M17 (amateur radio)

RF spectrum of the M17 protocol

M17 is a digital radio modulation mode developed by Wojciech Kaczmarski (amateur radio call sign SP5WWP) et al.[1][2][3][4][5][6] M17 is primarily designed for voice communications on the VHF amateur radio bands, and above. The project received a grant from the Amateur Radio Digital Communications in 2021[7] and 2022.[8] The protocol has been integrated into several hardware and software projects.[citation needed] In 2021, Kaczmarski received the ARRL Technical Innovation Award for developing an open-source digital radio communication protocol, leading to further advancements in amateur radio.[9]

  1. ^ Dan Romanchik's (KB6NU) blog entry on M17 Project (Nov 2019)
  2. ^ "Świat Radio" magazine, issue 11/2020, p. 50: "Transceiver TR-9", an article covering M17 (Polish)
  3. ^ Ham Radio 2.0 podcast, "M17 Project - New Ham Radio Digital Mode" episode (Sep 2021)
  4. ^ Linux in the Ham Shack podcast, episode 396: "M17 Deep Dive" (Mar 2021)
  5. ^ David Rowe's (VK5DGR) "M17 Open Source Radio" blog entry (Aug 2020)
  6. ^ "M17 Open Source Digital Radio System", Ham Radio Workbench podcast (Dec 2019)
  7. ^ Grant: M17 Open Protocol (Apr 2021)
  8. ^ Grant: M17 Project Popularization, Research and Development (Sep 2022)
  9. ^ ARRL Board of Directors Bestows Awards