STXBBS
        The South Texas Mailbox

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N5PVL BBS ( STXBBS ) and N5PVL-3 Packet Switch ( STX )

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Hardware


Antennas: 
HF: Inverted-V at 30 ft. /w MFJ949e tuner,
VHF1: 3 el Yagi at 15 ft.
VHF2: 2 el Yagi at 85 ft.

Radios:
HF: Kenwood TS-450sat
VHF1: Yaesu FT-1500m
VHF2: GE Phoenix-SX

SoundCard Interface: Frankenstien's monster made of parts from dead interfaces.

Radio-Shack USB-to-RS-232 adapter.

Computer: 400 MHz AMD Athlon with Add-on serial board and R.S. USB-to-RS232 
adapter for a total of five Com ports.

Null-modem cable.

Software

STXBBS utilizes a variety of software, working together to provide capability that was unheard-of for Packet bulletin-board systems, just a few years ago.