Linux comms software
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xlog Amateur Radio logging application
thebridge Amateur Radio Echolink conference bridge
smstools Tools to handle Short Message Service
hamlib Shared libraries for Amateur Radio Equipment Control Applications
All linux comms software (ordered by name)
acfax Receive faxes using sound card and radio
aldo Morse code training program
asmodem Displays the modem status, designed to match AfterStep
bforce Simple ifcico like Fidonet technology mailer
bforce-kst Simple ifcico like Fidonet technology mailer
birda Bohlin's IrDA utilities, ported from NetBSD's pkgsrc
bpl+ B Plus file transfer protocol
cdr_read Utility for reading of the call detail records from PBX
comserv Provide network access to local serial ports and make remote ports appear local
conserver Manage remote serial consoles via TCP/IP
conserver-com Application that allows multiple users to watch serial consoles
echolinux Amateur Radio Echolink client for UNIX
ecu Extended Call Utility
efax Fax send/receive program
efax-gtk GUI front end for the efax fax program
gammu GNU All Mobile Management Utilities
gfax A Mono based pop-up fax manager
ghfaxviewer GNOME compliant fax viewer capable of displaying TIFF G3 faxes
gkermit File transfer utility using the kermit protocol
gmfsk The Gnome MFSK terminal program
gnokii Tools to talk to GSM cellular phones
gpredict Amateur Radio satellite tracking and prediction
grig Amateur Radio control front-end
gscmxx A graphical frontend for scmxx
gsmlib A library to access GSM mobile phones through GSM modems
hamfax QT application for sending and receiving facsimiles over radio
hamlib Shared libraries for Amateur Radio Equipment Control Applications
ixj Driver for Quicknet Internet PhoneJack and LineJack. Used by OpenH323
kallers KDE Applet that displays Caller IDs
kermit Serial and network communications package
klog A ham radio logging application for KDE
kpsk A PSK31 digital radio communications application for the KDE
libirman Library for Evation's Irman infrared reciever
linrad Amateur Radio DSP utility (SDR)
lirc Linux Infared Remote Control
lrzsz Receive/Send files via X/Y/ZMODEM protocol. (unrestrictive)
ltmdm Driver for the Lucent LT Winmodem chipset
minicom An MS-DOS Telix serial communication program "workalike"
mlan API for Dallas Semiconductors 1-wire lan devices
mlan3 Version 3.00 beta API for Dallas Semiconductors 1-wire lan devices
mserver Network modem sharing server
mwavem Loadable module and user excutable to support IBM Mwave ACP modem
nasawash Amateur Radio keplerian file cleanup program
nokryptia A tool for fast loading mp3s into Nokia 5510
obexapp Obex application to transfer objects to mobile equipment
openobex Open source implementation of the OBEX protocol
plp Transfer data between a Psion Series 5(mx) and Unix
pr A daemon that connects local terminal device to a terminal server
predict Satellite tracking program for amateur radio satellites
pstngw Simple H.323-PSTN (POTS) gateway
py-bulksms Python client for the BulkSMS.co.uk HTTP API
py-lirc Lirc support library for Python
py-serial Serial port encapsulation library for Python
qico An FidoNet Technology Network (FTN) compatible mailer for Unix systems
qicosi Ip/modem fido compatible mailer
qpage SNPP client/server for sending messages to an alphanumeric pager
qtpcr Software that controls the ICOM PCR-1000 Receiver
scmxx Data exchange utility for Siemens mobile phones
scud Tell your CID capable modem to answer those annoying calls
seyon A communications package for the X Window system
sms_client A simple UNIX SMS client to send messages to phones or pagers
snooper Serial line protocol analyzer (need two serial interfaces)
sredird RFC 2217 compliant serial port redirector
thebridge Amateur Radio Echolink conference bridge
tits A server which provides telnet(1) access to one or more tty ports
tkhylafax A tcl/tk interface to Sam Leffler's fax package
tkscanfax Tcl/Tk frontend for fax scan/receive/send program (command is tkfax)
viewfax Display files containing g3 and/or g4 coded fax pages
vpb2 User mode API for Voicetronix 4 port analog DSP telephony cards
vrflash Flash kernels and romdisks to the Agenda VR3
wy60 Curses-based emulator for the Wyse 60 terminal
xastir X Amateur Station Tracking and Information Reporting
xcept A decoder for the CEPT (Btx) protocol
xdx Amateur Radio DX cluster monitor
xlog Amateur Radio logging application
yaps Yet Another Pager Software: send messages to pager (SMS, TAP, ...)
yawmppp A Window Maker dockapp that helps with easy use of pppd
zmtx-zmrx Receive/Send files via ZMODEM protocol. (unrestrictive)
zssh Interactively transferring files to a remote machine while using ssh
trustedqsl Amateur Radio Station electronic trusted logbook
bfhist Statistics generator for BinkleyForce FTN mailer
cdce Driver for point-to-point CDC Ethernet interfaces
cwdaemon Amateur Radio cw (morse code) keyer daemon
hcidump Bluetooth traffic dumper, similar to tcpdump
locator Grid square calculator program used in Amateur Radio and GPS work
ncid Network based Caller ID package
pyla Hylafax client written in Python
qsstv Amateur Radio SSTV/FAX reception program for unix
rxtx Native interface to serial ports in Java
smstools Tools to handle Short Message Service
spandsp Fax DSP library for Asterisk
tlf Amateur Radio curses based logging program
twpsk A openmotif X psk31 client
wwl Calculates distance (qrb) used in Amateur Radio
jerm Communication terminal through serial and TCP/IP interfaces
nec2c Used to calculate antenna patterns useful to ham radio
splat Used in calculating path losses, useful to ham radio and others
uird The Universal IR Receiver Daemon
uticom A FreeBSD Driver for TUSB3410 uart-to-usb converter
vpb-driver Device-driver for the Voicetronix OpenLine4 PCI telephony cards
yagiuda Used to calculate yagi-uda antenna patterns useful to ham radio
atslog Software for collecting and analyzing calls from different PBX models
bluegps Command line tool to download datalogs from the Royaltek RBT-3000 bluetooth GPS receiver
bluez-firmware Firmware for the D-Link BCM2033 bluetooth adaptor for use by bcmfw(1)
chu Synchronise computer clock to CHU radio station
fldigi Digital decoder for psk, cw, psk31, olivia
gnuradio Amateur Radio Software defined radio
hcfmdm Driver for the Conexant HCF PCI winmodem chipset (Acorp PIM/PIM2)
hf Amateur Radio soundcard fsk, pactor 1, amtor, gtor, mt63
ktrack Amateur Radio satellite tracking and prediction
libfec Several forward error correction (FEC) decoders
o2sms Send SMS messages via the websites of Irish mobile operators
p5-Device-Gsm Perl interface to GSM phones/modems on serial ports
qfaxreader Mono/color multipage tiff/fax files visualisation/printing utility
qrq Morse telegraphy trainer similar to the classic DOS version by DL4MM
ser2net Allows to access serial ports over IP
syncterm An ANSI-BBS terminal which supports telnet, rlogin, and SSH
wsjt Weak signal ham radio communication package
xwota X version of who is on the air
yfklog Amateur Radio curses based logging program
aprsd Server daemon providing Internet access to APRS packet data
xmorse A fully automatic Morse code teaching machine
kb Amateur Radio contest logger
geoid Geodetic computer for amateur radio use