Packet Bulletin Board Service
SCCo ARES/RACES operates four packet bulletin board (BBS) systems named W1XSC through W4XSC. These are in various locations, and most areas in the county can reach at least two of them via amateur radio. Cities and agencies in Santa Clara County are assigned a primary and secondary BBS to optimize traffic flow and provide predictable addressing.
These systems provide the following capabilities:
- Standard amateur radio BBS functionality (messages and bulletins)
- Message and bulletin exchange with the worldwide BBS network
- Message and bulletin exchange with AMPRnet
- Message exchange with standard email (subject to Internet connectivity)
- Support for tactical station mailboxes as well as operator mailboxes
- Support for SCCo-specific notice areas as well as traditional bulletins
- Accounts and Access
- read more Any amateur radio station can connect to any of our BBSes over VHF/UHF radio. Some key tactical stations can also connect via Telnet.
- Packet Message Addresses
- read more
callsign@w#xsc.scc‑ares‑races.org(email)
callsign@w#xsc.ampr.org(AMPRnet)
callsign@w#xsc.#nca.ca.usa.noam(BBS network) - Notices and Bulletins
- read more The BBSes have special
xscpermandxsceventnotice areas, as well as standard amateur radio BBS bulletins. - BBS Forwarding Links
- read more The BBSes maintain many forwarding links to exchange messages and bulletins with the worldwide BBS network.
- JNOS
- read more The BBSes run a locally-customized variant of the JNOS 2.0 BBS software. Operators can interact with it directly or through Outpost.
- Questions and Help
- read more Ask questions and solicit help on the pbeniyFzkl7l~r"<#rux(C}*(/+/J'. email discussion group. Please provide all relevant information from the following list.
- Guides
- Questions and Help
- read more Ask questions and solicit help on the pbeniyFzkl7l~r"<#rux(C}*(/+/J'. email discussion group. Please provide all relevant information from the following list.