Amateur Packet Radio Overview - Outpost Packet Message Manager
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1. As Soon Posse f smoar e 255 F ROUTINE re Than 18 Omer is 109573 gt LOCAnON ce C When Sending Meg Receiving Msg No Yet by aye oetan 24 1041 HTML representation of standard forms mams e z a Submit button creates text message Outpost Upon receipt form is recreated and displayed printed logged SANTA CLARA COUNTY LOGISTICS REQUEST FORM JavaScript Version for Packet Transmission Note This Form has been adapted from the paper form to prepare an ASCII text file for transmission via Amateur Radio Packet Form adapted by Phil Henderson KFBZSQ Mountain View CA AEC Ver 242 3 10 PacRELEASE 3 4 of the ASCII outp amp Vies Recetving Mag cs mes Sandars Msg No C When Sanding Meg Racetving Msg No TO LOGISTICS eom mag nes yt D Situation Severity Select One E Mes Handling Order Select One F Mes R sts Y i C EMERGENCY e z Life Threat C IMMEDIATE As Soon as Possible eap tant and URGENT es Property Threat PRIORITY Les Than One Hour Cels OTHER All Others ROUTINE REQUESTING AGENCY INFORMATION ng f ore Than One Hour 3 POINT OF CONTACT APPROVED BY 4 POC PHONE NO 000 000 0000 6 APPROVED 7 DATE TIME OF REQUEST awn dd yyyy 8 LOCAL INCIDENT NUMBER hhmm 24 hour time INFORMATION ABOUT RESOURCES REQUIRED 10 DESCRIPTION OF RE2. Lists of names addresses phone numbers call signs e High volume messages Messages can be transmitted logged and printed multiple copies much faster than by voice e Store and forward Recipient does not have to be available at the same time as the sender e Multiple recipients with acknowledgements cc with auto acknowledgement instead of polling each station e Networking Multiple stations can be networked together for wider covergage literally around the world PacketC mmunicator 3 Plus Xmit Rev Con Sta 09 ee 90 Outpost Packet Message Manager File Edit Setup Tools Actions B ALL BMHA Bicycle Mobile Hams of 11 28 95 18 B AA6WK K6FB 2 Net Preamble 03 18 93 21 3660 B AABWK ALL K6FB 2 gt gt gt how to use the node and or 03 18 93 21 846 B AABWK ALL 2 Welcome 03 18 93 21 20 1035 B KN6PE ALLUSR K6FB 2 Cupertino ARES RACES 11 04 06 17 246 B AABWK ALL 2 website breakfast net 11 04 05 1853 261 B KEGBCw ALL K6FB 2 Packet Tutorial URL 05 31 00 1928 173 B SNCEOC SCCEOC WEXSC 1 SNCEOC 1 operational 07 22 06 14 52 363 B SNCEOC SCCEOC W6XSC1 901 21 06 01 21 07 16 06 467 B SNYEOC ALLEOC WEXSC 1 Req CUPEOC LOSEO W6XSC 1 Wel B LOSEOC ALL WEXSC 1 OC MESSAGE FORM Pach OSS states CE Pew 1 Er Vel edm PISO Des fam w fos Ag
3. Michael E Fox N6MEF Assistant District Emergency Coordinator ARES 9 Deputy Chief Radio Officer RACES Santa Clara County ARES RACES ARES and Amateur Radio Emergency Service are registered servicemarks of the American Radio Relay League Incorporated and are used by permission Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved Agenda e What is packet radio e Why use packet radio e Building your personal packet station e A packet station for a city e A packet network for a county e Connectivity beyond the county boundaries What is Packet Radio e An amateur mode for sending data over radio e Uses the AX 25 protocol Similar to X 25 standard callsigns for addresses e Sends a packet envelope payload at a time Envelope contains header at beginning and checksum at end Header contains addressing information to from Checksum determines if packet received error free Payload contains the data to be sent Differs from character at a time like RTTY CW etc e Canoperate as connection oriented reliable or connection less unreliable use higher level protocol e Typically operates at 1200 or 9600 baud Payload CHK Why Use Packet Radio e Long messages We know to keep it under 25 words served agencies often don t won t e Complex messages Need to swap 22 20 gallon drums of acetalethelhexabadstuff for 4 4 gallon drums of phenylbromotetragoodstuff
4. Te 3 h Charger Ji Tri band Antenna 440 Radio Ethernet Switch __ Firewall Router Internet 27 Agency Assignments to Primary Secondary 9 Los Altos Hills Town of W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 Santa Clara County Backbone BBS Nodes 10 Los Gatos City of W6XSC 1 WEXSC 3 Backbone BBSs provide routing and other services to all agencies in the county 11 Los Gatos Red Cross W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 12 Milpitas City of W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 Call Sign Host Domain 2m Access 1 25m Access Location Comments 13 Monte Sereno City of W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 w6xsc 1 ampr org 144 990 223 620 Santa Clara Co Office Bldg San Jose JNOS 24 7 UPS l l 14 Morgan Hill City of W6XSC 2 W6XSC 1 W6XSC 2 w6xsc 2 ampr org 145 730 none Crystal Peak South County JNOS 24 7 UPS l 15 Mountain View City of W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 w6xsc 3 ampr org 144 310 223 540 Mountain View JNOS 24 7 UPS x aes EE pr a p aw 16 NASA Ames W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 W6XSC 4 w6xsc 4 ampr org 145 690 223 560 Frazier Peak above Milpitas JNOS 24 7 UPS 17 Palo Alto City of W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 W6XSC 5 w6xsc 5 ampr org varies varies Extra for training back up etc JNOS l l l 18 Palo Alto Red Cross W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 Contact The Santa Clara County ARES RACES Packet Committee manages the country packet 19 San Jose City of WEXSC 1 W6XSC 3 backbone nodes Send e mail to pktcmte a
5. amp DEOC W6XSC 2 W6XSC 1 35 San Mateo County W6XSC 3 Loma Prieta Region W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 Santa Cruz County W6XSC 2 Los Altos City of W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 Secondary BBS assignments used if Primary fails WWW scc ares races org packet html gt Packet Frequency and BBS Listings Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved 28 COUNTY BORDERS 29 Connectivity Beyond County Borders e Bay Area All surrounding counties and Coastal Region EOC can reach at least one Santa Clara County BBS no Internet required e Anticipated use mutual aid connectivity to CalEMA Coastal Region Tactical calls already installed in all SCCo BBSs e Wide Area AMPRnet gateway e Connectivity between amateur packet stations around the world e Uses 44 8 IP addresses connectivity via IP IP tunnels E Mail gateway e JNOS already uses SMTP for mail transport e E mail gateway installed for security Traditional BBS network connection via RF Santa Clara County Packet Network 30 Thank You Questions comments suggestions Michael Fox n6mef arrl net Copyright 2010 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved 31
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7. weds ASCH ten AUD Le m Fm nd n M un neon ferr 5 Bing Order Select Oma 62 Message Yon te IMMEDIATE TAKE ACTION Peck pare ha zn Th Teme T4 bow O ETRGENT PRIORITY tess 24 set Lear Que Bloa a 2400 O OTHER ROUTINE 7 FOR YOUR INFO TOPU 2112140 ee oet Ont Hour Mo ates AL Other eased required e Del Lecetion tegte reque SS ee optimal Telephone P Telepheno opte usin IL REFERENCE v g Number of meg 121 de rego whee where seeded how loc contort and phone mmber KEEPING NICE 13 ECS Pontion 1 MJ ICS Meare 12 Items 20 Total Station ID NGJRC Tactical Cal LOSEOC TNC KPC 4 me JEEE BUILDING PACKET STATION Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved Santa County Station Requirements Laptop network or other portable battery operated style of PC capable of running Outpost and PacFORMS Windows 2000 or later rec d Outpost and PacFORMS installed and properly configured according to county standard settings Sufficient battery power to operate entire packet station including PC and printer continuously for at least one hour on battery U
8. SB flash drive i e USB Key or thumbdrive Configured and working 1200 baud TNC All appropriate radio audio and data cables Printer for printing messages rec d not req d Packet Radio Components D IN Simplex 5mm BBS City or County Radio HT Mobile Base 4 Radio specific Cable EXSENM lt Terminal Node Controller pe 5232 Cabe PC Running Outpost and PacForms Simplex Computer e Portability Size weight e Readability Screen Size non glare e Power efficient Wattage used extended battery 12V power adapter inverter e Types Windows for Outpost Netbook ideal Laptop better screen amp keyboard uses more power less portable Slate Windows based for Outpost lack of keyboard screen real estate will reduce operator efficiency not recommended for anything other than personal use Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved Other Computer Considerations e External Storage for backup file transfer Hard Drive power USB Memory required Memory Card e Printer Power is key no laser printers Portability Fresh ink cartridges Power nterface Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved Software Outpost e Easy to use e ma
9. SOURCES REQUIRED 11 QUANTITY 12 WHY NEEDED TO DO WHAT 13 HOW LONG NEEDED REPORTING DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS W NEEDED DATETA 14 WER ED DATETIME 15 DELIVER TO NAME TITLE mm dd yyyy hhmm 24 hour time 16 PHONE 000 000 0000 17 DELIVERY LOCATION 18 BEST LOCAL ACCESS ROUTE THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS FILLED OUT WHEN RESOURCES ARE RECEIVED 31 DELIVERY TIME DATE 32 VERIFIED BY 33 REMARKS 34 FINANCE REMARKS TRACKING when Submited will open a new with the ASCI text two SUBMIT button re window Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved 11 Terminal Controller e Implements AX 25 protocol Manages AX 25 connections Assembles disassembles AX 25 packets e Keysradio PTT e May include additional functions Personal BBS PBBS Node or digi peater Keyboard to keyboard functions e May be implemented in hardware or software 12 Hardware e Recommended for EmComm work Out of the box readiness e Built in Personal BBS for backup emergency BBS e Full command set includes monitoring other features e Typical DB 25 or DB 9 serial interface to computer e Typical DB 9 or DIN audio PTT interface to radio e Examples SCCo packet network Kantronics KPC 3 Timewave PK 96 Other popular options Kantronics KPC 9612 radios with built in TNCs Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reser
10. for each other Example City of San Jose has their own PBBS Popular BBS software e FBB Jean Paul Roubelat F6FBB http www f6fbb org e John Wiseman G8BPQJ http www cantab net users john wiseman Documents e JNOS 2 0 Maiko Langelaar VE4KLM http www langelaar net projects jnos2 e WinLink 2000 http www winlink org JNOS and WinLink can gateway to e mail e Network with other BBSs 23 rr SA How to process high volume traffic efficiently COUNTY PACKET NETWORK OPERATIONS X vE ce y 7 TARTI TAN A mE Eat Pai Santa Clara County BBS Network WES A S NS C f WA a 4 aha Que CCE ST 2 gt dd Q ra E Q gt gt c S em Q QU gt 3 QU 2 O QU i Q c gt QU Copyright 2010 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES rights Reserved 25 BBS Physical Installation Ground Buss Filters Monitor Keyboard Mouse Power Strip Radios amp Computer Network Switch PG40S RigRunner Battery 12VDC Supply 2m 1 25m in rear behind monitor 70cm in front above monitor Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES9 RACES rights reserved 26 Block Diagram Typical SCCo ac Dc Backup Pick One gt mE
11. gle band radio and use HT Data Connector preferred e Consistent transmit receive audio levels e Simultaneously monitor packet traffic on speaker e Audio to TNC not affected by squelch e Dual band dual receive allows monitoring voice channel at the same time 17 Radios with Built In TNCs Compact one less component one less cable All in one solution single point of failure Audio levels usually pre set for optimum performance May have complicated menus May have operating restrictions limited functions Example limited mailbox features no transmit w open squelch limited simultaneous connections Good for personal stations not so good for BBS More expensive Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved 18 Antenna Considerations e Probably the most important component e Packet networks are simplex e You must be able to hear EVERYONE else on the channel AND they must ALL be able to hear you f not you WILL cause doubles e Get your antenna up as high as possible e Santa Clara County standard requirement Dual band portable such as roll up J pole Self standing tripod or other base Mast to support antenna base at least 10 above ground e Windsock fiberglass poles can extend to 30 feet can easily support a roll up J pole and are very portable Minimum of 25 feet of coax 19 Power Requirements for Packet e Devices requiring
12. il like interface e Folders Inbox Outbox Sent Archive Draft Deleted Address book various automation options e Automates comms with TNC BBS just press Send Receive New Packet Message File Edit Actions Window Help e Produces ICS 309 Communications log f Outpost Packet Message Manager Send Save Delete Close Urg Pt Bul NTS File Edit Setup Tools ICS Reports Actions Help New Open Archive Delete Pririt Send Receive Folder List Draft Mags Deleted Mags e From CARE Subject Private Message Boe WWEHSC 2 From NEMEF NEMEF KBSN 1 Weekly check ins moving to county n B k6rwgisiscc amprorg 30DATS 1 13 Dec Packet Check In kbrwgisscc 30DAYS 1 14 Dec Packet Check Ins kGrwgscc amprorg 30DATS 1 20 Dec Packet Check ins B kbrwgisscc SO0DATS 1 Packet Check Ins 21 Dec ampr org 30DAYS 1 114 SCC wx 27 Dec 5 d B scc ampr org 30DAYS 1 12 27 2010 Packet Net Sent E kGrwog scc ampr org 30DAYS 1 12 28 2010 Packet Net Msg k6rwgisiszcc 30DATS 1 Packet Net 01 03 2011 snyeoc scc_ampr org 30DAYS 1 4 Jan Packet Met snyenc scc ampr org 30DATS 1 PACForms for 2011 Packet Nets
13. kbrwgisscc 30DAYS 1 Packet Met 01 10 11 snyeoc scc_ampr org 30DAYS GHTY 1 Packet Met 01 11 2011 snveoc scc ampr org S0DATS 1 Packet Net 01 11 2011 14 Items 114 Total Station ID NEMEF TNC SCC PK 36 _ BES SCCO BB52 FRAZIER PEAK Opyrignt 201 santa Clara County ARES RACES 00 00 00 0 36 48 7 rights reserved 10 Software PacFORMS 1 When Receiving M 9 Senders s msg 2 EOC MESSAGE FORM PACHELEASE 34 PactORMS ataptes of SCCS ICS Ferm 21 Uy Henderson 250 verts wth Outpost OpDrect for Automatic ASCH tex save tagant Ffowleencise sales tistes Click Here 1 3 V 434 1 Simganies Saarin Select One C EMERCENCY 14 LS Thee URGENT TEN Lei Oca Ho OTRIR C ROUTINE Th Cos Bow 4 Mog Order Select Ona PRIORITY 1 Date 03 25 2011 10 24 gt bici required Duglay Dropdown Lut T 1C5 Paume required Dupuy Dropdown Les KIM Vs 1 requi WR locates requared Te Trem Name options Name optica Telephoes Tebepbces 15j5tRUTCT 11 ALTERLNCE ftg of carter aug 12 Message vhat thes seeded bow long contact same sad
14. kering e Does not have Personal BBS e Must be manually configured with SCCo settings e Requires tweaking many settings to make it work and keep it working e Not ideal for EmComm not out of the box ready e Connect to radio via KISS mode TNC Soundcard internal or add on AGWPE Radio Interface Options e KISS mode TNC No built in command set No Personal BBS Simple Data In Data Out interface e May have problems with high traffic situations Requires driver software AGWPE for Outpost Examples TNC X MFJ 1270 e Soundcard Requires driver software AGWPE for Outpost PC s internal soundcard subject to levels changes by other applications audio quality varies in older PCs External USB sound card can set and forget for packet e Examples SignaLink Buxcomm OS SignaLink 8L I Needs tweaking for proper operation on FAT Delay bu Ti sound Card Radio Interface Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved 16 Selecting Radio for use with Packet e SW HTs work fine for personal use e For best performance you need a mobile 25W or more and TALL antenna STRONGLY recommended e Hidden transmitter problem Can t hear others others can t hear you gt DOUBLES e Use 25W or more use as high an antenna as possible Dual receive nice to monitor command channel e Or sin
15. power PC e Use internal batteries if possible adapter conversion inefficient Radio running minimum of 25 Watts NC e Recommend against using internal battery different type Printer e MAC P2 equipment requirement Sufficient battery power to operate entire packet station including PC and printer continuously for at least one hour on battery to handle AC power gaps generator refueling etc e Recommended Chargerto restore battery charge when power comes back Keeps station ready for the next power disruption 20 Battery Power for One Hour Radio RCV 1 2 Amp 50 Radio XMT SOW 10 50 5 0 TNC 2 100 0 2 Laptop 90W 7 5 100 7 5 Printer 5 100 0 5 Total AH for 1 Hr 13 8 AH e Capacity needed 13 8AH e Battery needed 18 Ah minimum 1 3 de rating 26 Ah recommended 1 2 de rating Note 24 26AH already recommended in SCCo Go Kit Copyright 2011 Santa Clara County ARES RACES All rights reserved How to get started PACKET STATION FOR CITY OR CLUB Packet Station for a City or Club e Can be as simple as a single TNC with built in PBBS Users can connect and leave messages for single call sign Current models typically limited to 10 concurrent connections older 1 Example City of Los Altos had single TNC solution for years K6LOS e Move upto a full PBBS single frequency Users can connect and leave messages
16. t scc ares races dot org Bois M 20 San Jose Red Cross W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 21 San Jose Water Co W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 BBS Assignments 22 Santa Clara City of W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 Connect Login Instructions 23 Santa Clara County W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 All users Connect to the primary BBS for your agency If the primary is down connect to the 24 Santa Clara Valley Water District W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 secondary 25 Saratoga City of W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 Individual ARES RACES users Log in with your FCC call sign ln den Cities and agencies Log in with your designated tactical call Consult your EC if you do not know 26 Stanford University W6XSC 3 W6XSC 1 your tactical call Agencies within the county may define additional tactical calls beginning with their assigned prefix 27 Sunnyvale City of W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 Other Agencies Agency Prefix Primary BBS 2 1 Secondary BBS 2 2 28 CalEMA Coastal Region W6XSC 1 Santa Clara County Cities and Agencies l 29 Alameda County W6XSC 3 1 CalFire VIPs Santa Clara Unit W6XSC 2 W6XSC 1 j 30 Contra Costa County W6XSC 1 2 Campbell City of W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 mE 31 Marin County W6XSC 1 3 County Communications Center W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 l 32 Monterey County W6XSC 2 Cupertino City of W6XSC 1 W6XSC 3 l l 33 San Benito County W6XSC 2 Gilroy City of W6XSC 2 W6XSC 1 34 San Francisco County W6XSC 1 Hospitals all SCCo
17. ved 13 Hardware TNC Feature Examples Comparison of two popular TNCs LT MEM User Manual Poorly formatted hard to use Well formatted easy to use Online Help Yes No keep PDF manual on PC 9600 Baud not used very much No Yes Audio Level Adjustment XMITLVL command Manual via potentiometers Carrier Detect via Software Settable via command Default mode Command Options Complete More levels available nice but not really needed Real Time Clock Chip Yes plug in option Yes plug in option Note For information only no endorsement is expressed or implied The above two TNCs are successfully being used in the SCCo network on a regular basis Other TNCs may work equally well Specifications and prices subject to change without notice _e Lou 1MA A C L _ a _ 4 Anrc li Las 2 _ D A de f j j i ua A ese g m PR PA CT 81 70 M J f V ri y VC 7 7 3 i Y e FX rio Trace QO 1 V U ZU LL WU U n L V FAI gt ILO 5 VCU Software Options e AGWPE software TNC www sv2agw com SV2AGW Packet Engine e Performs many of the TNC functions available in a hardware TNC using software on the PC e Out of pocket cost cheap but offset by lots of tin
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