Pactor4, pactor3, pactor2, pactor1, weatherfax receive, gps decoder. 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. Rtty software, digital mode ham radio amtor, psk31, ax25. The most commonly used amateur program for this purpose is airmail pactor is used by amateur bulletin board system operators to exchange public messages, and open conversations across the world. Under very poor conditions pactor ii changes to dbpsk short block, which has a frame duration of 1. Pactor radio equipment consists of an hf transceiver, a computer and a terminal node controller. Pactorii is a fully backwardcompatible improvement to the original pactor system.
Code30032 standard is a software solution to demodulate, decode and. This entry was posted in downloads on january 7, 2016 by sailma5. Download multipsk easily load a wav file in order to decode multiple frequencies and analyze data with the help of this powerful and complex application. Software on dvd, deliverable against an administration fee. Chirp is a free, opensource tool for programming your amateur radio.
Pactor use will also decline for automailboxes as cheaper software alternatives are adopted. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. A decoder for ship and synop reports from weather stations is also included. Quad core dsp from freescale, 6400 mips, 64 bit connections. Software running on the computer drives the terminal node controller. Pactor iii introduces 6 speed levels that provide higher throughput and improved robustness compared to pactor i and ii. Free pactor123 monitoring software for raspberry pi. However, some programs cannot access the windows software volume controls properly in these later versions of windows. What is the best software for packtorwinlink today. Welcome to my personal page,website about radio amateur digital modes since 1999. The fox telemetry decoder is being released to demodulate, store and analyze telemetry data from amsats fox series of cube sats. Pactor iii has a maximum bandwidth of 2400 hz hertz hz, unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second 1 hz.
Hf and vhf radio digital signals analysis and decoding equipment. I found that windows media player would not play one of my mp3s but quicktime would. This page contains a description of many of the popular hf digital modes software. Getting from other sources should be cautious and is strongly discouraged.
This is the download page for the airmail 3 client program for sailmail. Software for dos, windows 95 and windows 98 last release avilable v 1. Applying the power of digital signal processing dsp allows hams to communicate keyboard to keyboard, using just a few watts of output power and modest equipment. Ptcii modems in contrast only have a capture range of 100 hz for the reception of a link request, and automatically reduce the pactor3 throughput when frequency errors of greater than 30 hz are measured. Also includes a link to help you identify the sounds of ham radio digital communications signals. You will find many popular software packages on the scs cdrom supplied with your p4dragon modem 1.
Easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tncs sound card packet by kc2rlm. The list and descriptions have been compliled from various sources and descriptions on the internet and the ham radio world and should be as up to date as possible. Whie searching for a decoder for a particular mode that is only commercially available so it seems i came across this decoding software and decided to give it a try. Radioraft is a multimode radio data decoder software, created by francois guillet, f6flt. Skyeye apt software decoder xaxero new zealand skyeye receives live pictures direct from low earth orbiting satellites several times a day. It is an adaptive mode that applies different modulation and encoding methods depending on the channel quality.
In order to run radioraft you need at least a pc 486 or pentium with a 35 diskette driver. Systems management bundle can give you full application stack visibility for infrastructure performance. It is also used by ham radio operators, governmental and diplomatic agencies, and even ngos. Hoka electronic the netherlands hf data decoder and analyzer. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions. Most current pactorii modems are upgradeable to use pactoriii via a software update since pactorii firmware accommodates the new pactoriii software. With optimal conditions, pactor iii becomes over 5 times faster.
Apparently it is abandonware or a part of a formally commercial software company that is no longer in business. Pactor ii uses a viterbi decoder with soft decision to implement maximum likelihood decoding. Having done some research i see it is a common problem with wmp. Bear in mind however, that the huge selection of modes offered by the professional decoders is now merely a relic of times gone by, many systems having been long replaced by faster, more modern systems. The ethernet interface is used to connect the dr7800 to a local network of computers, for example to give each computer access to the pactor modem.
On hf bands, digital modes must overcome the hostile effect of the ionosphere and atmospheric noise on. Operating via digital modes is the fastestgrowing segment of ham radio today. As a speciality, the ptciiiusb is equipped with a transceiver control port, which allows remote control of the connected radio via software. Simultaneous operation in pr and pactor is possible.
This has got to be the hottest vhf and shortwave decoder to hit the streets. The pactor decoder supports the listen mode for both pactor1 arq and fec transmissions. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Fully compatible to existing software by using a virtual com port assigned by the usb driver.
The use of pactor will increase, outside the ham bands. Pactor mfhf modem scs dr7800 pactor mfhf modem this mfhf modem p4dragon dr7800 is the uncompromising advancement of the legendary ptcii which is designed for professional deployment and for the ambitious amateur radio operator. The good performance during disturbances and a small bandwidth of 500hz are achieved by the use of a two channel dpsk modulation. Radioraft is compatible with the simple hamcomm interface. With pactorii, a modern, narrowband and reliable twochannel psk mode is available, which covers the needs of both amateur and professional users for a secure and fast data transmission system. Radioraft decodes rtty baudot, navtex, acars, gmdssdsc, pocsag, pactor, packet, sitor, numerous arq and fec modes, cw morse, rumfec, ascii, cis11, hngfec, autospec, spread. Sitor ab with autodetect mode a and b sitor a sitor b. The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. It requires an interface connecting the receiver to the pc, known as hamcomm interface. Radioraft multimode radio data decoder software pervisell ltd. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats. If this is your software and you want it removed from my site please send me. No additional hardware required you need only receiver and computer with a sound card.
For very good conditions, d16psk with a long frame is used, which transfers a large amount of data and needs 3. A high tolerance to frequency errors is especially useful on the higher shortwave bands. For warranty reason, decoder software will not be delivered to legacy hardware acquired from a secondhand source. The program can transfer received data to aalog logger v1. Pactor 4, pactor 3, pactor 2, pactor 1, weatherfax receive, gps decoder. My name is sergey, i was born in the 1963 year and live in moscow, russia. Been running this program with no problems and does not crash on pactor 3, the release is july 2010. Code30032 is a software based demodulator, decoder, and analyzer which runs under all actual microsoft windows operating systems. If not, use the audio output but tune it to about of maximum volume more can cause. While we have tried to move all current information to this site, if members want to refer to the previous sailmail primer, here it is. Radioraft is an automatic decoder of numerous modes of radio data transmission on shortwaves, vhf or uhf. Hoka electronic the netherlands hf data decoder and. A program to decode morse code cw via sound card to text.
The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. Members may recall having seen information in the old sailmail primer that was on the previous sailmail website. Pactor iii is a software upgrade for existing pactor ii modems that provides a new data transmission mode for improved speed and robustness. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. Ascii coding is normally used in selective calls and huffman coding in other types of pactor transmissions. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk, linpac packet radio terminal. Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net. Getting started with ham radio email 1997, 98 jim corenman ke6rk revised 16 jan 98 15z. Airmail is a radioemail program, this page is devoted to the sailmail client applications. Get software only from this site or from an authorized distributor. One single connector to the hfvhf transceiver for all modes.
The picture is of a pactor 1 signal, however there are pactor 2 and 3 variants, but these require hardware encodersdecoders. Pactor in the ham bands will continue to be used for qsos, but that use will continue to decline. The more expensive the decoder, the more likely it will have a large selection of modes. Most current pactor ii modems are upgradeable to use pactor iii via a software update since pactor ii firmware accommodates the new pactor iii software. Pactor is used by many groups, including sailmail for mariners to send and receive emails. Dr7800 is softwarecompatible with ptcii which means that one may continue to use the existing software, such as airmail, rms express, alpha. Apr 09, 2020 download multipsk easily load a wav file in order to decode multiple frequencies and analyze data with the help of this powerful and complex application. Usb drivers for the scs pactor modems any usb device requires drivers to operate. This program is part of a new generation of data decoder analysers and follows the well known dos based decoders code3. Software download wavecom, the reference in data decoding. Pactor mail software for sendingresceiving epost messages via digital mailbox in pactor.
Airmail 3 is compatible with all windows versions from xp on. Pactoriii is a software upgrade for existing pactorii modems that provides a new data transmission mode for improved speed and robustness. The scs cdrom contains software to operate the p4dragon in various modes and important hints and information about the operation. The netherlands hf data decoder and analyzer hoka electronic. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. Some windows and panels can be hidden by the setup view show oscillogram window and setup view show edit window options. Radioraft, a multimode radio data decoder software with 10 arq modes, 8 fec modes and many others. The huffman coded and 8bit ascii coding is supported huffman set as a default.
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