From: N3MEL@n3MEL.#EPA.PA.USA.NOAM
To: PKTNET@USA
Type/Status: BF
Date: 2024/07/14 00:37  (UTC)
BID: 45369_N3MEL
Subject: July Packet Radio Bulletin Net (PKTNET) Instructions

Hello Packeteers,

The July Packet Radio Bulletin Check-In Net is scheduled to start one
week from today on Sunday July 21st @ 00:00 UTC run until Sat July 28th @ 2359 UTC.

For July we will be asking station to send two messages 1) private & 1)
bulletin see additional details below.

A list of current check-ins are available at the link below.

https://www.qsomap.com/QSOmapProduction/qsomapforQRZ.php?call=n3mel

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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 <send>

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!

(send)


AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTINUALLY SENDS IN A CHECK-IN EACH
MONTH! 

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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! 


73 de Glenn N3MEL
Mid Atlantic/Northeast RF Backbone
EPA Section
JS8CALL USERS ADD @PKTNET
"Keep The Packets Moving"

Never Forget 9/11 (343)

Message Sent Via N3MEL BBS Using Outpost Pm.

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