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HF packet radio on M2 macOS with Xiegu X6100, direwolf, hamlib, and paracon (quick notes)

Install Stuff

• with Homebrew
  • brew install direwolf
  • brew install hamlib
• make direwolf config folder
  • I chose /Users/Matt/direwolf
• download paracon: https://github.com/mfncooper/paracon/releases/
  • put into direwolf config folder

Configure Stuff

• update direwolf.conf with call sign, name of audio devices, and PTT setup
  • ADEVICE "USB Audio Device" "USB Audio Device"
    • Those are actual names, not placeholders
  • PTT RIG 3087 /dev/cu.usbmodem53620077003
    • Xiegu X6100 is hamlib rig 3087
    • Device list can be found with ls /dev/cu.* and copied into the line
    • This probably changes every time you plug it in?

Get Going

• plug X6100 (dev) into computer
• assuming direwolf config folder at ~/direwolf:
  • run cd ~/direwolf & direwolf
  • run python3 ~/direwolf/paracon_1.3.0.pyz
• Paracon: AGW connection
  • AGW host 127.0.0.1
  • AGW port 8000

This past weekend I operated in a #hamradio #contest, with #FreeBSD and #sway on the logging computer, with help from #tlf, #cwdaemon, and #hamlib for actually interacting with the radio.

It worked better than the antenna, and the antenna worked pretty well.

It's a #niche within a #niche within a #niche but it makes me #grateful for #opensource.

This past weekend I operated in a #hamradio #contest, with #FreeBSD and #sway on the logging computer, with help from #tlf, #cwdaemon, and #hamlib for actually interacting with the radio.

It worked better than the antenna, and the antenna worked pretty well.

It's a #niche within a #niche within a #niche but it makes me #grateful for #opensource.

This past weekend I operated in a #hamradio #contest, with #FreeBSD and #sway on the logging computer, with help from #tlf, #cwdaemon, and #hamlib for actually interacting with the radio.

It worked better than the antenna, and the antenna worked pretty well.

It's a #niche within a #niche within a #niche but it makes me #grateful for #opensource.

This past weekend I operated in a #hamradio #contest, with #FreeBSD and #sway on the logging computer, with help from #tlf, #cwdaemon, and #hamlib for actually interacting with the radio.

It worked better than the antenna, and the antenna worked pretty well.

It's a #niche within a #niche within a #niche but it makes me #grateful for #opensource.

This past weekend I operated in a #hamradio #contest, with #FreeBSD and #sway on the logging computer, with help from #tlf, #cwdaemon, and #hamlib for actually interacting with the radio.

It worked better than the antenna, and the antenna worked pretty well.

It's a #niche within a #niche within a #niche but it makes me #grateful for #opensource.

@Piciok @weinig Sieht man Euch auf der Ham Radio in Friedrigshafen? Pascale und ich sind die drei Tage am Stand der #IBFD und stellen unsere Transceiver-Steuerung auf Basis der #HamLib vor. Haben uns ja schon Jahre nicht mehr gesehen. #Ham #Amateurfunk #Blind #Accessibility #HamRadio2025 #FediHams #FediHamsFN