nodes:gb7odz
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| - | ====== GB7ODZ ====== | + | ====== GB7ODZ |
| 2m packet node with mailbox NoV | 2m packet node with mailbox NoV | ||
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| Frequency: 144.9375 MHz | Frequency: 144.9375 MHz | ||
| - | Sysop: M0ODZ | + | Packet mail region # |
| - | If you have more information about this node, or you are the sysop, please | + | Sysop: [[https:// |
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| + | Locator: IO94gt\\ | ||
| + | Lat/lon of grid corner: 54.812500, -1.458333\\ | ||
| + | This node is located at the geographical border of Sunderland and County Durham, at the absolute southernmost point of Tyne and Wear. | ||
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| + | Sysop notes: | ||
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| + | This node is used for experimental purposes and is a testbed for new features. | ||
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| + | Hardware specs:\\ | ||
| + | The system is running on a HP Z230, a small, cheap (not cheap originally, these are actually great workhorses with very decent specs and expandability) PC that has a real serial port and is fully supported on both Windows and Linux.\\ | ||
| + | Kamtronics KPC-9612 TNC, fully upgraded with newest EPROMs and memory expansion ICs.((This node is dedicated to my very close friend [[https:// | ||
| + | Without your support, friendship and generous donation of the Kantronics KPC-9612 terminal node controller this node would never have happened.\\ | ||
| + | I hope you are pleased with how packet radio is now having a resurgence locally, nationally and globally.))\\ | ||
| + | Yaesu FT-845 transceiver.\\ | ||
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| + | Software specs:\\ | ||
| + | [[https:// | ||
| + | [[https:// | ||
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| + | Connection info:\\ | ||
| + | The node responds to the following connection strings: | ||
| + | GB7ODZ: | ||
| + | ODZBBS: | ||
| + | ODZCHT: | ||
| + | ODZCMS: | ||
| + | ODZTLK: | ||
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| + | Port info:\\ | ||
| + | Port 1: 144.9375MHz radio connection, 1200BPS\\ | ||
| + | Port 2: telnet port (authorised whitelisted users only) | ||
| + | Port 3: AX/IP/UDP port (BPQAXIP) | ||
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| + | Node features: | ||
| + | Text node games available to play:\\ | ||
| + | * Zork 1, 2 and 3 (the Zork Trilogy, a text adventure series)\\ | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * Hammurabi (can you feed and provide an abundance of land for your townsfolk? | ||
| + | * Hangman (with no hanging man!)\\ | ||
| + | Text mode apps:\\ | ||
| + | * cowsay (get a cow to say your thoughts)\\ | ||
| + | * fortune (provide a random fortune cookie for you)\\ | ||
| + | * wx (the current weather at my QTH)\\ | ||
| + | * mc (a *working* work in progress that allows one command to run multiple commands eg MC cowsay Greg Was Here)\\ | ||
| + | * testapp (any app I am currently working on) | ||
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| + | Commands enabled: | ||
| + | * TALK - direct conversation with Sysop. Note that this requires a manual disconnect to end the session due to existing BPQ limitations\\ | ||
| + | * CHAT - chat server, talk to other node users and create private rooms\\ | ||
| + | * BBS - packet mail features\\ | ||
| + | full command list:\\ | ||
| + | BBS CHAT CMS TALK BOFH COWSAY FORTUNE WX TESTAPP ZORK1 ZORK2 ZORK3 WORDLE HAMMURABI MC HANGMAN CONNECT BYE INFO NODES PORTS ROUTES USERS MHEARD | ||
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| + | New features are added constantly for testing (see TESTAPP). | ||
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| + | Current features in development: | ||
| + | I have the full [[http:// | ||
| + | For those not aware of Project Gutenberg, it contains over 70,000 books that are out of copyright.\\ | ||
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| + | I am in the process of allowing remote telnet access for NoV licensed amateur packet stations to link to help expand coverage of the net while the resurgence of packet continues. | ||
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| + | Neighbour node connectivity: | ||
| + | My node can communicate with\\ | ||
| + | * GB7NED\\ | ||
| + | * GB7CNR\\ | ||
| + | both of which are located north of my QTH. | ||
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| + | My node is in regular use from local amateurs.\\ | ||
| + | Thanks especially to my very good friend [[https:// | ||
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| + | I am actively involved in understanding and properly documenting and giving working examples of the full features of BPQ32, as well as contributing patches to the source code.\\ | ||
| + | Thanks to the developer G8BPQ for this amazing piece of software, which is open source and cross-platform.\\ | ||
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| + | If you have a BPQ32 query then there is an active group on Google Groups but I am more than happy to impart what I have worked out from the source code and (unfortunately sparse, disjointed or plain or of date) existing documentation.\\ | ||
| + | I understand in depth and can give practical help with BPQ32 functionality: | ||
| + | * Adding custom commands (Linux xinetd.conf, | ||
| + | * Using and configuring QtTermTCP with BPQ32, including TALK to sysop functionality\\ | ||
| + | * using Outpost Packet Mail Manager (Outpost PMM) with BPQ32\\ | ||
| + | * I have a good grasp of most other parts of BPQ32.\\ | ||
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| + | Please | ||
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