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packet [2024/02/25 16:50] – [The new licence] m0ltepacket [2026/07/05 00:31] (current) – [What is Packet Radio?] ei5iyb
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 MB7NAF Packet Node, with a TNC and Radio MB7NAF Packet Node, with a TNC and Radio
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
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 +**tl;dr** [[packet#we_do_have_some_handy_guides_to_help_you_get_started|We do have some handy guides to help you get started]]
  
 Packet Radio gained popularity in the amateur radio community in the 80s and 90s as a method of transmitting data split into “packets” across the country and even further afield, before the internet was widely available. Packet Radio gained popularity in the amateur radio community in the 80s and 90s as a method of transmitting data split into “packets” across the country and even further afield, before the internet was widely available.
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 In February 2024 the UK got [[licence|a new amateur radio licence]], clarifying and liberalising to a reasonable degree what we can do. Our interpretation is as follows: In February 2024 the UK got [[licence|a new amateur radio licence]], clarifying and liberalising to a reasonable degree what we can do. Our interpretation is as follows:
  
-{{:data_station_decision_flowchart.png?800|}}+{{:data_station_decision_flowchart.png|}}
  
-If you want or need to declare your station to ETCC, here's the link: https://rsgb.online/etccsecureforms/self_declare1.php+[[https://github.com/Online-Amateur-Radio-Club-M0OUK/packet-radio-metadata/blob/main/Data%20Station%20decision%20flowchart.drawio|diagrams.net diagram source]] 
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 +If you want or need to declare your station to ETCC, and/or want them to issue you a callsign for it, here's the link: https://rsgb.online/etccsecureforms/self_declare1.php
 ====== What can I do with Packet Radio? ====== ====== What can I do with Packet Radio? ======
  
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 Check out the UK Packet Network Wiki at https://ukpacketradio.network/ Check out the UK Packet Network Wiki at https://ukpacketradio.network/
  
-**We do have some handy guides to help you get started:**+===== We do have some handy guides to help you get started =====
  
   * **[[packet:building_a_node|Building a node]]**   * **[[packet:building_a_node|Building a node]]**
   * **[[packet:being_a_user|Being a user]]**   * **[[packet:being_a_user|Being a user]]**
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 +And for a slightly different angle, check out [[https://guide.hibbian.org|Hibby's Packet Radio Guide]]
  
 ===== Project Updates ===== ===== Project Updates =====
  
-  * [[national_packet_update_sep_23|September Update]] +  * [[national_packet_update_sep_23|September 2023 Update]] 
-  * [[national_packet_update_aug_23|August Update]] +  * [[national_packet_update_aug_23|August 2023 Update]] 
-  * [[national_packet_update_jul_23|July Update]] +  * [[national_packet_update_jul_23|July 2023 Update]] 
-  * [[national_packet_update_jun_23|June Update]] +  * [[national_packet_update_jun_23|June 2023 Update]] 
-  * [[national_packet_update_may_23|May Update]] +  * [[national_packet_update_may_23|May 2023 Update]] 
-  * [[national_packet_update_apr_23|April Update]] +  * [[national_packet_update_apr_23|April 2023 Update]] 
-  * [[national_packet_update_mar_23|March Update]]+  * [[national_packet_update_mar_23|March 2023 Update]]
  
 ===== Node Directory ===== ===== Node Directory =====
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   * [[packet:kiss-protocol|The KISS TNC: A simple Host-to-TNC communications protocol]] 1987 Paper by Mike Chepponis, K3MC and Phil Karn, KA9Q   * [[packet:kiss-protocol|The KISS TNC: A simple Host-to-TNC communications protocol]] 1987 Paper by Mike Chepponis, K3MC and Phil Karn, KA9Q
   * [[packet:9k6-rig-support|Rig support for 9600 BAUD packet]] - some measurements to determine why two commercially available rigs perform poorly for 9600 BAUD packet   * [[packet:9k6-rig-support|Rig support for 9600 BAUD packet]] - some measurements to determine why two commercially available rigs perform poorly for 9600 BAUD packet
 +  * [[https://notblackmagic.com/bitsnpieces/ax.25/|AX.25 Frame Generator]]
 +  * [[packet:ax25-tracing|AX.25 Tracing]]
 +  * [[packet:ip|IP and Packet Radio]]
 +  * [[packet:wireshark|Wireshark]]
 ====== A-Z ====== ====== A-Z ======
  
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