Corrects build instructions (make, not Makefile_CLI), config file path
(~/.BPQTermTCP.ini), host section format, and adds all new key bindings:
F-keys, multi-session (F7/F8/F9, Ctrl+A N/X/1-4), forms, and logging.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
A terminal TCP client for BPQ32 packet radio nodes, written in C with an ncurses TUI. Connects via BPQTermTCP protocol, displays split output/monitor panes, and supports real-time RF frame monitoring with port filtering.
A terminal TCP client for BPQ32 packet radio nodes, written in C with an ncurses TUI. Connects via BPQTermTCP protocol, displays split output/monitor panes, supports real-time RF frame monitoring with port filtering, multiple simultaneous sessions, and built-in forms for ICS-213 and packet check-in.
## Features
- ncurses TUI with split output and monitor panes
- BPQ packet radio node support (BPQTermTCP protocol)
- BPQTermTCP protocol (compatible with QtTermTCP)
- Up to 4 simultaneous sessions with live background receive
- RF monitor with per-port and frame-type filtering
- Auto-populates port names from the BPQ server on connect
- Scrollable output and monitor windows with history
- Input history (Up/Down arrows)
- Session logging to timestamped files
- Function key bar (F1/F3–F10) at bottom of screen
- ICS-213 General Message form with F2 background send
- PKTNET Packet Check-In form
- Multiple host configuration with quick connect
- Unicode box-drawing borders on all menus
## Dependencies
- GCC
- ncurses (wide character support — `libncursesw6`)
- ncurses with wide character support (`libncursesw6`)
On first run, `~/.termtcprc` is created automatically. Edit it to add BPQ nodes:
Config is stored in `~/.BPQTermTCP.ini` and created automatically on first run. Edit it to add BPQ nodes:
```ini
[Host0]
[Host1]
Host=10.0.2.7
Port=17023
Username=kb8pmy
Password=yourpassword
Name=Home Node
[Host1]
[Host2]
Host=10.121.15.68
Port=17023
Username=kb8pmy
@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ Password=yourpassword
Name=Water Tower
```
Port names and monitor settings are also saved here automatically.
Port names, monitor settings, and port mask are saved here automatically when you change them in-program.
## Usage
@ -76,38 +80,63 @@ Port names and monitor settings are also saved here automatically.
./termtcp
```
Press **Ctrl+A** to open the menu, then select an option.
### Key bindings
| Key | Action |
|-----|--------|
| Ctrl+A | Open menu |
| Ctrl+A C | Connect |
| Ctrl+A D | Disconnect |
| Ctrl+A C | Connect to a host |
| Ctrl+A D | Disconnect current session |
| Ctrl+A N | Open a new session |
| Ctrl+A X | Close current session |
| Ctrl+A 1–4 | Switch to session 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
| Ctrl+A O | Config / host editor |
| Ctrl+A M | Monitor options |
| Ctrl+A L | Toggle session log |
| Ctrl+A F | Forms submenu (ICS-213, PKTNET check-in) |
| Ctrl+A H | Help |
| Ctrl+A Q | Quit |
| F1 | Connect |
| F3 | Monitor options |
| F4 | Config / host editor |
| F5 | Toggle log |
| F6 | Forms submenu |
| F7 | New session |
| F8 | Previous session |
| F9 | Next session |
| F10 | Quit |
| Up / Down | Input history |
| PgUp / PgDn | Scroll output window |
| Home / End | Scroll monitor window |
| Enter | Send line to server |
### Multiple sessions
Open up to 4 connections simultaneously. All sessions receive data in the background — switch between them with F8/F9 or Ctrl+A 1–4. The status bar shows `[current/total]` session count. Close the current session with Ctrl+A X (if it is the last open session, the program exits).
### Forms (Ctrl+A F)
- **ICS-213 General Message** — fills in all numbered fields, sends via F2 in the background using silence-based prompt detection
