Packet BBS Forwarding Links
Forwarding Partners
The SCCo ARES/RACES BBSes maintain forwarding links with the following BBSes:
BBS Forwarding Partners
AG6QO-4
ag6qo.#nca.ca.usa.noam
Winters, CA
Official NTS relay station
KF6NHT-4
kf6nht.#nca.ca.usa.noam
Woodside, CA
Primarily for sysop testing for N6ZX
N0ARY-1
n0ary.#nca.ca.usa.noam
Mt. Umunhum, CA
South Bay, Santa Cruz, Monterey
N6RME-1
n6rme.#nca.ca.usa.noam
Diamond Springs, CA
Greater Sacramen to area
N6ROE-3
n6roe.#sca.ca.usa.noam
Whittier, CA
Greater Los Angeles area
N6ZX-4
n6zx.#nca.ca.usa.noam
Woodside, CA
San Mateo County - Coast side and Bayside
W6RAY-3
w6ray.#nca.ca.usa.noam
San Joaquin Valley, CA
Park Ridge (east of Fresno), covering the South Central Valley
| Call Sign | AX.25 Connect | BBS Address | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG6QO | AG6QO-4 | ag6qo.#nca.ca.usa.noam | Winters, CA | Official NTS relay station |
| KF6NHT | KF6NHT-4 | kf6nht.#nca.ca.usa.noam | Woodside, CA | Primarily for sysop testing for N6ZX |
| N0ARY | N0ARY-1 | n0ary.#nca.ca.usa.noam | Mt. Umunhum, CA | South Bay, Santa Cruz, Monterey |
| N6RME | N6RME-1 | n6rme.#nca.ca.usa.noam | Diamond Springs, CA | Greater Sacramen to area |
| N6ROE | N6ROE-3 | n6roe.#sca.ca.usa.noam | Whittier, CA | Greater Los Angeles area |
| N6ZX | N6ZX-4 | n6zx.#nca.ca.usa.noam | Woodside, CA | San Mateo County - Coast side and Bayside |
| W6RAY | W6RAY-3 | w6ray.#nca.ca.usa.noam | San Joaquin Valley, CA | Park Ridge (east of Fresno), covering the South Central Valley |
Schedule and Link Methods
The forwarding schedule changes from time to time, but is generally something like this:
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Three times per hour:
- W1XSC, W2XSC, W3XSC, and W4XSC to each other via AX.25 on 70cm
- W1XSC, W2XSC, W3XSC, and W4XSC to W6XSC via AX.25 over IP
- W6XSC to W1XSC, W2XSC, W3XSC, and W4XSC via AX.25 over IP
- W1XSC and W6XSC to N6RME via Telnet
- W2XSC to AG6QO via Telnet
- W2XSC to W6RAY via AX.25 over IP
- W6XSC to AG6QO via AX.25 over UDP
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Twice an hour:
- W4XSC with N0ARY and N6ZX via AX.25 on 1.25m
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Once an hour:
- W3XSC with N6ROE via AX.25 over IP
For new links, we prefer AX.25 over RF, for resilience. If an Internet-based link must be used, AX.25 over UDP is better than AX.25 over IP because some ISPs block the latter. Telnet is the least preferable method because JNOS doesn’t log telnet traffic well.
BBS forwarding uses the following protocols:
Help and Change Requests
To request help with a forwarding issue, or changes to the forwarding partners or schedule, please send mail to plvfqykG{lm8ms#=$svy)D'+!H For forwarding issues, include this information:
- Your (sysop) call sign
- Call sign and SSID of your BBS
- Call sign of the SCCo BBS with which you are forwarding
- Connection method (RF frequency, AMPRnet tunnel, etc.)
- The date and time of the forwarding issue
- The “To” address of the message or bulletin
- The “From” address of the message or bulletin
- The BID or MID
- The “Subject” line of the message (if possible)
- A step-by-step description of the question or problem. Be as clear as possible. Quote any log or error messages exactly.
- Attach any logs or configuration file snippets that may be helpful