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Month: December 2016

SCS Tracker in bad mood

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

VAPN has its first technical hiccup involving the SCS Tracker TNC getting into a strange state where it responds to connect requests with a short blurb and that’s it. Category: TNC – Severity: Block

Categories BugsTags 1200, Block, hang, SCS, TNC, Tracker

Amateur radio packet… email?

February 10, 2017December 21, 2016

What would it take to get VAPN connected to Internet email? Let’s examine the points.

Categories PlanningTags email, Winlink

VaPN data flow and considerations

February 10, 2017December 20, 2016
2016-12-20 data flow block diagram

This data flow block diagram highlights the high level view of data movement through the VaPN system to include the option of an Internet email gateway.

Categories DesignTags AREDN, BBS, block diagram, Chat, CMS, data flow, HSMM-Mesh, mail, node, Winlink

Going all in for the SCS Tracker DSP TNC

January 15, 2019December 20, 2016
2016-12-20 VAPN System Line Drawing

The SCS Tracker DSP TNC wins its way into the overall design of the VAPN.

Categories DesignTags 1200, 1200bps, 9600, 9600bps, block diagram, modem, Robust Packet, SCS, Tracker, USB

Conquering Outpost Packet Message Manager

December 21, 2016December 2, 2016
PK-88 IC-2AT Dell-D610

Outpost Packet Message Manager promises a familiar user interface to good ol’ packet BBS messages, but with a non-trivial learning curve in setup.

Categories GearTags D610, Dell, IC-2AT, Outpost, PK-88, TNC
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