diff --git a/csdr.py b/csdr.py
index 673146c..9211075 100644
--- a/csdr.py
+++ b/csdr.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import os
 import signal
 import threading
 from functools import partial
+
+from owrx.kiss import KissClient
 from owrx.wsjt import Ft8Chopper, WsprChopper, Jt9Chopper, Jt65Chopper, Ft4Chopper
 
 import logging
@@ -334,6 +336,10 @@ class dsp(object):
         else:
             self.output.send_output("secondary_demod", partial(self.secondary_process_demod.stdout.read, 1))
 
+        if self.isPacket():
+            kiss = KissClient(8001)
+            self.output.send_output("packet_demod", kiss.read)
+
         # open control pipes for csdr and send initialization data
         if self.secondary_shift_pipe != None:  # TODO digimodes
             self.secondary_shift_pipe_file = open(self.secondary_shift_pipe, "w")  # TODO digimodes
diff --git a/owrx/connection.py b/owrx/connection.py
index 5008e36..7460afa 100644
--- a/owrx/connection.py
+++ b/owrx/connection.py
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ class OpenWebRxReceiverClient(Client):
     def write_dial_frequendies(self, frequencies):
         self.protected_send({"type": "dial_frequencies", "value": frequencies})
 
+    def write_packet_data(self, data):
+        self.protected_send({"type": "packet_data", "value": data})
+
 
 class MapConnection(Client):
     def __init__(self, conn):
diff --git a/owrx/kiss.py b/owrx/kiss.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b6266d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owrx/kiss.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import socket
+import time
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+FEND = 0xC0
+FESC = 0xDB
+TFEND = 0xDC
+TFESC = 0XDD
+
+def group(a, *ns):
+    for n in ns:
+        a = [a[i:i+n] for i in range(0, len(a), n)]
+    return a
+
+def join(a, *cs):
+    return [cs[0].join(join(t, *cs[1:])) for t in a] if cs else a
+
+def hexdump(data):
+    toHex = lambda c: '{:02X}'.format(c)
+    toChr = lambda c: chr(c) if 32 <= c < 127 else '.'
+    make = lambda f, *cs: join(group(list(map(f, data)), 8, 2), *cs)
+    hs = make(toHex, '  ', ' ')
+    cs = make(toChr, ' ', '')
+    for i, (h, c) in enumerate(zip(hs, cs)):
+        print ('{:010X}: {:48}  {:16}'.format(i * 16, h, c))
+
+
+class KissClient(object):
+    def __init__(self, port):
+        time.sleep(1)
+        self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.socket.connect(("localhost", port))
+
+    def read(self):
+        buf = bytes()
+        escaped = False
+        while True:
+            input = self.socket.recv(1)
+            # EOF
+            if len(input) == 0:
+                return bytes()
+
+            if input[0] == FESC:
+                escaped = True
+            elif escaped:
+                if input[0] == TFEND:
+                    buf += [FEND]
+                elif input[0] == TFESC:
+                    buf += [FESC]
+                else:
+                    logger.warning("invalid escape char: %s", str(input[0]))
+                escaped = False
+            elif input[0] == FEND:
+                logger.debug("decoded frame: " + str(buf))
+                if len(buf) > 0:
+                    return self.parseFrame(buf)
+            else:
+                buf += input
+
+    def parseFrame(self, frame):
+        # data frames start with 0x00
+        if frame[0] != 0x00:
+            return {}
+        ax25frame = frame[1:]
+        control_pid = ax25frame.find(bytes([0x03, 0xf0]))
+        if control_pid % 7 > 0:
+            logger.warning("aprs packet framing error: control/pid position not aligned with 7-octet callsign data")
+
+        def chunks(l, n):
+            """Yield successive n-sized chunks from l."""
+            for i in range(0, len(l), n):
+                yield l[i:i + n]
+
+        information = ax25frame[control_pid+2:]
+        self.parseAprsData(information)
+
+        data = {
+            "destination": self.extractCallsign(ax25frame[0:7]),
+            "source": self.extractCallsign(ax25frame[7:14]),
+            "path": [self.extractCallsign(c) for c in chunks(ax25frame[14:control_pid], 7)]
+        }
+        logger.debug(data)
+        return data
+
+    def parseAprsData(self, data):
+        hexdump(data)
+        return {}
+
+    def extractCallsign(self, input):
+        cs = bytes([b >> 1 for b in input[0:6]]).decode().strip()
+        ssid = (input[6] & 0b00011110) >> 1
+        if ssid > 0:
+            return "{callsign}-{ssid}".format(callsign=cs, ssid=ssid)
+        else:
+            return cs
diff --git a/owrx/source.py b/owrx/source.py
index 8f5dc65..fe45ccc 100644
--- a/owrx/source.py
+++ b/owrx/source.py
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ class DspManager(csdr.output):
             "secondary_demod": self.handler.write_secondary_demod,
             "meta": self.metaParser.parse,
             "wsjt_demod": self.wsjtParser.parse,
+            "packet_demod": self.handler.write_packet_data,
         }
         write = writers[t]