On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:42:22 AM, Christopher Allsop wrote:
>> Has the AMPRNet group considered/have they moved over to an online
>> group instead of a mailing list? Perhaps something like Groups.io
>> or even a Slack channel may provide some information. Even a Reddit
>> group would allow information to be archived and searched later on.
>> I've always found email groups to be difficult when you want to
>> search for answers to questions already asked.
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Brian Kantor wrote:
> This subject has been discussed to death in this group recently
> and the decision was to stay with a mailing list.
I propose that we start a Google group that accesses the Yahoo! copy
of the rec.radio.amateur.digital Usenet archive and sends all
responses to a new Listserv located at the RSGB via RFC1149
encapsulation. That way, we get the best of all possible worlds: a
system that reflects ham radio's "can do" attitude and includes all
the best parts of the amateur radio and the pigeon fancier hobbies.
Bill, W4EWH
All,
I've been looking for a way to get fast enough speed over RF to be able to
use some more modern protocols, such as SMTP & POP3 for email with
attachments. I had high hopes for some guys in the NW US, but . <sigh>.
So, I started looking elsewhere and someone else here mentioned the
DataRadio -> CalAmp Gemini. That particular radio was recently
discontinued. But I found the CalAmp Viper SC+. There are several models.
It can achieve up to 256 kbps, depending on band, channel configuration,
etc.
We would probably use the radio in the 70 cm band. My assumption was that
any emission designators that they might use would most likely not be
allowed in FCC Part 97. But they use emission designators .F1D. And what
does FCC Part 97 say?
97.305(c): For the 70 cm band, it references 97.309(f)(6) and 97.309(f)(8).
97.309(f)(8): "A RTTY or data emission having designators with A, B, C, D,
E, F, G, H, J or R as the first symbol; 1, 2, 7, 9 or X as the second
symbol; and D or W as the third symbol is also authorized."
How about that!? ...F1D fits that bill. Baud rate is also within FCC
limits. So this looks like a real possibility. Price is steep: about
$1400 list. But for our purposes, it fills a gap between 1200/9600 packet
and WiFi, allowing for field deployment with a simple roll-up J-pole. And
provides locations some basic IP connectivity even if they don't have line
of sight for WiFi.
If you're interested, check it out! BTW, for you non-US guys, they have
international certifications. Check out the details via a local
distributor.
http://www.calamp.com/products/cellular-communication-devices-routers/router
s/viper-sc-0
http://www.calamp.com/system/files/resources/hardware-spec-sheets/viperscplu
sdatasheet.pdf
http://www.calamp.com/references/manuals/Viper_SC_User_Manual.pdf
Michael
N6MEF
The master DNS server for AMPR.ORG and 44.IN-ADDR.ARPA on gw.ampr.org
has been upgraded from ISC bind9.10 to bind9.11. (FreeBSD maintenance
of 9.10 is ending in a few months.)
This should not affect anyone. Let me know if you suddenly encounter
any host or address lookup problems from today on.
- Brian
There are two gateway systems with misconfigured routing
tables that are attempting to route all of net44 through
amprgw instead of using mesh connections. These may have
a default route instead of using the correct routing table.
Whatever the case, they aren't going to have much luck
reaching other net44 hosts. Those gateway operators
should check their configurations.
- Brian
Last update at Sun Oct 22 06:30:01 2017 PDT [-0700]
gateway inner src #errs indx error type
---------------- ---------------- ----- ---- -------------------------------
79.0.254.164 44.134.96.1 5408 [ 8] dropped: encap to encap
173.230.244.130 44.68.41.1 1349 [ 8] dropped: encap to encap
