Audio Communication Network Turn your sound card into a network adapter. An acoustic internet built for off-grid telecommunication. One of the first, easy to use, internet of sounds tool. Runs from one .html file.
Acnet is an in-browser system that uses telemetry signals (4-FSK/2-FSK, ggwave, high-speed video (SSTV) and high resolution (picture) (PD290)) over an audio channel. The first of its kind—an inexpensive and simplified HTTPS-over-sound solution. Envisioned to help during internet blackouts, it works like a tactical communication network. Plug and play analog packet radio. Just open ACNET.html with any device that supports Edge Browser. Tested on windows 10 and windows 11(64-bit). (Tested on a Xbox one S and it is working). Designed to work with terrible equipment and high end equipment with a reasonable achievable max speed of 2.4kbps+ with cyrinx. You have a friend somewhere that you can phone and he really needs internet? You have a loved one and you want to see each other? Now it's possible!
How to use:.
- Open ACNET_V2.2.html with Microsoft Edge browser.
- Choose relay/client and choose the right modulation. (turn off wifi/cellular/bluetooth internet connectivity if you are a client)
- Accept microphone permission.
- Open Acnet on another machine and repeat from step 1.
- Make sure there is an input and a output to each machine.
- Enjoy content by sending a request from the client to the relay via sound. (allowing you to surf or sharing images & data)
Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbiN4q-3POI
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Acnet has more than amateur radio in mind and that is why you should acknowledge local laws before using it. The author will not liable for damage and does not encourage criminality. If someone uses ACNET in a relay configuration to re-broadcast sensitive/illegal/internet content, the liability for that content falls entirely on the user. The bearer of the file are the ones deciding what to transmit, just as a file-sharing software's developer isn't liable for the files users choose to share. Encrypting communications is prevented by the IEEE and FCC, Etc. Using High volume during your transmission can interfere with other channels.