Essex packet network closes

It is with great reluctance, and due to heart problems, that G1NNB has had to close down his packet station/network, which included the International BBS’s GB7ESX & GB7NNA.

Both have given continuous service to mid Essex and beyond for over 25 years and were probably the longest running stations in the country.

They used software designed by George’s son G1NNA.
This cleverly designed popular software has been used by “packeteers” both in this country and abroad.

GB7ESX & GB7NNA were the first AX 25 BBS’s in the world to have compressed mail forwarding. Latterly by popular request George installed GB7DXE, Essex’s first and only packet DX cluster, which is still running on the Internet.

Packet stations have come and gone, but the Essex BBS’s kept on running, thanks to George’s hard work and dedication. George lives with his family in Witham, Essex.

Two Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) members Carl G3PEM & Chris G0IPU have stated they will miss very much having access to George’s BBS’s and cluster.

I am sure a good number of Radio Amateurs, particularly in Essex and surrounding counties, would like to thank George for promoting this mode of operation and keeping it alive for so many years.

Clive G1EUC