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INFO-HAMS Digest Sat, 23 Dec 89 Volume 89 : Issue 1059
Today's Topics:
Gateway 15-Dec-89
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Date: 22 Dec 89 14:31:56 GMT
From: n8emr!gws@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Gary Sanders)
Subject: Gateway 15-Dec-89
Message-ID: <1389@n8emr.UUCP>
Subject : Gateway 15-Dec-89 P 1 of 4
GATEWAY: The ARRL Packet-Radio Newsletter - Volume 6 - Number 7
December 15, 1989 - Part 1 of 4
Published by the American Radio Relay League
225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111
Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, Editor
TAPR packetRADIO STATUS
The beta test version of the TAPR packetRADIO, that was to be unveiled at
the ARRL Computer Networking Conference, didn't happen because it wasn't
ready. TAPR could have thrown it together and taken folks money, however,
it was felt that the amateur community deserved better. Packeteers have
put their trust in TAPR many times and TAPR felt the only responsible thing
to do was to take a little more time and do it right. This was a tough
decision, but TAPR believed it was the correct thing to do.
In the next 60 days, the circuit boards are going to be revised and some
tweaks will be made to the design. Hopefully, the end result will be
something we can all be proud of.
Offers of help have not gone unnoticed. Andy Freeborn, N0CCZ, has a map of
the US on his wall and on it are all of the call signs of people who want
to participate in the beta test. A dBase listing has been compiled as
well. When looking at the map, data base, and the forms prospective
testers have filled out, two things become clear.
1. There are a lot of talented people who want to help.
2. Not everyone will get a radio.
Since TAPR plans to produce only 100 radios for testing, over half of the
requests will have to be turned down. Beta testing should not be thought
of as a way to be "first on the block" with the latest gear. Rather, it is
a serious part of the final review process before turning the design over
to the amateur community.
The delays are frustrating, but, according to TAPR, being honest and up
front with the folks that have volunteered to be test sites has been the
preferred way to go.
by Pete Eaton, WB9FLW from Packet Status Register
BB VERSION 2.8 AVAILABLE
Version 2.8 of the AA4RE BB PBBS program is now available. The primary
advantage of BB over other systems is its ability to handle multiple
connects per port. The program uses it own multitasker; no DesqView,
DoubleDos, etc is required. On the down side, BB has been optimized for
speed, but requires at least 512 kbyte (and usually 640 kbyte) of RAM to be
used productively.
The following features have been added to the software:
o New port type: G8BPQ_NODE (use version 3.51 or higher of the G8BPQ
program)
o Ability to execute a DOS program from WAKEUP or keyboard
o New search arguments for the K, R and EXPORT commands,which are similar
to the L command
o R option LATER and REJECT support
o Support for multiple PBBS with same call sign
o White Pages support (EW command)
o GN command to change file names while running
o NO_BUSY_FWD in PARMS.BB to prevent a forward cycle if the port is busy
(intended for single connection HF operation)
o $7, $8, $9 to MESSAGEs (each sounds a different tone;intended primarily
for blind SYSOPs)
For more info contact:
Frank McPherson, KB7TV
4102 E Lavender Ln
Phoenix, AZ 85044
N7IJI in Charlotte, North Carolina, is also distributing the software.
Contact him via N7IJI @ N7IJI.NC.USA.NA for information on how to obtain a
copy. The software can also be obtained by downloading it from the WA6RDH
telephone BBS at 916- 678-1535. Those with FTP Internet service or BITNET
should send a note to AA4RE @ AA4RE.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA with your TCP/IP
address or BITNET address for delivery over those networks. The software
should also be available from TAPR (PO Box 12925, Tucson, AZ 85732).
In addition, the following programs are available:
o BB28DOC: N4CHV's DOC file for BB
o BBUTL12: KL7GNG's BB utility package, which includes Log File Analyzer
o QBBS: KL7GNG's information on N4HY's satellite tracker server
Please correspond directly with the software authors if you have questions,
comments, or problems with these files.
In addition, N2MH's header parser has been tested and is recommended (it
updates your HLOOKUP.BB file based on incoming messages). Contact N2MH
directly (via N2MH @ N2MH.NY.USA.NA) for version 68.
from Roy Engehausen, AA4RE
GATEWAY: The ARRL Packet-Radio Newsletter - Volume 6 - Number 7
December 15, 1989 - Part 2 of 4
CONNECTICUT HIGH-SPEED PACKET-RADIO BACKBONE ON LINE
As amateurs, we have thought of the concept of 9600-baud packet radio for
some time. In Connecticut, these thoughts have finally become reality with
9600-baud packet radio links now in operation. The concept was proposed to
us by Mark Herson, N2MH, the EastNet Network Manager. His scheme for a
multi-tier network offered relief to the crowded 220-MHz backbone
frequencies of the Tri-State area (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York).
The Connecticut network was formed using the basic concept of all users
access via 2-meter user nodes. The multiport systems would form three
regional networks with the N1DCS site serving as Region 1, the Insurance
City Repeater Club site, WA1UQC, as Region 2, and the W1HAD site as Region
3. The N1DCS system is a four-port system, while the WA1UQC and W1HAD
systems are three- port systems. The three systems form a dedicated UHF
backbone operating at 9600 bauds. The fourth port at N1DCS ties into the
New York network, EBN. (By the time of this publication, the EBN network
may have their own 9600-baud system tied in as well.) WA1UQC extends into
the New England network, NEDA. This provides a four-level system with no
hidden transmitters on either the 220-MHz regional network frequencies or
the UHF 9600-baud high- speed backbone.
The equipment used on the 9600-baud paths are 30-watt Maxon 70-cm
commercial grade 2-way radios with MFJ and PacComm TNCs equipped with
PacComm 9600-baud modems. TXD is set at 20, although bench tests show the
ability to run TXD as low as 5 or 10. This will be fine-tuned in time. The
port diode matrixes are running at 19.2 kbaud at all key sites. This has
drastically increased through-put into and out of the state. Users can now
access PBBSs that they could never access before and PBBS forwarding is
much quicker. In addition, user channel congestion due to PBBS forwarding
has dramatically decreased.
from Caesar Rodina, N1DCS, CT Section Manager
TAPR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULED
As has been the case since the formation of the organization, the 1990 TAPR
Annual Membership Meeting will again be held in Tucson, Arizona, February
24-25 at the same location as last year, ie, The Inn At The Airport, 7060
South Tucson Boulevard, which is a short distance from the airport
terminal.
The Inn At The Airport again offers special rates of $49 for either one or
two persons in a room. Breakfast is included in the rate and there is a
late afternoon cocktail hour free to those staying at the Inn. Reservations
may be made by calling 1- 800-772-3847 (in Arizona, call 602-746-0271).
On Friday night, there will be the customary social session with lots of
getting (re)acquainted; pizzas as usual. Following the pizza session, the
would-be Indy 500 contestants will burn rubber at the Malibu Grand Prix.
Since last year's western-style meal in a dining room adjacent to the
conference room was so popular, it will be scheduled again this year.
Expect to see many of the manufacturers of packet-radio equipment present
with displays and demonstrations. Some have already contacted TAPR for
arrangements. All of the new TAPR kits will be shown and discussed.
Those wishing to be on the speaking agenda should advise the TAPR office as
soon as possible. The Sunday session should be concluded near or shortly
after noon for those planning afternoon departures.
from Packet Status Register
NEW ARRL PACKET-RADIO BOOK DUE SOON
The Second Edition of the ARRL's popular packet-radio book, Your Gateway to
Packet Radio, will be on sale real soon now. The second edition picks up
where the first edition left off, adding coverage of all the packet-radio
developments that have occurred since the first edition of the book was
published two years ago.
New features include extensive coverage of the various networking schemes
(NET/ROM, KA-Node, ROSE, TCP/IP, TexNet, etc), the new packet-radio
satellites, and an "Applications" chapter. Another new feature is a
detailed TNC features comparison chart. The extensive glossary of terms
and source listing that appeared in the first edition have been expanded
even further in the new edition.
Your Gateway to Packet Radio was written by your Gateway editor, Stan
Horzepa, WA1LOU. It will be available soon from your local ham radio
emporium or directly from ARRL headquarters.
HOW NOT TO USE A WHITE PAGES SERVER
The story "How To Use A White Pages Server" that appeared in the November
17 issue of Gateway may have misled some of our readers. A "cache server"
is intended for use on a local basis only, that is, information requests
sent to a cache server should only be generated from users within the area
served by that cache server, not from the packet-radio population in
general. Information requests that can not be handled by a local cache
server should be addressed to the White Pages global server, which is PBBS
W9ZRX (W9ZRX.IN.USA.NA).
GATEWAY: The ARRL Packet-Radio Newsletter - Volume 6 - Number 7
December 15, 1989 - Part 3 of 4
IP ADDRESS COORDINATOR LIST
Here's the list of regional IP address coordinators as of November 29,
courtesy of Brian Kantor, WB6CYT, the global AMPRNET address coordinator.
(An IP address is required in order to use the KA9Q Internet Protocol
Package for amateur packet-radio TCP/IP operation. Contact your region's
coordinator for an address assignment.)
IP IP ADDRESS
LOCATION ADDRESS COORDINATOR
US Coordinators
AK 44.022 KL7JL
AL 44.100 K4FUM
AR 44.110 WD5B
AZ 44.124 WB7TPY
CA: L.A./San Fernando Valley 44.016 WB5EKU
CA: Orange County 44.010 KA6CCF
CA: Sacramento 44.002 K6RTV
CA: San Bernardino 44.018 WC6T
CA: San Diego 44.008 WB6CYT
CA: Santa Barbara/Ventura 44.006 WB5EKU
CA: San Francisco/Silicon Valley 44.004 N6OYU
CO: Colorado Springs 44.032 N3EUA
CO: northeast 44.020 AI0C
CO: western 44.084 K9MWM
CT 44.088 KE3Z
DC 44.096 WB6RQN
FL 44.098 Garry Paxinos
GA 44.036 KD4NC
HI: and Pacific islands 44.014 KJ9U
IA 44.050 KC0OX
IL: northern 44.072 WD9DBJ
IN 44.048 KA9FJS
KY 44.106 WB9TPG
LA: southwestern 44.108 N5KNX
MA: Boston 44.056 AE1C
MA: western 44.044 W3VH
MD 44.060 WB3FFV
ME 44.118 WA2YVL
MI: lower peninsula 44.102 KV8G
MI: upper peninsula 44.092 W9NK
MN 44.094 W9NK
MO 44.046 WB0ROT
MS 44.042 WA4DDE
MT 44.082 N7GXP
NC 44.074 KA4OJN
NH 44.052 K8LT
NJ: northern 44.064 KA9Q
NJ: southern 44.065 KA2BQE
NM 44.030 WS5N
NY: Long Island 44.068 W2JUP
OH 44.070 N8EMR
OK 44.078 K5JB
OR 44.026 WA7TAS
OR: Portland 44.116 WA7NJK
PA: eastern 44.080 WA3WBU
PA: Pittsburgh 44.112 N3CVL
RI 44.104 W1CG
SC 44.038 N4QXV
TN 44.034 WD4NMQ
TX: central 44.076 WB5BBW
TX: Dallas 44.028 KD5QN
TX: western 44.077 KA5EJX
UT 44.040 WA7MBL
VA: not DC 44.062 WA4ONG
VT 44.054 N1CQE
WA: eastern 44.012 KA7AXD
WA: western (Puget Sound) 44.024 N1DMM
WI 44.092 W9NK
WV 44.058 KB8AOB
International Subnet Coordinators
Argentina 44.153 LU7ABF
Australia 44.136 VK2ZXQ
Austria 44.143 OE1YSS
Belgium 44.144 ON7LE
Canada 44.135 VE3GYQ
Chile 44.157 Flavio Llanos
Denmark 44.145 OZ1EUI
Ecuador 44.148 HC5K
Finland 44.139 OH2BJU
France 44.151 FC1BQ
Germany 44.130 DL4TA
Greece 44.154 SV1IW
Hong Kong 44.149 VS6EL
Hungary 44.156 HA5DI
Indonesia 44.132 YB1BG
Ireland 44.155 EI9GL
Israel 44.138 4X6OJ
Italy 44.134 I2KFX
Japan 44.129 JG1SLY/JH3XCU
Netherlands 44.137 PA0GRI
New Zealand 44.147
Norway 44.141 LA4JL
Philippines 44.146 DU1UJ
Spain 44.133 none
Sweden 44.140 SM0RGV
Switzerland 44.142 HB9SFD
United Kingdom 44.131 G3MRX/G6KVK
Venezuela 44.152 OA4KO/YV5
Yugoslavia 44.150 YU3FK
Outer Space-AMSAT 44.193 W3IWI
Testing 44.128 none
(44.128 is reserved for testing. Do not use this address for operational
networks. You may safely assume that any packets with 44.128 addresses are
bogus unless they are being used for some sort of testing.)
from Phil Karn, KA9Q
GATEWAY: The ARRL Packet-Radio Newsletter - Volume 6 - Number 7
December 15, 1989 - Part 4 of 4
GATEWAY CHRISTMAS BREAK
It's that time of year again when your editor takes an extra week to get
out the next issue of Gateway. Why? So, he can do his Christmas shopping?
So, he can finish addressing his Christmas cards? So, he can deck the
halls with boughs of holly? Besides those reasons, in order to insure that
Gateway is published only 25-times-per-year, there must be a three-week lag
between issues twice each year (instead of the normal two-week lag).
Therefore, the next issue of the newsletter (Volume 6, Number 8) will be
dated next year, specifically, January 5, 1990. Until then...
Happy Holidays from the WA1LOU family!
Laurie the XYL, Hayley the Harmonic, & Stan the Old Man.
GATEWAY CONTRIBUTIONS
Submissions for publication in Gateway are welcome. You may submit
material via the US mail to:
Gateway
Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
75 Kreger Drive
Wolcott, CT 06716-2702
or electronically, via CompuServe to user ID 70645,247 or via Internet to
70645.247@compuserve.com. Via telephone, your editor can be reached on
evenings and weekends at 203-879-1348 and he can switch a modem on line to
receive text at 300, 1200 or 2400 bit/s. (Personal messages may be sent to
your Gateway editor via packet radio to WA1LOU @ N1DCS or IP address
44.88.0.14.)
The deadline for each issue of Gateway is the Saturday preceding the issue
date (which is typically a Friday).
REPRODUCTION OF GATEWAY MATERIAL
Material may be excerpted from Gateway without prior permission, provided
that the original contributor is credited and Gateway is identified as the
source.
--
Gary W. Sanders (gws@n8emr or ...!osu-cis!n8emr!gws), 72277,1325
N8EMR @ W8CQK (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator]
HAM/SWL/SCANNER BBS (1200/2400/PEP) 614-457-4227
Voice: 614-457-4595 (eves/weekends)
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