Hello all,
I'm back on HF packet, have been for about 3 months now and am really enjoying it.?? I was active on HF packet for the best part of 15 years from the early 80's until the mid 90's and like I said it's good to be back.?
I do have a question about packet procedure these days.
Back when I was on HF, the full service BBS's transferred mail back and forth within their "network" by using a series of "backbones" which of course were on different frequencies.?? It worked pretty well and
I can remember exchanging messages with other hams around the US.?? Fun stuff.?
I realize of course that that's not really happening anymore and that's perfectly fine.??
I live on the East Coast in MA and for some reason I seem to have a real good "pipeline" to SOLBBS (N0HI).?? He's got a BBS that does a good job and I can get into it easily on a very consistent basis so, naturally
it's the one I use.
Other hams on Net105 and I are communicating by leaving messages in each others pbbs on the TNC's.?? It works of course but HF being what it is, sometimes it's easier then others.
I also do an "L" over on SOLBBS each day to check bulletins and to see what is there that I might be interested in.
So.....my question (finally) is this.??
If I see a bulletin on SOLBBS say from a ham in FL or somewhere else and I'd like to reply to him and if I do so on SOLBBS will it work its way to him like the old days or will it just sit on SOLBBS?
Also, if see another ham's beacon or whatever can I drop him a note at SOLBBS and hope it works it way to him?
I'm thinking in both instances the answer is no and I totally understand.?? There is no BBS forwarding on Network105.?? I'm not being critical at all, I totally understand, I just want to
get a clear understanding on the bulletins I see streaming by when I list them.??
I also from time to time like to send bulletins of my own out on a BBS as it's fun to get the responses that I see from other hams around the country / world.?? I am just thinking that
there's no sense in me doing so as they'll not be broadcast anywhere.
So.....am I right?
Thanks everyone, I appreciate your help.
73 Jim W1JT
