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Packet Radio Quick Guide

emulator.ca's packet radio station is a browser-local AX.25 simulation. Its built-in stations use fictional QS6 callsigns. No RF is transmitted.

First paths

  1. Open /packet/.
  2. Type C QS6GA-0 to connect to the Edmonton packet node.
  3. At the node, type ? for help, then N to list known nodes.
  4. Try C QS6GA-1 for the BBS or C QS6GA-10 for weather.

Two command styles

On the standalone packet page, you are already at a TNC command prompt, so connections use C QS6GA-0. From the main terminal with the PK-232 modem selected, the modem command is ATDQS6GA-0. If you enter raw TNC mode with AT+TNC, use the TNC-style C QS6GA-1 command there.

Fictional callsigns

QS6 callsigns identify fictional stations in this simulation. Choose a fictional identity when setting MYCALL. The simulated channel does not connect to real radio stations or transmit RF.

What you are watching

The monitor pane shows simulated AX.25 frames crossing a shared radio channel. The command pane is where you talk to the local TNC or to the connected packet service. You do not need to learn KISS framing or TNC internals to start exploring.

Full manual

The complete operator reference — TNC command set, all available packet services, monitor-pane frame guide, and the simulation boundary details — is at Packet Radio Station manual. A PDF version is available from the manuals index.