Modern take on electronics and RF Engineering
I don’t think enough people know about this, so I decided to make a post here for those looking. You can connect to your average YSF (Yaesu System Fusion), DMR and M17 reflector using your computer and talk with any connected headset. Droidstar is openSource, and the source code can be found here. Downloads Grab the Windows 64 bit version […]
This guide will get you a working TCP/IP network connection over the 2m or 70cm band over just about any radio. This guide will get you a working direwolf installation, a program called tncattach installed, and a network interface connected via IL2P (Improved Layer 2 Protocol). Tncattach is a modern way of creating am IP interface for KISS TNC’s. IL2P […]
I wish I could make this one simple, but we are getting into complex territory. Please read the instructions and follow along carefully. This is not something I recommend doing without knowing your way around Linux, and so the basics are not covered(it would be too long). this should let you share the same soundcard between direwolf and other apps […]
First, I want to give all credit for this blog post and script to this website(blog.radioartisan.com), and the ham who created it (K3NG). The only reason I am posting it here is to walk through the database installation portion, and show how the database can be expanded onto to include extra information, as well as add some more detailed documentation. […]
As a last post to the BBS portion of the packet radio series, I wanted to give a few ways you can actually connect to a BBS node within Linux and windows. If you want to setup your own node with BPQ, you can follow the guide here. Connecting to a BBS Node in Windows OR Linux with Paracon Thanks […]
This is a short add-on to the tutorials I’ve already done on setting up either LinBPQ on Linux, or BPQ32 on Windows. The following guide will show you how to perform Node to Node Linking via IP on both BPQ32 and LinBPQ. This will allow you to fill in gaps in RF, or link distant running nodes together so that […]
This is made to be a decent go-to reference for those new to packet radio looking to build a station. This by no means encompasses all products. The item’s I’ve listed here are a reflection of the modern packet radio landscape. If you are new to Packet Radio, start here to get a grasp on what the modern landscape of […]
This page will walk you through downloading and installing the PAT Winlink software on your raspberry pi. Afterwards, we will setup a basic RigControl and PTT Interface for your radio with rigctl, and enable the service to start on boot. This is mainly for my own documentation, so it may not be pretty. Installing PAT Winlink Install the Prerequisites Download […]
After some security research in the packet radio BBS communities, I noticed a major lack of best security practices. I wrote a blog post on it here if your curious. I pointed out WHY things are problematic in the cybersecurity field, and gave a few pointers. This post is a follow up that I can share with others that shows […]
Ham radio operators are generally technically inclined people. It takes a special person to take an interest in the electronic aspect of amateur radio stations. Combine this with the computer knowledge and passion it takes to develop the applications that often go along with the hobby, you wouldn’t think something as novel as cyber security would be an issue. But […]