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
ARnewsline Broadcast Mon. @ 8:00PM
NYC-ARECS Weekly Net Mon. @ 8:30PM
http://www.nyc-arecs.org
NY-NBEMS Net Saturdays @ 10AM & USeast-NBEMS Net Wednesdays @ 7PM
on 7.036 Mhz USB (alt 3.536)/1500 hz waterfall spot; MFSK-16 or 32
"Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls
topped
by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders." - Ronald Reagan
"The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." - Tacitus
"Molann an obair an fear" - Irish Saying
(The work praises the man.)
"No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it
provides, it can never take the place of volunteers." - Ronald Reagan