Software is an integral part of the amateur satellite experience, and provides services from predicting satellite pass, steering antennas and tuning radios. Despite its age, amateur radio operators continue to use and develop packet radio today. Machamradio macos, os x, radio programming, rt systems 0 comments rt systems has released the macos version of their popular krsd74 programming software for the kenwood d74. You can use any soundcard as dual port tnc for packet. 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. Mac ham radio mac ham radio devoted to amateur radio. Zip packet driver for serial connections phone modem. This website, which is hosted on sv2agws web site, focuses on support for. Mactnc works only user mac os x because it relies on unix components of the current operating system. Packet engine is a special windows utility for amateur radio packet users that interfaces multiple packet programs and multiple tncs terminal node controllers modems.
Npr new packet radio is a custom radio protocol, designed to transport bidirectional ip trafic over 430mhz radio links ham radio frequencies 420450mhz. Packet radio programs from kawin for packet radio also picturepacket 1. Client software for users of the automatic packet reporting system amateur radio network. The debian hamradio pure blend is a project of the debian hamradio maintainers team who collaborate on maintenance of amateur radio related packages for debian.
Support radio control interface for several icom, tentec, kenwood, and yaesu transceivers. Packet radio can run on any platform including ancient operating systems from 20 and 25 years ago. Enjoy, and feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions. The faradayrf is not a software defined radio, but it is a computer controlled digital txrx radio device. Just connect your fm radio and your computer and the world of digital packet radio is yours to enjoy. There are a few different ways to accomplish that, but none of them are going to look like a native os x app. The krsd74 radio programming software is designed to give you the ease and convenience of programming the memories and set menu options of your radio from your pc. Packet radio lives on through open source software. This board is getting too much like a bunch of kilocycle cops and thin skinned. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. Jul 15, 2012 packet radio on a raspberry pi part 1. Authored by a greek ham, awg packet engine or awgpe may be the best known windows packet software, and is easier to install than flexnet32.
This website, which is hosted on sv2agws web site, focuses on support for the sound card packet features of agwpe. Its shows 3 steps to get the data and start the analysis of. W1rep is a packet radio based bbs bulletin board system where a person can send and receive messages to and from other hams all over the world. I used the mac at work almost 20 years ago, and was impressed at the efficiency of the operating system. Ive just got hold of a raspberry pi, and my first thoughts were that it would be interesting to try to get a nice packet radio station working without the overhead of a full computer running it. Soundmodem is compatible with all programs that work with the agw packet engine agwpe. These pages chronicle the transition from windows to os x. Skywave linux is a 64 bit live system providing installed and configured software for accessing software defined radio servers locally and on the internet. The easy path to packet radio tncx is a kiss mode tnc. Es gibt fur fast alle computertypen amiga, pc dos, win, linux, os2, atari, mac software. You will also need a computer linux, windows or os x and a miniusb cable to load the mobilinkd firmware onto the arduino and to run the aprs or packet software. Packet radio software freeware free download packet. Rt systems has released the macos version of their popular krsd74 programming software for the kenwood d74. This is primarily a testing ground for new configurations.
Os 2 warp software flexpacket is one of the best looking os 2 packet software programs i know of. Some software will provide a terminal with which to control terminal capable tncs to allow a user to interact with other packet users. It can also be used with other software for aprs, bbs. The debian hamradio pure blend is a project of the debian hamradio maintainers team who collaborate on maintenance of amateurradio related packages for debian. Compatible with dxbase logic 7 rylogit trxmanager yplog.
With this operating system, a person may tune shortwave broadcasts, amateur radio, aeronautical, maritime, or other signals received at remote servers around the world. The amateur radio relay league arrl has leased an update to the arrl. 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. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk, linpac packet radio terminal. It will however need a hostmode tnc or kiss driver for manny tncs there are eproms like pk232 pk88 tnc200 mfj. This blend aims to support the needs of radio amateurs. Take the audio output of one piece of software and send it to another. Packet radio is an amateur radio technology from the early 1980s that sends data between computers. Packet radio can be used to transmit data long distances. Jackaudio is a virtual audio software cable that run on windows linux and macos and if free to download and to use. This software is created for the sole purpose of creating an easy packet radio experience. This protocol is optimized for point to multipoint topology, with the help of managedtdma. This web page will undergo periodic updates as i add more information and make it easier for a newcomer to ip and packet radio to hook up and get started with packet radio using jnos software and a tnc2 terminal node controller.
And unlike some other tncs, you never have to worry about it accidentally falling out of kiss mode. Its realy one of the best i have seen with many options that are usefull. It works with every packet radio software program that supports kiss mode. Amateur radio programs for apple macos category is a curation of 89 web resources on, wireless field day log program, 10 qso logger, trusted qsl. Sep 18, 2010 and yes folks, it makes sense to rtfm. Packet radio for windows 95 and nt pr4win, kiss mode packet radio program for windows 95 nt scanar, software package for control of aor ar8000 wide range receiver kc5kgv win cluster 32 1.
To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key. Congratulations on your sdr purchase, and thank you for your support. Linux has natively supported the packet radio protocol, more formally known as ax. Mar 01, 2009 i used the mac at work almost 20 years ago, and was impressed at the efficiency of the operating system. Im wanting to work a bit with packet radio, and was wondering if any of you have experience doing packet with mac os x, specifically on a newer intelbased mac. I found some old software on dxzone, but most of this only understood com14. Mscan meteo fax an easy to use windows program to receive weatherfax im very high resolution.
Hamscope is a freeware windows multimode communications package for amateur radio that supports. Jul 23, 2018 packet engine is a special windows utility for amateur radio packet users that interfaces multiple packet programs and multiple tncs terminal node controllers modems. This kit does not include any other parts from the bill of materials, you will have to obtain more parts from a supplier to build a complete working tnc. Ive experimented in the past with linux based systems but not progressed too far. 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. And the pin columns in the middle are labelled a through j.
Easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tncs sound card packet by kc2rlm. I finally made the switch from microsoft windows to the apple mac in feb 2008. Every pure blend is a subset of debian that is configured to support a particular target group outofthebox. Some mobile packet radio stations transmit their location periodically using the automatic packet reporting system aprs. Some software is available from amsat, other software is available from the vendor site. One of our members, ronnie reams wa4mjf, is the sysopowner of several nodes. Packet radio is a digital radio communications mode used to send packets of data. Contrary to popular opinion, ive found better ham radio application software for the mac than on the pc.
However it seems poorly implented in a dos rather than windows os style, so much so that earlier versions only ran on windows 95, windows 98 and not on the real windows os derived from 1993s nt3. Aprs software from cave aprspoint extensive program baycom. It also makes sense to read the original post and title of the thread. I hope you have that going, but in my opinion, an ht is not the best for packet heating of radio unless you are in amongst heavy packet activity.
Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. 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. Os2 warp software flexpacket is one of the best looking os2 packet software programs i know of. Some software looks like an email client for packet radio. It can also be used with other software for aprs, bbs, satellite packet, and regular packet work. Software ac6vs amateur radio and dx reference guide. Almost anything new software that understands kiss is setup for aprs only.
Packet radio software freeware free download packet radio. To get started with your new sdr, first select your target operating system below and then proceed with the steps that follow. Amateur radio station ag6qo raspberry pi pbbs project. This is very similar to how packets of data are transferred between nodes on the internet. This is the best packet program out there if you are running windows 95 and above. The afu knoppix cd contains software for the operating modes of psk31, rtty, sstv, fax, aprs and packet radio. Packet radio software freeware ax25webinit packet radio made easy v. Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite. Cutesdr basic sdr software, based upon qt, for use on os x with rf space software defined radios.
The radio operations center roc is a comprehensive suite of fullfeatured software solutions for commercial radio, amateur ham radio, mars and marine radio control. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6. Grig is a freeware simple ham radio control cat program based on the ham radio control libraries hamlib. Items for sale or want, arrl bulletins, homebrewing, cooking recipes, etc.
Interflex systems kagold for kantronics, pkgold for aea tncs. May 12, 2020 rt systems has released the macos version of their popular krsd74 programming software for the kenwood d74. I finally got the 20 agwpe to create a connection with my radio, and 1998 agwterm to talk to my bbs. I looked for other software, windowsmaclinux and android with no luck. As the first set i use a kpc9612 and a yaesu 7900 with an x30 as.
It allows you to connect your mac to packet radio tncs, amateur radio equipment meters, controllers, etc, as well as raspberry pi, routers, switches, firewalls and iot devices. Os x is unixbased, so within reason many linux programs are usable on os x as well. This kit does not include any other parts from the bill of materials, you will have to obtain more. Upgrade os install ax25 and configure basic serial connection between tncpi and pi configure i2c for multiple tncpis mount a usb hard drive gpio header problems booting newer rpi with older kernels. Serial tools serial tools is a set of serial port tools for mac os x. If the aprs packet is received by an igate station, position reports and other messages can be routed to an internet server, and made accessible on a public web page. Raspberry pi packet bbs upon the rekindling of my amateur radio hobby, i noted a disappointing dearth of automated vhf packet nts message handling.
Latest version of zadig, used to install the sdr driver for your nesdr. Satsat, by fabrice aneche is a satellite tracking software, for radio amateurs. These days, that makes it compatible with almost everything in packet radio. Additional applications for sat tracking, logging, locator referencing and antenna computation are also included. Sep 21, 2009 howdy folks, i just got a vx8r and was looking through the manual. Packet radio uses packet switching to transmit datagrams. This kit contains the printed circuit board and programmed dspic cpu required to build one tarpn n9600a3 packet radio terminal node controller tnc.
In either case we have done our best to make sure the following links point to the most recent version. The tncx is a lowcost, low power tnc currently deployed in thousands of locations all over the world. 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. The 33 cm band is between 902 to 928 mhz in the itu region 2 area americas, canada, greenland and. Kb1oiq andys ham radio linux version 23 has been released.
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