Table of Contents

About

Hambook is a modern general-purpose CAT-control software package for HAM radios targeting the Windows platform.

Gallery

Some of these might be old given that development is ongoing but they should convey the general usage or feeling of HamBook.

Screenshots

Demonstration

Features

Supported Devices

At the current time of writing, the following devices are supported:

It is possible to add support for other devices by requesting a new device via the bug tracker.

Download

Source Code

You can check out the source using the Subversion URL:

Installing and Using

The zip file can be downloaded and the contents extracted to their final position. Upon launching the executable HamBook.exe, the program will hide inside the notification tray and remain resident. The user can right click the icon in the notification tray in order to configure Zzz.

Model-Specific Instructions & Recommendations

The following is a list of supported radio models and various settings that could be made in order to make HamBook work better with the radios.

Yaesu FT-891

Radio Configuration Option Suggested Value
CAT RATE (Menu → 05-06) 38400bps
CAT TOT (Menu → 05-07) 1000ms
CAT RTS (Menu → 05-08) ENABLE
HamBook Configuration Option Suggested Value
ConnectionHandshake Rts

License

HamBook was released on the 10th of January 2023 and is licensed under the MIT license.

Credits for the icons goes to flaticons.com.