent connections that go on for an excessive amount of time?
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And can the value be read periodically and a disconnect issued should the bitrate fall below the setting for more than x number of retires or something?
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Perhaps a future enhancement?
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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BBS Error not connecting on all our linbpq nodes with latest 2 versions.
I recently upgraded to the .65 linbpq version and I am receiving reports that they cant connect to our BBS.
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It would just disconnect if connecting via the node to BBS or directly to BBS via alias or calling.
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This is occurring in all of our linbpq.
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This error I am seing in direwolf screen:
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[0L 11:48:17] WP4QNQ-10>NP4JJ-10:(XID cmd, p=1)XID error: Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
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NP4JJ-10 audio level = 33(14/15) ? [NONE] ? |||||||__
[0.3 11:48:19] NP4JJ-10>WP4QNQ-10:(XID res, f=1)XID error: Expected Balanced ABM to be set.
XID error: Expected one of Half or Full Duplex be set.
XID error: Expected Extended Address to be set.
XID error: Expected Synchronous Tx to be set.
?REJ modulo-8 I-Field-Length-Rx=256 Window-Size-Rx=7
[0L 11:48:20] WP4QNQ-10>NP4JJ-10:(SABM cmd, p=1)
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NP4JJ-10 audio level = 33(15/15) ? [NONE] ? _|||||___
[0.3 11:48:21] NP4JJ-10>WP4QNQ-10:(UA res, f=1)
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Any suggestions
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Heber
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Multiple Port APRS Digi different WIDE configuration
I am Digipeating APRS traffic in two different frequencies.
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I was in the impression this would work with this configuration but I am seeing port 4 digipeat beyond WIDE1-1 like port 2:
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APRSDIGI
?APRSCALL=NP4JN-11
?APRSPATH 4=APRS,WIDE1-1
?APRSPATH 2=APRS,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
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?BEACONTOIS=1
?DIGICALLS=WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
?DIGIMAP 4=IS,4
?DIGIMAP 2=2,IS,4
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?GATEDPATH 4=WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1;
?GATEDPATH 2=WIDE1-1;
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?ReplaceDigiCalls ??
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?MaxTraceHops=2 ; Max value of n in CALLN-n processing. If a packet is received with n greater than
?MaxFloodHops=2 ; this, the value will be replaced BEFORE it is decremented.
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I would like to achieve the following Digipeating (GATEDPATH from IS to RF is fine):
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PORT 2 WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1;
PORT 4 WIDE1-1;
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Thanks
Heber
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Adding port number in BBS log
John, is there a way to add the port number from which a connection is made in the BBS log? If I had the ability to extract by port number it would help diagnose some things.? For example, I would like to see the log for all my Vara connections, i.e. Port 5 and not all the AXIP port connections.? So, just having the port number in there we can extract what we need through grep or whatever.
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Thanks
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Thank-you for pointing me back to enabling KISS in WinRPR. When I enabled it previously, I misread the message in the attachment and thought I had actually disabled it. I guess it means that the non-KISS input is disabled.
Thanks also for the explanation of the monitor with
WA8DED Host Mode.
73, Lee K5DAT
On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:34?AM John G8BPQ via <john.wiseman= [email protected]> wrote:
WinRPR uses WA8DED Host Mode, and with that the monitor does not
differentiate between TX and RX frames.
When you tried KISSHF did you enable KISS mode in the WinRPR config?
73, John
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WinRPR uses WA8DED Host Mode, and with that the monitor does not
differentiate between TX and RX frames.
When you tried KISSHF did you enable KISS mode in the WinRPR config?
73, John
On 13/03/2025 03:24, Lee Bengston via
groups.io wrote:
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1) The WINRPR driver works, but QtTermTCP shows the same
(Rx) color in the monitor for both transmit and receive. I
don't see that on any other ports. It's a minor but strange
thing. Despite not showing the right color for transmit, the
radio does get keyed, and transmit works.
2) When advised to try the KISSHF driver, I did, and the
correct color is displayed in QtTermTCP for transmit, but the
radio is not keyed.
My current port is as follows. When I change to use the
KISSHF driver, the line DRIVER=WINRPR is replaced with
DRIVER=KISSHF, and the KISS related parameters are
un-commented.
PTT is handled via CAT commands. BPQRemotePTT and com0com
are running on a Win10 desktop with WinRPR. LinBPQ
communicates with WinRPR over the network.
PORT
?PORTNUM=8
?INTERLOCK=1
?ID=WinRPR, INFO for details
?DRIVER=WINRPR
; QUALITY=0
; FRACK=6000
; RESPTIME=6000
; RETRIES=12
; MAXFRAME=1
; PACLEN=60
; TXDELAY=300
; SLOTTIME=100
; PERSIST=128
?CONFIG
? ADDR 192.168.200.6 8001 PTT CAT
? FORCE ROBUST ? ? ? ? ? ?; RP Only
? USEAPPLCALLS ? ? ? ? ? ?; Accept connects to all APPLCALLS
? Z 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; No Flow Control
? Y 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; One Channel
? E 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Echo - Restart process needs echo
? BEACONAFTERSESSION
ENDPORT
The pertinent
rig control statements are as follows:
?RADIO 1
?Remote YAESU FTDX10
HAMLIB=4532
LinBPQ sends CAT
commands to WinMorControl on the Win10 desktop including the
command(s) for PTT. That works not only with WinRPR &
the WINRPR driver, but also with QtSoundModem and VARA.
73,
Lee K5DAT
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Re: HF Forwarding partners needed
On Mar 13, 2025, at 8:54?PM, Gordon Gibby KX4Z via groups.io <docvacuumtubes@...> wrote:
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Some of these things I don’t understand.
In our county, if you want to be involved in serving in a disaster, you are 10 trillion more times likely, if you have been affiliating with those who are legally empowered to manage the disaster. If they have never met you and don’t know who you are, how would they know to take advantage of your capabilities when something really bad has happened and they’re very very stressed??
If you’ve been working with them and their volunteers, and growing relationships for years, and are called upon every time there’s a declared disaster, ?then you can pretty much guarantee you will have stuff to do. Of course, normal communications don’t always break down and so you may not get called to transmit terribly important messages, but at least you’re there and known And available in case they do. ? You’ll probably be running training exercises every few weeks to keep up techniques and assets. ?
So I think if you really want to be involved in emergencies, the best thing to do is start serving and building those relationships with people who are legally in charge when the emergencies occur
Gordon KX4Z?
On Mar 13, 2025, at 21:48, Robby via groups.io <Robby.roberson@...> wrote:
? if you can connect consistently with a digital hub in the east or west then you send it to them if make arrangements with a station then you send it to them your choice nobody else? On Mar 13, 2025, at 8:42?PM, Todd Kolmodin via groups.io <n7try.or@...> wrote:
? Well, there isn’t a “rule” but if you want any guarantees that your digital traffic will actually get to its destination you might want to forward to one of the known digital hubs. Otherwise it just may bounce around to stations that are not following any guidelines. It’s your choice in the end. 73,
Todd N7TRY PNW7 Alt Digital Hub.
What rule says I got to go through KE5YTA you can forward traffic to any station that you are able to have a consistent connection with? ? You should be connecting to KE5YTA for NTSD/DTN traffic.
He is the South Central Area Digital Traffic (Net) hub.
His QRZ info is good.
73 de W4DNA - Dave
4RN Digital Hub
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Re: HF Forwarding partners needed
Some of these things I don’t understand.
In our county, if you want to be involved in serving in a disaster, you are 10 trillion more times likely, if you have been affiliating with those who are legally empowered to manage the disaster. If they have never met you and don’t know who you are, how would they know to take advantage of your capabilities when something really bad has happened and they’re very very stressed??
If you’ve been working with them and their volunteers, and growing relationships for years, and are called upon every time there’s a declared disaster, ?then you can pretty much guarantee you will have stuff to do. Of course, normal communications don’t always break down and so you may not get called to transmit terribly important messages, but at least you’re there and known And available in case they do. ? You’ll probably be running training exercises every few weeks to keep up techniques and assets. ?
So I think if you really want to be involved in emergencies, the best thing to do is start serving and building those relationships with people who are legally in charge when the emergencies occur
Gordon KX4Z?
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On Mar 13, 2025, at 21:48, Robby via groups.io <Robby.roberson@...> wrote:
? if you can connect consistently with a digital hub in the east or west then you send it to them if make arrangements with a station then you send it to them your choice nobody else? On Mar 13, 2025, at 8:42?PM, Todd Kolmodin via groups.io <n7try.or@...> wrote:
? Well, there isn’t a “rule” but if you want any guarantees that your digital traffic will actually get to its destination you might want to forward to one of the known digital hubs. Otherwise it just may bounce around to stations that are not following any guidelines. It’s your choice in the end. 73,
Todd N7TRY PNW7 Alt Digital Hub.
What rule says I got to go through KE5YTA you can forward traffic to any station that you are able to have a consistent connection with? ? You should be connecting to KE5YTA for NTSD/DTN traffic.
He is the South Central Area Digital Traffic (Net) hub.
His QRZ info is good.
73 de W4DNA - Dave
4RN Digital Hub
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Re: HF Forwarding partners needed
if you can connect consistently with a digital hub in the east or west then you send it to them if make arrangements with a station then you send it to them your choice nobody else?
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On Mar 13, 2025, at 8:42?PM, Todd Kolmodin via groups.io <n7try.or@...> wrote:
? Well, there isn’t a “rule” but if you want any guarantees that your digital traffic will actually get to its destination you might want to forward to one of the known digital hubs. Otherwise it just may bounce around to stations that are not following any guidelines. It’s your choice in the end. 73,
Todd N7TRY PNW7 Alt Digital Hub.
What rule says I got to go through KE5YTA you can forward traffic to any station that you are able to have a consistent connection with? ? You should be connecting to KE5YTA for NTSD/DTN traffic.
He is the South Central Area Digital Traffic (Net) hub.
His QRZ info is good.
73 de W4DNA - Dave
4RN Digital Hub
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Re: HF Forwarding partners needed
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On Mar 13, 2025, at 8:42?PM, Todd Kolmodin via groups.io <n7try.or@...> wrote:
? Well, there isn’t a “rule” but if you want any guarantees that your digital traffic will actually get to its destination you might want to forward to one of the known digital hubs. Otherwise it just may bounce around to stations that are not following any guidelines. It’s your choice in the end. 73,
Todd N7TRY PNW7 Alt Digital Hub.
What rule says I got to go through KE5YTA you can forward traffic to any station that you are able to have a consistent connection with? ? You should be connecting to KE5YTA for NTSD/DTN traffic.
He is the South Central Area Digital Traffic (Net) hub.
His QRZ info is good.
73 de W4DNA - Dave
4RN Digital Hub
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Re: HF Forwarding partners needed
Well, there isn’t a “rule” but if you want any guarantees that your digital traffic will actually get to its destination you might want to forward to one of the known digital hubs. Otherwise it just may bounce around to stations that are not following any guidelines. It’s your choice in the end. 73,
Todd N7TRY PNW7 Alt Digital Hub.
What rule says I got to go through KE5YTA you can forward traffic to any station that you are able to have a consistent connection with? ? You should be connecting to KE5YTA for NTSD/DTN traffic.
He is the South Central Area Digital Traffic (Net) hub.
His QRZ info is good.
73 de W4DNA - Dave
4RN Digital Hub
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Re: SCS PTC-IIIusb Settings Help
Mark, that may have been it, the far end was set to B2, my end to B1, setting both on my end worked for first test. ?More testing needed, but looks good. ?I’ll update when I have done more testing.
73
Jim KI0BK?
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Re: HF Forwarding partners needed
What rule says I got to go through KE5YTA you can forward traffic to any station that you are able to have a consistent connection with?
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On Mar 13, 2025, at 5:56?PM, W4DNA - Dave via groups.io <w4dna@...> wrote:
? You should be connecting to KE5YTA for NTSD/DTN traffic.
He is the South Central Area Digital Traffic (Net) hub.
His QRZ info is good.
73 de W4DNA - Dave
4RN Digital Hub
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Robby