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PMON - An Independent Pactor/Winlink Monitor For The Raspberry Pi

SCS, the company that created PACTOR has released PMON software for Linux to allow over-the-air monitoring of PACTOR 1/2/3 transmissions for meaning. Additionally, PMON automatically decompresses B2F/LZHUF compressed messages on the fly. This is very useful for monitoring Winlink email transfers. The program requires only minimal hardware: an inexpensive Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (minimum) computer and an inexpensive USB sound device. An SCS Pactor modem is not needed.

The program is a free download for radio amateurs from a Linux repository provided by SCS. Easy-to-follow instructions, program information and documentation are provided on this SCS web page.

Thank you to John Huggins and Gordon Gibby, MD for their original decoding programs, and to Hans-Peter Helfert and the SCS team for this welcome contribution to the amateur radio community!

--The Winlink Development Team

Staying Connected At Sea

Tom and Nancy (KK4HZA) Zydler cruise aboard their Mason 44, Frances B. Tom's article, "Staying Connected at Sea," describes how they use their Pactor modem and HF SSB radio to connect to the internet for email and weather. It's published by Cruising World Magazine, and you can read it online here.

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