Welcome to the BPQ Packet Radio Wiki, your comprehensive guide to using BPQ software for packet radio communications. BPQ offers advanced networking capabilities, node operations, and a BBS.

• Amateur Radio License: Necessary for legally operating on the frequencies used for packet radio.
• Radio Equipment: A VHF/UHF or HF transceiver capable of operating in the bands designated for packet radio.
• TNC (Terminal Node Controller) or a sound card interface: For converting digital signals to audio tones and vice versa. Some modern setups use a software TNC (sound modem) such as Direwolf.
• Computer: With BPQ software installed to control your packet station and manage connections.

1. Download BPQ Software: Visit the official BPQ website to download the latest version of the software suitable for your operating system.
2. Installation: Follow the detailed installation guides on this wiki to correctly install and configure BPQ on your system.

Configuring BPQ involves setting up your station details, defining ports (radio interfaces), and configuring network options.

• Initial Configuration
• BBS Configuration
• Setting up ports for different types of interfaces
• Enable AGW Emulation for the node
• Advanced networking features (such as NET/ROM or Winlink operations).
• Example of BPQs AGW proxy + Easyterm - You can make available almost all your non session mode ports from BPQ as AGW ports to Easyterm. Connect to BPQ on loopback to call SWITCH

Once your BPQ system is configured, you're ready to start packet radio operations. This section includes:

• How to connect to other packet stations or nodes
• Sending messages
• Receiving messages
• Hosting files
• Tips for optimizing your packet radio setup for best performance
• The W0RLI BBS Specification - The specification that drives BBS interoperability.

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