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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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   * [[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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