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 […]
I had just posted my security warning for amateur radio BBS users recently. Ultimately, many amateur radio applications are built on older programming languages. Using languages that aren’t memory safe is not necessarily a bad thing. But when we don’t incorporate modern practices and compilation options like those that enable ASLR(Address space layout randomization) and SAFE SEH (Safe Exception Handlers) […]
Video that follows along the post for those who are more visual. We’ve already covered the windows counterpart to LinBPQ, BPQ32 here. We will basically go over the same concepts, as the configuration side is not too different. The LinBPQ software is much more convenient, as it can run on low powered computers like the raspberry pi LinBPQ is a […]
This is the counter blog post to the windows version with pinpoint here. The blog follows along with our Modern Introduction to Packet Radio. Please note, that before proceeding below, you need to have a working dire wolf configuration for your radio. If you do not yet have the dire wolf TNC working with your radio, please follow the documentation […]
I’m not going to pretend like there isn’t guides for creating an Easy APRS iGate and Digipeater Setup with Direwolf on the internet already. But in an effort to consolidate this information with the rest of the packet radio information, I will make my own here. As always, I’ll also be explaining things so you can make adjustments for your […]
This is the next guide in the Packet Radio Series. If you don’t have a working TNC, check out the last post to get up and running. But the truth is, you don’t actually need a TNC to play with APRS, but we’ll talk more about that at that later. Just like always, we’re going to assume everyone is new […]
This is this follow up to my introduction on Packet Radio. Direwolf is a software TNC, and one of the best things to happen to packet radio in the 21’st century. Gone are the days of expensive Kantronics TNC‘s. Direwolf gives us a free, opensource TNC, that is highly customizable for just about every need, and runs on about any […]
I really recommend running LinBPQ, as Linux servers tend to have more uptime, and packet support in general. I have a guide on installing and configuring it as well, here. But I know Linux is scary for some, so this will get you a working Windows installation. Getting BPQ32 Grab BPQ32 from here, and then run the installer. The password […]