WinRPR: Saving Robust Packet from oblivion
The creator of Robust Packet has graciously ported a form of TNC code to Windows making Robust Packet available as a sound card mode.
Dire Wolf and Outpost PM
Here’s one way to combine the Dire Wolf packet modem software with Outpost PM for a truly 21st century approach to packet radio.
June 2020 Status Report
2m port frequency moved from 145.030 to 144.930 MHz to avoid QRM. NTS a go. HF Packet works… sort of.
Letter to Laura Smith concerning 97.205(b)
We wrote a letter to the FCC’s Laura Smith to ascertain if 97.205(b) allows AX.25 repeating on 2m as is apparently the case for 6m.
NTS, a red stamp, and guerrilla marketing
After a gigantic fail on attempting to send Field Day messages onward, I just mailed them myself.
Full Duplex Packet
Being the 21st century and all, it’s time to put the menace of missing transmitter syndrome to bed… if packet is to be viable once again.
Outpost and the Tracker
The latest version of Outpost PMM directly supports the use of the SCS DPS Tracker TNC. Set yours up using the steps in this article.
Hardware hacking our motherboards… now a thing?
Startling revelations of exploits built directly into internet hardware highlighting just how precarious Internet security has become in the age of offshore manufacturing.
SCS Tracker RPR spurious audio emissions fixed
The 1.7k version of the SCS Tracker firmware appears to address the spurious signals above and below the primary signal.
Geographic diversity for VAPN
We explore the advantages of expanding the VAPN with additional ports along the western mountains.
Sabrent 13 port USB 2.0 Hub
We review and test a USB hub for attaching multiple SCS Tracker TNCs to our node/switch computer.
Audio spur above RPR spectrum
The SCS Tracker DSP TNC works very well, but we noticed some additional energy transmitted above and below the primary Robust Packet 500 Hz bandwidth.
Radio Relay International explains themselves
Representatives from the newly formed Radio Relay International speak with Ham Radio Now to provide perspectives on where NTS radiograms fit into today’s amateur and non-amateur commo landscape.