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 As the internet gained popularity, interest in packet radio dwindled and nodes slowly shutdown until packet radio in the UK was all but extinct. However, in the last couple of years there has been a renewed interest in packet radio, as radio amateurs seek out ways of building data networks that do not depend on the public internet. As the internet gained popularity, interest in packet radio dwindled and nodes slowly shutdown until packet radio in the UK was all but extinct. However, in the last couple of years there has been a renewed interest in packet radio, as radio amateurs seek out ways of building data networks that do not depend on the public internet.
  
 +====== The new licence ======
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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:
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 +{{:data_station_decision_flowchart.png|}}
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 +[[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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   * **[[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://people.debian.org/~hibby/index.html|Hibby's Packet Radio Guide]]
  
 ===== Project Updates ===== ===== Project Updates =====
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 ===== Node Directory ===== ===== Node Directory =====
  
-The full listing of nodes operating under NoVs is available here: +The full listing of nodes operating under NoVs is available here: https://ukpacketradio.network/
  
-https://ukpacketradio.network/+There is an interactive map of the nodes which have ETCC NoVs here: https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/etcc-packet-map.html
  
-There is an interactive map of the nodes which have ETCC NoVs here: +A listing of member nodes is available here: [[packet:nodes|Node Directory]]
  
-https://nodes.ukpacketradio.network/etcc-packet-map.html +====== NinoTNC ======
- +
-A listing of member nodes is available here: +
- +
-[[packet:nodes|Node Directory]] +
-====== NinoTNC Group Buy / Build ======+
  
 A building block of packet radio is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_node_controller|Terminal Node Controller]], also known as TNC. Similar to a modem, the TNC interfaces with a radio to do the required modulation and demodulation and trigger the PTT so data can be sent via a radio. A building block of packet radio is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_node_controller|Terminal Node Controller]], also known as TNC. Similar to a modem, the TNC interfaces with a radio to do the required modulation and demodulation and trigger the PTT so data can be sent via a radio.
  
-The [[http://tarpn.net/t/nino-tnc/nino-tnc.html|NinoTNC]] is a modern hardware TNC kit, connected by USB. It supports traditional 300, 1200 and 9600 baud packet as well as some more modern experimental modes designed to be more efficient that also include forward error correction.+The [[http://tarpn.net/t/nino-tnc/nino-tnc.html|NinoTNC]] is a modern hardware TNC kit, connected by USB. It supports traditional 300, 1200 and 9600 baud packet as well as some more modern experimental modes designed to be more efficient that also include forward error correction. The NinoTNC has become an integral part of many new packet radio deployments in the UK and further afield.
  
 For further information about experimental HF operations with the NinoTNC, [[packet:ninotnc-on-hf|see this page.]] For further information about experimental HF operations with the NinoTNC, [[packet:ninotnc-on-hf|see this page.]]
  
 The NinoTNC board and chip is often available in the UK here: https://ko-fi.com/s/981d919ea3 - failing that, see https://tarpn.net/t/nino-tnc/n9600a/n9600a_info.html The NinoTNC board and chip is often available in the UK here: https://ko-fi.com/s/981d919ea3 - failing that, see https://tarpn.net/t/nino-tnc/n9600a/n9600a_info.html
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 ====== Useful Documentation ====== ====== Useful Documentation ======
  
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   * [[packet_peer_finding|Finding other Packet peers]] - Find other amateurs that might be interested in playing with packet or peering to build out a packet network.   * [[packet_peer_finding|Finding other Packet peers]] - Find other amateurs that might be interested in playing with packet or peering to build out a packet network.
   * [[packet-radio-in-the-2020s|Packet Radio in the 2020s]] - More detailed information on using packet radio in 202X   * [[packet-radio-in-the-2020s|Packet Radio in the 2020s]] - More detailed information on using packet radio in 202X
-  * [[qttermtcp|QtTermTCP]] - Setting up QTTcpTerm - Excellent software to drive a KISS enabled TNC+  * [[packet:qttermtcp|QtTermTCP]] - Setting up QTTcpTerm - Excellent software to drive a KISS enabled TNC
   * [[packet:dire-wolf|Dire Wolf]]   * [[packet:dire-wolf|Dire Wolf]]
   * [[packet:transceivers|Transceivers]]   * [[packet:transceivers|Transceivers]]
-  * [[ packet:packet_documents | Original packet documents ]]+  * [[packet:packet_documents | Original packet documents ]]
   * [[https://cheatography.com/gcremerius/cheat-sheets/bpq-user-and-sysop-commands/|BPQ cheat sheet]]   * [[https://cheatography.com/gcremerius/cheat-sheets/bpq-user-and-sysop-commands/|BPQ cheat sheet]]
   * [[packet:kernel-ax25-pi|Setting up a Pi with Kernel AX25 support]]   * [[packet:kernel-ax25-pi|Setting up a Pi with Kernel AX25 support]]
   * [[packet:start_ninotnc|Packet Radio with a NinoTNC kit]] - building your own TNC - also why not all Baofengs and clones are the same...   * [[packet:start_ninotnc|Packet Radio with a NinoTNC kit]] - building your own TNC - also why not all Baofengs and clones are the same...
   * [[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
 +  * [[https://notblackmagic.com/bitsnpieces/ax.25/|AX.25 Frame Generator]]
 ====== A-Z ====== ====== A-Z ======
  
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