Wood County
Emergency Communications

TO:  ALL ARES OPERATORS IN DISTRICT 3  (OFFICIAL)
       ALL AMATEURS IN WEST VIRGINIA  (INFORMATION)
FROM:  WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED AND WOOD
COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES (ARES)
 
ARES DISTRICT 3 BULLETIN NR 07.45       DATE: November 11, 2007
SUBJECT: HOW TO USE THE DAREN NODE/Chat room
 
    With the Communications Exercise coming up on December 8th, it would be handy to know how to operate through the DAREN Net Chat room.  The DAREN Net NODE/Chat room is located at the same location as the Ritchie County NODE/PBBS of RITCWV/HRVLWV. However you normally get to the Ritchie County NODE/PBBS, you can use the same path, but, you "DO NOT" have to connect to the Ritchie County NODE of "RITCWV", they are separate systems, but they use the same transceiver.  The ALIAS for the NODE/Chat room is "DAREN".  When you connect to the NODE/Chat room, you can do several commands, but for the most part these are the only ones that you should know.  The "U" command.  The "U" is for USERS. It allows you to see who else may be in the Chat room.  The "T" is for TALK.  The "T" lets you enter the Chat room.  And, the "B" is for BYE, which lets you disconnect from the DAREN NODE/Chat room.  After you type a "T" and enter the Chat room, you can converse with whoever s in there.  One thing you need to remember is to press 'Return' before reaching the end of each line, like maybe five to ten letters back.  The system won't let you wrap your sentences, and they will be lost somewhere in never never land.  At the end of each conversation, you should send a indication, such as a "K", to indicate that you're finished with that thought, and turning it over to whoever you're conversing with.  When you're finished conversing, and ready to leave he Chat room, you must send a "/EX" on a separate line.  To do that is simple, just press 'Return' and then type the "/EX", without the quotes.  This will take you out of the Chat room and back to the NODE.  From there all you have to do is type a "B" and you'll be disconnected.
 
Ken Harris WA8LLM
Wood County WV;
ARES Assistant Section Coordinator WV
ARES District Emergency Coordinator WV DISTRICT 3