WinLink - home

[last updated: 2024-10-06]
ham radio home page
Winlink blog
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Links section at bottom of page needs major edit/organization...

Major helpful Online resources:
(link to:) winlink.org
(link to:) winlink wiki
(link to:) Great piece by the Winlink Development Team

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This is for installation on a Linux system.

• Introduction / Basic Steps for Install:
• Install Pat Winlink:
• Get Winlink Acct:
• Using WinLink with Telnet:
• Get on the Air:
  
  • Hardware:
    • SignaLink
  • Software:
    
    • pat winlink client
    • ardop
    • hamlib
    • direwolf
• Using Winlink with radio
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• Links:
  • KM4ACK videos:
    link to: youtube 4-part series on WinLink on rPi, plus lots of other material

  • (link to:) Great ref on installing and configuring Pat on Linux
  • (link to:) Another superb ref on setting up WinLink using Pat on Linux
    This site also has a note about how .deb files won't install on arm rPi's, and has a workaround...
  • Link 4: http://www.kantronics.com/products/kpc9612.html
  • Link 5: https://www.byonics.com/tinytrak4
  • Link 6: link to: a Linux version. (cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/ARDOPC.html)
  • Link 7: link to: EchoLink.org
  • Link 8: link to: svxlink.org
    for linux compatible echolink and other stuff
  • Link 9: link to: IRLP.net
  • Link 10: link to: Robs-Blog (robs-blog.net/2015/11/13/echolink-on-linux)
    for svx installation on Linux
  • Link 11: link to: qsl.net/g3zhi/guide.htm
    background info on linking ham radio to internet
  • Link 15: link to: Pat Winlink linstallation FAQ (github.com/la5nta/pat/wiki/Install-FAQ)
  • Link 16: https://github.com/la5nta/pat/wiki/AX25-Linux
  • Link 17: link to: github ax25 config resource material (godoc.org/github.com/la5nta/pat/cfg#Config)
  • Link 18: https://cqconnect.com/t/getting-started-with-winlink-and-pat/13/2
  • Link 19: link to: Using Pat Winlink CLI (github.com/la5nta/pat/wiki/The-command-line-interface)
  • Link 20: link to: OH8STN.org (oh8stn.org/blog/2019/02/16/winlink-on-a-raspberry-pi/">OH8STN.org)
  • Link 22: http://www.tigertronics.com/sl_soft.htm
  • Link 23: link to: tigertronics SignaLink good troubleshooting guide (tigertronics.com/slusbts.htm)
  • Link 24: https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/
  • Link 25: re: ifconfig command: https://www.tecmint.com/ifconfig-vs-ip-command-comparing-network-configu...
  • Link 26: https://www.tecmint.com/ifconfig-command-examples/
  • Link 27: Setting up SignaLink for VHF/UHF for Winlink on Windows using SoundModem:
    https://www.winlink.org/sites/default/files/RMSE_FORMS/quick_setup_guide...
  • Link 28: https://xastir.org/index.php/HowTo:SoundModem
  • Link 29: Using SoundModem with Xastir for APRS: https://www.george-smart.co.uk/aprs/ax25_soundmodem/
  • Link 30: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man9/soundmodem.9.html
  • Link 31: http://zr6aic.blogspot.com/2012/02/packet-radio-on-ubuntu-using-soundmod...
  • Link 32: http://www.linux-ax25.org/wiki/Soundmodem
  • Link 33: http://n4ser.org/2016/soundcard-winlink-2-uz7ho-replaces-agwpe/
  • Link 34: Using SM and EasyTerm in Windows: http://rickmega.com/NBEMS/UZ7HO_Setup.pdf
  • Link 35: http://denverares.org/resources/denver-ares-digital-strategy/winlink-exp...
  • Link 36: http://www.gwinnettares.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Winlink-check-lis...
  • Link 37: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10864691
  • Link 38: Windows: https://www.qsl.net/nf4rc/UnderstandingAudioChannelConfiguration.pdf
  • Link 39: Maybe the best, but mostly incomprehensible: https://www.qbjnet.com/packet.html
  • Link 40: Using SignaLink and SoundModem (appears to be Windows...): https://mocars.org/soundmodem-by-uz7ho/
  • Link 41: SoundModem Download: http://soundmodem.vk4msl.id.au/
  • Link 42: https://www.dekalbares.org/files/Install_Winlink.pdf
  • Link 43: https://github.com/la5nta/pat/wiki/WINMOR-TNC
  • Link 44: ardopc on rPi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgqsTbxzR4E&list=PL1QTYT4Qo9cY98NFmxrTvt...
  • Link 45: [see 49]
  • Link 46: http://hams.sourceforge.net/
  • Link 47: https://www.febo.com/geekworks/data-capture/index.html
  • Link 48: "communication program" setup instructions for SignaLink: https://www.tigertronics.com/pgmsetup.htm
  • Link 49: Install the systemd script: https://github.com/la5nta/pat/wiki/AX25-Linux
  • Link 50: link to: amateurRadio group on Reddit (reddit.com/r/amateurradio/)
  • Link 51: link to: hamlib - a library for allowing computer control of your radio(sourceforge.net/projects/hamlib/)
  • Link 52: https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/83qy0u/getting_started_on...
  • Link 53: HFTERM, SignaLink communication program for Linux (does Pactor 1): https://sourceforge.net/projects/hfterm/
  • Link 54: link to: linux-ax25.org (linux-ax25.org/wiki/Main_Page)
  • Link 55: https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/5-axports/
  • Link 56: http://kkioftes.homeip.net/ham/projects/Quick_LinuxAX25_HowTO_v0.4.pdf
  • Link 57: Page on this site: SoundModem (/node/402)
  • Link 58: Page on this site: SignaLink (/node/399)
  • Link 59: for rPi, using DireWolf: https://andrewmemory.wordpress.com/tag/soundmodem/
  • Link 60: Xastir - APRS client: https://xastir.org/index.php/Main_Page
  • Link 61: DireWolf: https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
  • Link 62: "From the beginning - DireWolf to APRS" (long and boring, nuggets of good stuff):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ya0C308TQA
  • Link 63: DireWolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRZhm5bLgxs
  • Link 64: DireWolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qKqxL59_w
  • Link 65: DireWolf: https://packet-radio.net/direwolf/
  • Link 66: DireWolf: https://microhams.blob.core.windows.net/content/2018/03/MHDC2018-WB2OSZ.pdf
  • Link 67: DireWolf: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/hamradio-handbook/c152.html
  • Link 68: DireWolf: https://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/decoding/software-modems/
  • Link 69: DireWolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLLBLQ5uacI
  • Link 70: DireWolf: **** https://www.eham.net/forum/view?id=topic=98071.0
  • Link 71: DireWolf: rPi: http://tnc-x.com/TNCPi.htm
  • Link 72: DireWolf: broke? https://home.comcast.net/~wb2osz/site/
  • Link 73: DireWolf: https://groups.io/g/Winlink/topic/32035147?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate...
  • Link 74: DireWolf: http://technocoma.blogspot.com/p/packet-radio-in-modern-age-with-direwol...
  • Link 75: DireWolf: http://www.hardychronicles.com/html/direwolf/direwolf.html
  • Link 76: DireWolf: Xastir+DireWolf+APRS: https://www.seapac.org/workshop-presentations_files/SEA-PAC2017-RPi-work...
  • Link 77: DireWolf: https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2015-April/052636.html
  • Link 78: http://www.trinityos.com/HAM/CentosDigitalModes/hampacketizing-centos.html
  • Link 79: forum re IC-7000 digital modes: https://www.eham.net/forum/view?id=topic=116635.0
  • Link 80: forum notes on using IC-7000 digital modes: https://www.eham.net/forum/view?id=topic=9936.0
  • Link 81: forum notes on aplay, device numbers, & "hw:x,y":https://superuser.com/questions/53957/what-do-alsa-devices-like-hw0-0-me...
  • Link 82: May have some relevant good tips once I get into it, but installation is based on Windows:
    http://www.harc.net/programs/rob-conklin-n4wgy-winlink-2019.pdf
  • Link 83: https://thomask.sdf.org/blog/2017/05/07/operating-packet-radio-on-debian...
  • Link 84: http://linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/AX25-HOWTO.html
  • Link 85: http://www.math.univ-toulouse.fr/~grundman/linux/HOWTO-vo/AX25-HOWTO-6.html
  • Link 86: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/packet-radio-direwolf-ax25.674928/
  • Link 87: excellent YouTube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGhUfW8pjY8

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• Questions:
  • RMS express has an option to log onto two different winlink accounts
    Is there anyway to do that in pat, short of editing the .json file?
  • Why doesn't dpkg show ardop?
    if it's not a package, what is it?
  • What are:
    hamlib, fldigi, digirig, flrig, "hamradio" packages in linux repository, ...
  • what is flwrap and do i need it?
  • what is ax25? alternative to ardop?
  • do I need ardop to do telnet? - no
  • Is hardware (signaLink) and software (ardop) the same for WinLink as for Fldigi?
  • Why is my rPi 3B so slow? esp browser...
  • are direwolf and soundmodem equivalent alternatives?
  • must you pay for a varaHF registration?
  • what is Vara vs. VaraHF?
  • are there winlink hf alternatives to VaraHF?

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