Twit ham nation netcasts about ham radio n1bqs aprs search page. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, uiss. The 2009 cq magazine sound card packet article also references the december 1999 cq vhf digital data link column, with a republished an article by john hansen, w2fs, about using pcflexnets sound card utility. Rtty software, digital mode ham radio amtor, psk31, ax25. The kc2rlm sound card packet page is an excellent information resource. Kantronics radio modemstncs timewave technology inc many hams use a simple audioptt interface and pc software instead of a hardware tnc. Agwpe is widely accepted in the amateur radio packet software community and is a tool that provides a standard interface between packet radio software and associated hardware. It can be used to decode packet radio, aprs and telemetry from amateur radio satellites.
Anything which will interface using 8,n,1 at 9600 baud will work. Soundmodem is compatible with all programs that work with the agw packet engine agwpe. The 2009 cq magazine sound card packet article also references the december 1999 cq vhf digital data link column, with a republished an article by john hansen, w2fs, about using pcflexnets soundcard utility. If you use winlink radio email or correspond regularly with someone who does, please contribute to arsfi. You might have all of tnc features via soundcard using soundmodem. Hfpacket and uhfpacket ax25 are also supported in kisstnc emulation mode. Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tncs. Arsfi, a nonprofit public benefit corporation with no beneficial owners. Ptt transmit control by either serial port or printer port.
You can now get better results at lower cost by connecting your radio to the soundcard interface of a computer and using software to decode the signals. Qtmm is a simple afsk1200 decoder that uses the computers sound card for input. It has been tested on windows xp, vista, 7, 8, 10 and has proved stable in operation. This is the best packet program out there if you are running windows 95 and above. The software packetradio tnc i am developing a software dualport packetradio tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax. Jun 18, 2016 download qtmm afsk1200 decoder for free. It makes amateur packet radio available to any ham with a vhf tranciever and a soundcardequipped computer, at little or no expense. In december 2004 i built a computer to radio interface for 2 meter packet. When i think of packet radio, i think texting or email. Back in the 80s and 90s i used a kantronics kam for 2m packet and other modes on hf. The decoded text is displayed on the computers monitor. You can use a physical packet modem terminal node controller tnc, but at 1200, 9600 and even 19,200 windows dsp. Sound modem tnc for vhf packet in winlink express see new. I have not made direwolf with kiss tncsbut it works great with a sound card such as signalink.
Utility to calculate long and short path to a location. The wd6cnf web site, programs for the amatuer radio operator. Instead of using a dedicated hardware tnc, the pi can be coaxed to do the hard work of managing the packet protocol. Mrp40 is a powerful and highlyeffective ham radio software program that decodes received. For transmitting cw, the program encodes keystrokes from the computers keyboard. Modern sound cardbased digital mode software is far more versatile than that kam was, so thats what ive been using for years. Hams use mrp40 to send and read qrq highspeed cw, to help. The agw express agw pe setup had other uses such as running uiss by on6mu to monitor the packet frequencies or to run tncs not supported by wl express such as the kpc2. Ham radio deluxe is a suite of programs providing cat control and digital sound card operation. Usually decoding packet requires some sort of external hardware called a tnc terminal node controller.
You dont want to use the vox on a radio for packet, its too slow. Feb 18, 2019 in the early days of amateur packet radio, it was necessary to use an expensive terminal node controller tnc with specialized hardware. This software allows a standard pc soundcard to be used as a. Agw express is still available on this site in the original soundcard winlink post link but is in no way supported by serc, or anyone else. You can use a physical packet modem terminal node controller tnc, but at 1200, 9600 and even 19,200 windows dsp digital signal processing emulating a modem is superior. Aside from that, i would often use various terminal software to monitor digital modes on hf. This amateur radio web site explains how to use the agwpe utility program to send and receive packet using the sound card of your pc instead of a tnc.
Nets and things tulsa digital radio club would be pleased to have ya on their sunday evening roundtables. Modern sound card based digital mode software is far more versatile than that kam was, so thats what ive been using for years. Use one of your serial ports to key the transmitter or build a simple vox circuit that will respond fast enough for packet. The carrier frequency must be 1800hz for a full compatibility with direwolf. Uz7ho develops a software dualport packetradio tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax.
It must be running before uiview or other software that requires it is opened. May 20, 2020 flamp amateur multicast protocol file transfer program. The interface works with software and your computer sound card instead of a. I am developing a software dualport packet radio tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax. This amateur radio website explains how to use the free agwpe utility program to send and receive packet data using the sound card of your pc. You can chat, sendreceive email, surf the web and so on via radio depending on your bandwidth. This web site provides software for amateur radio operators to enhance their operating station capabilities. I use this program with pr4win packet radio for windows to use my signalink in packet radio. Iss packet communications requires a 5100 watt 2 meter or 440 mhz fm xcvr. A simple way to send text based emails, or keyboard to keyboard communication. With free and open source software, a linux pc with a sound card can become a tnc and communicate with other packet radio stations.
There is soundcard packet software available for dos, and most modern operating systems including ms windows, the focus of this article. This software is created for the sole purpose of creating an easy packet radio experience. One of the first multiplatform sound card packet radio modems was coded by thomas sailer. Arsfi, a nonprofit public benefit corporation with no beneficial owners if you use winlink radio email or correspond regularly with someone who does, please contribute to arsfi. For the oms they may think thats so old, and i tought packet died. This software is the packet sound card engine required by uiview aprs software and some other sound card software. It can be used standalone to observe aprs traffic, as a tracker, digipeater, aprstt gateway, or internet gateway igate. Until recently, hf packetradio had been more or less overlooked by the sound card developers.
An other option is to use vbcable this software gives you a virtual audio in and a audio out. Using a sound modem tnc for vhf packet in winlink express. Packet radio tnc with the raspberry pi updated 21218 the pi plus a usb soundcard is all you need to get started with packet radio. Software ac6vs amateur radio and dx reference guide. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, uiss windows packet program, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk. Soundcardpacket there are a few pieces of software available that allow you to use your pc and sound card to operate ax. Typical application for the virtual audio cable is to route your sound to an audio software in order to record and analyze it.
Mrp40 is a powerful and highlyeffective ham radio software program that decodes received cw audio that has been fed to a computers sound card. Multiplatform soundcard packet radio modem driver software. Clusse free dx cluster server software package for amateur packet radio. Vbcable allows routing signal from an application to another one. A program for amateur radio digital communications via a sound card. Basic agwpe program configuration sound card packet. I am developing a software dualport packetradio tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax.
Kb1oiq andys ham radio linux version 23 has been released. If you want to do aprs packet the best software is uiview16 for computers 100 mhz. Packet radio with the raspberry pi mike richards g4wnc. This website, which is hosted on sv2agws web site, focuses on support for. Wire a 2m radio into your soundcard interface just as you would an hf rig for psk. Supported modes are rtty baudot code, ascii 7 or 8 bits, psk31 bpsk and qpsk, bpsk63, qpsk63, bpsk125, amtorfec sitorb, navtex, multifsk16, multifsk8. Steps for using soundmodem uz7ho as a packet modem at our. Agwpe sound card packet engine free and pro versions available buxcomm rascal interface and more troubleshooting. Some applications may require the use of a hardware tnc. Software ok the radio and computer are self explanitory. Sound card packet tnc computer to radio interface kb3kai. A cat civ interface is required if you want to control your.
With a neat little piece of software called agwpe your sound card can be a tnc for packet among other things. The radio must be capable of operating digital packet internally, from a tnc, or with a computer running sound card and packet software. Cwty cw decodergenerator, cw decoder, audio generator, dsp filter, digital voice keyer, packet controller, eeg sound card, emg. Sound card packet by kc2rlm aprs news, software, gps, links en espanol tambien. We did get the agwpe software, and full credit to sv1agw for making a free version available, but while it worked very well for vhf packetradio it was never a stellar performer with 300 baud hf packet. Windows for the end user is the easiest for installing the tcpip over ax.
Truetty version history downloads and registration a program for amateur radio digital communications via a sound card. Radio and signalink must be in the off position before plugging it into the radio. The following circuit is a description of the circuit and software needed to make the connections between your computer and your radio. Hfpacket and uhfpacket ax25 are supported in kisstnc emulation mode. To linux, a packet radio interface appears as just another network interface, much like an ethernet card or serial ppp link. Added dw qpsk 2400bd and dw 8psk 4800bd direwolf compatible modes. Sound card packet this amateur radio web site explains how to use the agwpe utility program to send and receive packet a digital data mode using the sound card of your pc instead of a traditional tnc terminal node controller, a radio modem. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions. Newer versions of packet software are getting hard to come by for the newer operating system due to the decline in popularity of packet radio in general. However, there is a sound card decoder called agw packet engine. When the sound card software became available in the late 1990s i built an interface started using the sound card modes. Run the app when it is downloaded, follow the instructions. The windows executable file for direwolf can be downloaded here. Hf packet and uhf packet ax25 are also supported in kisstnc emulation mode.
The software allows a standard pc soundcard to be used as a packet radio modem with all processing done on the main computer cpu. Uz7ho develops a software dualport packet radio tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax. Agw packet driver sv2agw packet radio driver, runs tcpip protocol over radio, support windows 9598nt and several devices like baycom and, e5dxl 9600 g3ruh compatible modems, drsi and sound cards by sv2agw george rossopoulos. However, there is a sound card decoder called agw packet. This website, which is hosted on sv2agws web site, focuses on support for the sound card packet features of agwpe. Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net. Some software looks like an email client for packet radio. Many hams have expressed an interest in soundcard packet radio, and this is understandable. Winpack packet software free registration required packet.
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