The VK5RSV-3, VK5LEX-3 & VK5MAR-3 BBS & Packet Nodes

We are in the process of setting up a Adelaide Packet Local Area Network (LAN), with VK5RSV-3 located at Willunga in the Southern Suburbs, VK5LEX-3 located at Modbury in the Northern Suburbs, plus VK5MAR-3 located at Woodcroft in Southern Suburbs also as RMS & HF Gateway.

For more information regarding the Packet BBS and Nodes, please contact:

SCARC Sysop This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Operational Information

Frequency: 144.700 (as 0000hrs 13/11/2023)  previously 147.600 MHz Simplex

Baud: 1200 baud AFSK

Mode: FM

The South Coast Amateur Radio Packet Node setup.. Including Node, BBS and Chat.

Each system has the following setup:

Software: LinBPQ (Raspbian Linux)

Hardware: Raspberry Pi

Port 1: 144.700 MHz  1200bd User Port ( X-1J4 Eprom TNC)

Port 2: Telnet Access

Port 3: AXIP (ax25 over IP Connection)

Services Available

Netrom Node - multi-hop connections to numerous nodes.

FBB Mailbox - send and receive packet mail, bulletins and files.

BPQ Chat - chat server facilities via netrom nodes

Winlink RMS - Winlink Email forwarding node (VK5MAR-10)

To be done..

HF User & Forwarding Port

For a list of Node user commands ---> https://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/NodeCommands.html

For a list of BBS user commands ---> https://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BBSUserCommands.html

Node Info

ADLS3:VK5RSV-3} VK5RSV-3 Amateur Packet Network Node 

VK5RSV Packet BBS is operated by the South Coast Amateur Radio Club (SCARC) Inc from Adelaide's South, South Australia. 
It's service area includes all of the Southern Suburbs of Adelaide.

VK5RSV is funded solely by donations and membership subscriptions to the SCARC. If you would like to 
support this service, or find our more about us, connect to the BBS task and send a message to SP SYSOP@VK5RSV

Frequencies:  
144.700 - 1200 baud (Users)   [44.63.0.40 - bbs.vk5rsv.ampr.org]

System:
VK5RSV BBS                  BPQ32 FBB Packet BBS Port

ADLS3:VK5RSV-3          NET/ROM Network Node

ADLSCH:VK5RSV-4       NET/ROM Access to Chat Server

ADLSBB:VK5RSV-5       NET/ROM Access to Packet BBS

TCP/IP Node Access      rsv.thadav.com:8010
TCP/IP BBS Access       rsv.thadav.com:8011 (under test)
HTTP Node Access        http://rsv.thadav.com:8008

This system is open for all amateurs to use.  Unauthorised access prohibited under state & federal laws.

Type BBS to connect to the BBS.
Type CHAT to to CHAT server.

If you have packet equipment and wish to connect up by client or add a node, by all means.

Send message to

SYSOP@VK5RSV or  SYSOP@VK5LEX or SYSOP@VK5MAR