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Subj: Hello Paul G4APL ..thanks :)
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TO: PACKET @WW
FR: VE3WBZ
DT: Thursday, January 13th.,2011 @0808hrs EST
Hello Paul G4APL and others reading and participating in
the PACKET @WW Conversation;
<< Quoting G4APL to PACKET @WW >>
> From : G4APL To : PACKET@WW
> Type/Status : B$ Date/Time : 08-Jan 15:25
> Bid : 61370G4APL Message # : 79205
> Title : Re: Packet Chat CONV or WCONV
>
> Hello Peter
>
> First of all Peter, Happy and Healty New Year.
> Hope the lbs (Kg's) disappear over the coming months. [smile].
> I'll be doing the same.
Thank you Paul, and mmmm ...interesting? You were reading
a Porko Pete instalment to the OM @WW health Project for OMs
loosing weight...etc... Well good luck to you too.
> I'll add my feedback...On some recent PACKET Bulletins/News Articles
>
> Peter, I did noticed that you appeared on the World Wide Convers
> Channel 11 (Used by our Group. We are always looking to meet old
> and new friends) and wished us a Happy New Year on 8 January 2011
> 03:06 UTC while we were tucked up between the sheets.
Correct Paul. I was on the local..or one of them BBS nodes, and
noticed a TNOS connect, so when I tired, I saw this CONV and WCONV
and ...well I showed up as you say..when folks in UK were between
the sheets. Given the house here, I have the electric blanket
on and feel toasty between the sheets...or somewhere there.
I am just sorry I don't seem to get the time to go often and chat
with you and others. Never did find Alvin's relative nearby.
> Yes Peter, some of us are still running the WWC convers servers over
> the amprnet. 54 Servers currently connected to the network as seen
> here at Caterhem_UK. Use to be many more.
>
> Or course there has since been other CHAT network systems been setup
> Xrouter(CHAT), BPQ(CHAT), FBB(Convers)(non network).
This seems to be a trend Paul. But now I know where to go, "OK"
I will try again really soon. I liked it, and when I was in
South America, I met other hams, that I keyboarded with...so it
is another of those we should all be using and keeping alive.
> Had a very nice one to one realtime QSO with a ZL2 HF Pactor station
> that had connected to GB7CIP using the FBB Convers server (command C)
> for half an hour the other day on 14MHz Long Path.
Really ... I would have loved that.
> Some major networks have dissappeared in recent years for one reason
> or another.
>
> Some years ago we would see 200 to 300 users logged on from around
> the world. Including the SysOps. Chating away and caused many late
> nights (Burning the candle at both ends) resulting in not getting much
> sleep.
Agreed with all above. Clubs get some new notions to become more
Internet then the reason for the club, and saw that local here
where I was the only one on their packet frequency and well CONV
to you and others... they flipped and flopped on their excuse
to drop it all, but ...well ...I figured out the real reason.
I know also some were maintained and run by individuals and well
some sad news over the years, also very recent, when the owner
ssop passed away.
aaah those "good Ol days" and many users, and well before the
Internet came to your area, and as well mine...after that...the
death dive.
I loved the burning the midnight oil...It was all fun, and now
only good memorys, as opposed to going to bed...and then regrets
I never stayed up to enjoy.
> Yes the old days were a lot of enjoyment on the WWC chat nodes.
>
> After all I have been running one since the late 1980's. To encourage
> one to one (many) realtime contacts. Alse Node Hopping and establishing
> one to one realtime QSO's.
I guess thats why I was glad to find my way back Paul.
I am glad to leave the packet going at night or when I can for digi
peating, as now we can cover easy 100miles plus. Funny thing
I also got an email from a scanner SWL with a reader or something
as I was going keyboard with a few, and doing my ascii stuff
to get this guy 30miles away to email me he heard us...which
lifted the sprites.
> Normally stay logged on locally or when away (using xchat) or using
> a simple telnet client like putty. I seem to remember WinPac has a
> spilt screen telnet client. I saw demonstarted at one of the Conventry
> UK SysOP Meetings, when we connected in to the WWC network.
>
> If Users can not find a local WWC node. You can connect to the Caterham
> nodes GB7CP, or GB7CIP-5.
>
> Connecting in via the Internet will require your static IP address, or
> hostname to be added to the convers server configuration file.
>
> If connecting via the amprnet 44Net address or AX25/NetRom
> Need to create a free reverse DNS hostname look up first.
> I use the following site for mine. There are others.
>
> e.g. ve9ccc.dyndns.org Have a look at
> http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/
>
> how to configure XCHAT
> http://www.theskywaves.net/tcpip/XCHAT_IRC_Client_gb7cip.pdf
I always like it when you post something Paul. Lots of info
so sorrry to repeat, but if it helps someone to see it..if
they missed it...then thats great. I tired the Internet route
to packet...and I am useless at it.
I do have a dyndns thingme in the computer now...and ...well
NO clue as to what to do with it.
> Re SKYPE Peter. I have only had two test connections with that
> application many years ago to test that it was installed and
> configured..
I dropped back to ver4 ... as ver5 doesn't have the function
of looking at users online. Ver4 does allow..one to look at
a country and language and then show ...who from that country
etc is online...helps when looking for people with little
or nothing to go on.
> Same applies to echolink.
I have a long history, with Echolink, as I have been a member
since it was Ilink. I don't use it too much.
> If John K0RL wants a one to one HF 20MHz Pactor (QSO) (Frequecies
> published monthly) or even try AX25.
>
> Over the Past 48 hours or so. All I can hear are AX25 APRS's
> broadcast becomes when I have looked around the EU Bandplan
> frequecies. 3.5, 7.0,10.0 14MHz bands. So not a lot happening...
I am sure Paul, that John K0RL and others will find your info
useful and you might find them sometime on the WCONVs with you.
> Best Wishes to the PACKET readers
>
> Paul G4APL (GB7CIP and Caterham_UK convers system)
>--
> amprnet g4apl@gb7cip.ampr.org Internet paul@skywaves.demon.co.uk
> ax25 g4apl@gb7cip.#32.gbr.eu amprnet webserver http://gb7cip.ampr.org
> Internet http://www.theskywaves.net Using Turnpike and Windows XPPro
> HF PACTOR Forwarding USB 7.051.5MHz 14.110.5MHz 21.112.0MHz MARK QRG
>
> [End of Message #79205 from G4APL]
"Thank you" Paul G4APL. I hope your packet does some good,
and to anyone reading Paul's posting, I am sure you will enjoy
chatting with him and others.
73 Peter VE3WBZ
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