[HBQRP] Linux Software for HAMs

[Dale Botkin]

When I relocated my shack, I built a new computer for it.  It's running 
Linux (Fedora 11 at the moment).  I've played with some of the available 
Linux software.  Some of it is just horrid, some not too bad.  
Unfortunately one of the buggy bits is the rig control app that pretty 
much everyone uses; it doesn't want to talk to my TS-850.  Other rigs 
would be fine; if I tell it my rig is a different Kenwood rig some 
functions work great.  There is some good digimode software out there, 
as well as rig control (if you don't use a TS-850), satellite tracking, 
calculating grid locations and coordinates, etc.

The biggest problem you may face is dealing with the sound card.  
Unfortunately, there are a number of sound card control libraries and 
applications available for Linux, so you end up with layers of sound 
control panels and apps.  Trying to narrow it down to one will generally 
not work.  Too many apps require either one or the other, and demand 
their favorite flavor.  You're going to end up with *at least* 
PulseAudio and ALSA installed.  Once you sort things out, though, even 
the sound card apps generally behave well.

I don't think there is a single contest logging app out there to compete 
with the WinEQF/N1MM/Writelogs of the world, though.  At least I didn't 
find any when I was testing the MK-1 with various software.

73,
Dale - N0XAS


On 12/22/2009 01:14 PM, Piatt, Darwin wrote:
> After reading the Jan 2010 issue of the Linux I did a little web
> surfing.
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> Here is a list of some of what I found.
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> Happy programming.....
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> http://radio.linux.org.au/
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> http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Linux/
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> http://members.fortunecity.com/xe1bef/linuxsoftware.htm
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> http://www.k4hvk.com/linux_links.htm     Scroll down for HAM software..
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> http://www.hamsoftware.org/
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> http://www.qsl.net/g0tvj/
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> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/
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> http://www.hamsoftware.org/
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> http://www.g3vfp.org/download.html
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> http://wa0eir.home.mchsi.com/
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> This should keep you busy on the coming cold winter nights, unless, of
> course, you have a backlog of kits to build, like any 'normal' QRP
> person.
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> Happy holidays all!
>
> Dar...
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> Darwin (Dar) Piatt - W9HZC
>
> Midwest HomeBrewer's and QRP Group
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> http://www.hbqrp.org<http://www.hbqrp.org/>
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