Sorry. Just frustrated for a little too long, seeing lots of traffic I'd consider "Much todo about nothing" and lots of money behind it. ... Technology Frustration Resolution Solutions
I am just north of montreal, If you want a fast tcp/ip link we could manage something and bring back the eastnet network from the crawl it been doing to the speed of a signal that is 20mhz wide.
Don't let lack of money stand between you and a fun amateur packet radio network! ARDC is actively soliciting proposals from ham clubs to upgrade or install repeaters, networks, equipment, towers, etc. We also funded DARC.DE to make similar grants throughout Europe. See:
https://www.ampr.org/ardc-grants-support-amateur-radio-clubs/ https://www.ampr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021-03-ardc-amateur-radio-club.pdf https://www.ampr.org/the-deutscher-amateur-radio-club-e-v-darc-initiates-gra...
A deadline for August 1st club grant proposals just passed, but we also review grant requests on a rolling basis (i.e. anytime).
John
PS: I started in packet radio with a Vancouver Board back in the 1980s with 1200 baud Bell 202 modem modulation, accessing Hank Magnuski's minicomputer via multiple 2M repeaters at well under 300 bits per second, even slower than telephone modems. Jeff, that was 40 years ago! Now, mass market WiFi-inspired circuitry with microwave antennas cost ~$100 and move many megabits over many kilometers. They still demand competent RF engineers, and competent network administrators. Good for resolution of your technology frustration.