CGNAT, DS-Lite and IPv6
How OpenShack finds a direct Peer-to-Peer path where possible and switches to its server path where necessary—usually without router work.
Read the networking guide →OpenShack / Practical guides
Remote radio. Explained by hams.
Clear answers about Internet connections, station audio and control, remote CW and the OpenShack Box—written from real operating and engineering experience.
HOW
IT WORKS.Practical knowledge from OpenShack
IT WORKS.Practical knowledge from OpenShack
Start with your question
Seven guides for the real station.
No generic remote-desktop advice. These guides cover the network, CW and hardware questions that matter when you actually want to make QSOs.
Jitter without broken timing
Why packet arrival times must not become CW timing, what the jitter buffer does and how delay spikes are handled.
Read the CW timing guide →Host Box or Client Box?
The Host Box integrates CW and PTT at the station. The optional Client Box adds the ultimate paddle, sidetone and footswitch experience.
Compare the Box positions →Your paddle over the network
One Box beside you and one beside the radio, carrying CW timing and PTT independently after configuration.
Understand Box-to-Box →What your station needs
Windows 11, RX/TX audio, Hamlib radio control, CAT options and the role of your existing radio interface.
Check the requirements →Power only when you operate
Wake the host PC with a networked smart plug, let OpenShack start the station and shut everything down safely afterward.
Plan unattended power →Radios and station devices
Hamlib radios, OpenShack extensions, amplifiers, tuners, rotators, antenna controllers and other supported equipment.
See supported equipment →About the detailed manual
Useful knowledge is public. Setup details stay in the manual.
These guides explain what OpenShack does and why. The detailed click-by-click manual remains available to existing users but is deliberately kept out of public search results.
See what the manual covers →PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE7focused technical guides
01Understand the systemPUBLIC
02Plan your stationPUBLIC
03Configure every detailMANUAL
Still have a station-specific question?
Tell us which radio, interface and station devices you use. If documentation is available, we can usually find a solution.