K0EPI-7 Packet Node

Centennial, Colorado · Grid DM79po · 145.050 MHz, 1200 baud
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*** K0EPI-7 is UP, 1d 5h *** Last heard: K0EPI-3 at 2048z *** 21 stations heard in 24 hours *** Battery 100% *** telnet k0epi.ampr.org 8010 *** 73 de K0EPI ***

A LinBPQ node with a BBS and chat, on a Raspberry Pi with battery backup.

What's new:

How to connect

On the air:

  C K0EPI-7     node (alias CENTCO)
  C K0EPI-1     BBS
  C K0EPI-11    chat

Over the Internet:

  telnet k0epi.ampr.org 8010
  finger k0epi@k0epi.ampr.org
  gopher://k0epi.ampr.org/

Telnet accounts are for licensed hams; ask me for one. AXIP links are by arrangement.

For 44Net hosts only: NTP from k0epi.ampr.org, and mail to k0epi@k0epi.ampr.org from an ampr.org address.

Guestbook

To sign it, connect to K0EPI-7 and type GUEST.

When (UTC)StationMessage
2026-10-15 16:32ZK0EPIjust testing from k0epi.

Check-ins

If the phones or the internet are down, connect to K0EPI-7 and type CHECKIN to post your status. Nobody watches this board around the clock, so use voice for anything urgent.

When (UTC)StationStatusWhereNote
2026-10-15 17:38ZK0EPIOKDM79poDoing ok

Station status

NodeUP
Uptime1d 5h
Availability99.991% since 25 Sep 2026 (23 restarts)
Pi CPU temperature45°C
Powermains
Station draw31 W at the wall
Battery105 Ah LiFePO4, 100%, 13.72 V
Cells3.427 to 3.437 V (10 mV spread)
Battery temperature20°C
Battery health98.5%
ChargerWest Mountain Radio Epic PWRgate, charged

On 145.050

1710 frames from 21 stations in the last 24 hours. Times are UTC.

Activity by hour

21z ##############                   74
22z ###############                  80
23z ###########                      56
00z #####################           109
01z ###########################     141
02z #####################           109
03z ###########                      56
04z ###########################     138
05z ###########################     138
06z ############                     60
07z ###########                      58
08z #################                89
09z ############                     60
10z #############################   148
11z ###                              16
12z ####                             20
13z ###########                      59
14z ###                              14
15z #############                    65
16z ##############################  155
17z #######                          38
18z                                   0
19z ####                             22
20z #                                 5

Heard in the last 24 hours

StationFramesLast heard
K0EPI-326320:48
K0EPI-29419:37
W1VAN2015:54
KD0SSP8815:54
AB0VZ4115:53
W0TX4415:52
KE0NCQ7915:45
AB0VZ-72215:41
KB5YZB-74315:41
K0NTS-78615:40
K0NTS-138215:37
N3HYM-1524215:37

...and 9 more.

Monitor, last 15 frames

19:38:40  K0EPI-7>ID,DRLNOD,K0NTS-7  <UI>
19:40:47  K0EPI-7>ID  <UI>
20:05:40  K0EPI-7>ID,DRLNOD,K0NTS-7  <UI>
20:14:47  K0EPI-3>K0EPI-5  <UI>
20:14:48  K0EPI-3>K0EPI-5  <UI>
20:14:49  K0EPI-5>K0EPI-3  <UI>
20:14:49  K0EPI-5>K0EPI-3  <UI>
20:14:53  K0EPI-5>K0EPI-3  <UI>
20:14:56  K0EPI-3>K0EPI-5  <UI>
20:25:45  K0EPI-7>ID  <UI>
20:32:40  K0EPI-7>ID,DRLNOD,K0NTS-7  <UI>
20:48:29  K0EPI-3>K0EPI-5  <UI>
20:48:30  K0EPI-5>K0EPI-3  <UI>
20:48:33  K0EPI-3>K0EPI-5  <UI>
20:48:34  K0EPI-5>K0EPI-3  <UI>

The station

[Photo: the station shelf]
Power supply on top, the Pi on the NAS, the IC-2100H and the battery below. Larger copy (75 KB).

RadioIcom IC-2100H
Interfacedigirig
ModemDire Wolf 1.8.1
NodeLinBPQ 6.0.25
ComputerRaspberry Pi 4 Model B
PowerMains, with a battery good for about a week
Network44Net Connect (ARDC)

Links

These sites switch to https, so don't open them over the air.

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