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+ | ====== National Packet Update - September 2023 ====== | ||
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===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
Welcome to the latest edition of the National Packet Update, where we strive to collate updates on our endeavors to increase packet radio usage and expand its coverage in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and beyond. | Welcome to the latest edition of the National Packet Update, where we strive to collate updates on our endeavors to increase packet radio usage and expand its coverage in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and beyond. | ||
- | It's been another busy month for packet | + | I think its fair to say that packet |
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+ | Going forward I'd request that people submit their updates via this [[https:// | ||
===== Progress ===== | ===== Progress ===== | ||
+ | ==== Packet Network ==== | ||
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+ | The network continues to grow with lots of new nodes and links going up this month. | ||
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+ | In Scotland Andy GM7GDE has put up MB7UAH near East Kilbride | ||
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+ | In the North East of England, Robin M0JQQ is now operating GB7CNR near Cramlington, | ||
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+ | In the North West, Neil M0NFI has put MB7NFI into service near Prescot, Merseyside. Neil's also running some custom apps on the node, which are well worth checking out. | ||
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+ | In the Midlands, Dave G1ZEK has put up GB7NWL near Castle Donnington and Jon G7RUP GB7LCN in Lincoln. Andy M1NER has also put up MB7NER near Peterborough. | ||
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+ | In London, Szymon M0GZP has been granted GB7WEM for his Node in Sudbury, and has reliable RF connectivity into GB7CIP in Caterham - one of, if not the oldest packet node still operating and the gateway into the international packet network. GB7WEM also has a good link to GB7NHA in Harpenden, which in turn can reach Milton Keynes and beyond. | ||
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+ | In the west of England, M0ZEN has put up MB7NCD near Coleford in Gloucestershire | ||
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+ | Last but not least, GB7IOW has had a flurry of activity with some 50 users connecting to the BBS from Holland, Russia, Germany and Portugal. | ||
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+ | ==== Software ==== | ||
- | GB7MBC near Morcombe Bay on 2m - NWPG | + | The software world has also been incredibly busy this month. Paula has released Xrouter v502x, available |
- | GB7ELE near Manchester | + | |
- | GB7ROS north of Manchester on 2m - NWPG | + | |
- | MB7NCD just by Monmouth on 2m | + | |
- | MB7NLA near Windermere on 6m | + | |
- | MB7NLB near Leighton Buzzard on 2m | + | |
- | MB7NXX near Daventry on 2m | + | |
- | GB7PEW is now MB7NPW, and is now RF only since stable RF links have been setup to MB7NBH | + | Hibby MM0RFN has also been putting in some hard work to build packages and host packet related software so it's as simple as `apt-get install`. For a list of instructions and available packages see this [[https:// |
- | | + | ==== Hardware ==== |
- | Nino has added new modes, and the option for software TXDELAY in some pre-release binaries for the NinoTNC https:// | + | Jonathan G4KLX and Nino KK4HEJ have been working to add new C4FSK based modes to the MMDVM and NinoTNC respectively, |
+ | You may recall that last month Nino also added some experimental | ||
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