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Linux Ham Radio KISS Serial Driver Being Modernized In 2026 (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (4 children)

As KISS is a difficult term to google, could someone with insight into this topic post a link to some more detailed information?

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    It's a serial protocol to talk with a Terminal Node Controller so that you can use a computer to control and send AX.25 packets, rather than rely on the firmware in the TNC.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_(amateur_radio_protocol)

    Most hams these days are using soundcard modems and not using TNCs.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    OK, thanks, both for the key information (AX.25) and the link. I'm still stuck in the times where HAM radio was just speech, although I know that you guys do data somehow, but i thought it was more like a peer-to-peer system. That you've got a real network infrastructure there is new to me.

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    • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    dropped as cleanup-only, not allowed by their policies

    i suspect that it might be vibecoded, too

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