Packet radio email addresses

A blast from the past!

In the early days of packet radio, email addresses were used to send messages between nodes on the network. These addresses were typically in the format of:

@node-name

Where node-name was the name of the packet radio node, often a combination of letters and numbers. For example:

@K6FUG

This address would be used to send an email message to the node named "K6FUG".

Packet radio email addresses were used to send messages between nodes on the network, and were often used for communication between amateur radio operators. The addresses were usually stored in a node's email directory, and messages could be sent to multiple nodes at once using a "mailing list" feature.

Some common packet radio email address formats included:

Packet radio email addresses were used extensively in the 1980s and early 1990s, but have largely been replaced by modern email protocols such as SMTP and POP3. However, some packet radio enthusiasts still use these addresses for nostalgic purposes or to communicate with other packet radio operators.