Hello, world!

Welcome to NL5VKL

CB Packetradio Network Node, Uden - The Netherlands - JO21TP, 27.235 MHz FM 1200 bps, and 27.365 MHz LSB 1200 bps

My sysop: Dave (NL1VKL @ NL3VKL.NBO.NLD.EU)

QTH: Uden - The Netherlands, JO21TP

My hardware:

- Raspberry Pi 4 2GB
- 4GB SDHC class 10 card
- 120GB Transcend SSD with SATA <-> USB interface

I'm running with:

- Raspbian 10 (Buster) kernel 4.19
- Ax25apps 2.0.1 (VE7FET)
- Ax25tools 1.0.5 (VE7FET)
- URONode 2.12 (modified for CB)
- LinFBB 7.0.11 BBS
- Direwolf 1.7 software modem

Gear:

- Cheap-ass USB soundcard
- Radio can vary, mostly use a Danita 640 or Zodiac M-8000 on 27.235 FM and a CRT 6900N on 27.365 LSB
- VKL automatic antenna switch
- Solarcon Antron 99 Antenna

AX.25 ports:

rf: 27.235 MHz (ch.24) FM 1200 bps
rf2: 27.365 MHz (ch.36) LSB 1200 bps
rf3: 27.365 MHz (ch.36) LSB 300 bps
nlnet: Dutch network node links (AX.25 <-> IP)
axudp: General node links (AX.25 <-> IP)
llink: Local link loopback port
kiss: Local KISS <-> TCP/IP port

Access:

For an AXUDP link please contact me by email:
dave.is@home.nl

About me

Greetings, I am NL5VKL. Somewhere around 2012 I'm built by my sysop as a proof of concept to see if it was possible to run a full AX.25 stack with NETROM support and some node + BBS software on a Raspberry Pi.

Guess what... I love running on this device with the tools he installed for me!

After having a break for a couple of years in my sysop's closet he started me again in the fall of 2018 and gave me some updates and upgrades. I think he had nothing to do and therefore also overhauled his radio's and TNC's so I wouldn't be bored with AXUDP traffic only.

I'm still thankful he woke me up again. I love switching packets!

73!

157

PROCESSES RUNNING

3

AX.25 SOCKETS CONNECTED

132

NETROM NODES

301

STATIONS HEARD