That's why one uses a speaker than can have the plug pulled. :D Actually, m TL>board became a sort of confessional every now and then, I've had users share TL>some pretty deep and personal things, so I was more like a counsellor or TL>bartender at times. :) It did mean that I never got sick of being paged, TL>because chances were it was something worth talking about or at least listen TL>to.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
The DreamNet doors by Andy Stewart had a deal where you could get different ANSI music when you got paged. The thing about those doors, though...
1) You need the DOSFIX (TP7P5FIX) TSR, as they won't run on CPU's
faster than 233 Mhz.
2) If the BBS doors are used, they work BEST under Synchronet, with the "Console" comport intercept, and a DOOR.SYS dropfile. None of those programs had a fossil driver.
The DreamNet doors by Andy Stewart had a deal where you could get different ANSI music when you got paged. The thing about those doors, though...
I never used a door, just the default page function in RA.
And I'm not going to jump through the hoops needed to get them to run on a P TL>when the BBS software is native.
... A squirrel is just a rat with good P.R.
I've seen sysop pager/chat doors that let you configure what hours to allow users to page you. I don't remember if Synchronet has that feature..
I have a feeling Synchronet does have this feature.
Tony,
I've seen sysop pager/chat doors that let you configure what hours to allow users to page you. I don't remember if Synchronet has that feature..
I have a feeling Synchronet does have this feature.
I know you can set the setting for whether the Sysop is available or not...but the "alarm" (short Sysop page) still goes off, when a user
chooses that option.
The pager (internal or external) should not go off if the sysop isn't DM>"available" unless the user has the 'C' exemption or "Sysop Chat Override" DM>requirements set in SCFG->System->Advanced Options.
Rob,
The pager (internal or external) should not go off if the sysop isn't DM>"available" unless the user has the 'C' exemption or "Sysop Chat Override" DM>requirements set in SCFG->System->Advanced Options.
I'll have to check that, as I have the deal set to "not available",
and the short sysop page goes off when activated by the user.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
I never used a door, just the default page function in RA.
No experience with RA.
And I'm not going to jump through the hoops needed to get them to run on a
when the BBS software is native.
That's the only drawback with non-fossil doors. Too bad that the late Dave Perry, W4KGU (SK) did has ham radio doors without a fossil driver. Those doors included:
ARPD - Amateur Radio Packet Door -- allow licensed hams to use your TNC
to access the area Packet Network. Worked best with the MFJ 1270-C TNC.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
I know you can set the setting for whether the Sysop is available or not...but the "alarm" (short Sysop page) still goes off, when a user chooses that option.
Yet, the only time I'm at the computer is when I'm working on the
BBS, or doing my ham radio traffic nets.
ARPD - Amateur Radio Packet Door -- allow licensed hams to use your TNC to access the area Packet Network. Worked best with the MFJ 1270-C TNC.
Neat. Wouldn't mind playing with something like that. Probvably have to se TL>my own door server on a PC. The callsign door also sounds interesting. The TL>rest are a bit US centric, and not likely to be of much use.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
I have had trouble setting it back up under Synchronet...even though
I'm setting it up like the other doors that W4KGU did. For some reason,
it thinks the comport is already open, so you can't do a connect.
I think the Buckmaster CD does have worldwide callsign searches. I
know that the hamdata.com website mainly just has U.S. and Canadian callsigns.
I'm sure Buckmaster is global, though data quality outside of the US is TL>dependent on user contributions.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
I had one user to a Digital Hams Facebook Group have his callsign
data witheld, upon his request. That was the first time I had ever
heard of that.
I had one user to a Digital Hams Facebook Group have his callsign data witheld, upon his request. That was the first time I had ever heard of that.
That's different. I've seen address details suppressed, I ay have heard of TL>callsigns being hidden by the authorities by request, not 100% sure.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
That's different. I've seen address details suppressed, I ay have heard of
callsigns being hidden by the authorities by request, not 100% sure.
That was still the first time I had run across that.
In the U.S. and its territories, your mailing address has to be somewhere where you can receive mail from the U.S. Postal Service. It
can be a street address, a street address with an apartment number, or
in my case, a Post Office Box. That keeps my home address private.
I think it was more in the days of the printed call books, where there was a TL>extra layer between the government and publication, but today, most people u TL>the online databases. A PO box is a surefire way to get around the issue, i TL>any case.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-<G>), and providing PROOF of that previous license.
I'm glad some of the old callbooks are online. The way the rules are now, in the U.S. and its territories, if you previously held a General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra Class license, that has been expired over 2 years, you can get back into the hobby by just passing the Technician exam, paying the appropriate exam fee, filling out the needed paperwork (what did you expect for it being processed by a government agency??
The U.S. did away with the 13 and 20 WPM CW requirement in 2000, then got rid of the 5 WPM CW requirement in 2007. People are now learning CW because they WANT to...and NOT because they HAVE to.
Ironically, about 2 weeks either side of the U.S. dropping the CW requirement altogether, the VibroPlex Company (which makes code
keyers), had their phones "ringing off the wall" with folks wanting
them!!
Well, here, I believe all you have to do is show your old certificate of V>proficiency to get a new licence.
Australia got rid of the 10WPM Morse in 2000, and the n5WPM in 2005. CW is V>still very popular, many people are choosing to take up the mode, which is go V>to see.
I'm not surprised. I noticed a big surge in interest in Morse when the V>requirement was dropped here. Something I had said for many years would V>happen. CW has one characteristic that can never be surpassed, it is simple, V>yet effective. Sure, today there's digital modes that can leave CW for dead V>but they require complex DSP algorithms in computers. Morse just requires a V>source of detectable energy (normally RF!) that can be turned on and off. ;)
Daryl Stout wrote to VK3JED <=-
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the National Association for amateur radio in the U.S. and its territories, still offers a "code proficiency certificate" for those copying CW at certain speeds from
W1AW, their flagship station. And like most, there is a fee for it.
Folks are learning CW because they WANT to...NOT because they HAVE
to!! The F.I.S.T. group has had a surge in members because of it.
And, it gets through when nothing else does.
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