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Subj: Re: What Shall We Talk About?
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Sent: 130724/2006Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU $:65447G4APL
T:From: Paul Lewis <g4apl@gb7cip.ampr.org>
T:Newsgroups: ampr.packet.general
T:Message-Id: <kspc4c$aai$1@gb7cip.ampr.org>
Hi Paula, Ian and the others.
Loved the description of the activities of the Ants. Bees.
Here the Pidgeons have just learnt to attack the Fat Balls inside
the Protected fat ball caged. Quiet Funny to watch. Taken them six months.
Now the life of the SysOp here.. in recent weeks.
The Rotator failed during the storms last year, so have been rather
restricted where the HF beam pointed for the HF PACTOR Forwarding.
So the Rotator has now been replaced with a nice big one, that
allows the LinFBB Pactor interface and Forwarding files to control
the HF Radio' Band, Frequency, Aerial Selection(HB Dipoles or HF Beam)
and now beam heading.
When away like you Paula, things happened that can not be restarted when
away. GB7CIP kernel went critical - Radio Shack Temperature running 30C+.
Switch off all non essential eqiupment and other servers (being remotely
rebuilt) Has not been updated for yonks!.
Also one of the 70cm Co-linears failed (used for Packet)
So more maintenace. Removed the 18 element 70cm parabeamd to reduce wind
load. Add a new Colinear and an end fed 70cm beam.
Required refeeding all the Aerial Feeders again.
Then the Tower Luffing Winch Failed.
Phew!..
Does not end there. Have some non Radio Amateur challenges as well to
resolve.
In recent months I have been providing support to a 'younger' group of
Radio Amateur's that are learning about the amprnet.
(https:portal.ampr.org)
Assisting them with the Configuration of their Raspberry Pi's for ax25/ip
driving TNC2 clones. I have been able to ping some of their systems
from VK and the USA via the amprnet.
Those in the London Home Counties should hear about eight 'new' Wireless
Signals on 144.925MHz.
Yes they are experiementing like we did in the 1980/90's and reaching that
high learning curve.
They will no doubt that 'it' a stage further with there younger minds.
Like Paula working in the background on her software, I have been doing my
bit quietly in the background.
[Switch off Beating da Drum] <RETURN>
Good to see the other feedback
73 de Paul @ gb7cip
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