21 May
2020
21 May
'20
8:38 a.m.
Oh, the things that can happen during a forced lockdown! Eventhough
I am one of those "essential employees" working 6 days/week since the
beginning of March, I try to keep myself busy (?) as long as I'm awake. :)
In response to the below email that I sent out a few weeks ago, some have
asked for a web-based approach to the WWconvers at Hub_NA. Late last
year my friend Mark (NI2O) told me about his friend Robin (G8ECJ) in
the UK when they were both part of TVIPUG. Robin had put together a PHP
web-based solution to access the local WWconvers chat while he was at work.
That was 2004 and the latest update was in 2018, years after Robin had moved
to New Zealand. I recently recalled that package and tweaked it a little.
While there is more to be done to make it slick and not plain looking,
the functionality is there. So now any web browser can access Hub_NA by
simply connecting to http://www.n2nov.net/webconvers/frame.php?jsflag=yes
and entering your callsign and WWconvers channel number (though the default
presented is what we use in NYC and you can easily join another channel).
As always, you can still use your favorite IRC client to connect. I
have
used HexChat and Pidgin, though there are many others for any PC platform.
I have even used various clients and web browsers on my Android phone.
Things may be a little plain compared to slick commercial XMPP offerings,
but I am sure that many heads working together can improve it. Even Maiko
has on his long list of things to do the improvements in the JNOS code
to interface with IRC clients. In the meantime, JNOS bbs users and those
of other systems have a way to chat worldwide. If you have an idea for
improvement or want to help with coding, let me know.
On 5/8/2020 12:25 PM, Charles J. Hargrove via 44Net wrote:
Looking to add another dimension to your BBS?
Consider offering a chatroom
to your users. There are several groups that meet worldwide on various
channels, some channels are used locally for events/nets/emcomm and there
are some that act as tech support for ham radio software programs. Here
in NYC we use 14736 every Monday night as an alternate way to check-in
to our weekly emcomm net (especially when encountering jammers). There
is even a growing movement to use state or country-based channel numbers
that reflect their 44net assignments like 4468 in NY, 4440 in UT, etc.
Various packet bbs packages have chat capability built-in. I know of
at least one station looking to incorporate it into FBB, but I have no
information on that system. Connection to Hub_NA is easy. Use
44.68.41.2 (gw.n2nov.ampr.org). We currently have stations across the
USA and Canada connected to Hub_NA. Come join us, ask questions and share
your tips/tricks/ideas!
--
Charles J. Hargrove - N2NOV
NYC-ARECS/RACES Citywide Radio Officer/Skywarn Coord.
NYC-ARECS/RACES Nets 441.100/136.5 PL
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http://www.nyc-arecs.org
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topped
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