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E-MAIL VIA HAM RADIO How do Hams do that?

E-MAIL VIA HAM RADIO How do Hams do that?. This series of slides was used to guide the all day Florida Amateur Digital Communications (FADCA) Technical Conference held in Sanford, FL on April 30, 2005. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION.

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E-MAIL VIA HAM RADIO How do Hams do that?

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  1. E-MAIL VIA HAM RADIOHow do Hams do that? This series of slides was used to guide the all day Florida Amateur Digital Communications (FADCA) Technical Conference held in Sanford, FL on April 30, 2005.

  2. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION You must have MS Power Point Viewer on your computer to view this series of programs. Some slides have automatic graphics – advancing in time through the presentation. These programs are best viewed in Full Screen – F11 toggles that in most browsers. These programs are best viewed if you do not make a mouse click until all automatic graphics are complete. . . . Then . . . . Left Click any time after the mouse appears. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  3. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION TECHNICAL CONFERENCE APRIL 30, 2005 FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  4. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION “Decisions are made by those who show up."  --  Aaron Sorkin FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  5. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HOW WE HANDLE AMENITIES Rest rooms – out either door and go in either direction ‘down the hall’ Coffee, water, doughnuts – Out the back door of the building to the canteen. Your $5 lunch fee almost covered this – Thanks to Keith Kotch KF4BXT for the doughnuts! If you spill anything be sure it is on your computer. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  6. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION REFILLS DURING THE WORKSHOP- Do not leave your computer unattended when going for refills or taking a break during the workshop. Leave your partner there to continue loading software or ask one of the experts to go get your coffee! If you spill anything be sure it is on your computer. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  7. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HOW WE HANDLE AMENITIES Lunch – out the back door of the building and go to the canteen wagon. Pay $5 and get your hand stamped. Take one lunch portion - sandwich, drink, chips. Eat on picnic tables outside, in the break room (down the hall out this front classroom door), or back here in the classroom. If you spill anything be sure it is on your computer. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  8. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HOW WE HANDLE AMENITIES Lunch – (continued) Once everyone has had a lunch, you may return to the canteen w/o extra charge. (Don’t wash the stamp off your hand!) Please leave this classroom clean before we continue the Technical Conference after lunch. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  9. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE TERMINAL NODE CONTROLLER (TNC) Connect a TNC to a comport on the computer with the RS-232 cable. Do you know which comport this is? Do you know the serial baud rate for which the TNC is set? These things are important. Learn them and make note. OS – Win 98 or newer. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  10. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • MS .NETframework 1.1 • Required for Paclink AGW and Paclink Post Office • If not on your machine load now. • Do NOT go to internet and load beta version 2 OS – Win 2000 or newer. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  11. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • WinPack– A Terminal Program that does it all. • Use WinPack for general keyboard uses • Testing TNCs, links, and paths • Real time keyboarding (QSOs, BBS, E-mail) • File transfers including E-mail with TelPac Nodes OS – Win 98 or newer. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  12. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • TINYPAC – TNC DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM • (AUTHOR Charlie Crook N3PPC) • Determine com/serial port where TNC is connected • Determine baud rate of TNC serial port • Determine state of TNC (cmd:, KISS, HOST) • Set state and baud rate of TNC. OS – Win 98 or newer. Use TINYPAC version for your OS! FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  13. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • AGW PACKET ENGINE – Use AGW PE to - • allow access to a TNC/Radio port by more than one application. • access more than one TNC/Radio port by any application. • make automatic E-mail transfers with Paclink AGW. OS – Win 2000, WinXP. AGW PE ‘FREE’ FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  14. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • PACLINK POST OFFICE – E-MAIL SERVER • Establishes - • the ham radio call sign / e-mail account for this computer. • non-ham tactical e-mail accounts to be processed by this computer. OS – Win 2000, WinXP. Should be on internet when loaded. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  15. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • PACLINK AGW– TRANSFER PROGRAM • Automatically transfers • outgoing e-mail mime files from user accounts to TNC/Radio port to TelPac node. • incoming e-mail mime files from Telpac Node to user accounts on this computer. OS – Win 2000, WinXP. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  16. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • OUTLOOK EXPRESS– E-MAIL CLIENT • Once Paclink AGW is working - all messaging is done using your standard e-mail client. All other programs are transparent and run in the background. • Create an e-mail account for your Paclink Post Office account in Outlook Express. OS – Win98 or newer. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  17. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE TELPAC NODE– BRIDGE TO INTERNET E-MAIL Generally tactical computers will not be running Telpac Nodes while in the field as a Telpac Node must have an internet connection to make this bridge to internet e-mail. Loading this program on your computer today will be a learning exercise so you can do it on another computer when needed. OS – Win98 or newer.Pre-registration of Telpac Node required FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  18. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • TELPAC NODE – BRIDGE TO INTERNET E-MAIL • When a packet station links to a Telpac Node - • Telpac links the packet station to a distant PMBO. • E-mail exchanges are made between the packet station and the PMBO. • Telpac computer must have an internet connection to make this bridge to internet e-mail. OS – Win 98 or newer. Pre-registration of Telpac Node required FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  19. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE TELPAC NODE When you load this program for real you must first register it at www.winlink.org. You will also need to know: Lat/Long of the Telpac Node Call letters of at least one distant WL2K PMBO that runs a Telnet Server. OS – Win98 or newer. Pre-registration of Telpac Node required FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  20. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HANDS ON WORKSHOP – LOADING SOFTWARE • AIRMAIL– PRIMARY PROGRAM FOR E-MAIL ACCESS ON HF • Also may be used on packet to automatically link to a Telpac node for e-mail transfers. • AIRMAIL is not yet AGW-PE compliant. • Will run on Win98 or newer OS. OS – Win 98 or newer. Limited list of TNCs for packet FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  21. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION COMPLETE INSTALLATION DOCUMENTATION ON ALL PROGRAMS IS ON THE INTERNET Read The Manual! RTFM! RTFM! FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  22. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INTERNET E-MAIL REFLECTORS FOR SPECIFIC HELP Paclink AGW and EMCOMMs • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemcomm/ AIRMIAL • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airmail2000/ Use FADCA reflector for Florida-specifics • http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fadca FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  23. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION Programs on the FADCA Tech Conference CD AGWPE (free version) AGW Monitor AGW Terminal Digipeater [www.elcom.gr/SV2AGW] Airmail 3.2 Airmail 3.2 (floppies) Airmail TNC's (text) [www.airmail2000.com] Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 [www.winlink.org] PaclinkAGW 0.3.4 Paclink Post Office 1.0.81 [www.winlink.org] Telpac 1.1.11 Telpac 1.2.0 [www.winlink.org] FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  24. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION Programs on the FADCA Tech Conference CD TinyPacME_Kan TinyPacXP_Kan Winpack 6.80 Winpack 6.80 (floppies) Winpwait [www.winpack.org.uk] WinZip 90 FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  25. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION “Decisions are made by those who show up."  --  Aaron Sorkin FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  26. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION Now go forth and multiply. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  27. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1030-1100 - THE FLORIDA LAYERED PACKET NETWORK AND HOW TO NAVIGATE IT. Local Area Networks (LANS) – The Building Blocks of the Network; switch components; how a switch functions; network addressing; connect Scripts; Telpac links, packet Bulletin Boards, Telpac Nodes. MODERATOR: WB4MOZ, N0IA FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  28. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1100- 1130CURRENT STATUS OF THE FLORIDA LAYERED PACKET NETWORK. Which LANs are active; status of interconnecting backbones; current fixes and upgrades in process, where additional LANs are needed, backbones needed to bring the new LANs into the network. MODERATORS WB4MOZ, WB4KGY – assisted by FADCA District Directors and anyone else who knows current device status FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  29. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1130 –1200 - FADCA FREQUENCY COORDINATION DATABASE AND FADCA WEB PAGES Status, updating, new database program, suggestions for upgrading/ changing presentations. New database manager needed. MODERATORS N4KOX, W1NPR FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  30. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1200-1230 - LUNCH BREAK! Hotdogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, sausage/ onions, chips, drinks. Out the back door of the building to the caterers’ wagon. Eat outside, in break room down the hall, or back in this room. Caterers – John Rothert KC4IYO and XYL Judy. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  31. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1230-1300 - Tour of Seminole County EOC and ARES Radio Shack. When you finish lunch join a small group tour led by a local ARES member. Start here and take elevator to 3rd floor. Technical Conference continues at 1300 – don’t miss the several working Paclink AGW stations and a combo voice / digital repeater. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  32. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1300-1330 – PORTABLE PACKET STATIONDEMONSTRATION Several stations set up around the room. Talk with the owners - get/give some ideas. Also a combo voice and digital repeater. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  33. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1330 – 1400 E-MAIL OVER HAM RADIO IN SUPPORT OF EMCOMMS IN FLORIDA. What is required to provide this modern method of supporting served agencies during communications emergencies. MODERATOR N0IA - group discussion. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  34. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1400 - 1430– NETWORK DRIVE TESTING Giving a definitive answer to the question "can you hear me now?" – Chuck KP4DJT will demonstrate his company’s software that maps network coverage. Chuck hopes to be able to map the Florida Layered Packet Network Coverage. MODERATOR KP4DJT. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  35. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1430-1500 – LINUX FPAC – What LINUX has to offer, how to get there. LINUX box on display, and more. MODERATORS KP4DJT, K4GBB, N3PPC, (a.k.a. ‘The Three Charlies’) FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  36. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1500-1530 – HIGH SPEED DATA - BACKBONES 9.6KB UHF, 38.4KB 900MHZ. Basic problems, types of data controllers, radios, antennas, combine 9.6kb user access using shared voice repeater, and more. MODERATORS KA0OXH, KP4DJT, N4KOX. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  37. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1530-1600 – PC/FlexNet – A SMART AX-25 NETWORKING SYSTEM MODERATOR K2BJG (Palm Bay) – FlexNet is widely used in the northeast US and Europe. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  38. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION 1600-1630 - HF MODES FOR SUPPORTING E-MAIL OVER HAM RADIO and WL2K 2000 SYSTEM Q&A. Pactor, Packet, SCAMP. MODERATOR N0IA and anyone else who is knowledgable. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  39. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION CURTAIN CALL - THANKS TO MEETING ROOM SEMINOLE COUNTY DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY DICK FESS K4FUY EC AND HIS STAFF COORDINATION JUDY AND JOHN ROTHERT KC4IYO LUNCH CANTEEN CHARLIE CROOK N3PPC WORKSHOP CDROMS AND TINY PACK KEITH KOTCH KF4BXT DOUGHNUTS AND TO YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND TIME FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  40. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION “Decisions are made by those who show up."  --  Aaron Sorkin FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  41. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION Now go forth and multiply. FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

  42. FLORIDA AMATEUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION TECHNICAL CONFERENCE APRIL 30, 2005 FADCA Technical Conference April 30, 2005 www.fadca.org

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