In the netherlands this bbs software is used at almost all places. John g8bpq is the creator and maintainer of the bpq32 software. You might find their user interface ui more user friendly. Come join us and contribute your experiences about your electronic projects and radio communications. Outpost is a windowsbased packet message client that lets you send and receive packet messages with almost any amateur radio bulletin board system bbs or tnc personal mail box. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6. This has brought forth a multitude of decoding software, some free, others not. Posts will be deleted by our mods if this is not adhered to. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions. This led me to consider joining or starting a packet radio bbs bulletin board system, unless of course there is something better by now.
Licensed winlink operatorsstations use both amateur radio and government radio frequencies worldwide. There seem to be precious few vhf packet bbs stations around, with much loss of interest in bbss while the amateur radio community got busy learning what. That turns a voice station into a data station computer. One of our members, ronnie reams wa4mjf, is the sysopowner of several nodes.
The service provides fullservice bbs functionality messages and bulletins throughout santa clara county even if the entire internet is completely down. Rosenberg ab9mz presented 20170204 updated 20170312 slide. This link is listed in our web site directory since tuesday dec 22 2009, and till today msys has been followed for a total of 1093 times. 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. Heres a quick, 5minute demonstration of how packet radio can turn your handheld radio into a computertocomputer communications system. His system has many nodes scattered about teara country to help users connect to the bbs from distant locations. The third port is an ethernet connection to the rmham microwave backbone and interconnects various other bbs stations using axip.
Ham radio deluxe was originally released as freeware, which essentially means that the author grants a temporary license to use andor distribute the program free of charge, while reserving the right to rescind this license in the future. A computer, even an old xt running msdos will work just fine and a tnc terminal node controller. Whether you are preparing for an unfortunate situation where the phone lines are down, or simply taking up amateur radio as a hobby, there are numerous types and models for all ham radio users. Some preppers and i got to talking about a dystopian time of internet collapse where shortwave radio might be an important factor of survival. It can be used standalone to observe aprs traffic, as a tracker, digipeater, aprstt gateway, or internet gateway igate in the early days of amateur packet radio, it was necessary to use an expensive terminal node controller tnc with specialized. The software is available for linux, dos and winnt. All you need to start in packet radio is a 2 meter fm radio which you probably already have. This minihowto covers the installation and use of the most popular amateur packetradio bbs server software fbb. You will find ham radio mods, circuits to build, how to manuals, fun projects to try, and you will be able to read and share your experiences with the world. Openbcm the baycommailbox is an amateur radio citizen band ax. The system is built, operated and administered entirely by licensed ham volunteers.
Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net. Ezp140 easy packet radio program for taprstyle tncs. The main category is packet radio programs that is about software for packet radio use. The station runs the bpq software and both ports connect to the same bbs. Ham radio deluxe hrd is a suite of windows programs providing cat control for commonly used transceivers and receivers. You can put it in kiss mode and run bpq or other bbs software. Easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tncs sound card packet by kc2rlm. Raspberry pi packet bbs amateur radio station ag6qo.
There seem to be precious few vhf packet bbs stations around, with much loss of interest in bbs s while the amateur radio community got busy learning what the internet was all about. Florida southeastern emergency digital association networks florida sedan. I am developing a software dualport packetradio tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax. This release includes several changes made up of new features, enhancements, and the usual collection of bug fixes. No other amateur radio forum dedicates a mini site to each contributor where their articles are exclusively featured, along with the comments of their readers and followers put your ham radio article in the path of more than 6000 visitors per month here. Applications and services for ham radio packet engine, agwtracker, dxdozer, ft8chat, dxcluster, repaters. Northern california coordination and education group northern california packet association ncpa packet development group. Software for packet radio use the dxzone amateur radio. Dos software sp is the best dos based packet software i know of. Just like websdr, it enables sdr hf receivers to be operated remotely over the web. Falken written by herb rose for dos, with linux versions by chris whitacre. Extended ham radio starter kit mirkit baofeng radio uv5r mk4 8 watt mp max power with 3800 mah, handheld mic, baofeng programming cable and software. This demo shows how one ham can leave a message for another ham using a packet bulletin board system bbs, in this case kb0ynas node that sits atop waterdog peak, not far from here. Nos was designed to be a bbs bulletin board system, running on your pc as a regular msdos program, that could allow you and others to use and provide email and other services based on ip internet protocol.
This software collection uses the xfce desktop environemt with menus customized for amateur radio use. Digital modes are becoming more and more popular on the amateur bands. It is designed to be lightweight, fast, and visually appeallng. A more recent version, for windows, is available by ftp from nic. In the amateur radio community the most common use of packet radio is information obtained through a local bulletin board system bbs. Packet radio lives on through open source software. Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite. Welcome to the ham radio website for the amateur radio enthusiast. Bandscope psk31 binary demo using ham radio deluxe dm780 software flex1500 using ham radio deluxe and jt65hf. Rtty software, digital mode ham radio amtor, psk31, ax25. These receiverservers make it possible for anyone to listen to ham radio online. Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. This bbs is of special interest to amateur satellite enthusiasts because of the following programs. Fbb packetradio bbs fbb is a bulletin board software for amateur packetradio.
Hfpacket and uhfpacket ax25 are supported in kisstnc emulation mode. The packet station has two ports, one on vhf and one one uhf. Support for the system is provided by the amateur radio safety foundation, inc. There are also programs you can run on your local pc that will interact with the bbs behind the scenes, but organize the display and management of the messages on your machine much like a modern email program. It has been tested on windows xp, vista, 7, 8, 10 and has proved stable in operation. How to join packet radio bbs amateur radio stack exchange. Hrd is designed for windows 2000 or higher xp, vista, also internet explorer 6. Fbb is a bulletin board software for amateur packetradio. Heres a quick demonstration of how a technician class ham radio operator can hook up a terminal node controller tnc to hisher radio. Packet radio bulletin board system demonstration ham. Packet radio is a digital form of communications all you need to start in packet radio is a 2 meter fm radio which you probably already have.
Jnos is one of the derivations of a pc program for amateur radio known as nos. Note that ham bbs users may interact with the typical bbs system entirely on the command line, sending, receiving and listing, bbs mail not unlike modern email concepts. Fbb utilities the latest and greatest set of nk3t utilities for use with the fbb bbs system. This software is available to download from the publisher site.
There seem to be precious few vhf packet bbs stations around, with much loss of interest in bbss while the amateur radio community got busy learning what the internet was all about. Bbs software a good option for running a bbs is the fbb software its flexible and easy to use. There are several versions of firmware and programming software available. This software has been developped to be compiled on different architectures including msdos dosfbb, windows 16 winfbb16, windows 32 winfbb32 and linux on pc hardware. Bbs software f6fbb packet radio bbs software 1474k one of the most popular packet radio bbs packages. Truetty version history downloads and registration a program for amateur radio digital communications via a sound card. Since the internets arrival, the bulletin board system bbs, so common in the 1990s, has become far less popular, but it lives on in packet radio. Other stuff like cb, pmr and swl are no longer allowed. Keplerian elements request server for f6fbb bbs 30k. We use packet locally during the bloomsday run to connect our aid stations with a database to keep track of injured runners. Items for sale or want, arrl bulletins, homebrewing, cooking recipes, etc. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk, linpac packet radio terminal.
Supported modes are rtty baudot code, ascii 7 or 8 bits, psk31 bpsk and qpsk, bpsk63, qpsk63, bpsk125, amtorfec sitorb, navtex, multifsk16, multifsk8. Software ac6vs amateur radio and dx reference guide. Aside from winlink, youve got a fully functional packet bbs it doesnt have a ton of features but it has memory to store messages, itll digipeat, etc. Antenna design and control station management radio control, programming, and sdr operating modes propagation, beacons, and the solar cycle.
Heres a quick demonstration of how a technician class ham radio. About msys the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Fbb is a free and open source bulletin board system for packet transmissions of radio amateurs. Bbs written by the slavelord of the humble guys thg. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. Raspberry pi packet bbs upon the rekindling of my amateur radio hobby, i noted a disappointing dearth of automated vhf packet nts message handling. Numerous programs exist that will perform all packet functions modem and ax. Putting the focus on you the ham radio forums here have a unique feature. Amateur radio station ag6qo raspberry pi pbbs project.
The soundmodem has two tcpip interfaces to link with client application. Services for everyone bookmarks, favorites, todo, incomeexpenses, watch my drivers. The santa clara county aresraces network provides a standard amateur radio packet bbs bulletin board system service. To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key. This forum is only for discussions relating to ham radio hardware only. My favorite ham radio software hamfesters radio club gregory d. Back in 2011, the original author of hrd sold the rights to. It can be copied or installed only for noncommercial use abiding by the laws. Ham radio pro for windows 10 free download and software.
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