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AX_25 · 2016-07-13 00:42

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    A solar powered, Raspberry Pi, running Synchronet BBS...
      An amateur radio project, serving the public since
                        June 2016!

    Carrying:           Doors:

    DeveloperNet        TradeWars 2002
    DOVE-NET
    WhisperNet

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    | Solar Pi BBS, the only known, solar-powered BBS, running
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    | Carrying DOVE-NET, DeveloperNet, WhisperNet, and a local-focused
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    | message area covering activities in Buffalo, NY, and WNY in
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    | In operation since June 2016, it's planned to operate as long as
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    | possible.
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    | Dial-in access is being worked on, as is AX25 access on
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    | New members welcomed, and new area-focused message groups will
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    |                      telnet://bbs.solarpi.net
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psignosis · 2016-07-13 05:15

Cool. Logged on, not sure if I set myself up there correctly. Am
licensed ham, ran a BBS in 80s just outside of Rochester. Fun! Cheers

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warcand · 2016-07-13 11:57

I tried setting up an account earlier, but seemed to have a bit of an
issue. I will try logging in a bit later.

73

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AX_25 · 2016-07-13 12:11

I've been having some issues the past couple of days due to heat.
We're getting an unusual bout of 90+ days here, and the BBS is located
outdoors (For solar power).

I "engineered" it for highs of 80s, and maybe a day or two of 90.
But, the poor beast is having a hard time dissipating heat, so I need
to install a fan and bug screen.

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warcand · 2016-07-13 12:26

Ah OK, that explains it. No big deal. Since you are near Buffalo,
hopefully you have a snow plan too. :-)

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mro_1337 · 2016-07-13 23:47

my bbs has been solar powered for 5 years

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AX_25 · 2016-07-14 00:02

Cool!  I'd be interested in some details of your setup :)

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mro_1337 · 2016-07-14 00:10

it's solar powered and a computer. not much to it.
sometimes we feed power back into the grid.

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AX_25 · 2016-07-14 00:27

Ah, a little different than what I did.  The BBS is completely off
grid, except it's wifi connection (And soon phone line).

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mro_1337 · 2016-07-14 03:29

do you also use batteries to store the energy?

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AX_25 · 2016-07-14 09:50

Yes.  Originally had 20Ah of battery, but that recently was upped to
40Ah.

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[deleted] · 2016-07-15 03:06

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dzendian · 2016-07-15 03:11

How did you do TradeWars 2002 on the RPi?

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AX_25 · 2016-07-15 12:46

In honesty, I cheated.  It's a telgate to a Tradewars 2002 server :)

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[deleted] · 2016-07-15 21:14

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johnklos · 2016-07-30 06:21

https://sourceforge.net/projects/tradewarsc/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/blacknova/

Shouldn't be too hard.

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AX_25 · 2016-07-30 16:18

ew, sourceforge... :P  I'll check them out.  Cross compiling isn't too
hard to do, and nothing to lose.