So you've followed the FARPN guides, and now you have your very own packet node up and running...

====== So Now What? ======

Getting up and running is great, but what do you do with it now that you have everything running?

We (the FARPN crowd) have brought a few people in by walking them through the steps to get packet stations up and running. There are a lot of small steps that can be taken toward the overall goal of "learning how to do packet radio" and "hacking at this stuff."

If you're interested in some of these activities feel free to use these terms in an internet search, or join us on matrix for some help from the group, while we add our own FARPN specific beginners guides and tips! As you do each of these activities, share the experience with others (blog, social media, video, etc.), and feel free to submit entries for this wiki if one doesn't yet exist for the activity you're doing!

  * [[etiquette|Learn packet etiquette and conventions]]
  * [[decode-packets|Hear and decode packets]]
  * [[hearing-stations|Make a list of stations you can hear]]
  * [[transmitting|Transmit packets]]
  * [[connecting-to-a-node|Connect to another node]]
  * [[Get a list of stations another node can hear
  * [[packet-applications|Find and interact with a non-BBS application]]
  * [[keyboard-to-keyboard|Have a Keyboard to Keyboard chat]]
       * [[active-nodes|Connect to a FARPN station for K2K]]
  * [[register-on-a-bbs|Register at a BBS]]
  * [[read-a-bulletin|Read a WW bulletin at a BBS]]
  * [[leave-a-message|Connect to another BBS and leave a message for another user]]
       * [[active-nodes|Send a message to a FARPN member]]
  * [[send-a-bulletin|send a bulletin to the FARPN group]]
  * [[setup-your-bbs|Set up your own BBS and figure out your messaging address]]
  * [[tutorial-bpq-forwarding|Set up HF mail forwarding]]
  * [[station-tweaks|Make some misc. station tweaks]]
  * [[simple-bpq-telnet-application|Make an application to run on your node]]
  * Explore this wiki!

===== Advanced Topics =====
  * Add another radio to your node
  * Try another modem or terminal
  * Operate POTA or SOTA by packet
  * AXUDP linking & forwarding