Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:30:42 -0700 (MST)
From: Wayde Allen <wallen@boulder.nist.gov>
To: "List: Boulder Linux User's Group" <lug@lug.boulder.co.us>


Attendance:  38

Synopsis:  This month's presentation on Amateur Packet Radio Networking
was given by Ted Cross, President Rocky Mountain Systems Design, and Dave
Maciorowski.  They gave us a good overview of the underlying
communications protocol, the hardware and software requirements, amateur
radio licensing, and some general pointers for configuring a Linux box for
use in a packet radio network.  They also provided several URL's for more
information on the topic. The following list is mostly from memory, and a
little searching on the web: 

   http://www.arrl.com/
   http://www.tapr.org/
   http://www.packetradio.com/
   http://www.cave.org/aprs/
   http://www.thisistrue.com/barc.html
   http://www.rmsd.com/hamradio/hamradio.html
   http://www.rmsd.com/hamradio/dwg.html

In addition to the URL's, the Mountain Amateur Radio TCP/IP group also
maintains a mailing list for discussion of their activities.  This can be
subscribed by sending the message:

   subscribe mtntcp

to majordomo@rmsd.com. 

We finished up as usual with general Linux related questions and answers.

The December Mini-Expo was discussed briefly, mostly with regards to its
location.  The current plans are:

     Linux Mini-Expo

     December 10th, 1998

     7:00 pm

     Room 1107, NIST, 325 Broadway, Boulder

Stay tuned to the LUG list for the most recent updates regarding the
Mini-Expo. 



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