FreeDATA/README.md

FreeDATA

My attempt to create a free and open-source TNC with a GUI for codec2 with the idea of sending messages and data from one network based application.

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Under development

Please keep in mind, that this project is still a prototype with many issues which need to be solved. Build steps for other OS than Ubuntu are provided, but not fully working, yet.

Please check the Releases section for downloading nightly builds

Preview

Credits

• David Rowe and the FreeDV team for developing the modem and libraries - FreeDV Codec 2 : https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
• xssfox, her repository helped me a lot in an early stage of development - xssfox : https://github.com/xssfox/freedv-tnc
• Wolfgang, for lending me his radio so I'm able to do real hf tests

Running the Ubuntu app bundle

Download the latest developer release from the releases section, unpack it and just start the ".AppImage file". No more dependencies

Installation

Please check the wiki for installation instructions