Packet Radio Suggested Suffixes (SSID)
| Blank | Home, non-portable stations and digipeaters |
| – 1 | PBBS |
| -2 … -9 | Portable and auxiliary operations |
| – 5 | Digipeaters |
| – 10 | WinLink Gateways |
| -11 … -15 | To be determined |
…
Sarasota Packet Directory ( Map )
Here is a list of known packet stations in Sarasota county. Unless noted some stations may not be on the air 24/7.
| Call |
Frequency MHz |
TNC | Notes |
| AJ4AN-10 | 144.950 | KPC3+ | Bob’s VHF Winlink Gateway |
| N4SER | 145.050 | KPC3+ | SERC’s Club Digipeater (24/7) |
| N4SER-1 | 145.050 | KPC3+ | SERC’s Club PBBS (24/7) |
| N4SER-3 | 144.950 | KPC2 | SERC’s Club Portable Station |
| N4SER-10 | 144.950 | K9612+ | SERC’s WinLink VHF only Gateway1,2 |
| W2DEN | 144.950 | SC/PK-88 | Den’s home WinLink RMS Express client and general packet station |
| W2DEN-2 | 144.950 | SC/PK-88 | Den’s experimental packet station |
| WB9AYD | 7.103714.0987 | Gary’s HF Pactor WinLink Gateway … Pactor 1,2,33 | |
| WB9AYD-10 | 144.950 | KPC3+ | Gary’s VHF WinLink Gateway |
| WC4EM-1 | 144.950 | KPC3+ | ACS BBS |
| WC4EM-x | 144.950 | Varies4 | ACS Go-Box WinLink Clients (only active as needed)5 |
| WC4EM-5 | 144.950 | KPC3+ | EOC/ACS’s digipeater |
| WC4EM-10 | 144.950 | KPC3+ | EOC/ACS Winlink (RMS Express) client. Only when activated. |
| W8XG-5 | 144.950 | KPC3+ | Brent’s Digipeater |
| W8XG-10 | 144.950 | KPC3+ | Brent’s VHF Gateway |
| Local Packet Station outside Sarasota County | |||
| N4FLA-4 | 145.050 | — | N4FLA BBS in Clermont, Lake County, Fl [EL98dn] via N4SER |
Notes:
- VHF only gateway with radio only hold / forward
- Experimental. May be in radio only mode for testing
- VHF/HF Hybrid station
- Mostly KPC3+ with one KPC2
- Go boxes will be preloaded with WC4EM-x where x = 2,3,4,6,7,8,9 and will be changed to the operator’s call / password when activated.
KPC2: Kantronics KPC2 through AGW PE
KPC3+: Kantronics KPC 3+
SC: Soundcard
RED: WinLink Gateways, 24/7 operation