FARPN

pcl - created

w1cdn (w1cdn@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-27T14:20:22+00:00

PCL Packet Net

packet-applications

w1cdn (w1cdn@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-27T14:18:10+00:00

Packet Applications Applications observed in the wild (alphabetical). Less-common ones indicate the providing node. * BBS * BYE * CHAT N6CTA-7 (IRC connection) * CONNECT * DOORBELL KQ4RST-7 * DXC * EASYMB * EASYTERM * INFO * IONO * IRC KQ4RST-7 * JNOS * K2K * LCF NS2B-7 * LISTEN * METER KQ4RST-7

mwtchahrd - add links and update formatting

w1cdn (w1cdn@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-28T19:14:39+00:00

mwtchahrd mwtchahrd is an application that works with or without a wrapper script, to send spots to an instance of Spothole running on the FARPN yggdrasil mesh. Or you can send spots to a spothole instance hosted elsewhere. If you're on the FARPN mesh, you can find it here:

transmitting - add links to aprs beacons and mwtchahrd

w1cdn (w1cdn@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-28T16:21:34+00:00

Transmit Packets There are are several different ways to start twiddling the ether with packet radio, depending on how you are set up and operating. For our purposes here, we'll assume you have a node set up, that you built using the FARPN tutorial. If you haven't done that, you can still transmit some packets by getting your radio set up to work with

paracon - clarify what needs to be recompiled

w1cdn (w1cdn@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-28T16:16:15+00:00

Intro Paracon is a command-line interface for packet radio operation. Development: Connection to Local Network BPQ Node Paracon can be used as an interface to your BPQ node as a command-line replacement for GUI terminals like QtTermTCP. You can also connect directly to direwolf via AGW and skip BPQ, but note that you may need to recompile direwolf to allow more than 3 AGW connections at a time.

bpqbeacon.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-27T14:53:29+00:00

bpqportsmenu.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-27T14:51:54+00:00

bpq32-web-server-terminal

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-27T14:28:33+00:00

Using the BPQ32 Web Terminal With Your Node - Quick Start If you're on the same machine, or the same network, as your node, using the browser based terminal is another quick and easy way to interact with your node. The only catch with this method is that you'll only see the interactions you have with your node - you won't have a window displaying a live feed of packets sent and received, like you would with

hearing-stations - [Making the List, Very Automated]

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-27T05:50:46+00:00

List Stations You Hear This exercise is as much about bragging rights as it is about any particular technical skill :-) Just like all things ham radio, the better your antenna system is, the more you'll hear, so make a list, and brag to your friends about it!

spotholemap.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-27T05:17:09+00:00

decode-packets - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T21:52:20+00:00

Hear and Decode Packets There are as many ways to hear and decode packets as their are HF rigs on the market, so for this exercise we'll point you in a couple directions, with the last being what you'll likely want to do with your node that you set up following the FARPN guides.

yaesu-ftdx3000 - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T21:05:28+00:00

FTDX3000 Settings The Yeasu FTDX3000 is a peculiar beast on HF digital, breaking some of the “norms” that you would follow with most other radios - specifically some shift settings. When selecting your data mode, be sure you are on the correct sideband. When you see [data] displayed on the screen, a long press of the mode button will switch between LSB and USB. For packet you'll often want to be on LSB.

now-what

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T19:03:24+00:00

So you've followed the FARPN guides, and now you have your very own packet node up and running... So Now What? Getting up and running is great, but what do you do with it now that you have everything running? We (the FARPN crowd) have brought a few people in by walking them through the steps to get packet stations up and running. There are a lot of small steps that can be taken toward the overall goal of

bpqwebprompt.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T18:50:26+00:00

bpqwebmenu.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T18:47:05+00:00

qttermtcpconnected.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T05:04:33+00:00

qttermtcphostvalues.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T04:59:01+00:00

qttermtcpnewhost.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T04:40:38+00:00

qttermtcp.png - created

n3vem (n3vem@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-23T04:36:30+00:00

al7ls_system.png - created

kc2ihx (kc2ihx@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-01T23:43:28+00:00