Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

Community-based support channels are hosted on the Freenode IRC network for both USRP and GNU Radio. These channels are generally active and can often be a great way to get live, real-time help.

Introduction

IRC is a free, open-source public chat system.

Please see the resources below for more information.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial IRC Tutorial
• http://www.ircbeginner.com/ircinfo/ircinfo.html
• http://www.pyladies.com/blog/irc-resources/

Etiquette

• https://github.com/fizerkhan/irc-etiquette

Channels

There are two relevant support channels, listed below. Both are hosted on the IRC server irc.freenode.net.

• The #usrp - webchat channel is aimed at discussions about USRP and UHD.

• The #gnuradio - webchat channel is aimed at discussions about GNU Radio and SDR signal processing.

Clients

There are numerous free open-source IRC clients for all operating systems.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients

Some specific popular clients are listed below.

• https://hexchat.github.io/
• https://irssi.org/
• https://weechat.org/

A list of chat commands is below.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_commands