HAMNET Bulgaria

HamNet Bulgaria (44.185.0.0/16) is part of the international HamNet amateur radio network (44.0.0.0/8), which are allocated and domain names ampr.org.

The allocation to the Amateur Radio from the mid 1980s, the Internet network 44 (44.0.0.0/8), known as AMPRNet ™, used by radio amateurs to conduct research and experiment with digital communications over radio and to educate radio amateurs in these techniques. Amateur Radio Digital Communications is a California corporation founded a non-profit to support these goals. This is achieved by managing the allocation of network resources, encourage research and experimentation with network protocols and equipment published technical articles, and other activities to promote the public good of amateur radio digital communications and related fields. Our hope is that we may be able to contribute to the financing of major projects to achieve these objectives. Amateur Radio is entirely voluntary activities by licensed radio amateurs who have proved their ability by passing state exams (for example, in the US, exams are set by the Federal Communications Commission and in Bulgaria CRC). Not permitted remuneration. Ham radio, as is known, has proved its contribution to the improvement of the status of communication arts and in public service during disasters and emergency situations. (For more information about ham radio, visit the ARRL, RSGB, IARU, BFRA or any of the many national amateur radio organizations.)

Who can participate?

Any licensed Amateur Radio Operator (ham), which is interested in experimenting with radio-based digital network, using Internet protocols.

What can I do to your network?

You can experiment with amateur-radio-based networks. This is not a substitute for buying Internet access from one provider. The details of what is and is not permitted to do are set out in the Terms and Conditions.

Information on the allocation of IP addresses for amateurs.

Special in IPv4 addresses in the area 44.x.x.x is being earmarked only for licensed radio amateurs, they are real, static but accessible only by radio amateurs (there are exceptions where at 44 …. Can be accessed from any internet address), ie by those who possess such an address.

Access between amateur radio addresses is done by IPIP encapsulation, RIP44, BGP routing or VPN connection to a server that distributes HamNet IP, Radio Amateur must have an IP address from the network to 44.x.x.x can access 44 global amateur radio network.

In Germany there are large high-speed networks using amateur 44.130.x.x addresses where transmission TCP/IP information to use different radio / wifi networks – WIFI 2.4Ghz, 5GHz (high-speed networks), AX25 – 144 Mhz, 430 Mhz (low speed 1200 – 9600 bps) more information about these networks HERE. Such networks are located in different parts of the world in USA has developed HSMM MESH in Poland HamNET- Mesh OLSRD.

Check whether you are using 44-IP address can do here: http://whatismyip.ampr.org/ if you’re a Bulgarian HamNet address will receive a response type (IP beginning with 44): …….. Your IP is 44.185.xx .. otherwise you will be displayed your WAN IP.

More information about HamNet in English can be found here: http://www.ampr.org/

Administration HamNet zones are defined here: https://portal.ampr.org/

Currently in Bulgaria are several HamNet server distribution areas you can see HERE

Request 44.185.x.x address via VPN tunnel can send from HERE or by sending an E-mail to LZ4NY – Miro.

If you use this HamNet IP (http://lz4ny.ampr.org) which address system running on Raspberry PI will find links to other HamNet networks – If you do not have HamNet IP when trying to open the above address will receive a response from the network and from non-existent / inaccessible address.