The tapr group was most responsible for the outline for the ax. The ptciipro modem from special communications systems is the multimode data interface between your pc and radio equipment. Scs p4dragon dr7800 pactor 4 modem complete with radio cables. The dr7803 adds a class 1 100mw bluethooth radio for a wireles connection to your pc. For the kam, the first thing we need to do after a hard reset is get the unit out of the. The scs warranty covers a unit that has failed in use during normal operation conforming to. The ptciiiusb allows direct connection to a usb interface of the modern notebook, and thus expands the scs equipment. Ptcii using standard terminal software for that machine. Packet radio modules, the pro will function as a vhfuhf modem up to 19200 baud and act as a. This is very similar to how packets of data are transferred between nodes on the internet. The scs scs pactor radio modem is truly the best radio modem money can buy. The ptciipro modem from special communications systems is the mulimode data interface between your pc and radio equipment. Radiorelated technical support for the cruising sailor. Both modems plug directly into a computers usb port, and with the proper terminal software, e.
Packet radio can be used to transmit data long distances. If you are not a ham and just use sailmail, then just go with the longer is. Pmon will offer thorough observation and documentation of all presently available pactor 1, 2, and 3 transmissions, scs said. My use of the scs has been intermittent but with support from gary have used airmail from time to time with success. Pactor3 ptciii usb modem mid speed for email via marine sailmail and ham winmail networks includes optional bluetooth module location. Fast pactor ii email via ssb, upgradable to pactor iii. Scs, the maker of pactor, has promised to address this issue in the future.
Scs products are warranted for two years 24 months from the date of sale to be free of defects in materials and workmanship. Rs232 interface can be used to transmit and receive pactorii. The multimodecontroller for pactoriii, pactorii, pactori, amtor, navtex, rtty, cw, fax, sstv, audiofilter, packetradio and psk31. It is written by the author of the airmail personal mailbox program, primarily for. This recognised by the receiver as the end of the message and enables it to check the data and send its acknowledgement. Motorola dsp, tcxo, builtin vhfuhf packet excludes multiport capability. Packetradio 300, 1200 and 9600 baud using the built in dsp. We have sold other modems, but the performance is so inferior that our customers were very dissatisfied with their systems, and they were harder to work and less reliable not a good combination. The close relationship between the dsp hardware and the modem protocol enables new. Pactor 2 technical description pactor 3 technical description pactor 4 technical description.
The dr7803 and pactor 4 enable unexcelled data links via shortwave from any point on earth. Mark and space frequencies are freely programmable in 1 hz steps. Marine and areonautical fcc radio license filing services using dockside radios simplified onepage application worksheet. In this script direwolf is started with the p option. The dr7400 is software compatible to the ptcii series and to the dr7800 so that existing pactor software airmail, rms express, alpha etc can continued to be used. Pactorii performs its initial link setup using pactor in order to achieve compatibility. Compatibility question hrd and scsptciiiusb nodem qrz. Not sure if people saw this but scs has released a program to monitor pactor 123 transmissions even with b2flzhufcompressed messages for the raspberry pi. This amateur radio web site explains how to use the agwpe utility program to send and receive packet using the sound card of your pc instead of a tnc.
Scs ptc modems use pactor ii mode, the industry standard, and. Today pactor modems are pretty much limited to pactor mode only. Sv1uym0suys web page about amateur radio sstv, pactor. There should be an ongoing communications issue to remind scs that pactor continues to be used by a number of noncommercial users. The new off command turns the unit off by software. Packet radio is a digital radio communications mode used to send packets of data. Any of the scs pactor modems including the dr7400 or dr7800 pactor4. Pactor can be viewed as a combination of two earlier digital modes. Discussion in ham radio discussions started by w4kyr, apr 4.
Taking another look at packet radio page 30 qrz forums. Scs ptc modems use pactor ii mode, the industry standard, and most robust digital mode available for radio data connections. Robust packet, also known as hfaprs, rpr, winlink rms, and aprslink, is an ofdm version of the amateur mode packet which is optimized for shortwave use. It is an adaptive mode that applies different modulation and encoding methods depending on the channel quality. A software version to monitor pactor 4 is scheduled to become available next year. Packet radio uses packet switching to transmit datagrams.
This driver allows bpq32 applications to make and receive pactor calls using the scs ptc range of controllers. From scs and scs representatives, you will receive the best possible support and benefit from the concentrated. Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net. Tapr short name for the tucson amateur packetradio corporation located in tucsonarizona usa. This allows unparalleled fast and robust data links via shortwave. All common packetradio modes including scs robustpacketradio. Applications and services for ham radio packet engine, agwtracker, dxdozer, ft8chat, dxcluster, repaters. Our hf modem p4dragon dr7800 is the uncompromising advancement of the legendary ptcii which is designed for professional deployment and for the ambitious amateur radio operator. Packetradio with 300, r600, 1200, 9600 and 19200 baud with builtin dsp.
Scs modems are the original pactor mode modems developed by the people who have created all pactor modes. The final part of the packet radio transmission is the terminating flag. Developed by the tucson amateur packet radio group tapr, packet can send errorcorrected data over vhf links, which led to the creation of novel data systems for hams. This amateur radio website explains how to use the free agwpe utility program to send and receive packet data using the sound card of your pc. The trackerdsp tnc has been designed by scs for custom applications of. Getting started with ham radio email 1997, 98 jim corenman ke6rk revised 16 jan 98 15z. Third, pactor is a separate stand alone tnc while ft8 is a soundcard driven. This page is about amateur radio sstv, digital sstv, amtor, pactor, rtty, packet, aprs, radio email, winlink, winmor, nbems, digimodes, digital modes etc. A pure software solution for pactorii, using simple interface hardware as in packet radio is. Pactor, winmor, packet, robust packet seamless integration with internet email geographical dispersion and redundancy for reliability amateur radio safety foundation, inc. Hf data modems pactor royal communications international.
Enter your email address to subscribe to and receive notifications of new posts by email. Scs should be challenged to create a basic pactor4 modem without all. The unit receives the gps data from any external nmea device and reports it to. About pactor modems there are two models of pactor iii radio modems from which to choose. European portable radio group pactor packet group my live sstv rx my. Icoms new m803 marine ssb radio began shipping in early 2020 and is a terrific. Agw packet driver sv2agw packet radio driver, runs tcpip protocol over radio, support windows 9598nt and several devices like baycom and, e5dxl 9600 g3ruh compatible modems, drsi and sound cards by sv2agw george rossopoulos. Services for everyone bookmarks, favorites, todo, incomeexpenses, watch my drivers. Simple32 gold is a program which is designed to work with the scs range of ptc controllers. Easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tncs sound card packet by kc2rlm. Dr7800 is softwarecompatible with ptcii which means that one may. This document is intended as a guide for the mobile ham who is new to the world of message forwarding via the ham radio hf pactor network. The scs warranty covers a unit that has failed in use during normal operation conforming to the installation guidelines set. Buy pactor 3 modem usb with bluetooth module brand.
Next project is to figure out the software for the packet. Autopilot pumps and drive units 44 inboard autopilots navico 19 inboard. Check out the companies own site for price and other information regarding this fantastic piece of equipment. Arden networks and pactor iii which all can communicate much faster than packet. The update is free of charge and available from many packetradio mailboxes. I thought this unit would give me the robust pactor iii for the mars side and do double duty to get me on the soundcard modes on the amateur bands without additional hardware.
Packet radio is able to utilise a number of features which were not present in previous types of data communication. It can be easy to link an ax25 interface to direwolf. You can add bluetooth blue wireless to this standard std blue tooth model for a wireless connection to your computer. Listed under the softwarepacket category that is about packet radio programs. The other requirement is of course a suitable transceiver. Dr7800 is softwarecompatible with ptcii which means that one may continue to use the existing software, such as airmail, rms express, alpha, etc. Once the airmail software in installed, if your computer has access to the. The ptciiiusb is equipped with a transceiver control port, which allows remote control of the connected radio via software. Pmon covers all pactor levels with the appropriate speed levels and packet variations, scs said. The system was designed by emile baudot in 1874 and used a five unit code.
Dr7800 is software compatible with ptcii which means that one may continue to use the existing software, such as airmail, rms express, alpha, etc. The tracker dsp tnc comes standard with a temperature compensated crystal oscillator for stability, gps interface for gps position reporting and packetradio operation for vhf and uhf up to 19200 baud. About pactor modems pactoriiiii radio modem sales, fcc. You can also use the packet ports if you have any for ax. This website, which is hosted on sv2agws web site, focuses on support for. There are a number of controllers or tncs on the market, although the scs.
Home forums technical forums amateur radio software. All you need to do with ft8 is select a callsign or let your software respond. Which is to say that its complicated to say the least to make of it with a radio having an internal modem such as the tc4 installed inside my icf8101e or the internal usb codec in the same radio for software defined modem use. Thanks to a recent winlink webinar took another look at another pactor modes,rms express, it is great,simple even for me, with quick connections despite the conditions.