Dire Wolf
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Decoded Information from Radio Emissions for Windows Or Linux Fans
In the early days of Amateur Packet Radio, it was necessary to use an expensive “Terminal Node Controller” (TNC) with specialized hardware. Those days are gone. You can now get better results at lower cost by connecting your radio to the “soundcard” interface of a computer and using software to decode the signals.
Why settle for mediocre receive performance from a 1980's technology TNC using an old modem chip? Dire Wolf decodes over 1000 error-free frames from Track 2 of the , leaving all the hardware TNCs, and first generation "soundcard" modems, behind in the dust.
Dire Wolf now includes which adds Forward Error Correction (FEC) in a way that is completely compatible with existing systems. If both ends are capable of FX.25, your information will continue to get through under conditions where regular AX.25 is completely useless.
Dire Wolf is a modern software replacement for the old 1980's style TNC built with special hardware.
Without any additional software, it can perform as:
- APRS GPS Tracker
- Digipeater
- Internet Gateway (IGate)
- gateway
It can also be used as a virtual TNC for other applications such as , , , , , , , , , , , and many others.
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Features & Benefits
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Dire Wolf includes:
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Beaconing, Tracker, Telemetry Toolkit.
Send periodic beacons to provide information to others. For tracking the location is provided by a GPS receiver. Build your own telemetry applications with the toolkit.
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APRStt Gateway.
Very few hams have portable equipment for APRS but nearly everyone has a handheld radio that can send DTMF tones. APRStt allows a user, equipped with only DTMF (commonly known as Touch Tone) generation capability, to enter information into the global APRS data network. Responses can be sent by Morse Code or synthesized speech.
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Digipeaters for APRS and traditional Packet Radio.
Extend the range of other stations by re-transmitting their signals. Unmatched flexibility for cross band repeating and filtering to limit what is retransmitted.
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Internet Gateway (IGate).
IGate stations allow communication between disjoint radio networks by allowing some content to flow between them over the Internet.
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AX.25 v2.2 Link Layer.
Traditional connected mode packet radio where the TNC automatically retries transmissions and delivers data in the right order.
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KISS Interface (TCP/IP, serial port, Bluetooth) & AGW network Interface (TCP/IP).
Dire Wolf can be used as a virtual TNC for applications such as APRSIS32, UI-View32, Xastir, APRS-TW,YAAC, UISS, Linux AX25, SARTrack, Winlink / RMS Express, Outpost PM, and many others.
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Radio Interfaces:
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Uses computer’s “soundcard” and digital signal processing.
Lower cost and better performance than specialized hardware.
Compatible interfaces include , , , , , and many others.
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Standard 300, 1200 & 9600 bps modems and more.
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DTMF (“Touch Tone”) Decoding and Encoding.
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Speech Synthesizer & Morse code generator.
Transmit human understandable messages.
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Compatible with Software Defined Radios such as gqrx, rtl_fm, and SDR#.
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Concurrent operation with up to 3 soundcards and 6 radios.
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Portable & Open Source:
- Runs on Windows, Linux (PC/laptop, Raspberry Pi, etc.), Mac OSX.
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Documentation
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Installation
Concise instructions can be found in the source code repository? file.??? More details are in the User Guide.
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