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--- start [2024/01/23 18:00] – m0lte
+++ start [2026/07/12 21:51] (current) – [claude] Replace nspages with feed-driven etccindex links view (same exclusions kept) m0lte
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 ====== UK Packet Radio Network Wiki ======
-This is a resource for sharing information about the UK packet radio network. The purpose of this site is to support the restoration and improvement of a UK-scale amateur radio-centric data network. The site is newly created, with content being added as contributed.\\
+This is a resource for sharing information about the UK packet radio network. The purpose of this site is to support the restoration and improvement of a UK-scale amateur radio-centric data network. Content is contributed and maintained by the community.\\
 Anyone can contribute - to do so, please see [[contributing|Contributing]].\\
 Please also consider joining the [[https://groups.io/g/ukpacketradio|ukpacketradio groups.io]], particularly as a node owner.
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 ===== Applications =====
+  * [[https://wiki.oarc.uk/packet:whatspac|WhatsPac]] instant messenger
   * [[packetmail|Packet mail]]
   * [[https://wiki.oarc.uk/packet:chat|Chat]]
   * [[dxcluster|DX Cluster]]
-  * Text curios
-  * Other
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 ===== Resources =====
-  * [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/packet-network-map.html|Live packet link map]]
+  * [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/ports.html|Live port listing]]
+  * [[info:40m|40m Packet]]
+  * [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/packet-network-map.html|Live packet link map]] ([[map:info|info]])
   * [[https://packet.oarc.uk|OARC's packet wiki]] - loads of activity here, including up to date how-to guides etc.
-  * [[national-packet-update|National Packet Update]] - regular newsletter pulled together by 2E0SIP
+  * [[national-packet-update|National Packet Update]] - regular newsletter pulled together by members
   * [[nodes:byfrequency|Nodes by frequency]]
   * [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/|Further maps]], including APRS and voice repeaters
   * [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/swagger|OpenAPI packet node data]]
   * [[https://ukrepeater.net/doc_files/PacketRadioFrequencies.pdf|Packet radio frequencies]] - guide from ETCC
-  * **NEW:** [[scot:start|Scotland sub-network wiki]]
+  * [[scot:start|Scotland sub-network wiki]]
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 ===== Nodes =====
-The UK packet radio network consists of the following nodes which have an [[nov|NoV]], plus stations which choose to run under personal callsigns (although not all of these are listed here as there's no central list). There is a [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/etcc-packet-map.html|map of stations with an NoV here]], driven by current ETCC data, and a [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/packet-network-map.html|live connectivity map]] driven by data from nodes currently online (NB this contains only partial data as node software support is added and upgraded.)
+The UK packet radio network consists of the following nodes which have a FAC (previously an [[nov|NoV]]), plus stations which prefer to run under personal callsigns (although not all of these are listed here as there's no central list). There is a [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/etcc-packet-map.html|map of stations with an FAC here]], driven by current ETCC data, and a [[https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/packet-network-map.html|live connectivity map]] driven by data from nodes currently online (NB this contains only partial data as node software support is added and upgraded.)
 RF connectivity between packet nodes in the UK remains relatively patchy, with connectivity being internet-based or indeed totally absent, which this initiative seeks to help address.
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 GB7xxx calls are "nodes with mailbox", and MB7Nxx calls are simply "nodes", i.e. "nodes without mailbox". "Mailbox" commonly refers to packet mail service and/or BBS. "Node" is a rough synonym for "station" - the top-level entity at a given location. A node may provide services such as chat, mail, BBS or others, or nothing at all apart from onwards connectivity to other nodes.
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+This list combines this wiki's node pages with current ETCC data — dashed links are nodes in the ETCC data with no wiki page yet; click one to create it. See the [[nodes|full node listing]] for details and status.
+{{etccindex>links -gx4aax -mm0rjj -2m0rjj}}
 If you become aware of a packet node which isn't in the list above, please consider [[contributing|creating and populating a page for it]].
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-====== I built a node, now what? ======
+===== I built a node, now what? =====
-There's been a wave of people hearing of a resurgence of packet radio, and hurriedly putting up a station of some kind, applying for the NoV, announcing it somewhere like Facebook and/or [[https://groups.io/g/ukpacketradio]], and then finding not a lot is happening.
+There's been a wave of people hearing of a resurgence of packet radio, and hurriedly putting up a station of some kind, applying for the FAC, announcing it somewhere like Facebook and/or [[https://groups.io/g/ukpacketradio]], and then finding not a lot is happening.
 The enthusiasm is fantastic, but putting up a node in isolation might be a recipe for disappointment.