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Dire Wolf is a software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder. It can be used stand-alone to observe APRS traffic, as a tracker, digipeater, APRStt gateway, or Internet Gateway (IGate). For more information, look at the bottom 1/4 of this page and in https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/blob/dev/doc/README.md
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Direwolf talking to TNCs #25

Open JohnNoden opened 8 years ago

JohnNoden commented 8 years ago

Firstly may I say that I think this project is really well designed. I have a lot of experience in low-level software design so I very much appreciate the diagnostic facilities built in. I am a memeber of Raynet one of the emergency groups. We use APRS a lot and often the operators are not experienced with digital. I except that modern sound-card TNS can out perform traditional ones but only when they are set up correctly. Having the ability to talk to the TNCs in the Kenwood boxes etc. means that the system is plug and go. How much work would it take to make the upper levels talk to a TNC instead of the sound card thereby leaving the packet diagnostics, digipeater, iGate etc. in place?

Many thanks John - G8IOK

K2IE commented 4 years ago

The purpose of the Direwolf project is to create a soundcard TNC so that hardware TNCs are no longer necessary. But Direwolf also can function as a full featured APRS digipeater and a an iGate. So I'd also love the ability to use Direwolf with my existing hardware TNC which works fine (T3-135) and to make use of the digi/iGate capabilities. Currently running aprx which has not been enhanced in about 3 years.

nayrnet commented 4 years ago

You'll find Direwolf's TNC is far superior to any hardware TNC you can obtain, sure your existing TNC might work fine but DW is better and can decode more far more packets.. such a setup would be a downgrade in capabilities and performance.. like buying a sports car and swapping a lawn mower motor into it.

K2IE commented 4 years ago

@nayrnet No doubt, but I own the TNC and would need to pull it and add a Rim Lite or such to the Alinco...so looking for a transtional approach for the time being. 73