Digital Operations For Emergency Communications Volunteers

MicroHAMS Digital Conference 2017
Digital Operations for

Emergency Communications
Volunteers
Scott Currie – NS7C

Applications in EMCOMM
Text Based information/data
n  InformalMessage Traffic (think SMS)
n  Formal Traffic (think NTS)
n  Forms Based Traffic

n  ICS Forms
n  Local/County/State Forms
n  Health and Welfare
n  Internet E-Mail
n  Binary file transfer

Applications in EMCOMM
Voice Based information/data
n  Digital Voice (DV)
n  D-Star
n  Fusion
n  DMR
n  dPMR
n  P25
n  NXDN
n  GPS Based Position Information

n  Images
Client Applications
NTS Goes Digital: NTSD
n  Basedon Winlink Classic
n  PACTOR 1,2,3 on HF
n  VHF Packet BBS

TCC
Area Nets Area Nets
Region Nets
Region Nets
Section/ Local Section / Local

Nets Nets

Client Applications
Winlink Express
n  VHF/UHF AX.25 Packet
n  PACTOR 2,3, WinMOR on HF
n  Telnet on high speed networks
n  Gateway or Peer-To-Peer
n  Familiar “e-mail” like application
n  HTML Forms Support
n  Binary Attachments
n  Does support “radio only” networks

Winlink Express Main Window

Winlink Radio Only Network

Client Applications
Winlink Express HTML Forms Support
n  Standard ICS and Local forms

Client Applications
Winlink Express Attachments
n  Photo Edit/Resize

Client Applications
NBEMS/Fldigi
A suite of applications
and modules to send
and receive message
traffic via various modes

Client Applications
NBEMS/Fldigi

Client Applications
D-RATS
D-Star Based with

Some support for
AX.25 packet
•  Messaging
•  File Transfer
•  Mapping

Client Applications
APRS/DPRS
n  Xastir
n  APRSIS32
n  D-RATS

Client Applications
APRS for Search and Rescue

Client Applications
EasyTerm:
n  AX.25
n  Keyboard to
Keyboard
n  FileTransfer
n  Mailbox
n  Remote
Command

Digital Voice Applications
n  VoIP
n  Echolink
n  IRLP
n  AllStar
n  D-STAR
n  Fusion
n  DMR
n  P25
n  NXDN
Hardware Options
Terminal Node Controllers (TNC)
n  V/UHF 9600/1200 baud
n  HF/PACTOR 1,2,3,4
n  “Smart” or KISS
n  APRS capable

Hardware Options
Sound Card Interfaces
n  Less expensive, but requires additional
software
n  Many Vendors or Homebrew
Examples
n  Signalink (not appropriate for high speed)
n  UDRC
n  URI

Hardware Options
KPC-3+
Pi-TNC
UDRC
Signalink
TNC-X
Hardware Options
NS7C quick and dirty Interface:

•  2-Port USB Hub
•  SYBA USB Sound Card
•  FTDI USB to Serial Adapter
RA-35 by W3KKC:
•  CM119 Based
•  PTT via GPIO on CM119
•  Op Amps for More Gain

Hardware Options
Teensy TNC designed by John G8BPQ
•  Uses powerful microcontroller Teensy 3.6 which allows flexibility
•  Modes ARDOP (HF) and Packet 1200/9600bd (VHF/UHF)
•  Configuration by Arduino IDE
•  Size same as Raspberry PI, can be stacked.
•  Can be connected to PC via Serial, USB (or Bluetooth/Wifi, next PC Rev)
as a stand-alone unit without PI
•  Can be used with Winlink Express as ARDOP modem with Pactor
interface emulation
•  TNC needs no sound card and has PTT control, no need for a separate
digi interface

Hardware Options
Winlink Development Team (WDT) TNC/Modem
•  Not much information has been released on this device
•  Will be a standalone unit, based on the Teensie board
•  Will certainly support ADROP, maybe other protocols?
•  Will likely be supported by Winlink Express and RMS Trimode
•  Price unknown
•  Availability unknown, expect sometime in 2017

Hardware Options
Is there a place for this in the EOC?

•  DV Hotspot
•  Multi-mode
•  D-Star
•  Fusion
•  DMR
•  Repeater connection
•  Gateway access?

Software Options
Winlink Server Side
n  RMS Packet, RMS Trimode (Windows)
n  Linux RMS Gateway
n  BPQ32 (Multi-platform, including RasPi)
Winlink Client Side
n  Winlink Express
n  Airmail
n  Outpost
n  UZ7HO EasyTerm

Software Options
Software Modem/TNC
n  UZ7HO Soundmodem/HS Soundmodem
n  Windows only
n  Direwolf
n  Multiplatform
n  WinMOR
Please Move Beyond 1200b!
n  ARDOP
n  Still beta, HF only, Open Source
n  Fldigi
n  Multiplatform
n  AGWPE
n  Windows only

Software Options
Amateur Radio Digital Open Protocol
n  aka ARDOP
n  The protocol design is open, and the software
implementations will be open-sourced
n  Will ultimately replace WinMOR in the Winlink system
n  Bandwidth negotiation
n  Received signal quality feedback
n  Optimizable for both HF and VHF/UHF radio channels
(SSB or FM modes)
n  VHF/UHF repeater support

Software Options
Amateur Radio Digital Open Protocol
n  Both ARQ for connected communications and FEC
(forward error correction) for broadcasts
n  HF testing in progress (mostly chat)
n  Winlink Express implementation expected soon

Software Options
Many speed options to try!

Software Options
KISS over TCP
n  Supported by Several Applications
n  UZ7HO Soundmodem
n  Direwolf
n  Fldigi
n  BPQ32
n  Can create a Network Appliance

n  RasberryPi
n  Linux
n  Windows

Software Options

The Network
Local Options
n  Packet AX.25
n  Winlink Gateways and P2P
n  Digi/Nodes (145.630 network)
n  Mostly still 1200b
n  Not many connections
n  HamWAN
n  Modern, multi-megabit, IP-based, digital network
for amateur radio use
n  Low-latency repeater linking, real-time video feeds
from distant locations, APRS I-gates, providing
redundant internet access to EOC, VoIP phones

Winlink Packet Stations

HamWAN Network

HamWAN Network
Typical end user hardware for

HamWAN connection

Problems with Digital
n  Lack of Standardization or Direction
n  No County or State Wide Digital Plan
n  The Digital Network That Was, Is No More
n  Software Can Be Difficult To Install/Set up
n  Hardware Can Be Expensive
n  Digital Skills Are Lacking

n  Need smart folks to re/build and maintain networks
n  Need mentors for end users

What We Need
n  A Reliable Network
n  County Wide
n  State Wide
n  Links Out Of The Area
n  Faster than 1200b!
n  A Common System To Exchange Information
n  Winlink?
n  A small, portable, cost effective interface
n  Training and Skills!

References
n  Winlink
n  http://www.winlink.org
n  HamWAN
n  https://hamwan.org/
n  NBEMS
n  https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/
n  UZ7HO
n  http://uz7.ho.ua/packetradio.htm
n  Direwolf
n  https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
n  D-Rats
n  http://www.d-rats.com

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