rhp chat

An interactive STREAM-mode chat client over AX.25 or NetRom — the modern equivalent of typing c <call> at a packet terminal.

Usage

rhp chat --pfam ax25|netrom --radio <port>
         --local <mycall> --remote <theircall>
         [--host H] [--port P] [--user U --pass P]

Behaviour

• Sends each line you type as a send frame on the open handle, with a trailing \r (the AX.25 keyboard convention).
• Prints inbound recv frames as they arrive, with \r translated to \n for terminal sanity.
• Prints [status] lines whenever the link state flips (CONNECTED, BUSY, link lost).
• Closes cleanly on Ctrl-D (stdin EOF) or Ctrl-C.

Example: connect to GB7PZT over AX.25

rhp chat --pfam ax25 --radio 1 --local G8PZT --remote GB7PZT

--> connecting to GB7PZT via ax25/1 (local=G8PZT)
<-- handle 42, type messages and press Enter (Ctrl-D to quit)

[status] handle=42 Connected
*** Connected to GB7PZT
hello
hi G8PZT, welcome
b
*** Disconnected
[status] handle=42 None
--> downlink lost, closing link.

Example: NetRom call

rhp chat --pfam netrom --radio 0 --local G8PZT-1 --remote GB7PZT@G8PZT

NetRom addresses use usercall@nodecall[:svcnum] per the spec.