IP400 Network Project
The society is pleased to announce a new development activity to explore capabilities on the 70cm band, an article about it was published in Zero Retries 185, by Steve Stroh, N8GNJ, with whom we are collaborating on this project, and the Amateur Radio Daily (see links below).
The long term goal of the project is to implement a network that is capable of carrying digital voice and video, as well as catering to other services such as telemetry, messaging and more. At the home station as simple node based on a Raspberry Pi will get you onto the network, and at repeater sites a more complex controller will not only control analog and C4FM radios, but also include an IP400 transceiver for networking.
The project is in very early stages, some experimentation has been done with available 802.15.4 devices, the baby steps at this point are to get to a stage where we can send and receive data on a prototyping platform. Hardware is available from commercial sources and shown above is the future radio node designed in the Pi Zero form factor.
From there, there are no boundaries but the imagination.
The society board would like to invite you to join an online discussion group and become part of the project. All are welcome. To obtain current released code and documentation for the project, please visit the GitHub repository. If you would like to be a developer for the project, please use the contact form to let us know.
Articles
Zero Retries 185: Introduction by VE6VH
Background and Details by VE6VH and N8GNJ
Zero Retries 186: Canadian Innovation in Amateur Radio Data Communications
Brief Update on the IP400 Network Project
IP400 Network Project Frequently Asked Questions v1.0
Zero Retries 187: Roadmap for the IP400 Network Project
Amateur Radio Daily IP400 Project announced
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2466 for Friday, January 31st 2025