Winlink anywhere

Pat is a cross platform Winlink client written in Go.

Run it on any modern operating system, including Linux, macOS and Windows.

Simple, yet powerful

People have different preferences on how to interact with an application.

Pat provides both a modern GUI and a powerful command-line interface, so most users should feel at home.

Open and free

Amateur radio is all about experimenting and sharing knowledge. We need to carry forward these traditions when we explore the possibilities of digital communications.

Pat is open source and free.

All major modes
vara, ardop, pactor, ax25 and telnet.

ARDOP
Pat has built in support for this open-source HF protocol.

AX.25
Use an AX.25 TNC or the Linux kernel's implementation with a KISS TNC.

VARA
The VARA TNC is supported. VARA runs great on Wine.

PACTOR
PACTOR modems (PTC-II and -III) can be used with Pat.

Concurrency
Listen for incoming P2P connections on multiple modes concurrently.

Seamless P2P mode
No more switching between CMS and P2P sessions.

Hamlib
Rig control for 200+ rigs is supported through hamlib's rigctld or direct serial/usb.

Position reports
Post position reports with GPSd, browser location (HTML5) or manual entry.

Cron-like scheduling
Set up a timetable for automatic QSY when listening for p2p connections.

Syncable mailbox folders
Use a filesync tool (e.g. syncthing) to share your mailbox across devices.

Getting Started

Download Quickstart Guide

Are you a gopher?

go install github.com/la5nta/pat@latest