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> Maybe integrate a TNC Modem with KISS interface? (I am not sure if that is worth the effort) This makes me sad. Several years ago, I ran a packet radio / AX

> Maybe integrate a TNC Modem with KISS interface? (I am not sure if that is worth the effort) This makes me sad. Several years ago, I ran a packet radio / AX.25 server, and used it to hop around Southern California, Mexico, Oregon, Nevada. It was super fun, but there were very few peers to actually chat with. I used the KISS interface on my KPC-3 to also run a Zork server from a Raspberry Pi -- anyone could login and play Zork, and the state was persisted, so you could logoff and continue later. So much fun, so few visitors.

jmbwell 4y ago
I’m working on this currently myself. Seems as good a thing to do with a packet node as any. I’m following in the footsteps here: https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/how-to-setup-a-raspberry-pi-packet-radio-node-with-zork/ https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/how-to-setup-a-raspberry... https://www.kevinhooke.com/2021/04/12/running-an-ax25-netrom-node-on-a-raspberry-pi/ https://www.kevinhooke.com/2021/04/12/running-an-ax25-netrom... I’ll be surprised if anyone ever hits my node but me. Fun anyway!
- jacobmarble 4y ago
  Here's where I left my WIP in 2015. https://github.com/jacobmarble/pytnc https://github.com/jacobmarble/pytnc
  - Manuel_D 4y ago
    Link 404s for me.
    - blackfawn 4y ago
      I believe this repo is private. GitHub uses a 404 for that instead of a 401 or other options.
- mzerod 4y ago
  This is mine: https://github.com/pe1rrr/packet-scriptlets/tree/main/games https://github.com/pe1rrr/packet-scriptlets/tree/main/games
wkat4242 4y ago
Yeah I miss packet also. We used to have long chats on the local BBS and in the monitor window sometimes. And I'd hop all over the country and sometimes even via satellites. But APRS totally killed packet :'( Now it's just a dumb positioning service that nobody interacts with, they just leave it on auto mode. I wonder if APRS hadn't happened, would faster packet modes have continued to be developed? The problem was that 9600 was fast enough for APRS so nobody cared about making a faster mode.
- wglb 4y ago
  I recall it differently. I ran a packet radio bbs when that was very active. What really killed it was the availability of internet for everyone. Usage just faded. As a result of this fading, efforts to build high speed uhf backbones faded away.
  - wkat4242 4y ago
    True that had a lot to do with it too. But I remember all the buzz around APRS when it came around.. I never really understood it, if all you're doing is putting a little flag on a map you're not really communicating. And as a privacy advocate I really try to prevent this very thing :P But some people really loved it and in my area in Europe it absorbed all the buzz around packet. At that point the internet had already been around for a while but packet was still being used. I guess it depends on the region too. These days there is actually a movement to provide a high-speed backbone microwave net independent of the internet with emergencies in mind. The idea is for it to replace all the internet-based repeater links for DNR, Brandmeister etc It's called hamnet and it's pretty active in the Netherlands and Germany. https://hamnetdb.net/map.cgi https://hamnetdb.net/map.cgi
    - twothamendment 4y ago
      I love APRS. The big deal for me is being able to not just hit a repeater, but 2 or 3. Now my 5 watt hand held can reach out of the back county when I'm hiking and actually get somewhere. Bonus that there is a gateway between APRS and SMS. Yeah, you can drive around and show the world where you are, but using it to write SMS messages when cell reception doesn't exist is awesome. I don't know about everyone, but if I'm driving around with it on it is so I can see where I get coverage and where I don't. I have to use and test so I know it works when I want to communicate, but overall I'm not a ham to be social.
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jmbwell 4y ago

I’m working on this currently myself. Seems as good a thing to do with a packet node as any. I’m following in the footsteps here: https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/how-to-setup-a-raspberry-pi-packet-radio-node-with-zork/ https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/how-to-setup-a-raspberry... https://www.kevinhooke.com/2021/04/12/running-an-ax25-netrom-node-on-a-raspberry-pi/ https://www.kevinhooke.com/2021/04/12/running-an-ax25-netrom... I’ll be surprised if anyone ever hits my node but me. Fun anyway!

jacobmarble 4y ago
Here's where I left my WIP in 2015. https://github.com/jacobmarble/pytnc https://github.com/jacobmarble/pytnc
- Manuel_D 4y ago
  Link 404s for me.
  - blackfawn 4y ago
    I believe this repo is private. GitHub uses a 404 for that instead of a 401 or other options.
mzerod 4y ago
This is mine: https://github.com/pe1rrr/packet-scriptlets/tree/main/games https://github.com/pe1rrr/packet-scriptlets/tree/main/games

wkat4242 4y ago

Yeah I miss packet also. We used to have long chats on the local BBS and in the monitor window sometimes. And I'd hop all over the country and sometimes even via satellites. But APRS totally killed packet :'( Now it's just a dumb positioning service that nobody interacts with, they just leave it on auto mode. I wonder if APRS hadn't happened, would faster packet modes have continued to be developed? The problem was that 9600 was fast enough for APRS so nobody cared about making a faster mode.

wglb 4y ago
I recall it differently. I ran a packet radio bbs when that was very active. What really killed it was the availability of internet for everyone. Usage just faded. As a result of this fading, efforts to build high speed uhf backbones faded away.
- wkat4242 4y ago
  True that had a lot to do with it too. But I remember all the buzz around APRS when it came around.. I never really understood it, if all you're doing is putting a little flag on a map you're not really communicating. And as a privacy advocate I really try to prevent this very thing :P But some people really loved it and in my area in Europe it absorbed all the buzz around packet. At that point the internet had already been around for a while but packet was still being used. I guess it depends on the region too. These days there is actually a movement to provide a high-speed backbone microwave net independent of the internet with emergencies in mind. The idea is for it to replace all the internet-based repeater links for DNR, Brandmeister etc It's called hamnet and it's pretty active in the Netherlands and Germany. https://hamnetdb.net/map.cgi https://hamnetdb.net/map.cgi
  - twothamendment 4y ago
    I love APRS. The big deal for me is being able to not just hit a repeater, but 2 or 3. Now my 5 watt hand held can reach out of the back county when I'm hiking and actually get somewhere. Bonus that there is a gateway between APRS and SMS. Yeah, you can drive around and show the world where you are, but using it to write SMS messages when cell reception doesn't exist is awesome. I don't know about everyone, but if I'm driving around with it on it is so I can see where I get coverage and where I don't. I have to use and test so I know it works when I want to communicate, but overall I'm not a ham to be social.

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