The President Speaks...

  • Upgrade the DOS based VE7SRY to FBB v7.0. (I wonder if DOS 6.x is Year2000 OK ?)
  • OR just fix problems as we find them, starting on Jan. 01, 2000.
  • OR just don't worry about it
  • OR just don't care!

I hope I can find the time to get this done by the end of the year. Things seem to be getting busier and busier here! If there are any Linux (Slackware) experts lurking out there, please send me an email (lwilson@ansa.com or ve7ihl@ve7ihl.ampr.org) stating that you would like to help out with the upgrades.

The VAPO Web Pages

We are looking for a VAPO member (other than me) to look after the VAPO web pages full time. If you have a desire to do this, (or would like to learn) and possibly have experience in doing web pages, please send an email to me. (lwilson@ansa.com, ve7ihl@ve7ihl.ampr.org, or ve7ihl@ve7ihl.#vanc.bc.can.noam on packet) VAPO has an official copy of the Microsoft Front Page 98 software to do this task.

The Next VAPO Meeting!

The next VAPO meeting will be held at the offices of Panorama Community Church, in Surrey. We have a meeting area that can hold up to 130 people. The meeting will take place on Saturday June 26th, starting at 10:00 am. Please arrive at 9:45am to allow time for everybody to get coffee and seated. Talk in frequency will be 444.825+ (tone 156.7) and RPT on 146.940-.

The address is:  Panorama Church Ministry Center
Unit #105 - 13415 76th  Ave.
Surrey, B.C., Canada

This building is located north west of Costco, (Costco on the King George highway). There is some parking on the street in front of the building, and additional parking around the back of the building. There is a rear entrance door if you are parking at the back of the building.


The format for this meeting has been changed to an informal technical help seminar being hosted by Lane, VE7IHL. If you would like to bring in your PC, radios, and TNC, Lane will be there to try to (no guarantee) help solve any packet/computer problems you may be having. There will be a portable packet station setup for demonstration/testing purposes. There will also be 12 volt power available to run your tnc/radio. Just remember to bring all your cables so it can be temporarily hooked up
for testing.

This technical help seminar is available on a first come first served basis.

Come out an meet some of the people on packet. Put a face to a callsign!


Virtual VAPO Meeting Attendance

We will again be operating the "Live Portable Packet" station during the meeting. If you cannot make the meeting, but would like to attend it anyway (i.e. a virtual meeting?) you can connect your packet station to the VE7IHL Tnos machine, and then enter the Tnos converse server by typing "conf". To exit the converse server you can type "/bye". The VE7IHL machine has user ports on 144.970 1200 baud, and 144.410 9600 baud. You can also perform a NetRom connect by connecting to your local FBB BBS's node switch address (this is typically VE7KIT-3, VE7SRY-3, VE7VBS-3, VE7CMR-3, VE7NSR-3, etc.) and then issuing a connect to the VE7IHL ma

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