The Alberta Digital Radio Communications Society has learned it can proceed with its IP400 Project by autumn, thanks to a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications that will permit the hiring of necessary technical personnel.
Many amateurs got a preview of IP400 at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio. The data communications system was demonstrated using Raspberry Pi Zero H A T transceivers. "H A T" stands for Hardware Attached On Top. The system's goal is to deliver over-the-air data speeds of at least 100 kilobytes per second, a speed that far exceeds that of most current amateur radio data systems. According to the IP400 website, the project first aims to present an assembled node to developers, experimenters and others for testing.