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Santa Clara County ARES/RACES operates the following BBSs. All are based on JNOS.
("XSC" is the CAL FIRE designation for the Santa Clara County operational area.)
| Call Sign | AX.25 | User Access | BBS-BBS | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1XSC | W1XSC-1 | 145.750, 223.620, 433.570 | Santa Clara Co Office Bldg (San Jose) | |
| W2XSC | W2XSC-1 | 145.730, 223.560, 433.590 | Crystal Peak (South County) | |
| W3XSC | W3XSC-1 | 144.310, 223.540, 433.450 | Palo Alto | |
| W4XSC | W4XSC-1 | 145.690, 223.600*, 433.550 | 223.600 | Frazier Peak (above Milpitas) |
| W5XSC | W5XSC-1 | varies | varies | Training, events, backup |
| W6XSC | W6XSC-1 | varies | varies | Testing, backup |
*223.600 is primarily for BBS forwarding; user access should be limited to emergency/backup situations because individual users and the other BBSs on the frequency will be hidden nodes to each other.
Contact:
The Santa Clara County ARES/RACES Packet Committee manages the country BBS system. Send e-mail to: pktcmte at scc-ares-races dot org.
Santa Clara County ARES/RACES operates the following BBSs. All are based on JNOS.
| Call Sign | AX.25 | Internet | AMPRnet | BBS Network | NET/ROM Alias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1XSC | W1XSC-1 | w1xsc.scc-ares-races.org | w1xsc.ampr.org | w1xsc.#nca.ca.usa.noam | XSCBB1 |
| W2XSC | W2XSC-1 | w2xsc.scc-ares-races.org | w2xsc.ampr.org | w2xsc.#nca.ca.usa.noam | XSCBB2 |
| W3XSC | W3XSC-1 | w3xsc.scc-ares-races.org | w3xsc.ampr.org | w3xsc.#nca.ca.usa.noam | XSCBB3 |
| W4XSC | W4XSC-1 | w4xsc.scc-ares-races.org | w4xsc.ampr.org | w4xsc.#nca.ca.usa.noam | XSCBB4 |
| W5XSC | W5XSC-1 | w5xsc.scc-ares-races.org | w5xsc.ampr.org | w5xsc.#nca.ca.usa.noam | XSCBB5 |
| W6XSC | W6XSC-1 | w5xsc.scc-ares-races.org | w6xsc.ampr.org | w6xsc.#nca.ca.usa.noam | XSCBB6 |
Connect/Login Instructions:
| # | Agency | Prefix | Primary BBS | Secondary BBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County Cities and Agencies | ||||
| 1 | American Red Cross | ARC | W1XSC | W4XSC |
| 2 | CAL FIRE VIPs - Santa Clara Unit | SCU | W2XSC | W1XSC |
| 3 | Campbell, City of | CBL | W1XSC | W4XSC |
| 4 | Cupertino, City of | CUP | W1XSC | W4XSC |
| 5 | Gilroy, City of | GIL | W2XSC | W1XSC |
| 6 | Hospitals (all SCCo) & PHDOC | HOS | W1XSC | W2XSC |
| 7 | Loma Prieta Region | LMP | W2XSC | W1XSC |
| 8 | Los Altos, City of | LOS | W3XSC | W1XSC |
| 9 | Los Altos Hills, Town of | LAH | W3XSC | W1XSC |
| 10 | Los Gatos, Town of / Monte Sereno, City of | LGT | W1XSC | W4XSC |
| 11 | Milpitas, City of | MLP | W4XSC | W1XSC |
| 13 | Morgan Hill, City of | MRG | W2XSC | W4XSC |
| 14 | Mountain View, City of | MTV | W3XSC | W1XSC |
| 15 | NASA/Ames | NAM | W3XSC | W1XSC |
| 16 | Palo Alto, City of | PAF | W3XSC | W4XSC |
| 17 | San Jose, City of | SJC | W1XSC | W2XSC |
| 18 | San Jose Water Co | SJW | W1XSC | W2XSC |
| 19 | Santa Clara, City of | SNC | W1XSC | W2XSC |
| 20 | Santa Clara County | XSC | W1XSC | W4XSC |
| 21 | Santa Clara Valley Water District | VWD | W1XSC | W2XSC |
| 22 | Saratoga, City of | SAR | W1XSC | W4XSC |
| 23 | Stanford University | STU | W4XSC | W1XSC |
| 24 | Sunnyvale, City of | SNY | W1XSC | W3XSC |
| Other (Non-Santa Clara County) Agencies [See Note 1 Below] | ||||
| 25 | CalOES - Coastal Region | COS | W1XSC | |
| 26 | Alameda County | XAL | W4XSC | |
| 27 | Contra Costa County | XCC | W1XSC | |
| 28 | Marin County | XMR | W4XSC | |
| 29 | Monterey County | XMY | W2XSC | |
| 30 | San Benito County | XBE | W2XSC | |
| 31 | San Francisco County | XSF | W4XSC | |
| 32 | San Mateo County | XSM | W4XSC | |
| 33 | Santa Cruz County | XCZ | W2XSC | |
| Other Special Tactical Prefixes | ||||
| SCCo Packet Practice | PKT | W2XSC | W4XSC | |
Note 1: Non-Santa Clara County agencies are encouraged to use their own BBS(s) in their area. This reduces the chance of "hidden transmitter problems" and regular use, such as weekly check-ins, helps test inter-county communications. The Packet Network Addressing page contains full details of how to address messages to/from BBSs outside of Santa Clara County. In the event an agency doesn't have their own BBS or the network links have failed, the Santa Clara County BBSs listed here are recommended for each agency.
For complete message addressing information, see: Packet Network Addressing.
Longley-Rice coverage maps showing approximate signal level in dBm. The BBS is located at the center of each image.
| BBS Call Sign | 25 x 25 miles | 50 x 50 miles | 75 x 75 miles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1XSC | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage |
| W2XSC | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage |
| W3XSC | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage |
| W4XSC | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage | Map | Coverage |
| Call Sign | AX.25 | User Access | BBS Network Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0ARY | N0ARY-1 | 144.930 433.370 (9600) |
n0ary.#nca.ca.usa.noam | Location: Mt. Umunhum
SysOp: Gary Mitchell, WB6YRU BBS Type: N0ARY |
| N6ZX | N6ZX-4 | 145.090 | n6zx.#nca.ca.usa.noam | Location: Skyline Blvd., Woodside Coverage: San Mateo County SysOp: Bill Goebner, KF6NHT BBS Type: JNOS UPS and generator backup |
| Call Sign | AX.25 | User Access | Other Services | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE6AFE | KE6AFE-10 | 145.630 | KA-Node: KE6AFE-7 Digipeater: KE6AFE-10 |
Location: Crystal Peak
SysOp: Cap Pennell, KE6AFE |
| W6SCF | W6SCF-10 | 145.630 | Location: West Valley Operator: SC4 ARC Info: http://www.sc4arc.org |
Note: this info is not maintained on a regular basis
| Frequency | AX.25 | Digipeater | Location | Contact | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144.910 | KI6DHU-1 | KI6DHU | North Palo Alto | Mark Foster, KI6DHU | 24/7 - Timewave PK-96, 5W |
| 144.910 | K6SNY-1 | Sunnyvale | Andreas Ott, K6OTT | 24/7 - KPC-3 TNC BBS | |
| 145.050 | K6FB-2 | K6FB-1 KA-Node: K6FB-7 |
Castle Rock Ridge | Skip La Fetra, AA6WK | 24/7 - Battery Backed up, KPC-3 TNC |
| 145.050 | AA6WK-1 | AA6WK KA-Node: AA6WK-7 |
Suburban Sunnyvale | Skip La Fetra, AA6WK | No Battery backup, KPC-3 TNC |
| 145.050 | W6SJC-1 | San Jose | Craig Anderson, N6YXK | BBS and APRS | |
| 145.010 | N6SPB-10 | San Jose | Scott Santana, N6SPB | RMS Packet | |
| 145.010 | W6EI-10 | Palo Alto | Bob Iannucci, W6EI | RMS Packet | |
| 145.630 | W6JWS-3 | Castle Rock Ridge | John Smith, W6JWS | Digipeater only; CRSP alias | |
| 145.730 | K6ATH-10 | Atherton | Paul Jemelian, KG6JLE | RMS Packet |
An Acrobat table of Packet stations in Santa Cruz County can be found at: http://ares.santa-cruz.ca.us/MRYBAYpacket.PDF
Band Plan: The complete digital band plan for Northern California can be found on the Northern California Packet Association website at: https://ncpa.ampr.org
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