Hi Everyone, Just remember some of us are on the packetnode.net map also. If you
are not on it you can add yourself to it.
http://www.teqsys.net/packetnode/index.php
...73's...Joel N4JOA@N4JOA

Thanks for confirming that John, I thought that was probably the case.

Anne
G0UZD

--- In BPQ32@yahoogroups.com, "John Wiseman" <john.wiseman@...> wrote:
>
> Anne,
>
> You get the 10061 if BPQ32 tries to connect to the WINMOR TNC before is
> it ready. This can happen if the WINMOR TNC takes more than a few
> seconds to load. You can safely ignore it so long as the TNC does start,
> and the TCP box on the TNC goes green.
>
> 73,
> John
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> ambitionii@...
> Sent: 27 November 2010 11:53
> To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BPQ32] Airmail/BPQ32/WINMOR
>
>
>
>
> I have recently installed the BPQ32 software to be able to use WINMOR
> with Airmail - following the instructions written by WA7RF & updated by
> G8BPQ. All has gone well so far, but yet to make a successful station
> contact.
> However, when I start up BPQ32 the BPQ32.dll Console window it gives the
> statement Port Initialisation Complete, but it then shows error 10061.
> At that time the WINMOR TNC has not yet opened, but when it does it
> seems to behave as per documentation. Is it OK to ignore the error
> message?
> Thanks
> Anne Gisby
> G0UZD
>

Thanks Jerry, I'll give the Startup-delayer a go.

Anne
G0UZD


--- In BPQ32@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry" <n9lya@...> wrote:
>
> Several of us use a program called Startup-delayer, It allows you to delay
> any startup files. Easy to use and helps with ANY startup conflicts when
> something starts out of sequence.
>
>
>
> http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2
> <http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=startdelay> &show=startdelay
>
>
>
> 73 Jerry N9LYA
>
>
>
> From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave
> Webb
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 7:43 AM
> To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BPQ32] Airmail/BPQ32/WINMOR
>
>
>
>
>
> My setup does the same thing. But once the waterfall starts on the TNC, no
> further problems and I have had successful contacts, both ways.
> Dave
> WB2HVF
>
>
> On 11/27/2010 6:52 AM, ambitionii@... wrote:
>
>
>
> I have recently installed the BPQ32 software to be able to use WINMOR with
> Airmail - following the instructions written by WA7RF & updated by G8BPQ.
> All has gone well so far, but yet to make a successful station contact.
> However, when I start up BPQ32 the BPQ32.dll Console window it gives the
> statement Port Initialisation Complete, but it then shows error 10061. At
> that time the WINMOR TNC has not yet opened, but when it does it seems to
> behave as per documentation. Is it OK to ignore the error message?
> Thanks
> Anne Gisby
> G0UZD
>

Hi, I don't for now, but know of 2 Austrians and one US guy. Would be
interesting with "combi mode" P123&RPR creating interest for clients.

If the BPQ32 switch with BBS or RMS Packet access could run combimode with their
already invested  PTC2s do slow scanning the HF rig, then suddenly a new combi
option is created.
Or eventually with an extra HF rig on one specific Band in RPR mode.

This will probably generate interest from the clients. Good for VHF/UHF also.

There has so far been "nowhere to go" using this mode for meesaging.

73 de la7um Finn.

--- In BPQ32@yahoogroups.com, "Richard ke7xo" <ke7xo@...> wrote:
>
> hey guys...
>
> John is developing the code for the SCS Tracker.
>
> we're trying to get an idea of how many of us have one...
>
> if you'd post back here with your reply
>
> thanks...
>
> Richard
>

On 11/26/2010 1:08 PM, vk2dot wrote:

> Hi All, has anybody had any experience using a BPQEthernet Link between
XRouter&  BPQ32.
>
> Regards Rod.....///
>

Rod, I am not sure about at the moment, but I think I tried it some time
ago (but only in a wired LAN, as a simulation of a RF link). What is the
issue you have? I might try it again if needed ..

Misko

DIGI_NED works great with BPQ32 on windows.   Here's my notes to our
local NWAPRS group.

73,
Bill - WA7NWP


> Yes it does work .. Ive been using the Windows version of Digi_ned for years
now with BPQ32 . I have 2 ports one on HF and one on 2m when I run it. I have
found no problem with it at all.
> Tony  Hunt VK5AH



2.  DIGI_NED runs on windows thanks to the Cygwin library.  I never
really caught that.   It has for years.  It talks to AGWPE.   BPQ32,
which I use, has a shim widget that presents the BPQ32 ports as an
AGWPE interface.   Thus I now have DIGI_NED running natively on the
BPQ32 packet PC.   This is a big step towards more intelligent
inter-network routing.

It was a little tricky getting it going.  The AGW2BPQ interface had a
couple confusing options.   Once that was going the default
DIGI_NED.ini initialization file had rules for ALL to ALL digipeating.
  So any packet digipeated, was digipeated out on all the ports.  When
ALL is 6 ports - that makes for lots of extraneous digipeating...

Now for a little more time tweaking the digipeating rules and I then I
can turn off the UI-View digipeater.

Hi Bill, newbie here too.. hope to see your site on the map soon. John and Group
have helped me setup the BPQ systen here on Cape Cod and I'm enjoying every min
of it..Good website,Wow! Like the Mtn Climb to install the packet node.. Wish we
had something like that out here..Good luck.. It's been a long time since I've
seen any real packet radio activity locally. having the BPQ options to expand to
other resources has brought life back to packet radio.. Cheers to John and all
the software guru's working to make this happen..can't wait to get home and
continue building the new BPQ box..73's Rick..N1RCW.

--- In BPQ32@yahoogroups.com, "k7mt" <k7mt@...> wrote:
>
> Howdy from Bill K7MT Helena, Mt.
>
> I am new to BPQ32 and have a couple questions I cannot find an answer in the
documentation:
> 1. Can an RF station connect to a BBS say in Kentucky through my Switch. I
notice a nice BBS with AMSAT and ARRL Bulletins so could a RF station connect to
my BPQ Switch, then connect to the BBS via the internet and read say Keps to
update the Wisp program ???
>
> 2. I will have RMS Packet, MailBox, and internet on the switch for now using
Kantronics KPC-2 - DVR 2-2 Radio 145.010. When I set this up can i have all
three RMS Packet, Internet, local BBS on the one TNC. I don't quite undertand
the virtual TNC concept yet but believe that is how I hook up all three to one
real tnc ???
>
> I look forward to learning and activating my BPQ 32 Switch here in Helena, Mt.
with the 3 on 145.010, APRS Igate on 144.390 APRS Plus SA, and SGate ISS NO-44
and the new one when its activated for APRS on 145.800. I am on Solar/batteries
24/7.
>
> I used Airmail at McMurdo Station Antarctica the two season I was there on
WinLink and this new digital stuff is sure fun....
>
> I look forward to fun times.
>
> Bill K7MT
>
> http://www.k7mt.com  Pics of McMurdo Station and the Ham Shack if interested.
>

Hello to all,

I am part of the HF packet network "Network 105" and traditionally we have used
AEA and Kantronics TNCs mainly operating in AEA-Gateway and KA-Node modes. There
are some newer Kantronics operating in K-NET (netrom compatible) and a few NOS
nodes too.

We have also recently got a couple of new nodes with guys using BPQ32. One I
believe is using AGWPE/Sound Card and the other is AGWPE/SCS Tracker DSP.

Now, NETROM is not terribly useful on HF. In fact it can be counterproductive.
Very rarely will "it take you all the way there" because of changing conditions.

My preference for new nodes would be more like KA or AEA nodes, basically ones
that don't do node<>node broadcasts or at least the minimum of info transfer.

What would be the best way to tame some of this node<>node traffic on HF? Could
the NODESINTERVAL be set to zero to disable the node broadcast for instance?

I don't use BPQ32 here so can't easily test.

Anyone is welcome to try our network by the way - the parameters we use are:-

HBAUD=300
PACLEN=60
MAXFRAME=1
FRACK=5
DWAIT=0

The frequency is:-
MARK: 14103.4
SPACE: 14103.2

SSID convention:

Absent: QSO/Keyboarding
-1: Personal maildrop
-2: Kantronics digipeating "gateway"
-7: Node. Any type.

Node aliases are assigned for stations taking up permanent or semi-permanent
residence.

We don't allow APRS traffic, binary transfers or mail reverse forwarding. It is
primarily a network for ragchewing and personal mail.

73

Sholto
K7TMG

-----Original Message-----
From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sholtofish
Sent: 29 November 2010 20:58
To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BPQ32] BPQ32 on HF

 

Hello to all,

I am part of the HF packet network "Network 105" and traditionally we have used AEA and Kantronics TNCs mainly operating in AEA-Gateway and KA-Node modes. There are some newer Kantronics operating in K-NET (netrom compatible) and a few NOS nodes too.

We have also recently got a couple of new nodes with guys using BPQ32. One I believe is using AGWPE/Sound Card and the other is AGWPE/SCS Tracker DSP.

Now, NETROM is not terribly useful on HF. In fact it can be counterproductive. Very rarely will "it take you all the way there" because of changing conditions.

My preference for new nodes would be more like KA or AEA nodes, basically ones that don't do node<>node broadcasts or at least the minimum of info transfer.

What would be the best way to tame some of this node<>node traffic on HF? Could the NODESINTERVAL be set to zero to disable the node broadcast for instance?

I don't use BPQ32 here so can't easily test.

Anyone is welcome to try our network by the way - the parameters we use are:-

HBAUD=300
PACLEN=60
MAXFRAME=1
FRACK=5
DWAIT=0

The frequency is:-
MARK: 14103.4
SPACE: 14103.2

SSID convention:

Absent: QSO/Keyboarding
-1: Personal maildrop
-2: Kantronics digipeating "gateway"
-7: Node. Any type.

Node aliases are assigned for stations taking up permanent or semi-permanent residence.

We don't allow APRS traffic, binary transfers or mail reverse forwarding. It is primarily a network for ragchewing and personal mail.

73

Sholto
K7TMG

John,

Thank you that will be useful info to pass on :)

73

Sholto
K7TMG

PS. Hi Jerry, didn't know u used BPQ or I would have pestered you first!

--- In BPQ32@yahoogroups.com, "John Wiseman" <john.wiseman@...> wrote:
>
> Sholto,
>
> Setting QUALITY=0 on the PORT definition of the HF port will prevent any
> NETROM activity on the port.
>
> 73,
> John G8BPQ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> sholtofish
> Sent: 29 November 2010 20:58
> To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BPQ32] BPQ32 on HF
>
>
>
>
> Hello to all,
>
> I am part of the HF packet network "Network 105" and traditionally we
> have used AEA and Kantronics TNCs mainly operating in AEA-Gateway and
> KA-Node modes. There are some newer Kantronics operating in K-NET
> (netrom compatible) and a few NOS nodes too.
>
> We have also recently got a couple of new nodes with guys using BPQ32.
> One I believe is using AGWPE/Sound Card and the other is AGWPE/SCS
> Tracker DSP.
>
> Now, NETROM is not terribly useful on HF. In fact it can be
> counterproductive. Very rarely will "it take you all the way there"
> because of changing conditions.
>
> My preference for new nodes would be more like KA or AEA nodes,
> basically ones that don't do node<>node broadcasts or at least the
> minimum of info transfer.
>
> What would be the best way to tame some of this node<>node traffic on
> HF? Could the NODESINTERVAL be set to zero to disable the node broadcast
> for instance?
>
> I don't use BPQ32 here so can't easily test.
>
> Anyone is welcome to try our network by the way - the parameters we use
> are:-
>
> HBAUD=300
> PACLEN=60
> MAXFRAME=1
> FRACK=5
> DWAIT=0
>
> The frequency is:-
> MARK: 14103.4
> SPACE: 14103.2
>
> SSID convention:
>
> Absent: QSO/Keyboarding
> -1: Personal maildrop
> -2: Kantronics digipeating "gateway"
> -7: Node. Any type.
>
> Node aliases are assigned for stations taking up permanent or
> semi-permanent residence.
>
> We don't allow APRS traffic, binary transfers or mail reverse
> forwarding. It is primarily a network for ragchewing and personal mail.
>
> 73
>
> Sholto
> K7TMG
>

 

Hi Gang,

 

I am experimenting on setting up BPQ on my extra lap top and have a RADIO Shack USB to RS-232 that loads on com4. I set up BPQ using medium with the KISS TNC just as is and it will not recognize the COM port so I can load RMS Packet. I made all changes I believe necessary in the Medium Example and changed the applications from the DX to Applications=BBS,CHAT,RMS and the associated 1 2 3 in the App descriptions and I cannot connect to any Appication. I can solve this one later com port is important to get my RMS Packet Server running first...

 

Now all I did was change the MED cfg file and put it in BPQ Directory and started it up. I did the com port description etc.  Since it is a real TNC on a USB to Serial is that problem with the KISS TNC in the Medium CFG file ??

 

Bill K7MT

 

Hi Bill,

 

Nice to hear from you.  Yep, I found the USB RS232 problem in that I forgot to set it to com4 in the port 1 set up. I just tested it and all is ok. RMS Packet is talking to the TNC and beaconing.

 

Next problem will be to solve the applications problem.  I set up three apps  BBS CHAT RMS  but cannot access any of them in the terminal Window when I c RMS or BBS or K7M-1 CHAT K7MT-2 or RMS K7MT-10 ( As defined in RMS packet program).  I will have to study this one.

 

Third item is I an not sure about the axip connection as I cannot connect to anything on port 2 but will get that figured out after getting access to the three applications I put in.

 

I am kinda stumbling along.  I know I have to change the BPQ CFG file as I did and put it in the main directory. Set up MAIL Chat but noticed that is not in the main directory as BPQ it is still in the BBSChat folder. Maybe that has to be in the main directory.  Will work on it.  The directions define each area very nicely, but no real step 1 cfg file 2 etc. so one know everything that needs to be done step by step so all the modules necessary are modified and in their proper location.  I am learning Bill.  Pooped been at this through the entire Monday Night Football game. and now Bill Cosby is on so I need a couple laughs 

 

Cheers  Bill K7MT

-----Original Message-----
From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Erhardt
Sent: 30 November 2010 06:16
To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BPQ32] USB to RS-232 Question

 

Hi Bill,

 

Nice to hear from you.  Yep, I found the USB RS232 problem in that I forgot to set it to com4 in the port 1 set up. I just tested it and all is ok. RMS Packet is talking to the TNC and beaconing.

 

Next problem will be to solve the applications problem.  I set up three apps  BBS CHAT RMS  but cannot access any of them in the terminal Window when I c RMS or BBS or K7M-1 CHAT K7MT-2 or RMS K7MT-10 ( As defined in RMS packet program).  I will have to study this one.

 

Third item is I an not sure about the axip connection as I cannot connect to anything on port 2 but will get that figured out after getting access to the three applications I put in.

 

I am kinda stumbling along.  I know I have to change the BPQ CFG file as I did and put it in the main directory. Set up MAIL Chat but noticed that is not in the main directory as BPQ it is still in the BBSChat folder. Maybe that has to be in the main directory.  Will work on it.  The directions define each area very nicely, but no real step 1 cfg file 2 etc. so one know everything that needs to be done step by step so all the modules necessary are modified and in their proper location.  I am learning Bill.  Pooped been at this through the entire Monday Night Football game. and now Bill Cosby is on so I need a couple laughs 

 

Cheers  Bill K7MT

Hello fellow BPQ32 Members.

I would like to invite and assist with and seek your participation in the HF
Skipnet BBS Forwarding NETs where possible.. Those who have the extra equipment
to put one up… Are very welcome.


Contact me if interested.. Right now we have active nets on 40 30 and 20 meters…

73 Jerry N9LYA
SkipNet Coordinator