Date: 2024/07/28 13:18  (UTC)
From: N3MEL@N3MEL.#EPA.PA.USA.NOAM
Subject: July's PKTNET Results For Bulletins Received Only
To: PKTNET@USA

R:240728/1318Z 6397@KN4LQN.#RICH.VA.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.24
R:240728/1107Z 46229@N3MEL.#EPA.PA.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24


Good Day,

Below is the link showing the 36 check-ins for July. Thank you to everyone
that checked in this month. 

Special thanks to Mark N2MH for taking all the Private message check-ins,
we distribute those check-ins a little late.

July PKTNET Results Map:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1Cz6i3XfsWHxt8ztOviSz5801RaLqdew&usp=sharing

Participants:

AE4OK  K0WAV  K1AJD  K1FSY  K1MAL
K3CLM  K4JTT  K5DAT  K6RKY  KA3VSP
KB1NAL KB3PCY KC3QVF KD2YCK KD4GCF
KD4LEM KD4WLE KF7PSM KI0BK  KK6HWN
KM6CQ  KN4KNL KN4LQN KO4UOQ KP3FT
KQ6UP  KX4AC  N2GWK  N2MH  N3MEL
N3SW   N4HOK  NC8Q   NS2B  NY3J
W6RAY  WB2CMF WG3K

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The August PKTNET will require the use of the html to text forms created by
David KN4LQN. You can use either the Net Check-in or the ISC-213 these
forms are available here:

https://vden.org/pktnet/pktnet-forms.zip

The August net starts on 8/18/24 @ 00:00 UTC.

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73 de Glenn N3MEL

(View as PDF)

Packet Bulletin Net - PKTNET@USA
July, 2024

Net Control:
   Glenn N3MEL
   n3mel.epa@gmail.com
   n3mel@n3mel.#epa.pa.usa.noam

View net reminder bulletin from N3MEL

WHO: All amateur radio operators
WHAT: Packet Bulletin Net - PKTNET@USA
WHEN: Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 0000 UTC
              Saturday, July 27, 2024 - 2359 UTC
HOW: This net will accept check-ins via BBS Bulletins only. Send a check-in via any participating BBS, with active forwarding, any time during the week.

 
This month, net control has asked participants to send two messages:

1. Send a private message (command SP)
2. Send the normal bulletin (command SB)

 
SP N2MH@N2MH.#NNJ.NJ.USA.NOAM
Subject: Your Name, Your Town, Your State, Your Grid
Message: (Enter the outbound BBS you are using)

 
SB PKTNET@USA
Subject: Your Name, Your Town, Your State, Your Grid
Message: (Enter the outbound BBS you are using)

NCS INSTRUCTIONS:

Part 1 is to send a Private Message as follows:

To: SP N2MH.#NNJ.NJ.USA.NOAM
Title: Your Name, Your Town, Your State, Your Grid
Message: (please enter the outbound BBS you are using)
                 Example, N3MEL

Part 2 is to send your Buletin check-in as follows:

To: SB PKTNET@USA
Title: Your Name, Your Town, Your State, Your Grid
Message: (please enter the outbound BBS you are using)
                 Example, N3MEL
               Please also comment in your check-in if you sent a private message as well,
               so we know to be looking for one!

Feel free to add any comments you would like to share with the group!

 
PURPOSE:

As we continue to show that Packet Radio still has a role to play in today's digital world and promote the importance of bring RF back in support of the backbone/forwarding to reduce the dependency of the internet to pass the traffic. For this net we would like to see how the current Packet Network is routing traffic.

The idea is to better understand US BBS routing. Starting with the HA paths, there should be no reason why any message should be unroutable. And return a message to the sender saying that. At the very least, NOAM (or SOAM, EURO, etc.) should get a message out of a BBS and on its way.

The importance here is to make sure that traffic is not getting stranded and reducing the reliability of Packet Radio. We would like to look at the path and time that each of these private messages takes to be delivered to Mark N2MH.

This net is more than just sending a check-in, its about the health of the network so that we as a community can help each other to make Packet Radio the most reliable it can be!

I ask that everyone who is reading this bulletin PLEASE take a few minutes to send these two quick messages start on Sunday July 21st, the larger the response the better the data will be.

Thank You All!

The participant map will be updated throughout the duration of the net at:
 
https://www.qsomap.com/QSOmapProduction/qsomapforQRZ.php?call=n3mel

 

Don't feel obligated to enter a detailed message if it's difficult; the important part is the Subject line!

The VDEN website (https://vden.org) includes information about the Central Virginia BBSes, how to send personal mail and bulletins, and methods for connecting over RF (Packet / Vara via Terminal / Winlink / Outpost).

Bulletins created on the N4VEM BBS will be forwarded over Vara FM to the KN4LQN BBS, which will then forward over Vara HF to the N3MEL BBS and the wider regional packet network.

Reach out if you have any questions!
 
73,
David KN4LQN
kn4lqn@arrl.net
kn4lqn@kn4lqn.#rich.va.usa.noam