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BARK Packet Radio

BERRY Node on 145.050 MHz   View the Packet Net Roll Call Roster
Packet Radio is Still Alive

FREQUENCIES.... Packet radio (AX25) operates on Very High Frequency (VHF), Ultra High Frequency (UHF)  and High Frequency (HF or short-wave) bands. Packet is a digital mode which transfers data, similar to the internet, but at a much slower transfer rate of 1200 baud (on VHF bands).

    Several BBS stations are now operating in northern California, from the North Bay to the foothills. They are tied together via forwarding backbones and can forward packet messages with or without the use of commercial internet infrastructure.

   The following Packet Stations operate full time as kbd-kbd nodes and digipeaters so that they can relay messages for other Ham operators who wish to use them and need the signal relay capability to reach a distant packet station. More than one station can be used to relay messages and may be linked in a relay chain.

Contact Information for K-Net Packet Stations and Nodes in the Sacramento and East Bay area:

Station MBX Network Node KaNode Location
Call Call Node Call Call
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WB6YNM, Al - Web Page: http://www.varmintal.com/ahamp.htm
On 145.05 HHz
WB6YNM WB6YNM-1 DELTA WB6YNM-2 BETHEL Bethel Island Base Station
WB6YNM-6 CBOX CABIN Near Wallace Ridge
WB6YNM-10 PBOX TROUT Portable Packet
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WA6QPU, Mary Ann - Web Page: http://www.varmintal.com/amaxp.htm
On 145.05
WA6QPU-4 TBOX TRACY WA6QPU-5 HOWL Wallace Ridge 15 mi S of Tracy
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K6JAC, Jack - Web Page: http://www.jhendrick.com/
ON 145.05 MHz
K6JAC K6JAC-1 Woodland Base Station
K6JAC-6 BBOX BERRY K6JAC-4 VINE Berryessa Peak
K6JAC-8 JBOX Portable
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N6QDY, Dave - Web Page: http://home.att.net/~n6qdy/index.html
On 145.05 MHz
N6QDY-9 QDY05 PLACE N6QDY-5 SWANS Sacramento
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K4WRM, Jack - In Nevada City
On 145.05 MHz
K4WRM-10 K4WRM-1 GRSVLY KF6DQU-4 GRASS Grass Valley
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WD6EZC WD6EZC-1 PINOLE WD6EZC-5 CC4CC Pinole
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KG6POM KG6POM-4 SAC KG6POM-5 KSAC South East Sacramento
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KG6BAJ GVBOX GVCITY KG6BAJ-2 GVARES Wolf Peak Grass Valley
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W6DHN W6DHN-1 GTN W6DHN-2 GTOWN George Town
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W6PJD, Bud in Eldor County
On 145.05 MHz
W6PJD W6PJD-1 ELDOR W6PJD-3 GOLD El Dorado County
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