The huffman coded and 8bit ascii coding is supported huffman set as a default. This is the download page for the airmail 3 client program for sailmail. Pactorii performs its initial link setup using pactor in order to achieve compatibility. Rtty software, digital mode ham radio amtor, psk31, ax25. Pactor iii introduces 6 speed levels that provide higher throughput and improved robustness compared to pactor i and ii. The pactor decoder supports the listen mode for both pactor1 arq and fec transmissions. 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. Pactor radio equipment consists of an hf transceiver, a computer and a terminal node controller. It is also used by ham radio operators, governmental and diplomatic agencies, and even ngos.
Pactor is used by many groups, including sailmail for mariners to send and receive emails. Systems management bundle can give you full application stack visibility for infrastructure performance. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats. A decoder for ship and synop reports from weather stations is also included. Free pactor123 monitoring software for raspberry pi. Apparently it is abandonware or a part of a formally commercial software company that is no longer in business. Getting from other sources should be cautious and is strongly discouraged. Software on dvd, deliverable against an administration fee. As a speciality, the ptciiiusb is equipped with a transceiver control port, which allows remote control of the connected radio via software. I found that windows media player would not play one of my mp3s but quicktime would. A high tolerance to frequency errors is especially useful on the higher shortwave bands.
It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. 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. Pactor mail software for sendingresceiving epost messages via digital mailbox in pactor. Sitor ab with autodetect mode a and b sitor a sitor b. You will find many popular software packages on the scs cdrom supplied with your p4dragon modem 1.
Afu knoppix the afu knoppix cd contains software for the operating modes hf linux ham pactor soundcard program hfterm linux ham radio soundcard digimode program, can aalog aalog 3. Pactor ii uses a viterbi decoder with soft decision to implement maximum likelihood decoding. Radioraft decodes rtty baudot, navtex, acars, gmdssdsc, pocsag, pactor, packet, sitor, numerous arq and fec modes, cw morse, rumfec, ascii, cis11, hngfec, autospec, spread. Been running this program with no problems and does not crash on pactor 3, the release is july 2010. No additional hardware required you need only receiver and computer with a sound card. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. A program to decode morse code cw via sound card to text.
Ascii coding is normally used in selective calls and huffman coding in other types of pactor transmissions. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. My name is sergey, i was born in the 1963 year and live in moscow, russia. The use of pactor will increase, outside the ham bands. Radioraft, a multimode radio data decoder software with 10 arq modes, 8 fec modes and many others. The fox telemetry decoder is being released to demodulate, store and analyze telemetry data from amsats fox series of cube sats. 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. Pactorii is a fully backwardcompatible improvement to the original pactor system. Pactor in the ham bands will continue to be used for qsos, but that use will continue to decline. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. Airmail 3 is compatible with all windows versions from xp on. Quad core dsp from freescale, 6400 mips, 64 bit connections.
Usb drivers for the scs pactor modems any usb device requires drivers to operate. The good performance during disturbances and a small bandwidth of 500hz are achieved by the use of a two channel dpsk modulation. One single connector to the hfvhf transceiver for all modes. For very good conditions, d16psk with a long frame is used, which transfers a large amount of data and needs 3. What is the best software for packtorwinlink today. Software for dos, windows 95 and windows 98 last release avilable v 1. Packet goldmine software by the hundreds from hams net. 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. In some cases keyboards, mice these are included with windows, but in most cases they are provided by the device manufacturer scs, in the case of the usbconnected pactor modems. This entry was posted in downloads on january 7, 2016 by sailma5. Radioraft multimode radio data decoder software pervisell ltd.
Rxclus rxclus is a free windows amateur radio software especially designed for the dxers and swls wanting to receive the informations transmitted by packet radio on the dxcluster system. For warranty reason, decoder software will not be delivered to legacy hardware acquired from a secondhand source. If not, use the audio output but tune it to about of maximum volume more can cause. This has got to be the hottest vhf and shortwave decoder to hit the streets. Most current pactorii modems are upgradeable to use pactoriii via a software update since pactorii firmware accommodates the new pactoriii software. 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. If this is your software and you want it removed from my site please send me. It is an adaptive mode that applies different modulation and encoding methods depending on the channel quality. Radioraft is a multimode radio data decoder software, created by francois guillet, f6flt.
Pactor 4, pactor 3, pactor 2, pactor 1, weatherfax receive, gps decoder. Pactor iii is a software upgrade for existing pactor ii modems that provides a new data transmission mode for improved speed and robustness. Pactor use will also decline for automailboxes as cheaper software alternatives are adopted. On hf bands, digital modes must overcome the hostile effect of the ionosphere and atmospheric noise on. A windows sstv receiving program specially designed for swls. The picture is of a pactor 1 signal, however there are pactor 2 and 3 variants, but these require hardware encodersdecoders. This page contains a description of many of the popular hf digital modes software. The scs cdrom contains software to operate the p4dragon in various modes and important hints and information about the operation. 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. 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. Fully compatible to existing software by using a virtual com port assigned by the usb driver.
Getting started with ham radio email 1997, 98 jim corenman ke6rk revised 16 jan 98 15z. Pactoriii is a software upgrade for existing pactorii modems that provides a new data transmission mode for improved speed and robustness. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, packetcluster dx statistics, winafsk, linpac packet radio terminal. With optimal conditions, pactor iii becomes over 5 times faster. It requires an interface connecting the receiver to the pc, known as hamcomm interface.
Under very poor conditions pactor ii changes to dbpsk short block, which has a frame duration of 1. Usb, opt bluetooth, ethernet, usbmaster, gps rs232 and ttl, 2 x radio af ptt main, aux, confi. Welcome to my personal page,website about radio amateur digital modes since 1999. Hoka electronic the netherlands hf data decoder and analyzer. Skyeye apt software decoder xaxero new zealand skyeye receives live pictures direct from low earth orbiting satellites several times a day. Simultaneous operation in pr and pactor is possible. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. Easyterm for windows a communications program for aea and kantronics tncs sound card packet by kc2rlm. Pactor4, pactor3, pactor2, pactor1, weatherfax receive, gps decoder. The program can transfer received data to aalog logger v1. Code30032 is a software based demodulator, decoder, and analyzer which runs under all actual microsoft windows operating systems. The netherlands hf data decoder and analyzer hoka electronic.
Software download wavecom, the reference in data decoding. We have found that most communication programs that work in windows xp also work just fine in windows vista, windows 7, windows 8. The pactor decoder supports the listen mode for both pactor 1 arq and fec transmissions. Members may recall having seen information in the old sailmail primer that was on the previous sailmail website. Also includes a link to help you identify the sounds of ham radio digital communications signals. Having done some research i see it is a common problem with wmp. 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. Software running on the computer drives the terminal node controller. Hoka electronic the netherlands hf data decoder and. Hf and vhf radio digital signals analysis and decoding equipment. Radioraft is compatible with the simple hamcomm interface.
On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. Pactor iii has a maximum bandwidth of 2400 hz hertz hz, unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second 1 hz. 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. In order to run radioraft you need at least a pc 486 or pentium with a 35 diskette driver. Pactor mfhf modem scs nmea 0183, iec 61162, ship network. Operating via digital modes is the fastestgrowing segment of ham radio today. Some windows and panels can be hidden by the setup view show oscillogram window and setup view show edit window options. 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. Code30032 standard is a software solution to demodulate, decode and. However, some programs cannot access the windows software volume controls properly in these later versions of windows.