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. If you want to do aprs packet the best software is uiview16 for computers packet. Some software can use a soundcard to send packets over hf frequencies to allow users send and receive email and other packet messages over the winlink system. Aprs software for ham radio category is a curation of 33 web resources on, usaphotomaps, adaptive home logic, aprs messenger program. Applications and services for ham radio packet engine, agwtracker, dxdozer, ft8chat, dxcluster. Kiss tncs and agwpesignalink, as well as telnet internet connections. For this howto, i am assuming that agwpe and outpost are running on the same pc. It is designed to stand alone and does not monitor other traffic on the frequency. It can also be used with other software for aprs, bbs. Agwpe is a program developed by sv2agw to allow a variety of packet software.
This program is not fun or easy, but it does work 88% of the time. The server side software for w2k has always supported kiss. The main interface to radios is via kiss mode tncs connected to standard rs232 com ports. By using agwpe, packet radio is possible with both sound cards and kiss hardware.
The software is free for hams and noncommercial purposes, but if you do use it and want your free registrationkey that releases several extra options then please. A mapping and messaging application is available for use in conjunction with the these. Much like choosing a tnc, when it comes to choosing which packet software to. Agwpe is a software package that replicates this process. Jul 23, 2018 this section contains links to nonicom software packages that are either written specifically for the ic7300 or which support several rigs including the ic7300. Control of most popular transceivers using a computer and serial interface. During an emergency, it can be used as a location aware tactical communications tool. Sun microsystems java jdk java development kit, free, version 1. Packet monitor is widely used for packet sniffing, packet analyzing, network monitoring and network troubleshooting. Until recently, hf packetradio had been more or less overlooked by the sound card developers.
The software tnc uses the agw packet engine api and emulates the agw packet engine tcp interface in operation. Agwuidigi is a program that help you setup your packet station to act as an. Sound card packet tnc computer to radio interface kb3kai. Sv2agws agwpe packet engine software free, installed. This amateur radio website explains how to use the free agwpe utility program to send and receive packet data using the sound card of your pc. Authored by a greek ham, awg packet engine or awgpe may be the best known windows packet software, and is easier to install than flexnet32. It is mostly used as a tool for tracking people and assets on a. Also, to use either hf or vhf packet, you must download and configure sv2agws agwpe engine in the hamscope install folder. Signalink usb on windows 7 netbook 04032010 posted by gil jones in digital. Minimally, if you want to just listen, you need to hook up the mic input on the computer to the audio output of your radio. Easy to use windows packet program for international space station, pcsat and other. Agw software configuration page 5 of 5 trouble shooting how to reset agw back to initial install mode.
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. Otherwise the operator should become familiarized with soundcard digital packet and. It is a special windows utility for amateur radio packet users that interfaces multiple packet programs and multiple tncs terminal node controllers modems. Agwpe freeware for aprs message receipt and display. Uz7ho soundmodem installation this procedure applies to use of the signalink usb for vhf packet. It is also, a great resource for sound card packet software. Using it, i could see the packet generated on the agwpe monitor screen, and the little agwpe modem icon in the system tray transmit indicator would light up. Pinpoint aprs is a free software application that together with some radio equipment and accessories allows you to visually track people and assets using amateur radio ham radio equipment using maps. Outpost is a windowsbased packet message client that lets you send and receive packet messages with almost any amateur radio bulletin board system bbs or tnc personal mail box. Applications and services for ham radio packet engine, agwtracker, dxdozer.
Agwpe with tncx windows installation of dlp usb module. Particularly with respect to the windows system sound settings. You can also download the agwpe program from the agw programs page on this site. Clusse free dx cluster server software package for amateur packet radio.
Mar 26, 2020 client software for users of the automatic packet reporting system amateur radio network. It is mostly used as a tool for tracking people and assets on a map, although it is capable of so much more. It supports the most popular tncs directly, and almost all others through popular soundcard software. Client software for users of the automatic packet reporting system amateur radio network. This website, which is hosted on sv2agws web site, focuses on support for the sound card packet features of agwpe. The software runs on any windows version from windows 98 to windows 7 seems to run on windows 10, but vendor has not tested.
While we try to keep the most recent release on that page, we cant. This website, which is hosted on sv2agws web site, focuses on support for. May 02, 2012 how to setup a tnc or to configure your computers soundcard as a tnc with packet engine pro. This software is the packet sound card engine required by uiview aprs software and some other sound card software. Installing and configuring uz7hos soundmodem and easyterm.
Packet engine pro will only work with packet programs that have been written to take advantage of agwpe. It is available in both a free personal version and a paid work version. Please see the sound card packet site, by ralph milnes kc2rlm, for more info on packet operation using agwpe and hamscope. See kc2rlms site above for getting sound card packet up and running. It must be running before uiview or other software that requires it is opened. Packet engine professional edition is a special windows utility for amateur radio packet users that interfaces multiple packet programs and multiple tncs terminal node controllers modems. It assumes that the signalink usb has been set up correctly as shown in the signalink operation and instruction manual. Some software can use a soundcard to send packets over hf frequencies to allow users send and receive email and other packet messages over the. If you want to do aprs packet the best software is uiview16 for computers 100 mhz. There are quite a few agwpe users using tncx with success.
Agwpe protocol based modemconnector library software passion. Agw express is still available on this site in the original soundcard winlink post link but is in no way supported by serc, or anyone else. This release includes several changes made up of new features, enhancements, and the usual collection of bug fixes. Windows computer with soundcard interface signalink usb or equiv. Packet engine pro will only work with packet programs that have been written to take advantage of agwpe but there are many, including terminal, dx cluster, aprs, and digipeater programs. The 32 bit version of uiview also supports wa8dedtf host mode, and the variant of it used in the scs ptcii and ptciie. The software includes an aprs compatible digipeater and an interface to aprsis. Agw terminal, agwpe pro, dxlabs suite, hp mini 210 hd, packet, paclink, psk31, signalink usb, winlink trackback resource links at the bottom my primary objective in getting the netbook hp mini 210 hdwas to move all of my ham radio programs to it for a the mostly ham dedicated computer and. Agwpe is a program developed by sv2agw to allow a variety of packet software programs to interface with a variety of tncs including kiss mode tncs like the tncx, as well as baycom, soundcard and others. While setting up the free version with tncx is pretty trivial, most on line. Soundmodem is compatible with all programs that work with the agw packet engine agwpe. Agw terminal, agwpe pro, dxlabs suite, hp mini 210 hd, packet, paclink, psk31, signalink usb, winlink 3 comments resource links at the bottom my primary objective in getting the netbook hp mini 210 hdwas to move all of my ham radio programs to it for a the mostly ham dedicated computer and. Agwpe protocol allows exchanging data agwpe frames over tcpip.
A decision on the device with which agwpe will communicate. We did get the agwpe software, and full credit to sv1agw for making a free version available, but while it worked very well for vhf packetradio it was never a stellar performer with 300 baud hf packet. Shutdown agw navigate to agw install directory delete all files with i delete agwpe. The program is a easy way to monitor packet frequencies. Installing and configuring uz7hos soundmodem and easyterm programs for packet radio youd need. It can also be used with other software for aprs, bbs, satellite packet, and regular packet work. All stations that their position is inside this circle will be displayed. The host mode support means that uiview can be used with a wide range of packet hardware and allows up to 16 rf ports to be used. This approach means you dont have to buy a dedicated hardware tnc it simply uses your existing pc and radio that supports 9600 bps data.
Agw packet driver sv2agw packet radio driver, runs tcpip protocol over radio, support windows 9598nt and several devices like baycom and, e5dxl 9600 g3ruh compatible modems, drsi and sound cards by sv2agw george rossopoulos. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, uiss windows packet program, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk. The interface works with software and your computer sound card instead of a traditional, expensive hardware tnc. Agw express by w2yg is no longer supported due to changes in winlink express formerly rms express that now allows the use of the uz7ho sound modem. Agwpe is a set of drivers, written by sv2agw, george rossopoulos. It can use a singleport tnc in native mode, a single or dualport tnc in kiss mode or the agw packet engine in order to transmit on up to four radio ports. If you are going to connect to your radio still, then you do need agwpe which im sure you knew that. Agw terminal, agwpe pro, dxlabs suite, hp mini 210 hd, packet, paclink, psk31, signalink usb, winlink. The area filter define a rectangle with the supplied coordinates. Unlike mixw, the soundcard dspvirtual tnc is a separate module installed as a driver. Pinpoint aprs software for amateur radio by frank watervoort. Rms packet is simple to install and run, and requires a minimum of computer and radio equipment. Aprsbeacon the purpose of the aprsbeacon is to provide simple aprscompatible position beacons for up to three objects.
Uiview also supports tncs in kiss mode, agwpe host mode and bpq host mode. The agw express agw pe setup had other uses such as running uiss by on6mu to monitor the packet frequencies or to run tncs not supported by wl express such as the kpc2. You can also create your own comport to radio interface to send packet with. In our scenario soundmodem acts as an agwpe server and our library as a simple client. Download32 is source for ham packet freeware download easternpa ham radio repeaters for handbase, ham radio repeaters in uk for handbase, ham radio northern california for handbase, tnt packet radio terminal, packet monitor free edition, etc. Forgot to mention that you do not need agwpe to operate uiview32 through an internet aprs server if you arent going to connect it to your radio in this way. A software tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax. Setting up the freeware version of sv2agws agwpe dsp tnc and tnc. Theory and background in december 2004 i built a computer to radio interface for 2 meter packet. The range filter defines a circle with center the suplied coordinates and radius the distance. It monitors the realtime data traffic on the network, and led them to the professional analyzer and translates them into charts. Agwpe downloaded and installed on your local machine vs. Free software that allows you to visually track and communicate with people using amateur radio ham radio equipment. Utilitaires pour agwpe, axip relie agw packet engines ou dautres.
Install and setup agwpe according to the instructions mentioned above. Authored by a greek ham, awg packet engine or awgpe may be the best known windows packet software, and. Pinpoint is free software that allows you to visually track and communicate with people using amateur radio ham radio equipment. How to setup a tnc or to configure your computers soundcard as a tnc with packet engine pro. If the radio already has builtin digital packet capabilities or if tnc packet hardware is available kantronics, etc.
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