XRouter
XRouter is innovative Packet Radio node / BBS / digipeater / terminal software, which is current and maintained. It is a highly stable and user-friendly alternative to BPQ node, made in the UK, for those who “dare to be different!”
XRouter has been in constant development since 1996, always at the cutting edge of Packet Radio. Breaking new ground is what the author likes to do best.
There are current XRouter variants for Windows (XrWin), Linux (XrLin), and Raspberry Pi (XrPi), plus older variants XR32 (Windows) and XR16 (DOS). These can all be obtained from the downloads page, or via the support group at https://groups.io/g/xrouter.
XRouter can be run within a “terminal”, or as a daemon or service.
Although the colourful and practical console interface has persisted since the earliest DOS versions, XRouter was designed from the outset to be operated unattended on remote hillsides.
So, almost anything that can be done at the console can be done remotely via Packet Radio, including upgrades and reconfiguration. (packet radio includes TCP/IP over radio)
In addition to the text-mode console interface, XRouter can be operated via Telnet or HTTP and has comprehensive REST and MQTT API's.
XRouter isn't just “node” software, it's a networking chameleon. It can be whatever you want. It can be used as an end-user “terminal”, and/or a “super-TNC”, with normal and APRS digipeating, PMS etc. Or as a “packet engine” serving other applications.
And unlike some Ham Radio software, it is completely FREE for non-commercial use by radio hobbyists.
Take a tour of XRouter - “It's a lot bigger on the inside!”
“XRouter: Make Packet Great Again!”