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IRC/HSMM Applications in
EMCOMM
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
Prince George's County ARES/RACES, Clinton
CERT, SKYWARN
wb2ifs@arrl.net
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0
Unported License.
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 2
Application: Deployed Inter-Station
Communication
● W3PGC needs to ask KB3IIE questions about
traffic on the tactical net
● Old way: sneakernet/runner, shouting, paper
airplane, etc.
● HSMM/IRC: chat it!
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 3
Joining the Chat
Clicking on the link
will open the chat
client and start the
chat
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 4
Client opens
● Client opens
● Shows Message of
the Day
● Then displays chat
window
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 5
Notes
● IRC Clients should be self-contained and not
require access to the Internet (XChat is a good
choice)
● Clients are available for Mac, Windows, and
Linux and they all inter-operate
● Operators can create channels for specific
functions or to mirror nets in use during the
event: tactical, resource, e.g.
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 6
To get started
● Check out the IRC configuration:
http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/applications-for-t
● Click the link on the router's mesh status page.
You may already have an IRC client installed,
otherwise...
● Download XChat: http://xchat.org/ and
configure it using your call sign as your
nickname
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 7
Back up slides
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 8
Test Case: Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) over Hamnet
● XChat clients running locally on laptops
● Sending messages between clients on
different routers
HSMM-MESH
WB2IFS-102
Instructions:
http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/applications-for-the-mesh/118-internet-relay-chat-irc.html
WB2IFS-100
IRC server
WB2IFS-113
IRC Server
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 9
Test Case: Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) over Hamnet @Toughbook
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 10
Test Case: Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) over Hamnet @Notebook
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 11
Test Case: Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) over Hamnet @Toughbook
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 12
Test Case: Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) over Hamnet @Notebook

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Irc hsmm applications for emcomm

  • 1. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 1 IRC/HSMM Applications in EMCOMM Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3 Prince George's County ARES/RACES, Clinton CERT, SKYWARN wb2ifs@arrl.net This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
  • 2. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 2 Application: Deployed Inter-Station Communication ● W3PGC needs to ask KB3IIE questions about traffic on the tactical net ● Old way: sneakernet/runner, shouting, paper airplane, etc. ● HSMM/IRC: chat it!
  • 3. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 3 Joining the Chat Clicking on the link will open the chat client and start the chat
  • 4. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 4 Client opens ● Client opens ● Shows Message of the Day ● Then displays chat window
  • 5. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 5 Notes ● IRC Clients should be self-contained and not require access to the Internet (XChat is a good choice) ● Clients are available for Mac, Windows, and Linux and they all inter-operate ● Operators can create channels for specific functions or to mirror nets in use during the event: tactical, resource, e.g.
  • 6. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 6 To get started ● Check out the IRC configuration: http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/applications-for-t ● Click the link on the router's mesh status page. You may already have an IRC client installed, otherwise... ● Download XChat: http://xchat.org/ and configure it using your call sign as your nickname
  • 8. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 8 Test Case: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) over Hamnet ● XChat clients running locally on laptops ● Sending messages between clients on different routers HSMM-MESH WB2IFS-102 Instructions: http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/applications-for-the-mesh/118-internet-relay-chat-irc.html WB2IFS-100 IRC server WB2IFS-113 IRC Server
  • 9. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 9 Test Case: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) over Hamnet @Toughbook
  • 10. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 10 Test Case: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) over Hamnet @Notebook
  • 11. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 11 Test Case: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) over Hamnet @Toughbook
  • 12. Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/312/16/14 12 Test Case: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) over Hamnet @Notebook