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G4APL > PACKET 12.03.10 23:02l 56 Lines 2270 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Packet radOCio, gone the way of the dinosaur.
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T:From: Paul Lewis <g4apl@gb7cip.ampr.org>
T:Newsgroups: ampr.packet.general
T:Message-Id: <SU0EYBAlqqmLFwE6@g4apl.ampr.org>
Hello David
Yes the past ten years of real time QSO's have dropped off, compared to
the 1980's and 1990's
We are still here with real time QSO's and the occasioanal keyboard to
keyboard contacts.
look forward to seeing join in. Have not see Evert for a little while
though he use to log in here.
Use to chat to you guys in the USA and Canada on My APLTLK chat node
or on your Chat nodes in USA and Canada in the late 1980's and 90's
Have always run a chat node here since the very early days.
very late nights, early mornings in thise days.
73 Paul g4apl Sysop GB7CIP/GB7CR Caterham Chat nodes
62.234.17.234 6301 for the node
In article <14300_WA7V@hamradio>, n3pzz%wa7v.#sewa.wa.usa.noam@gb7cip.am
pr.org writes
>I remember a time when packet was eveywhere on the band.
>Now, at least in the Washington, DC area, there is nothing.
>There was a time when I could have 5 to 7 K/B to K/B contacts going at one time.
>Now those days are gone.
>I miss my old friends, DN4MK, PE1AUK, VK4XYL, VK4GX, ON1DLP, just toOo name a
>few.
>And the hundred others or so I made contact with. Hope you are all doing well.
>I myself have moved on to echolink. I miss the keyboard, that mic seems alien,
>but I'll get used to it.
>The packet nodes are all gone now, I found this telnet linkODs hereOCOCOC
>OCOCOCOC are all gone now, I did find a
>the same. I need the radio and the TNC. Like an addict, I'm still hooked.
>I could start my own PBBS, but nodes and ports I conect to here don't seem to
>work.
>And my TNC stills sends out a beacon text, but there is no one out there.
>Gone the way of the dinosaur.
>73 de N3PZZ
>
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