AMPRnet
Amateur Packet Radio
interNET – AMPRnet
on the Internet - Amateur Radio equivalent of Internet
Radio amateurs have long used
their radio equipment for digital communications – commonly known as Packet
Radio. In recent
years there has been a steady growth in the use of the
TCP/IP protocols over these radio links. The World-wide network of
Ham Radio Stations linked in
this way is called AMPRnet. The goal of the Network
is to provide connectivity among subnets
in nearly every country.
Some have radio links to adjacent subnets and some subnets are
completely isolated. The AMPRnet
is mostly not connected to Internet; out of thousands of computer systems (host)
registered in the AMPR.ORG domain,
few are able to be reached from the Internet. To check if
a Host is connected to Internet you can use AMPRnet.org or the usual
Internet tools: traceroute, ping, dig, nslookup, smtp and VRFY.
A HF Packet Node, remote from
an Internet Provider, (requires a long distance phone call) can still
send/receive Internet Email
through a HF Internet Provider, called an Internet/AMPRnet Gateway.
Example: VHF Station sends an Email
message.
A VHF Packet Station connects to a
VHF/HF KA-Node,
(c aa3eu-7 ); then connect to a digipeater KA-Node
(x n9rjx-7 s)
then connect
to Internet/AMPRnet Gateway N8DA (c n8da s); you will
see the Prompt > to send Email msg.
type: sp
Internet address, N8DA will send Subject: type the subject; N8DA will send
Enter message: type: Email text and
end with /ex
on a separate line. N8DA will send: Send this message type: Y (message is queued,
message is forwarded).
Example: to send an Email from a HF
Packet Node to any National/International Internet Email address.
Connects to an Internet/AMPRnet Gateway (N8DA) ); you will
see the Prompt > to send Email msg.
type: sp Internet
address, N8DA will send Subject: type the subject; N8DA will send Enter
message: type: Email text and
end with /ex
on a separate line. N8DA will send: Send this message type: Y (message is
queued, message is forwarded).
the Email is
sent over Internet.
To receive an Email, the Email must
come from a Ham operator, who has connected to an Internet/AMPRnet
Gateway.
It is not legal for a non-Ham to
connect to an Internet/AMPRnet Gateway.
Example: One HF Packet Node to send a
message over Internet to another HF Node. Neither Node can connect to Internet
by
Phone-landline, but can connect via
HF to an Internet/AMPRnet Gateway.
AA3EU connects to an Internet/AMPRnet Gateway ( N8DA). type: sp n4sd@[email protected] address,
and subject and
text. Type Y send
and the message is sent from N8DA, over Internet to another Internet/AMPRnet Gateway (KR4MA).
KR4MA sends the message via HF, AMPRnet routing, to N4SD. If N4SD is not on the air, the
message is held at KR4MA
for a later
pickup by N4SD. While the message is
being held at KR4MA for pickup, KR4MA Beacons: MAIL FOR: N4SD
Examples of Telnet Operation:
PC Telnet program to Internet to HF
to leave/pickup Mail at an active AMPRnet PBBS:
Examples:
Connect your PC to Internet
With the WinPack v6.80 Telnet program, type:
c ve1ama.amor.org:23’, or c linux.ve1ppr.ampr.org:23,
or
c ve2har.dyndns.org:23 or c
ve1ppr.ampr.org:23 or c cx2sa.dyndns.org:23 or : c
n8da.ampr.org:23 or
c
k0kcc.ampr.org:23 this connects your PC to the Internet/AMPRnet Gateway,
After prompt: > log in, (lower case) type: CALL & Password (Your First Name), & Home BBS
Ie. (N8DA.#NEOH.OH.USA.NOAM), after
[TNOS-3.01a1-BFHIMW$], send Sysop, Permissions request message. >
To connect direct to
another AMPRnet from n8da ie.
type: t ka6b.ampr.org and log-in.
Leave mail at VE1AMA with Telnet: type
c ve1ama.ampr.org:23 (log-in, type: CALL
& Your First Name)
type:
sp ve1ama <enter> Subject:
<enter> <enter> /EX <enter> type Y <enter> to Exit type
BYE
Leave Mail at VE1PPR VHF PBBS, from
N8DA, type: t ve1ppr.ampr.org, (log in, type: CALL &
Your First Name)
Leave Mail at the VE1AMA-1 PBBS from
VE1PPR for pickup, type: c vhf ve1ama-1
(type
B (Bye) returns you to VE1PPR, type B returns you to N8DA, type B disconnects
N8DA)
Leave Mail at any
Internet/AMPRnet Gateway from ie.
N8DA, type: t [email protected] & login
Leave Mail at VE1AMA-1, from N8DA type: sp [email protected].
Leave Mail at VE1AMA-1, from N8DA
type: c hf
ve1ama-1
Leave Mail at VE1AMA-1, from N8DA
type: ve1ama (N8DA will Mail Beacon,
till picked up)
Send Mail to any Internet address from
ie. N8DA type: sp
Internet addresses Subject and Email text. The Email
should
be of an Amateur Radio nature.
To send your R mail at N8DA to your Email
address: Read the mail to the option, continue or N for No … then
type:
sp [email protected] <enter> Subject: <enter>
<enter> /EX <enter> type Y <enter> to Exit type BYE
To check mail at N8DA type: LL 5, to
see a list of the last 5.
To see other Areas in N8DA type: an
To List all Subjects: type: LS to List a Subject:
ie Kenwood type: LS Kenwood to List Mail from: type L < AA3EU
Listserve: To send
a: bulletin, notification, or question to Listserve,
just address them to [email protected]
and
in
the Subject line put this: NET105: followed by some sort of Subject info.
PACKET software programs:
PcPakratt For Windows v1.00A (AEA PK-232 TNC software)
PacTerm98 for Windows v2007.03.02
Release 3.75.05 http://www.cssincorp.com/pacterm/ (Kantronics TNC
software)
WinPack
v6.80 Telnet software http://www.winpack.org.uk/ (interface PC to Internet to AMPRnet)
Note: WinPack
Telnet must be setup; see Help – and read Telnet.txt
Packet most used frequencies
HF Day: 14.098 14.103 14.105.51 LSB 14.107 14.109 14.111
HF Night: 3.625 7.091
7.100.5 7.105 10.147
VHF: 145.03
UHF: 440.975 430.55 430.15
441.00 446.1 446.5 1299.87
Packet Radio Band-Plan 145.030
(IP/NOS) - 145.67 (NET/NOS)
430.15 (X-1J+)
Radio with TNC/Modem PK-232MBX (PK-Node non-cross-over) setup:
Radio 1 (HF 300B) Radio IC-706MKIIG &
MFJ-949E Tuner
Set receiver to: un-squelched, max
RF audio, receiver volume control to ½.
Adjust DCD to just Lit, and readjust
squelch.
Push and hold MODE switch 2 sec. to
toggle USB to LSB
Push Band switch to 14 MHz Band
Set VFO to 14.105.51
,monitor receive packets and readjust for a TNC LED 1&2 9&10 Lit
(tune-in) display.
Push Display for 2 sec
Set Microphone gain to 5 and push
Display
Set:
M3: Filters NB=OFF, M4: VOX = OFF, COM = OFF
Initial set mode: 7 = Auto, 27 = OFF, 29 = 9600
Push Display 2 sec, Menu for Q1; Set
TX Power to 50% of manufacturers rated power. (set to
7)
Tune antenna & tuner w/MFJ-269 for 1:1
Push F-3 to select ALC
Adjust transceiver ALC: select the HF
window; type a series of characters, Click ENTER to transmit and adjust Mic.
gain, until
ALC meter does not peak past the ALZ Zone (8); KAM XL manual Append., B don’t
apply.
Note: Deviation see:
www.febo.com/packet/layer-one/transmit.html
Click PcPakratt
For Windows Icon
Click TNC, Select TNC1:PK232
Select Dumb Term at the cmd type: da yymmddhhmmss (local time)
Select HF Packet mode
Click MailDrop
Click MDM (Monitor)
Select Parameters:
TNC1 HF Packet Params:
Axdelay: 0,
Beacon: 120, Dwait: 0,
Frack: 5,
Frick 0, Maxframe: 1, Mcon: 0, Mycall: Call,
Paclen: 32, Slottime: 8, Txdelay:
30;
TNC1 HF Packet Params:
Btext: ie.
Ctext: ie. “Sorry not at computer, Please pickup/leave PBBS mail at AA3EU-1”
Ptext: ie. “Welcome to AA3EU’s PBBS; please leave/pickup up mail”
TNC1 MailDrop
Params:
Mymail: type in your Call AA3EU-1
Select Configuration: TNC1: TNC Configuration: PK232 COM1 9600; Select
Save/Restore MailDrop
Select File: Save TNC1 Parameters
Select Configuration: Save
Configuration
Select Maildrop
(PBBS AA3EU-1 PK-Node) to leave message for pickup; type: Call, Subject,
message text and save Message
With the program in Transmit, Adjust
the TNC AFSK Output Level control, CW, until the ALC meter shows a small
deflection.
Note: all TNC signal cables should be
shielded cables.
Note: Separate antenna and signal
cables as far as possible, and provide a good ground.
TNC/Modem KAM-XL Manual is on it’s
CD or at WEB http://www.kantronics.com/ kamxl_manual2005-09.pdf
Radio with TNC/Modem KAM-XL (KA-Node cross-over) setup:
(a much greater Packet operation than the
PK-232MBX TNC)
Radio IC-706MKIIG & MFJ-949E
Tuner
Set receiver to: un-squelched, max RF
audio, receiver volume to ½;
Push and hold MODE switch for 2 sec
to toggle USB to LSB
Push Band switch to 14. MHz Band
Set VFO to: 14.105.51, (LSB): monitor
a Packet receive signal and readjust VFO to light brightest, at both ends of
the
KAM XL’s
bar graph Display
Push Display for 2 sec
Set Mic
gain to 5 and push Display
Push Display 2 sec, Push Meun to select Q1; Set TX Power to 50% of manufacturers
rated power. (set to 7)
Tune antenna & tuner for 1:1 w/MFJ-269 SWR
Analyzer
Push F-3 to select ALC
Adjust transceiver ALC: select the HF
window; type a series of characters, Click ENTER to transmit and adjust Mic.
gain, until
ALC meter does not peak past the ALZ Zone (8); KAM XL manual Append., B
calibration, don’t apply.
Set VFO to 145.030s
Set receiver volume
Set receiver squelch
Adjust TNC for Transmitter Deviation
of 2.5KHz from carrier/unmodulated
freq.:
KAM XL
manual Append. B calibration don’t apply
A TNC/Modem KAM
XL (KA-Node) setup:
Note: Check KAM-XL version against
latest KAM XL version at Kantronics WEB Site. If unit
version is older,
Download the update file and
send it with MS’s HYPERTERM to KAM-XL folder, with flash update wizard program.
TNC version KAM XL 1.05347 –
Kantronics WEB Site version
at
the Command window.
Click PacTerm 3 For
Windows Icon
PacTerm program will display PacTerm
Port 1 Stream A – VHF Window, CW Window & Command Window. Close the CW Mode window Click File Log Book Settings NONE Click on VHF Tool Bar and select: NEW HF
PACKET SESSION (PacTerm Port 2 Stream A – HF Window) Resize: Click Command Tab on Window: Command
– Logging – Port 1 – Port 2 Scroll the Command window to
see the KAM XL version and Serial Number and the Setup. Type ?
after cmd: to see list of
Commands. Type HELP followed by COMMAND for more information on that Command.
Type HELP HELP for a list of all
Commands with an explanation of the Commands. Typing S will tell the state
of the TNC Connected or Disconnected. Values: In the Command window,
after cmd: type a Command and then Click ENTER: AXDELAY: 0/0, BEACON Every 20/5;
CMSG: PBBS/PBBS or CMS P PBBS/PBBS; DIGIPEAT ON ; DWAIT: 0/0;
FRACK: 5/6; HBAUD
300/1200; HID ON/ON; KNTIMER 15;
KNX ON (KNXCON ON) MAXFRAME 1/1; MAXUSERS 4/4;
MCOM: ON/ON; MCON: ON/ON; MONITOR ON;
MYNODE: AA3EU-7; M Y ON/ON; MYALIAS OFF/OFF; MYCALL AA3EU/AA3EU; MYGATE AA3EU-2 MYP AA3EU-1; MYPBBS AA3EU-1; MXMIT ON/ON;
NETCALL Disabled; NETALIAS MD105/MD105; NDWILD OFF ; NUMNODES 2;
PACLE 60/128; PBBS 400; PBHOLD ON; PBKILLFW
OFF; PBLO NEW VARIABLE PBMAIL ON;
PBPERSON OFF; PBREVERS ON RETRY 15/10; STREAMCA ON TXDELAY 40/30 (TXD); UIGATE ON/ON USERS 2/2; XMITLVL 45/50 25=-57db, 40=-28db, 45= -28db, 50= -19.5 db, 63= -0db Note: the /
separates setups for: HF/VHF Set Date/Time Format from: mm/dd/yyyy
hh:mm:ss, type: daystr d mmm hhmmZ or daystr d mmm hhmmm
Set Date/Tine type: da yymmddhhmm type:
HTEXT “White Pages”
aa3eu@n8da.#neoh.usa.noam type:
CTEXT “Sorry not at computer, Please pickup/leave PBBS mail at AA3EU-1” type:
BTEXT AMPRNet Gateway “NETWORK 105” HF
14.105.51 LSB <-> VHF 145.030
type:
NTEXT “NETWORK 105” Sykesville, MD - type:
PTEXT “Welcome to AA3EU’s BBS; Please leave/pickup Mail” A TNC/Modem KAM-XL (KA-Node) Operation: To Monitor: Click on Packet Network Port 2 to monitor HF or Click on Packet
Network Port 1 to monitor VHF To set a Connect Path: Click Packet
Network Port 1 Tab; Put curser on the Packet Network Port 1 text window Click F7; Click Options and (1)
type: Name of Connect ie VE1AMA-1; (2) type in:
Connect Path: VE1AMA-1 – Click OK To ID: Put curser in a Port Text
window and press ENTER. To make a Contact: Click F7 and Click
on the Icon of a Station to call. (Contact request is sent) To pick-up Mail in the PBBS: Click F7,
Type Callsign of PBBS ie
AA3EU-1 To leave Mail in the PBBS to be picked
up: Click F7; Type: Callsign of PBBS ie AA3EU-1 Type: Call, Subject and
message and /EX and B to quit. Type: S
ALL or To Clear Screen Click EDIT - Clear
Screen Click Command Tab, at cmd: type ndh (Nodes heard) ndh 1 (Nodes heard with Path ndh
c (clears Nodes heard Log); mh (Stations heard) nh 1
(Stations heard with Path) mh c (clears Station Log) ph (PBBS Log) To use as a KA-Gate – HF to VHF ie AA3EU-2 Digipeater Beacon
type: info v aa3eu-2 CALL of VHF Station. The HF Beacon would be cross-link
from HF Band to VHF Band. Note: Registering as a Node will list
you to receive: announcements from “NETWORK 105” Listserve
& HELP Note: Once both Radios and the TNC are
setup, the computer maybe disconnected when the system is unattended. The TNC Mail light will indicate
when mail is received. The computer will be needed only when human intervention
is required
to transfer that PBBS mail which needs special distribution handling. Note:
ID Sent: AA3EU ID AA3EU/R Enabled/D AA3EU-2/G AA3EU-1/B
AA3EU-7N Note:
AA3EU-2 (MYGATE)
is a digipeater. A TNC/Modem KAM-XL (KA-Node) setup/operation: To leave Bulletins in the PBBS to be
picked up: Click F7; type CALL of PBBS ie AA3EU-1 Scripts: Type: s
QST type Subject: AA3EU ARES HF/VHF Station: AA3EU is part of the “NETWORK 105”
HF/VHF ARES Packet Network. AA3EU’s KA-Node Gateway is a
Linking TNC, that allows Packet Stations to cross-over VHF/HF/VHF Bands,
(145.03/14.105.05). This provides VHF access to: AMPRnet TCP/IP Internet Email, other KA-Nodes and VHF
Stations in the “NETWORK 105” Emergency Network. Type: s ALL type Subject: To
Send an Email to Internet: At AA3EU-7 type: x n9rjx-7 s (Digi from AA3EU-7 to
n9rjx-7) At n9rjx-7 type: c n8da s (Digi from n9rjx-7 to N8DA) At N8DA Log-in your: CALL and for PW
your 1st name; if not previously logged-in. To send Email type: s type: Internet address type: Subject
type: text and end with /EX on a separate line. Send message? type: Y (message is queued) – message forwarder to: Internet
address To Copy & Paste a Text File into
your PBBS: In the PBBS, type s and Message
Name and Subject Highlight and copy a Text File and
Paste in the Send Window ending on a separate line with /EX Connect to a VHF Packet BBS from a
KAM XL: Click on Port 1 Bar, Click on
type
in CALL and Click on Connect Button Examples of HF Operation: Via HF to leave/pickup Mail at an active AMPRnet PBBS: examples: Connect direct to n9rjx-7 Internet/AMPRnet Gateway type: c
n9rjx Leave Mail at K3MVF-1 PBBS for pick up, type: c k3mvf-1 Leave Mail at K3MVF-1 PBBS for pick up, type: c ve1ama-7 type: c k3mvf-1 Leave Mail at VE1AMA-1 PBBS for pick
up, type: c ve1ama-1 Leave Mail at VE1AMA-1 PBBS for pick
up, type: c n9rjx-7 type:
c ve1ama s Leave Mail at VE1PPR-1 PBBS for pick up, type: c ve1ama-7 type: x ve1ppr-1 Leave Mail at VE1PPR sp ve1ama or
c vhf ve1ama-1 Leave Mail at N8DA PBBS for pick up, type c n8da s Connect to VE1PPR-1 from n9rjx-7
[Connected to Node Enter Command B C J N ?] type: c
ve1ama-7 s type:
x ve1ppr-1 s [Link Made
JNOS-1.11d.BFHIM$] Connect to VE1PPR-1 from VE1AMA-7 (VHF
from HF) type: x ve1ppr-1 [LINK MADE
JNOS-1.11dBFHIM$] Connect to N8DA Internet/AMPRnet Gateway from n9rjx-7 type: c n9rjx-7 type: c n8da
s [LINK MADE
TNOS-3.01-BFHIMW$] type: sysop Connect to Gateway N8DA HELP Files M to
list Stations Connected now;
ML to list Stations that were Connected Connect to Node n9rjx-1 N to list
Nodes; N S no time stamp N L to list Paths; J to list Stations; J S no time stamp J L to list
Paths and time stamp. Connect to AJ0O-7 KAM-XL “NetRom” (K-Net) no
prompt - I for Info. - U for Users connected & then
type of Node K-Net, TheNet,
X1J-4 Connect to VE1WN type: c ve1ama-7
type: x ve1wn s (this is a X1J-4 Node)
type: I Info., u for users, n local Maritimes
Nodes, dx
for DX Cluster Station Beacon: ie.
“NETWORK 105 – Linking HF to Sykesville, MD … Node-Op – Joe” KAM-Plus and KAM-XL have: 4 extra:
Beacons, Paths, Time Slots Send Beacon to both HF and to VHF
Paths, set unproto path, ie.
type: u linking
via n9rjx-7,ve1ama-7/hflink v Callsign-x (where Callsign is the local VHF Node and # is the SSID), the u
command line shows the paths specified; the slant bar separates
the HF from the If you want a separate: Beacon
text, Separate path, and separate time frame:
Set BLT parameter for HF & VHF time frame
Set LT parameter to text to send
Set LPT for both HF and VHF, or either HF or VHF
The X command is for crossing Bands
VHF to HF & HF to VHF B(ye) will
take you back to the previous Station (if you used the S in your original
x ve1ppr-1 s connection) The thing you need to always keep in
mind is where you are connected to and where you want to go. Typing X at any node will always cross you over to the opposite band, if the tnc can do it... X
command is strictly a Kantronics command.
The S is for S(tay). What it does is if you make a connection to a
2nd station from
N8DA “Dona” When you are at Dana's TNOS AMPRNet node,
you are right on the control point from hf to vhf and hf to the Internet... (AMPRNet).
Next time you go to n8da from the Internet type the letter N and look at the
big list of world wide worm-holes, and the beauty of them is to get to them,
you First
try to connect directly to any NetRom that interfaces
to Internet, if you can’t connect direct, then try connecting to a KA-Node
that can connect to a NetRom The most
reliable/efficient connection would be a connection direct to a NetRom Node that interfaces
to Internet. Next would be to a KA-Node that ‘C’ Connects to a NetRom Node. The KA-Node ( -7)
repeats and acknowledges
each Packet. This is better than going via a DIGI where you have End-to-End
acknowledgement of Packets. The least desirable
connection is via Digi. K-Net
Nodes have more setup involved, but once this K-Net Node setup is complete it
is more automatic. K-Net Nodes work with other K-Net
Nodes to find the most reliable connection to the final destination (highest
signal to noise), and take route. Then for each station that you know you can easily connect to
(VE1AMA-1 is used as an example) type the following and press ENTER: ADDROUTE
1 VE1AMA-1 100! Disconnect from your K-Net Node with a B, and then
press ENTER, and then type DISP NET … press ENTER K-Net
Nodes are supposed to set up ROUTES automatically, with your K-Net Nodes
routing table when another K-Net Node connects to
yours. In essence, there will be no connect to the next station if the software
thinks the connection noise level will be too
high. As a starting point, when connected to your K-Net Node, type: QUALITY
255/100 MINQUAL 20 and ENTER Note: Registering at a NetRom
to request Node privileges: ie. Register via Internet with Winpack:
c ve3lhz.no-ip.com
type: CALL & 1st name. After registering, send a
message to
ve3lhz, requesting Node privileges and
shorter prompts, and that, you are active on “NETWORK 105” Note:
SSID: -1 PBBS -4 -7 NODE -10 -13 -2 GATE -5 -8 -11 -14 To
Digipeater -3 -6 -9 -12 -15 From
Digipeater NODE: Network
Node refers to versions of: NetRom. There are NetRom Hard Nodes and there are NetRom
Software Nodes. And
there are the European Nodes called Flexnet; some Flexnets are in the Hard
Nodes are TNC’s with a chip; that contain TheNet or an American version of TheNet
called X1J-4, K-Net and a version of
G8BPQ Node that is in a chip. Software Nodes are: G8BPQ, JNOS, TNOS, Node
programs. Network Nodes World
Nodes List or Tables will appear at AMPRnet Stations,
at Wide Area Networks, and at Local Area Networks. Non-network
Nodes are: KA-Node. Users: connects to a
Network Node, Neighbor Node: Distant
Node: Destination Node: type: conf 14105 puts you into the conference window; type
/w to see who is on the complete conference. Digipeater: any TNC is a “Via” digipeater,
error-free, end-to-end acknowledgement, not very efficient, not advisable on
Networks. Cross
Over TNCs (cross over to the other Band ie. VHF-HF/HF-VHF): KA-NODE: KAM-E, KAM-Plus, KAM-XL PK-NODE: AEA/Timewave:
KPC-4 & KPC-9612 Non-Cross
Over TNCs, are: PK-232,
DSP-2232, PK-900 Note:
MFJ and Paccom no longer make TNCs. Network
Node (Host) types: NetRom
Node: dedicated chip ie. KAM-XL NetRom
Node: any TNC with software JNOS Operating System NetRom Node
List: K0KCC-7, N8DA-7, VE3LHZ-7, VE3ZDA-7, VA3HRA-7, AA5JJ-7, AC5UV-7, VE2HAR-7 NetRom Node
on Internet: K0KCC-7 (TNOS), N8DA-7, (TNOS), VE3LHZ-7, AA5JJ-7, VE2HAR-7,
VE8JL-7 Note: A
G8BPQ, NetRom, K-Net, X1-J, TheNet,
AMPRnet JNOS or TNOS may not necessarily have a connection
to Internet. KA-Node:
KPC-3 Plus with K-Net chip
KA-Node: KAM-XL, KAM-Plus
(KAMP) v7.1-V8.2 (operates 2
Ports, on HF & VHF/UHF Bands simultaneously). PacTerm for Windows v2001.12.17 KaGOLD http://www.interflex.com/ WinPack
v6.80 http://www.winpack.org.uk/ PuTTYtel
Telnet http://www.putty.nl/download.html
DXTelnet,
Netterm for Telnetting MixW
v2.16b8 http://mixw.net/beta/beta8/MixW216b8.exe (this software does not require a TNC, has no
PBBS) Multipsk
v3.11 http://multipsk.eqth.org/index.html (this software does not require a TNC, has
no PBBS) Packcom http://www.electronicsaustralia.com.au/cgi-bin/downloads.pl?sv=packcom&mode=all Telnet
Programs: WinPack www.apritch.myby.co.uk/uiv32.htm NetTerm www.securenetterm.com/ MS Hyperterm
www.modemsite.com/56k/x2-hyperterm DXTelnet www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/telnet.htm References: http://www.ampr.org/amprnet.html http://ka1fsb.home.att.net/netampr.html
http://ka1fsb.home.att.net/net105.html
http://ka1fsb.home.att.net/mhnet105.html
http://www.twiar.org/n2fnh/tnllltw/ll030517.txt
http://www.fwarig.org/ The Fort Wayne Amateur Radio Internet Gateway http://www.fwarig.org/home_amprnet.html
The Fort Wayne Amateur Radio Internet
Gateway http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html PuTTY http://wwwdyzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cqi?ID=3141 http://www.constitution.org/wipnet.htm http://www.apritch.myby.co.uk/ WinPack http://www.buxhamparts.com/ Packet:
cables http://packetradio.com/ Packet: cables,
connectors and Packet info. http://www.mouser.com Parts http://www.varmintal.com/ahamp.htm
Email via Packet A big thanks to Elmers:
VE1AMA Burt, the founder of
“NETWORK 105” and K0KCC Ken, W6OAV Bill,
KB5BOB Craig, N8DA Dona. 14.105.51 (LSB) AMPRnet HF
(TNX &
COMMANDS & MHeard): High Lighted Calls have been
directly connected to- 9Z4CP AA5JJ-7 AB4DE AB4KR-7 AC5UV AC5XP
AD7AN-7 AG0S AJ0O-7 AL7LS CO2DT
CO2IZ CO2LL CO2WF
CO2ZK CO3JA CO3JN CO3LY CO3TJ CO3SD CO8CX
CO9BLL CU3AP HP3AXL K0KCC-7 K4RTP K4YTE K9MI K9UJH K9VSO-7 KA1FSB KA5KAB
KA9QJT-1 KB0MPY-7 KB0MQQ KB0UID
KB2USC KB5BOB-7 KB5STV KB7ITU-7 KB8DM KB8IHG KB8TLU-7 KB9FHA KB9PRF KB9SOZ-7 KB9SUZ KB9WQF-7 KC0AVQ KC0CUA
KC0LIX-7 KC4KLM KC5HNH KC6OAR KD4IUJ
KD4WAX KD4XV-7 KD6RUH KF5NA
KI4LW KL1IF KL7AL KQ4TG KV3B LU1DY N0LVO N0TRQ-7 N1NGN N1OHX N2TIF N4ATA-7 N4EF N4NKV
N4WI N7UNV
N8BFL N8DA-7 N8EVP N9LYA-7 N9OEW N9PLE N9RJX-7 N9WWR NI9X NN4NC OE3RAS
VA3HRA-7 VA3PMAVE1AMA-1 VE1JOT-7 VE1PKT VE2HAR VE2IB VE3DOU VE3HRA-7 VE3LHZ-7 VE3PMA-7 VE3PZ-7 VE7DGM
VE8JL W0LPD W0TX-7 W1MWB W1ZE W2DER
W5KWB W6OAV-7 W7RZ W9UW WA3SWT WA4SGC-7
WA0RES WA1SBI WA4SGC-7 WA5ETK WA5LQZ WA8RSA WA9IPK WB2LMV WB4EDA WD8OHA WG0N
WH6ANH WK0C-7 XE2BC YS1VO 144.390
APRS AA3EU AA3JY AA3WZ AI1V K0RYX K3BTK
K3JRR K3NK K3ORB K3YJP K5HAL KA2NTT KB1EJH
KB2M KB2SCS KB2VYZ KB3FCJ KB3KUI KB3LJM
KB3LZV KB3NDS KB3NYM KB4OGP KC8MMZ KD4ZB
KG4EBZ KG4URP KR3LC KV3B N1RIJ N2AYK N2CSA N2EWT N2SXJ N3DOU N3GXH
N3HGB N3HU N3KNT
N3KTX N3OBQ N3ZLL N4CV N8PK N8PK-9 CW1605 CW1676 CW1859 CW4054 CW5368 CW7234 W0NQW
W1CAR W2KP W3AHL W3GXT W3BW W3ND W3UD W4FMD W4OKW W8AAS WA3MEZ WB1HAI KB2M
KB3NDS WB3V WB4ARP WX3SMD 145.030 AMPRnet AA3EU
AA3WZ K3IR K3KWO
K3ORB K3PZN K3SMT KB3BOD KB3KVA KB3LNM KB3MMX KE3FL
KE5APC KF3AK N3CWG
N3DOU N3DOW N3GKH N3HPZ
N3HYM N3III N3QBI N3SCR N3SOK
N3SB N3XJT N3YIM
N4WI NN3A W3AAC WA3MEZ W4OKW WB4APR WX3F 144.91 144.93 144.95 144.97 144.99 145.01 145.05 K3VAU KB3MMX N3ALG N3VSI 145.07 145.09 145.51
Cluster 145.53 145.55
Shuttle 145.57
Cluster 145.59
Cluster DX W3LPL 145.61
Cluster/PBBS 145.63
Cluster 145.65
PBBS 145.67 145.69 145.71
Cluster 145.73 145.75
Cluster 145.77
Cluster 145.79
APRS 145.555
The PK-900 can cross from hf to vhf and vice versa, but they do it a bit differently,
one connects to the hf port and then
moves to the vhf port and makes
the connection, a bit slower but works well.
the node as in the example ...
c ve1ama-7 s, using the S command, is ensures you will return to n9rjx-7
if the link fails, also same
thing if you cross over to ve1ppr with the x ve1ppr-1 s, it ensures if you lose
the link
to ve1ppr-1, you get handed
back to ve1ama-7. In the case of a two node connection, if you lose part
of it, it
means you do not have to make
the connection to the first node again.... and also when you say b to ve1ppr
to get out of the system, you
get ve1ama-7 back again, and maybe you may want to use it to go someplace else,
if not you say b to ve1ama-7
and get handed back to n9rjx-7. If you had not used the space S at any
connection
then saying b to ve1ppr would
disconnect you from ve1ppr, and from ve1ama-7 and from n9rjx-7. Sometimes
one does not wish to take down
the whole link. Incidentally the AEA or TimeWave
series of tncs also have the
Stay command, the difference is
you have to type out the whole word. e.g.: c Callsign
stay.
only need to type c Callsign+SSID... I always use the Callsign
rather than the aliases or "handles". The AMPRNet
is like the Internet a packet
node in
right now when you telnet to
ve1ppr, if all goes well within two months, you will be able to do it like
this:
c n8da c ve1ppr-7
and you will be instantly
there. When you are at N8DA, typing M will tell you who is also connected at the same
time.... typing ML tells you who
has connects and how many times and the time on the bottom right hand corner
tells you how long the station
has been up since booting the program. Doing it at any AMPRNet station
has
the same results... if you see a
Callsign in the ML list and want to know something
about them... type:
ml Callsign or f Callsign Assume you want to talk to a distant station that can hear some distant node, for example N8DA. And let's assume you can hearn9rjx. After you connect to n9rjx, look in the NODE list. If N8DA is listed, then enter the command C N8DA. This willallow the network to automatically select the best route from n9rjx to N8DA. This will usually work much better than doing
your own node hopping, selecting the intermediate nodes between n9rjx and N8DA.
A TNC with Node and 2 VHF Ports is a Digipeater, error-free data, between the Node & Packet Station on Port #1 & between Node &The Packet Station on Port #2 and the Node can link Ports #1 & #2 to transfer data between Packet Stations. A TNC with Node and 2 Ports, HF Port & VHF/UHF Port, is a GATEWAY a Digipeater, error-free data, between the Node & Packet Station on Port #1 & between Node & The Packet Station on Port #2 and the Node can link Ports #1 & #2 to transfer data between Packet Stations.
TNC Modes: TNC firmware provides three entirely independent user interfaces. The default user interface is designed for use by ahuman operator at a terminal. (terminal programs: KA-Gold & PK-Gold) Host mode, on the other hand, is designed for use by a
specially-designed computer program. It allows the computer to maintain strict control of the computer-TNC link, and to obtain
control information that would otherwise be difficult to extract from the normal data stream. And KISS Mode: a transparent TNC
running a software program ie. JNOS.
Additional hardware: IC-706MKIIG 13 pin to TNC DB9, cable; BUXCOMM cable IC13HVUB (page #8) TM-261 RJ45 to TNC DB9 cable; BUXCOMM cable KV98KW45 TM-241 8p to DB9 cable; BUXCOMM cable KVAK8MX
Additional Packet software’s: Windows terminal programs: HOSTMASTER II + v.3.4, Packcom, HYPERTERM v5.1 for KAM-XL
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