Re: Looking for Packet Radio Software

[David Ranch <linux-hams@trinnet.net>]

Hello John,

Depending on your needs, there is a lot of good packet software out 
there for Linux (a previous post to the linux.au site is great).  With 
that said, there isn't a native Outlook for Packet application out there 
like Outpost.  A buddy of mine did get that working under Wine after a 
bit of work.  If you're interested in finding out what he did to get it 
working, I can get you in touch with him.   For me, I use a combination of:

Packet TNC
  - HF: Soundmodem software TNC in KISS mode
  - VHF: Kenwood D710

Applications:
  - HF: fldigi / WSJT  (I'm also working on setting up pskmail
  - VHF packet: Linpac
 
I have a bit of a hacky Journal following all this that I hope to clean 
up.  It might be helpful to you..

    http://www.trinityos.com/HAM/index-ham.html#centosdigitalmodes

--David



john paterson wrote:
> Hi, all...
>
> I just joined the mailing list. I have looked through a lot of the archives
> and not found the information I am looking for, so I will try here. I have a
> computer running Ubuntu 10.04 and would like to use it for packet radio. I
> have tried Airmail and Outpost Packet Manager, both in Wine, but neither
> works well. Airmail works for one interchange then apparently messes up the
> the TNC (a KPC3), so that I have to reset the TNC to use it again on
> Windows. Outpost PM seems to communicate with the TNC OK, in the serial
> terminal, but never shows outgoing or incoming characters in the terminal
> window, and does not properly communicate with the TNC when trying to
> send/receive from the packet manager.
>
> Can anyone help me with the proper setup for Airmail or Outpost PM, or
> suggest other terminal software for packet operation with a KPC3 TNC?
>
> Thanks in advance..
>
> 73 de John, KC5LAA
>
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