[Ham-Linux] Which Distro/Apps/Apps development software to use?

[jim smith]

On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:30:25 -0000
"Stephen Farthing" <stephen at stevef.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> The sorts of things I want to do are :-
> 
>  
> 
> Rig control - FT817, TS 570, Elecraft K2

Hamlib.
 
> Digital and weak signal modes - WSPR, PSK, QRSS, Morse. RTTY

Lots of things here, I'm sure others will recommend.

> SDR - I have a Softrock 9. Is there a linux equivalent of Power SDR?

Linrad works well with the Softrock.

> Test equipment  - Probably be building a VNA to Toms design in QEX, use of
> the sound card as an AF generator and component tester, 
> 
> AVR programming (probably using the Adruino board and Wiring which I believe
> runs under Linux
> 
> Spice circuit simulation

spice-3f5.2_5 is the version I'm working with, could be more current
versions.

geda/gschem for CAD like stuff.

> Development of bespoke applications to run under, I guess, Gnome and/or KDE
> in a high level language (e.g. C, Ruby) 

Many options.

> Small scale web site development to document the above and act as a "Lab
> Notebook"

Many options.

> Logging

Several options here, as well as a couple of options for contest
logging.  I prefer TLF for contest logging, but YFKtest is
interesting, too.
 
> Connect to the internet via wifi

Easy.

-- 
jim smith <jms at brainski.com>