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by **robert a three** » Sat, 21 Mar 1998 04:00:00

Everytime I re-compile a Linux kernel and I run accross that option to
compile in AX.25 support for Amatuer Radio I think to myself "I have a
shortwave, I wonder what I would accomplish by hooking it to my Linux box."

Is it just RTTY? What sort of information do you find? Can I simply run
audio output into the serial port? If my RS DX-440 won't handle it,
what's the cheapist reciever that will?

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by **xcit** » Sun, 22 Mar 1998 04:00:00

|Everytime I re-compile a Linux kernel and I run accross that option to
|compile in AX.25 support for Amatuer Radio I think to myself "I have a
|shortwave, I wonder what I would accomplish by hooking it to my Linux box."
|
|Is it just RTTY? What sort of information do you find? Can I simply run
|audio output into the serial port? If my RS DX-440 won't handle it,
|what's the cheapist reciever that will?

It is important to separate ham and shortwave at this point. The
AX.25 stuff, I believe, is for TCP/IP over packet radio kinds of
stuff. I'm a ham myself, but have not yet messed with the AX.25 stuff,
so I don't know for sure. You would need this to run a packet BBS, for
example, I think.

What it sounds like you're looking for is a decoder for all the
digital modes you'll find on the shortwave band, (RTTY, AMTOR,
etc...). This is NOT what AX.25 is. Check the HAM-HOWTO, available at
your fave LDP mirror for more information.

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by **James Kno** » Tue, 24 Mar 1998 04:00:00

Quote:>Everytime I re-compile a Linux kernel and I run accross that option to
>compile in AX.25 support for Amatuer Radio I think to myself "I have a
>shortwave, I wonder what I would accomplish by hooking it to my Linux box."

>Is it just RTTY? What sort of information do you find? Can I simply run
>audio output into the serial port? If my RS DX-440 won't handle it,
>what's the cheapist reciever that will?

AX.25, a modified version of X.25 is used for packet radio, which is sort of
a network using radio. There is some packet on the shortwave bands, but most
is on the VHF/UHF frequencies. You'll need some method to convert the
incoming audio to data. There are special devices called TNCs that will do
this. Check out your local amateur radio store for details.

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by **William Burr** » Wed, 25 Mar 1998 04:00:00

>>audio output into the serial port? If my RS DX-440 won't handle it,
>>what's the cheapist reciever that will?

>is on the VHF/UHF frequencies. You'll need some method to convert the
>incoming audio to data. There are special devices called TNCs that will do
>this. Check out your local amateur radio store for details.

Check out the 2.1.xx series kernels for the Soundmodem -- makes a TNC out
of your soundcard via software.

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