diff --git a/packetraven/connections/serial.py b/packetraven/connections/serial.py
index 567e8b67..c748ec82 100644
--- a/packetraven/connections/serial.py
+++ b/packetraven/connections/serial.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+from abc import ABC
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from kiss import KISS
 from serial import Serial
 
 from packetraven.connections.base import (
@@ -9,17 +11,22 @@
     TimeIntervalError,
 )
 from packetraven.packets import APRSPacket
+from packetraven.packets.parsing import InvalidPacketError
 
 
-class SerialTNC(APRSPacketSource):
-    def __init__(self, serial_port: str = None, callsigns: [str] = None):
+class SerialAPRSConnection(APRSPacketSource, ABC):
+    def __init__(self, serial_port: str = None, callsigns: [str] = None, baudrate: int = None):
         """
-        Connect to TNC over given serial port.
+        Connect to a given serial port.
 
         :param serial_port: port name
         :param callsigns: list of callsigns to return from source
+        :param baudrate: baud rate of serial communication
         """
 
+        if baudrate is None:
+            baudrate = 9600
+
         if serial_port is None or serial_port == '' or serial_port == 'auto':
             try:
                 serial_port = next_open_serial_port()
@@ -28,8 +35,19 @@ def __init__(self, serial_port: str = None, callsigns: [str] = None):
         else:
             serial_port = serial_port.strip('"')
 
-        self.serial_connection = Serial(serial_port, baudrate=9600, timeout=1)
-        super().__init__(self.serial_connection.port, callsigns)
+        super().__init__(serial_port, callsigns)
+
+        self.__baudrate = baudrate
+
+    @property
+    def baudrate(self) -> int:
+        return self.__baudrate
+
+
+class SerialTNC(SerialAPRSConnection):
+    def __init__(self, serial_port: str = None, callsigns: [str] = None, baudrate: int = None):
+        super().__init__(serial_port, callsigns, baudrate)
+        self.serial_connection = Serial(port=self.location, baudrate=self.baudrate, timeout=1)
         self.__last_access_time = None
 
     @property
@@ -57,3 +75,43 @@ def close(self):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f'{self.__class__.__name__}({repr(self.location)}, {repr(self.callsigns)})'
+
+
+class SerialKISS(APRSPacketSource):
+    def __init__(self, serial_port: str = None, callsigns: [str] = None, baudrate: int = None):
+        super().__init__(serial_port, callsigns, baudrate)
+        self.serial_connection = KISS(port=self.location, speed=self.baudrate, timeout=1)
+        self.__last_access_time = None
+
+    @property
+    def packets(self) -> [APRSPacket]:
+        if self.__last_access_time is not None and self.interval is not None:
+            interval = datetime.now() - self.__last_access_time
+            if interval < self.interval:
+                raise TimeIntervalError(
+                    f'interval {interval} less than minimum interval {self.interval}'
+                )
+
+        packets = []
+
+        def add_frames(frame: str):
+            try:
+                packet = APRSPacket.from_frame(frame)
+                if self.callsigns is not None:
+                    if packet.from_callsign in self.callsigns:
+                        if packet not in packets:
+                            packets.append(packet)
+            except InvalidPacketError:
+                pass
+
+        self.serial_connection.start()
+        self.serial_connection.read(callback=add_frames, readmode=False)
+
+        self.__last_access_time = datetime.now()
+        return packets
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.serial_connection.stop()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f'{self.__class__.__name__}({repr(self.location)}, {repr(self.callsigns)})'