#1 Pioneer Park (2026-10-25)
2026-10-26 23:39Z, posted over the air from K0EPI-3 at 44.27.62.75

Spent some time at Pioneer Park (J786+C2 Aurora, Colorado) Testing out a few
things:

- New Chameleon MPAS Lite Micro antenna
- The packet radio / APRS macOS app, AxTerm, I have been working on for a
couple years
- TCP/IP over AX.25 packet (which is hope I am posting this very update)

The MPAS Lite worked better than expected, requiring no adjustment at all to
achieve ~1.2:1 VSWR, with everything (whip and counterpoise) fully extended.
When I tested with both FT8 and WSPR, I achieved full CONUS coverage. I also
tried out VarAC and connected with a few BBS.

AxTerm was used to check in on my home BPQ node (K0EPI-7), and mess around
with my 44net connection with TCP/IP over packet. I am currently using that to
post this very post. We will see how it works once I submit. It is very slow,
as expected, but usable for simple sites. I am doing this through AXTerm,
which serves as a sort of VPN between RF-based 44net and my computer, which
allows me to use a standard browser. AXTerm does block HTTPS / SSL, before you
ask. So no worries about breaking the rules. However, that does preclude usage
of most websites.

Experimentation is fun!

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