Bonnie,
NTSD is complementary to the traditional NTS structure and interfaces with it
on all the NTS structure levels. It is administered through the NTS structure
at area level by Area Digital Coordinators each reporting to the NTS Area
Chairperson.
NTSD automated stations are one transmitter scanning the indicated HF bands.
Usually some soft of all band antenna is used with automatic antenna tuners.
My station is a Kenwood TS-450S, a 135 foot doublet, with a MFJ 993
autotuner Modem is a SCS PTC-IIex. My VHF packet link is a Kantronics
KPC-3+ which feeds into my NTS PBBS and the Eastern Flexnet system
The majority are using Winlink classic with Winlink classic scanner software.
This is an older piece of software originally developed as APLINK (AMTOR and
packet) by many of the same authors who later developed Winlink 2000 and can
be run on a very modest computer. For instance I am using a Pentium 166 MHz
computer and Windows 98SE. Some stations are running Winlink 2000 and some
are using Airmail.
Again the majority have multiple Pactor mode capability using the SCS modems. A
couple of the automated stations are Pactor 1 only typically using a PK-232MBX,
not everyone can afford a SCS modem... We do have an equipment bank with Pactor
1 capable Pk-232MBXs to bring a new station on the line, as other stations
leave or lose interest... Most who come into our ranks eventually upgrade to a
SCS modem, at least two operators in the past two years You may get a
fuller look at NTSD operation from this web page
http://home.earthlink.net/~bscottmd/n_t_s_d.htmthe stations and frequencies
may not be exacly up to date but it wil give you an idea Most of the
participants in NTSD are Digital Relay Stations manually connecting into the
various automated systems.
Copied into this message are the operators of the Eastern area MBO stations,
our ARRL contact, Steve Ewald WV1X, and Dave Knight W4ZJY, and George Thomas
K7BDU, the Digital Area Coordinators for Central and Pacific area NTSD,
respectively Marcia, KW1U in addition to being a MBO is also the Chair of
Eastern Area NTS staff.
Hope that answers your questions... As I noted before, my original comment was
not to be little HFLink ALE operations, just trying to let you know we are
still out there after all this time.
73 Dave WB2FTX
Eastern Area Digital Coordinator- NTS Digital
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From: expeditionradio
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:09 PM
Subject: [digitalradio] Does an NTS Digital Net Station run 24/7 allband HF?
Hi Dave WB2FTX,
Does a station in the NTS Digital net
operate 24/7 on all HF bands simultaneously?
Does a typical station in the NTS Digital net use
8 transceivers to achieve simultaneous operation
on the 8 HF bands
80m/40m/30m/20m/17m/15m/12m/10m?
Or, does each NTS Digital station scan every HF band?
What type of software/hardware does a typical
NTS Digital station use to achieve allband 24/7 HF operation?
I'm very curious about it, because none of the
publicly available information by NTS indicates
that any station in the net is running 24/7 allband HF.
Dave, I see you are cross-posting your message
with CC to many of groups and individuals :)
I am replying to you on the digitalradio group,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/
but, feel free to cross-post your answer to these
questions.
Bonnie VR2/KQ6XA
Dave WB2FTX wrote:
NTS Digital operates 24/7 on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, and
15 meters... There are mutiple stations that do this,
again primarily dedicated to NTS traffic... Some of
the delivery points are made through packet links,
73 Dave WB2FTX
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