Ok Dave on your fillin. Yes we still have a dedicated TheNet packet vhf
system in the Isles. It is a node system however and uses TheNet
software which I know very little about. Its on 145.07 and has reptrs
on top of Mt Haleakala on MAUI island, also on MT Maunaloa on the big
island of Hawaii. I have figured out a few of the cmds and can connect
to MAUI (an alias for Maui), can also after connecting do a
c mloa (which then connects to the alias MLOA so that covers most
of the State except Kauai. I can use the TALK cmd and ragchew with
someone os actually send tfc via the talk cmd if a host is available.
Just talked to Civil Defense guy I have known for years, and he says
that system was setup for emgcy comms originally on 145.07 bit it mp
is no longer used for anything. I could still sent emgcy traffic
to the other islands tho in case of a real emergency. Just use
the C(onnect cmd then switch to talk or c to another alias and talk.
I run my beacon on 145.07 just to see if can scare up some interest.
So far nothing happening.
Joe/KH6JF