Pinpoint aprs is a software application that together with some radio equipment and accessories allows you to visually track people and assets using amateur radio ham radio equipment using maps. For the tnc x, the setup of the serial port is set this way. All three of my packet stations run on some version of this tnc. Pressing the tnc button on the radio switches between three modes. When a tnc is put in kiss mode, the modem of the tnc remains functional but all the other logic functions of the tnc are turned off and agwpe handles them. I connected it to a serial port and and powered it up and got nothing. Aprs digipeating the tinytrak4 can act as a smart aprs digipeater supporting widenn, callsign substitution, and dupe checking.
Kiss has quickly become the protocol of choice for tcpip operation and multiconnect bbs software. Easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tnc s sound card packet by kc2rlm. This allows the tnc to combine more features into a single device and standardizes communications. The builtin kiss tnc makes packet radio and aprs easy to use. Just to see it work, i plugged the audio out from a radio shack pro. Since it is now in control of the packet exchange process, agwpe can use its logic to measure packet traffic conditions on the frequency and make immediate timing changes. And unlike some other tncs, you never have to worry about it accidentally falling out of kiss mode. Has one port for 1200 and another port for 9600 baud. Receipt of a fesc puts the receiver into escaped mode, causing the receiver to.
Ham view products software log view, pack view and rig view software. The tnc3 includes smack, a compatible enhanced kiss mode. Download if you feel adventurous, but keep in mind, you may run into some issues. Standard tnc software was written with human users in mind. Using the tnc x settings the software always stops when its setting the persistence value. If you run kiss mode software on the pc, you probably do not want this on, but for more aprs software, it is helpful. But the software would not save the port, and after a number of tries, it now freezes every time i open it. In normal aprs operations, the d74 tnc is in aprs mode, where all of the control of when and what it transmits are internal to the radio depending on what the. Now comes the tricky part, to emulate a kiss tnc and be able to connect to it, you need a virtual serial port. Zip packet driver for serial connections phone modem.
I have not found the email address for the developer for the tnc module. You can assign the com port to any number from com1 to com16 or greater so make sure the tnc software can be set to the same com port. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, uiss windows packet program, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk. Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net. Kantronics kamxl terminal node controller tnc youtube. You always have to put a dash between your callsign and ssid number. Kiss keep it simple, stupid is a protocol for communicating with a serial terminal node controller tnc device used for amateur radio. Just to see it work, i plugged the audio out from a radio shack pro164 scanner into the radio 1 audio in port.
Most of todays software is kiss capable which makes these a good. Some people have reported that it can go in this delaying mode within hours or days it might be due to bad luck, or due to the amount of traffic received. The downside to a kiss mode tnc is that it cannot be used with a simple terminal program like a conventional tnc can. Tnc3s high speed dual port packetradiocontroller tnc. It works with every packet radio software program that supports kiss mode. In its lite mode its all the software many packet users may ever need, and its free. Pkrattce tnc terminal software for the windows ce 2. When the tnc was reset, it started performing well again.
Cannot seem to get tnc into kiss mode, even though as i understand it the tnc should support it natively. Jan 23, 2020 kiss mode stands for keep it simple stupid. Radio needs to have a data port 12009600, or use microphone and speaker connections 1200 only. The 32 bit version of uiview also supports wa8dedtf host mode, and the variant of. This section is for testing of new versions that are not considered stable yet and are actively being updated with bug fixes and enhancements. Configure for 9600 baud packet and kiss emulation in the following way. I have a kantronics kpc3 plus tnc that i havent used in about 3 years. I have been looking for software that basically emulates a tnc and talks to a kiss port. The soundmodem has two tcpip interfaces to link with client application. Winlink terminal node controller sumter county ares. Receive and display of full color, highresolution images and audio files.
I also was never able to use the 1278s kiss mode successfully which would have allowed it to function. These days, that makes it compatible with almost everything in packet radio. Build an aprs encoder tracker qst february 2002, pp. Packet tnc can be simple kiss mode, or full function. In addition to being a kissmode tnc, this tnc has a second mode. The tnc is left to handle just packet tone modulationdemodulation, or modem, functions. Some can only work in kiss mode, meaning only kiss capable software can be used. Its a tnc operating mode that turns off its internal control programming and turns all of that over to an external computersoftware. Dx packet cluster dx nodes database by k7pa tnc driver sfotware for use with multiple baycom modem or kiss mode tnc s. Windows for the end user is the easiest for installing the tcpip over ax. An inexpensive kiss mode tnc qst november 2000, pp. This applies to all ports and requires a port code of 0xf. Either operation of this switch must be followed by a restart.
The tnc x is equivalent to the tapr tnc2 tnc in kiss mode. The builtin tnc has 2k byte kiss mode data buffers for tx and rx. Photos by joe bottiglieri, aa1gw kiss mode packetradio software heres a listing of just a few of the packetradio programs that support kiss. The easy path to packet radio tnc x is a kiss mode tnc. Might require a usb to serial adapter built in on tnc x use ftdi chipset devices for best results. In addition, when the usb option is used, the tnc can be powered from the usb port of the computer. The tnc x is a basic kiss mode tnc that is designed by john hansen, w2fs. And unlike some other tnc s, you never have to worry about it accidentally falling out of kiss mode. In addition, some conventional tnc s have been known to fall out of kiss mode rendering them useless until they are rebooted. It can use a singleport tnc in native mode, a single or dualport tnc in kiss mode or the agw packet engine in order to transmit on up to four radio ports.
Sep 11, 2014 just set your software to connect to a kiss tnc on the same com port that you used when you uploaded the firmware. Useful for tcpip protocol and special applications. It is also available with a builtin usb interface so it can be used on computers without a legacy serial port. Aprsbeacon the purpose of the aprsbeacon is to provide simple aprscompatible position beacons for up to three objects. Uiview also supports tncs in kiss mode, agwpe host mode and bpq host mode. The tnc x is a lowcost, low power tnc currently deployed in thousands of locations all over the world. Almost all recent vintage tncs have a kiss mode and a lot of software takes. A kiss tnc is a very simple tnc, it does not do packet assembly and dissassembly, it only performs hdlc bit stuffing and crc processing. Kiss tnc connect to a computer and operate standard packet, winlink, and any of the aprs software. Hi there, i am looking for software to use this mobilinkd tnc which is kiss only to send and receive packet radio frames, i have tried all the software that work on this win10 pc, bur all they can do is via soundcard ans agw.
Packet radio for windows 95 and nt pr4win, kiss mode. You can use a physical packet modem terminal node controller tnc, but at 1200, 9600 and even 19,200 windows dsp digital signal processing emulating a modem is superior. To distinguish your various stations or nodes, you can have up to 15 secondary station identifiers ssids. While this capability is built into most tncs it will not function in kiss mode. Agwpe performs its magic with a tnc by placing the tnc in kiss mode and then taking over responsibility for handling most of the logic functions built into the tnc. Even without daughter boards or the usb option the device works as a fully functional stand alone kiss mode tnc. It can be used standalone to observe aprs traffic, as a tracker, digipeater, aprstt gateway, or internet gateway igate. Mfj1270x tncx, kiss mode packet controller main trading. If you selected the kiss tnc type with the path devsoundmodem0 then skip to the next subsection. Kiss mode tnc aprs menu settings compatible with dstar, the amateur radio communications network that has voice mode and data mode. It took me a while to get the rs232 cable figured out, but i am now communicating with the tnc. When you operate packet radio not aprs using a soundcard or a tnc in the kiss mode there is no capability to use your station as a digipeater. I need to determine the commands i dont know much of actual packet tnc commands but this would be great for the field because this tnc x only needs connection of usb to pc and of course micspkrpttgnd to radio.
This document explains the process of connecting and configuring my station, k0yds, for vhf packet digital communications using an inexpensive kiss mode only tnc modem and the winlink express software program from the winlink organization. This application differs from most aprs software in that it isnt designed just to be used with tncs in terminal mode. Gps passthrough in kiss mode digipeating in kiss mode support tx for igate operation. Kiss mode provides a simple protocol for use with a host computer system. Tcp kiss can now handle multiple concurrent applications. Just received a 1270c from another ham who was using it for a dxcluster station. However, the settings, especially the bluetooth connection, are not ever simple. Just connect your fm radio and your computer and the wor. In the on condition the computer must be running the appropriate software. Mfj1270x kiss mode tnc x, vhf packetaprs tnc x an inexpensive tnc for vhfpacket and aprs. As a kiss tnc, it can only pass and receive what it gets from the software. The mfj1278 is a tnc 2 clone with added digital communication modes but the software needed to take advantage of all the extra modes is sorely lacking for windows and linux.
I have been looking for software that basically emulates a tnc and talks to a. Tnc x, kiss mode packet controller tnc x an inexpensive tnc for vhfpacket and aprs. Packet operation, easily affected by transmit and receive. You can use a physical packet modem terminal node controller tnc, but at 1200, 9600 and even 19,200 windows dsp. I am developing a software dualport packetradio tnc that uses a soundcard as a modem and supports ax. So all software that requires a serial interface can be used with this modem setup configure the packet mode by selecting mode settings. New application kissutil for troubleshooting a kiss tnc or interfacing to an application via files. The software will also work with a normal tnc if it supports kiss mode, such as the kantronics range. When packet radio was getting underway in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Because this is a no frills device and some configuration is needed, i. If you are on windows or linux, you should be able to use the mobilinkd tnc configuration programs to adjust the tx volume and monitor the rx volume, as well as set the various kiss parameters. These days, that makes it compatible with almost everything in pack radio. If anyone know of packet radio software that can use kiss on a serial connection that runs on win10, i would be wery happy.
Note that since the tnc x is a dumb tnc, no commands should be sent to it they will only go on out to the radio, so be sure all 3 fields are. An inexpensive kissmode tnc four ics on a slice of pc board arent edible, but the combination makes a deliciously simple tnc. A windows9598nt control program for terminal node controllers. It has been tested on windows xp, vista, 7, 8, 10 and has proved stable in operation. Running windows 7 with bpq32 and tncs in kiss mode. Mar 02, 2017 hi there, i am looking for software to use this mobilinkd tnc which is kiss only to send and receive packet radio frames, i have tried all the software that work on this win10 pc, bur all they can do is via soundcard ans agw. It is available from coastal chipworks either fully assembled and tested, or in kit form it is based on a 16f628 pic and the mx614p modem chip. My question involves plugging a radio into the tnc.
The tnc x may be the most effective tnc for the least amount of money. In configure tnc emulation menu of mixw, select the physical or emulated com port. Linux can use serial port for kiss in addition to a pseudo terminal. The 32 bit version of uiview also supports wa8dedtf host mode, and the variant of it used in the scs ptcii and ptciie. Kiss set hardware command to report transmit queue length. Nov 18, 2010 i just purchased a used aea pk232mbxdsp. I had tried modern day packet engine pro on a windows tablet. It is designed to stand alone and does not monitor other traffic on the frequency. Then depending on if you used the mkiss or the kiss style soundmodem above, you either choose ax25 tnc or serial kiss tnc. Both local and international communications are possible through diverse operations including simplex communications, single repeater relay communications, and interrepeater gateway communications. Has node very efficient digi and will run kiss mode flawlessly. The tnc x may be the easiest, as there are no settings or commands available.