Ham radio software has, for many of us, become a new hobby within our amateur radio hobby. Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, selftraining, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication. Two programs are currently in the family, thebridge and echolinux. All internet linking on repeaters takes place in the shack of the ham providing the link, nothing is done at the repeater site. Noisebridge is working on this project using commodity wifi equipment thats been modified to work under amateur.
Internet linking software for ham radio operators, echolink, irlp, ilink category is a curation of web resources on, winmor, hamsphere, echomac. Start free trial first, start a 30day free trial account and start calling cq in minutes reach thousands of ham operators and radio enthusiast from over 190 countries. Allstar link is a relatively unknown system, and provides superior linking capability to other voip ham. Irlp is the abbreviation used for the internet radio linking project which david developed over the past several years. Irlp is the brainchild of david cameron, ve7ltd of vancouver bc. Internet linking for radio amateurs is your complete guide to several of the most widelyused voip systems used by hams, with particular attention to echolink and the internet radio linking project, or irlp. A practical, whatyouneedtoknow guide to getting on echolink echolink is a powerful system for linking the worlds of amateur radio and the internet. It can help calibrate a sound card to a time signal and do frequency measurement tests. Back in 2011, the original author of hrd sold the rights to ham radio deluxe to hrd software. Ham radio deluxe was originally released as freeware, which essentially means that the author grants a temporary license to use andor distribute the program free of charge, while reserving the right to rescind this license in the future. Over 400 websites allow you to listen to ham radio online. Some software is free other are available for a price, i have both here at ve3wdm. The irlp uses voiceoverip voip custom software and hardware.
It can be integrated with the cw terminal program cwtype, morse decoder cwget and rttypsk31. It allows radio to radio links with pc users access, and is secure ie private use for taxi companies and remote offices to access remote base etcand works over broadband. This means that their receiverserver can almost always accommodate an additional listener. Net updates with ve9gln 2o12l olympics amateur radio contact via ssb on 14. The book is designed for beginners who need information on how to get started, setup, and use. Get in touch via the contact us below if youre interested in these apps. Meteofax32 a french software, which hopefully will have an english version soon. Echofilter echofilter is a free software program that turns a pc with a soundcard into a sophisticated programmable digital filter and frequency counter. If you wonder what hams are using this video will answer many of your questions. Yaesu hri200 digital modems, hri200 ham radio outlet. A friend of mine recently told me about n1mm and we used it on a recent npota trip and it worked great. It has convenient interface, a good set of tools, and is fast and very easy to use. Multimode ham radio software with ale for pc includes basic ale functions for calling and operating using ham radio ale methods, for individual calls and netcalls. The morse code for radio amateurs is a book that has been published by the rsgb since 1947.
Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite. This page contains a description of many of the popular hf digital modes software. Ipox5 voip remote link software ipox5 is a free version of the commercial remote base fixed link system. When the internet came along it too became a tool ripe for picking and in 1997 a connection between a radio and the internet was made with the internet radio linking project or irlp when dave ve7ltd, a student at the university. Because of these restrictions, hams cant just connect a router on the ham bands running higher power to the regular internet and call it good. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. The secret of its success is that it permits packet radio operation without a tnc. Internet voip linking is a method of interconnecting repeaters, endusers, or both to one or more remote repeaters or endusers endusers. This edition, which i believe is from 1957 deduced from the bottom of page 20 was written by margaret mills g3acc, the first english woman to be granted an amateur radio licence following world war 2, and was found tucked away in a box of amateur radio equipment purchased from.
Use with a pc sound device and cat control interface. Please share this with anybody interested in getting their ham radio license or other hams. Ham radio radio stations on your iphone, ipad, ipod touch, android, blackberry, and other appenabled mobile phones. Generally ham radio communication has to be from a ham, to another ham, with the content either generated by the transmitting ham, or at least carefully monitored by the transmitting ham if the content. Also includes a link to help you identify the sounds of ham radio digital communications signals. San francisco hackerspace, noisebridge, is making an alternative network modeled after the internet that would provide highspeed connectivity for a fraction of the cost of traditional internet service.
The term amateur is used to specify a duly authorised person interested in radioelectric practice with a purely personal aim. Ham radio software collections category is a curation of 17 web resources on, ham2 os2 and amateur radio, m1fxy colin. Fldigi is a modem program for most of the digital modes used by radio amateurs today. But, if you are a pro, feel free to explore this section of our website. A brief irlp overview reprint from the canadian amateur. As with other yaesu c4fm transceivers, the new ftm7250dr supports the automatic mode select ams function, digital group id dgid digital personal id dpid features for group communications and easy connectivity to the wiresx internet linking system. Please note that you must hold a valid amateur radio license in order to use echolink. Allstarlink runs on a dedicated computer including the rasperry pi that you host at your home, radio site or computer center. Each gateway consists of a dedicated computer running custom software that is connected to both a radio and the internet. Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. Hamsphere works in windows, mac or linux as well as iphone and android.
Swisslog is a freeware powerfull logprogram for the sophisticated ham. The hri200 internet linking kit provides easy access to wiresx widecoverage internet repeater enhancement system taking another leap forward as the leader in amateur radio voip communications this is the multimode network linking. Run under windows and support external devices, dx cluster, reporting and many features. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions. Winlink 2000 winlink 2000 wl2k is a worldwide system of volunteer sysops, radio stations and network assets supporting email by radio, with noncommercial links to internet email. Echolink software is offered free of charge to licensed amateur radio operators worldwide, for amateur radio use only.
Each red dot represents one or more hams with a street address in the fcc database. To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key. Bblogger, is a free windows logging software to fully manage you amateur or short wave listener radio station. It is also possible to listen to other radio broadcasting stations on hf. There are two main flavors of technology offering this free service. For wiresx, an amateur node station connecting to the internet is used as the access point and connects the wireless communication to the internet. For more information about internet linking programs such as echolink, see qst for february, 2003, page 44, or download the pdf from the arrl web site. Echolink is a fullfeatured software package with many important and useful features. Discussion in amateur radio software started by aj2i, dec 19, 2016. Cw, psk, mfsk, rtty, hell, dominoex, olivia, and throb are all supported. Telescopeman does a 2nd video better resolution on free ham radio software.
Usally they have a or more radioport with tncs and a connection to the internet using an ethernet card or even simple modem and a telephone line. Back in 1998 dave became frustrated with the unreliable operation of. With the more liberal ham radio laws in the usa and canada, internet repeater linking has been in use there for more than 6 years. Just like websdr, it enables sdr hf receivers to be operated remotely over the web. The legendary baycom terminal is an easytouse software package for amateur packet radio operation. The aim of this project is to reliably and inexpensively link amateur radio systems without the use of rf links, leased lines, or satellites. It looks like your good old paper logbook and the has benefits of a computer logger.
Take a look at the hamcall dvd, produced monthly with the latest fcc and internet data. Wires widecoverage internet repeater enhancement system is an internet communication system which expands the range of amateur radio communication. Why irlp is different than other internet linking software. Coupled with the power of the internet, irlp will link your repeater site or simplex station to the world in a simple and cost effective way. Cqinet is a family of programs that combine ham radio with the internet using voice over ip voip technology. It would seem that software and ham radio can get along very well and there is an abundance of software out there to choose from. It is designed to maintain a link and work under all conditions. With different solutions, you can connect to a remote system from directly from an amateur radio ht via rf, from a smartphone, or standard computer windows, mac, linux via the internet. Echolink for beginners 2nd edition amateur radio for. Dxlab by aa6yq integrated suite of free programs for logging and station management. Also, find the top new songs, playlists, and music on our website. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6.
These receiverservers make it possible for anyone to listen to ham radio online. This page is aimed mostly at the newcomers to ham radio and aspiring amateur radio operators. This arrangement forms what is known as an irlp node. Welcome to the internets best source of amateur radio links. Allstarlink is a network of amateur radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via voice over internet protocol. Ive been using log4om for about 2 years now and love it. It is offered free of charge and may be downloaded here. You might find their user interface ui more user friendly.
The list and descriptions have been compliled from various sources and descriptions on the internet and the ham radio world and should be as up to date as possible. A comprehensive logger program designed for amateur radio station operators. We have here two interfaces, the first can communicate with the packet stations and the second with the internet. Software ac6vs amateur radio and dx reference guide. You stand a good chance of finding something useful. The internet radio linking project, also called irlp, is a closedsource project that links amateur radio stations around the world by using voice over ip voip.
I invite you to participate by adding a link to an amateur radio website that you consider to have valuable information or just cool photos. Resources listed under internet linking category belongs to software main collection, and get. Websdr with its rudimentary user interface ui allows over a hundred listeners simultaneously. Echolink for beginners 2nd edition amateur radio for beginners brian schell on. The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, or from computer to station, greatly enhancing amateur radios communications capabilities. Allstar link demo and linking commands amateur radio. A new feature of the ftm7250dr certain to be very popular in the amateur radio.
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