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VK2RQ  > BBS      18.12.13 03:02l 18 Lines 855 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 23253_VK2RQ
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Subj: Re: How many BBS's Worldwide?
Path: DB0FHN<DB0PM<OE5XBL<F1OYP<ON0AR<VE2PKT<ZL2BAU<VK2DOT<VK2RQ
Sent: 131218/0136Z @:VK2RQ.#SYD.NSW.AUS.OC #:23253 [Sydney] $:23253_VK2RQ
From: VK2RQ@VK2RQ.#SYD.NSW.AUS.OC
To  : BBS@WW

There's three BBS in the Sydney area that I am aware of (VK2IO, VK2DOT and
VK2RQ). I also peer with VK4TUB up in Queensland and VK6ZRT over in Western
Australia. I think there are probably more, maybe down in Victoria.

I guess one thing you can do is have a look at the NETROM nodes list on
some of the main hubs, and see how many "BBS" aliases there are.

Besides BBS, there are those stations that run a PMS, either using a hardware
TNC, or using some sort of packet software on Windows. My setup is purely
linux-based, although most of the routing is handled by xr32 running under
Wine. Unfortunately I am a bit of a latecomer to packet radio, but it has
been fun playing catch-up on the developments that happened over the last 30 years or so that I was away from the ham radio scene.

73, Matt VK2RQ


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