As of 3/28, the WASHMO:N0BBD-5 node & BBDBBS:N0BBD-1 bulletin board located in Washington, MO is now online and providing Franklin County ARES users with a reliable means of packet communications and a link into MSTL for access to Jefferson City over MEPN. If you have any questions regarding this node, please contact Paul Chambers, N0BBD. […]
Intro to Emergency Communications Class in May
Back by popular demand! I’ll be instructing the first class of the 2015 year sponsored by St. Louis Metro ARES/RACES. Introduction to Emergency Communication EC-001 This is the course that explains it all, a “must” for anyone interested in emergency communications! There will be four sessions, four hours each, held on the following dates: Saturday, […]
St. Louis County EOC node to go live March 30th
The packet node at the St. Louis County EOC is scheduled to go live on Monday March 30th. The 24/7 node will be using a Raspberry Pi 2, BPQ software, and be available on MEPN. The node’s callsign:alias will be W0AAF-5:STLEOC. If you live in the area of the EOC and have packet capabilities, please […]
STLBBS migrated to PI 2
In the effort to conserve precious battery backup for the system, after testing BPQ on Linux, I’ve now migrated MSTLCO & STLBBS over to a Raspberry Pi 2. This also makes it incredibly portable and lightweight should the need to relocate the BBS in an emergency arise. Please let me know if you have any […]
WASHMO Node will be available March 28th!
Paul Chambers/N0BBD, Franklin County EC, approached me after attending the March 9th St. Louis Metro ARES meeting where I gave a presentation talking about the MSTLCO node and STLBBS. Franklin County has been an up and coming active group on the BBS and is very much interested in renewing packet operations in their area. Paul […]