Packet Radio Programs and Tools for Amateur Radio
Find software for packet radio communication, DX cluster operation, satellite interaction, and TNC control.
Packet radio allows hams to exchange data over the air, from simple text messages to more complex network traffic. Operators use packet for DX spotting, connecting to bulletin board systems, and even sending email over amateur radio frequencies. This digital mode relies on Terminal Node Controllers (TNCs) or sound card interfaces to encode and decode data, making it a versatile tool for various amateur radio activities.
This category offers a range of software for packet operation. Hams can find terminal programs like LinPac and PacTerm for Windows to manage their TNCs and connect to packet networks. There are also specialized tools such as UISS for satellite operation, enabling QSOs via the ISS or other compatible satellites. Additionally, operators can locate DX cluster software like RXClus and Clusse, which help share real-time DX spots and enhance contesting or DXing efforts on the bands.
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RXCLUS is a free windows amateur radio software especially designed for the DX'ers and SWL's wanting to receive the informations transmitted by packet radio on the DX-cluster system. It supports also telnet protocol. -
SV2AGW packet radio driver, runs TCP/IP protocol over radio, support windows and several devices like baycom and, E5DXL 9600 G3RUH compatible modems, DRSI and Sound cards by SV2AGW George Rossopoulos. -
A user group established by John Wiseman G8BPQ/GM8BPQ and Ron Stordahl AE5E (ex N5IN) for BPQ32 - AX.25 NET/ROM compatible node software for Windows. -
dnx274.org - cb-mailbox dbo274 and the famous packet radio mailbox software openbcm -
G4PDQ's PacketCluster routines to make PacketCluster a little more interesting for the user and a little easier for the SysOp -
HamScope is a freeware Windows multi-mode communication software for amateur radio, supporting PSK31, RTTY, ASCII, MFSK16, PACKET, and CW. It offers -
KaWin is a Windows software that supports multiple Kantronics TNCs and multiple radio transceivers with an intuitive, graphical interface, setting a new standard of performance for digital radio communications. Software is not supported anymore. -
Linpac is an extensible Linux packet terminal that supports easy access to concurrent connections (streams), PBBS/FBB forwarding, and support for adding external commands -
MacTNC is simple, configurable terminal software used by amateur (ham) radio operators to control a TNC (terminal node controller). MacTNC performs most of the same functions of other terminal software, but includes buttons for standard commands, and allows the user to configure additional buttons for special purposes. MacTNC works only user Mac OS X because it relies on Unix components of the current operating system. -
The multiuser/multitasking BayCom Packet Terminal Driver program is a general purpose communications package for communicating with a BayCom modem attached to your IBM-PC/clone in conjunction with the TFPCX Baycom driver software. The software will also work with a normal TNC if it supports KISS mode, such as the Kantronics range. -
The multiuser/multitasking BPQ Packet Terminal Driver program is a general purpose communications package for communicating with a packet TNC or Baycom modem attached to your IBM-PC/clone in conjunction with the BPQ Node software. -
The BayCom-Mailbox is an amateur radio/citizen band AX.25 Bulletin Board System with AX.25 store and forward capabilities. The software is available for Linux, DOS and Win-NT. OpenBCM is opensource and freeware. -
This is a packet radio software developed for amateur radio operators to provide IP communications. You can chat, send/receive e-mail, surf the web and so on via radio depending on your bandwidth. You don't need a TNC. You might have all of TNC features via SoundCard using SoundModem. -
This program extracts statistics from a dx.dat file to show numbers of spots for each country on each band -
PacTerm for Windows is a commercial host mode terminal software for the Kantronics TNCs takes advantage of the true multitasking capabilities of Windows. -
This program needs no other explanations because it is just a terminal program. The only difference is that it is multitasking. This means that you can have multiple connects and you can YAPP without restrictions. You can receive as many YAPPs as you wish simultaneously. If you have more than a RadioPort (You have more than a TNC) you can connect in any RadioPort. You can have also unlimited number of connections (about 100). -
The Packet Terminal Driver program is a general purpose communications package for communicating with a packet TNC attached to your IBM-PC/clone. The program was written to work with the Kantronics range of TNC's but should work with any TNC that is connected to a serial port on your computer. -
This program has been designed for packet communication with ISS (International Space Station), PCSat or 'compatible' satellites with ease... Ideal for any UI packet communication. -
Freeware program, special and easy to use packet program for communicating with ISS, PCSat and other 'compatible' sats. Can also be used for basic normal packet. -
G7JJF wintnc software -
This program lets you cross connect Telnet connections and ComPorts or Ethernet. It can be used as a backup connection for PacketCluster nodes or to connect a CT network to a remote PacketCluster. -
Packet radio terminal program for win 3.1 and above, WinBox is a modified version of WinGT for cb radio usuage -
Popular ham radio packet windows application. By G4IDE (RIP) -
TNC virtual phone modem driver for windows 95, known also as TFSlip95 -
BPQ32 allows a computer running under Microsoft Windows to act as a Node in a NET/ROM compatible AX25 network, and to support a multiuser Mailbox, or other similar applications. -
Soundmodem is a free software defined dual-port Packet-Radio TNC that implement a soundcard as a modem and supports AX.25 protocol. Soundmodem has been tested on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 and has proved stable in operation. The Soundmodem may be used to build EMCOMM, APRS, BBS, Node station, for satellites -
Windows open source packet radio decoder. Decodes AFSK1200, AFSK2400, HAPN4800, and FSK9600 packet data with a radio connected to your pc sound device.