wb2osz/direwolf
Dire Wolf is a software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder. It can be used stand-alone to observe APRS traffic, as a tracker, digipeater, APRStt gateway, or Internet Gateway (IGate). For more information, look at the bottom 1/4 of this page and in https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/blob/dev/doc/README.md observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 56
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 14
- age_days: 4048
- days_rel: 293
- days_push: 20
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2033 stars · 348 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Dire Wolf is a software soundcard AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder written in C. It replaces hardware TNCs, decoding radio signals via a computer's audio interface, and can act as an APRS tracker, digipeater, IGate, or APRStt gateway.
Use cases
- decode APRS packet radio traffic with a soundcard instead of a hardware TNC
- run an APRS IGate to bridge RF traffic to the internet
- operate a digipeater on a Raspberry Pi
- build a GPS beacon tracker for ham radio
- serve as a virtual TNC for applications like Xastir or Winlink Express
- use FX.25 forward error correction for weak-signal packet communication
When to choose
- you want a low-cost software replacement for a hardware TNC
- you run APRS on Linux, Windows, or a Raspberry Pi
- you need high decode performance with FEC support (FX.25/IL2P)
When to avoid
- you need a plug-and-play hardware TNC without a computer
- you work with protocols outside AX.25/APRS packet radio
Facets
application · maturity active
networking serialization embedded-systems networking windows iot cross-platform aprs ax25 tnc packet-radio ham-radio digipeater igate soundcard-modem fx25 il2p aprstt signal-processing amateur-radio linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 80838cf03bb7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| wb2osz/direwolf | main | 83 |
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