Icom ic2730a 144 430 mhz dual band 50 watt fm transceiver. If you are a ham, you should be able to talk to local hams and get info. Linux has natively supported the packet radio protocol, more formally known as ax. Radio amateurs best asset, rig and rotor control, logging, digital modes, and satellite. A linux packet station can be used for mail, chat, and tcpip.
Some days ago, guillaume f4hdk emailed me to introduce me his latest project, npr new packet radio. Npr new packet radio a tcpip router for 70cm david ranch ki6zhd baycon 2020 292020. The general term rms for radio mail server has replaced. A packet radio station consists of a 2 meter radio, a terminal node controller tnc, basically a modem for your radio, a computer running some type of communications software be it written for packet or as simple as a old telephone modem program like telex, and connecting cables. Colorado council of amateur radio clubs ccarc 2 meter frequency use plan. This protocol is optimized for point to multipoint topology, with the help of managedtdma. This 70cm packtet radio tranceiver with built in tnc has three connectors. Npr new packet radio is a custom amateur radio digital protocol, designed by f4hdk to transport bidirectional ip trafic over radio links on the 70cm band. It is completely software controlled and a driver for flexnet32 is availible. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. Hamscope is a freeware windows multimode communications package for amateur radio that supports. Fbb utilities the latest and greatest set of nk3t utilities for use with the fbb bbs system. Vhfuhf packet radios evaluated at 9600 baud edited from a table provided by mike tracy, kc1sx, arrl lab, august 20, 2004.
This might be due to range issues aprs uses 2m almost exclusively, if i recall correctly. Until recently, packet radio activity from the iss on the 145. Open source pcb and software users can build their own modems or buy a prebuilt unit flexible input power options. The ericsson uhf ht is using the ariss 70cm frequency of. This software is created for the sole purpose of creating an easy packet radio experience. The modems protocol is designed by f4hdk, without any encryption, which meets the regulations by amateur radio laws. The 70cm link is on the dtdlink network of a mesh node.
Sinds enkele dagen is er 1k2 en 9k6 beschikbaar op pi1snk. If you are illegally using this for offroading or hang gliding or balloon tracking, we cannot help you. There used to be a time when amateur radio was a fairly static pursuit. North asia, there is an ism band lying inside the 70cm ham radio band at 434. I am trying to find two mobile radios to be used for packet radio 9600. The only other option is the pricey rt systems software.
Some software will provide a terminal with which to control terminal capable tncs to allow a user to interact with other packet users. So lets take a peek back at packet radio through this ten part series from the denver radio packet class so can get a close up look at packet radio in action. The colorado council of amateur radio clubs ccarc 2 meter frequency use plan states that 144. 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. This protocol allows to transport up to 500kbps ip trafic over 70cm amateur radio links, in a pointtomultipoint topology. Build a longdistance data network using ham radio ieee. 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. 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 mit soundkarte aprs, satellitenfunk, winlink teil 2. Support radio control interface for several icom, tentec, kenwood, and yaesu transceivers. This ip protocol is optimized for pointtomultipoint topology, with the help of managedtdma. Npr70 v05 modem by f4hdk new packet radio over 70cm band.
The software runs on any windows version from windows 98 to windows 7 seems to run on windows 10, but vendor has not tested. Kamterm was the terminal program that he used for his kamtronics packet modem. Tired of the low data rate on the oldstyled tradditional packet radio. Perhaps packet radio networks could exist again now that the ham population has been distilled down to people who actually like playing with radios and building projects that use just ham radio. The scco packet bbss use kenwood tmv71 radios for 144 mhz and alinco dr235t mkiii radios for 220 mhz. Getting started with data modes working amateurs around the world using data is a fascinating part of the ham radio hobby, and is definitely worth considering.
Pr430 packet radio data transceiver for 70cm with built in tnc. Rms packet stations always refers to vhf or uhf gateway stations in the winlink network running rms packet, rms linux gateway software, or other bbs software. Packet radio lives on through open source software. Here comes the new packet radio by french ham f4hdk. Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net. This is the best packet program out there if you are running windows 95 and above. The radio has good audio on both receive and transmit, but when running mobile with an outside antenna, the receiver picks up interference that my baofengs and yaesus dont. By local option, packet could also be used from 442. I understand uhf packet radio can do 9600 bits per second half duplex. The ft991a is the nextgeneration of the widely popular ft991.
Efhw elecraft endfed eznec field day golden packet hexbeam jpole kenwood kj4faj kx3 kx4o measurement mobile nec nmo nvis packet pl259 qrp simulation steppir uhf vertical dipole verticals vhf. On this page, we look at what the various amateur radio data modes offer, and how to get started using data. What is a good inexpensive mobile 2m70cm radio with a data. New packet radio, a project from f4hdk thats now on hackaday. There are wifi hacks of sort, and of course theres always packet radio. The npr70 is a open source project posted on hackaday. What frequencies should i listen to for packet radio. You could run your entire packet radio station on 12 volts. Some software looks like an email client for packet radio.
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. Compatible with dxbase logic 7 rylogit trxmanager yplog. This is a warning for copyright protected material any redistribution, modification or commercial use of the downloads is forbidden, and protected by us and international. Steps for using soundmodem uz7ho as a packet modem at. It also provides reception of high altitude balloons in the 434 mhz band and coverage of the microwave 1036810370 mhz band. Npr70 v05 modem by f4hdk new packet radio over 70cm. New packet radio amateur radio emergency data network. Als ubliche einstieghardware dient ein pc mit prsoftware, ein tnc. Npr is intended to bring high bandwidth ip networking to radio amateurs in the 70 cm band, and it does.
I am looking for two model radios to be used in packet. Despite its age, amateur radio operators continue to use and develop packet radio today. On hf, it tends to be 300bps, while some uhf links run at 9600 or even faster. The datarate available is also much smaller, but yet useable. Vhfuhf packet radios evaluated at 9600 baud edited from a table provided. Despite the name, the npr is not related to amateur radio packet network, and no ax. Lanch hguv98 aprs 2m70cm ht many amateur radio vendors now offer hand held radios with digital voice capability such as dmr, fusion or dstar modulation modes, but still lack easy to use data only functions that work across different vendors equipment. Icom ic2730a transceivers mobile dual band 2m70cm, ic2730a. Radio links on 70cm band is much more robust to obstacles.
This solution is complementary to hsmmhamnet which uses wifi equipments, on lower frequencies 70cm. 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. Experimental packet radio software for 8051 microcontroller. I would like to share my last project with the aredn community. When this 2meter radio failed, it was replaced with an identical ericcson 70cm ht operating on 437. The packet allocation for the band mixed mode segment is 432. The goal of this modem is to be used for the hamnet amateur radio ip network, to give access to end users where coverage on the 2. Then i tried using a softwaredefined radio equipped with a.
Npr new packet radio is a custom radio protocol, designed to transport bidirectional ip trafic over 430mhz radio links ham radio. Fbb packetradio bbs fbb is a bulletin board software for amateur packetradio. To get on packet, you will need, of course, a radio. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk, linpac packet radio terminal. The world of free packet radio software in amsterdam ziggo. Steps for using soundmodem uz7ho as a packet modem at our. It can be copied or installed only for noncommercial use abiding by the laws. Open source pcb and software users can build their own modems. With an off the shelf dmr amplifier, you can get 20w rf power or more. In this mode, the uplink and downlink frequencies are the same. This is an opensource modem designed to carry ip traffic over the 70cm amateur radio band, with data rates of up to 500kbps. Business use is strictly prohibited without written consent from the webmaster.
Ham radio deluxe is the worlds most popular ham radio software. Npr modem npr new packet radio is an hardware and software project by guillaume f4hdk recently published on hackaday. The world of free packet radio software in amsterdam 50megs. Packet radio 76800 baud in 70cm band in german languegmsk data products web site new ax384576 tnc. I am looking for two model radios to be used in packet radio. Like its predecessor, the ft991a is creatively designed to fit into a very compact w9. Easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tncs sound card packet by kc2rlm. Packet radio is an open standard, supported by multiple vendors. What is a good inexpensive mobile 2m70cm radio with a. Npr new packet radio a new digital mode for radio amateurs. New packet radio is a custom radio protocol, designed to transport bidirectional ip trafic over 430mhz radio links ham radio.
The kenwood tmd710g is the same radio as the tmv71, but also contains an internal packet tnc, gps, and aprs functions, and a larger display that can show both the channel name and frequency information at the same time. Packet radio is an amateur radio technology from the early 1980s that sends data between computers. All images, software, files and downloads of this website are only intended for personal use. Home made modem has a builtin ethernet port to connect to pc. Jun 09, 2019 npr new packet radio is an hardware and software project by guillaume f4hdk recently published on hackaday. I think most of the packet activity on 70cm and higher bands is pointtopoint or backbone links between larger sites similar to a trunked repeater system.
Im not sure how well the squelch settings work, as there doesnt seem to be a difference between 1 and 9. You can use the free online suws web software defined radio from your pc or laptop to receive the iss and the many amateur radio satellites transmitting in the 144146 mhz or 435438 mhz bands. Enter your email address to subscribe to packet radio. Software ac6vs amateur radio and dx reference guide. The upper side offers an almost universal mass surface. It is reasonably easy to program from its own keypad, but the wouxun software is awful.
194 306 1411 785 775 594 385 1307 1448 408 852 1566 1334 1504 1010 1358 402 762 695 397 865 771 1459 996 1006 963 371 1315 1377 44 1320 106