minus-squareDragonBard@ttrpg.networktoAmateur Radio@lemmy.radio•Linux Ham Radio KISS Serial Driver Being Modernized In 2026linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoIt’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. linkfedilink
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.