It’s a serial protocol to talk with a Terminal Node Controller so that you can use a computer to control and send AX.25 packets, rather than rely on the firmware in the TNC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_(amateur_radio_protocol)

Most hams these days are using soundcard modems and not using TNCs.

Why make it so difficult when + addressing exists?

Link to random blog for people who don’t like search: https://salmantechblogs.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/what-is-plus-addressing-pros-and-cons-explained/

I shut down one of my sites once I realized the massive traffic spike was all AI.

Start with plain old Gramps. It can export to static sites with several different templates. Gramps Web is not easy to host or run. It was designed for some specialized things.

https://gramps-project.org/blog/

I love Fossil-scm. Even host my own instance with my web host. I was considering using github moving forward, but given recent events and decisions by Microsoft, I’ll be sticking with Fossil-scm.

VSCode with Foam. Or go old school with Vim Wiki.