June PKTNET Instructions

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTION COMPLETELY!

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.

The June PKTNET is scheduled to start tomorrow Sunday June 15th @ 00:00 UTC and will run for one week and end on Sat June 21st @ 23:59.

PKTNET & TPRFN would like to encourage as many of you as possible to participate using RF to post your Check-ins!

With all the craziness going on around the world and even here in some of your cities, maintaining communications is critical. The communications I am referencing to is not by means of the main stream/commercial types, I mean using Amateur Radio RF.
We will continue with taking check-ins via Packet, Winlink & APRS each mode will count as one check-in each, check-in format is shown below.

If you are not an RF user and would like to give it a try here are some instructions on how you can setup your station for RF using VARAHF or 300bd:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16rZE_Te2lRQFLG9RxpPjlliXhYsEqMbH/view?usp=drive_link

IF you need assistance please use the Contact Us form at this link:https://www.tprfn.net/contact-us

All check-in will be mapped at:

www.qsomap.com/QSOmapProduction/qsomapforQRZ.php?call=n3mel

The TPRFN Network continues to look for additional Hub Stations across the country. 

If you have an interest in joining send us a message using the "Contact Us" form at the link below:

https://www.tprfn.net/contact-us
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PKTNET INSTRUCTIONS:
All of the TPEFN Hub Stations offer Packet BBS & Winlink RMS access. I would like to ask that when checking in this week that as many of you as possible use one of the TPRFN Hubs to check-in! Info on these Hubs can be found at this link:

https://www.tprfn.net/tprfn-hub-station-profiles-pg-1-of-2

For this month’s net we are requesting you check in with the Packet html form "Net Check-In" the form can found at:

https://vden.org/pktnet/check_in.html

There is also access for you 300bd ax.25 users on some of the Hub's as well using the same frequencies that TPRFN uses for VARAHF, only difference for 300bd is we are not using 1500 spacing we are using 1000. 

I know the following Hub's offer 300bd.

N3MEL BBS & RMS

KP3FT BBS & RMS

KN4LQN BBS & RMS

K5DAT BBS & RMS 

Check our website for others

If you can not reach one of these Hub Station's then please use any available Packet BBS or Winlink Gateway available to you. Please again use RF if its available!

Packet Bulletin Format:

Address to: SB PKTNET@USA

Subject: Your Name, Your Call, Your Town, Your StateMessage: 

In the comment section of the form please enter whether or not you used RF for your check-in and if so what station you connected to?

Winlink Format:

Address to: tprfn@winlink.org

Subject: Your Name, Your Call, Your Town, Your State

Message: In the comment section of the form please enter whether or not you used RF for your check-in and if so what station you connected to?

Winlink Users: 

Please also use this form:

https://vden.org/pktnet/check_in.html

Check-in by copy & pasting it into your Winlink message. DO NOT USE the standard Winlink Net Check-in Form!

APRS  Format:

Send Message To: ANSRVR

Message Text: CQ TPRFN your name, your town, your state.

You will receive credit for each mode used!
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Thank You for your continued support of the PKTNET each month, it is very much appreciated.
I apologize in advance of any typo's I was rushing to get these instructions out to everyone!