Comment on Linux Ham Radio KISS Serial Driver Being Modernized In 2026
DragonBard@ttrpg.network 9 hours agoIt’s a serial protocol to talk with a Terminal Node Controller so that you can use a computer to control and send AX.25 packets, rather than rely on the firmware in the TNC.
en.wikipedia.org/…/KISS_(amateur_radio_protocol)
Most hams these days are using soundcard modems and not using TNCs.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
OK, thanks, both for the key information (AX.25) and the link. I’m still stuck in the times where HAM radio was just speech, although I know that you guys do data somehow, but i thought it was more like a peer-to-peer system. That you’ve got a real network infrastructure there is new to me.