[clue-tech] Linux HAMs?

[Dave Maddox]

Hi,

I'm replying to this on-list so folks will know there's another ham 
here! It's true, though, even though Linux has had ham applications and 
even kernel features for a long time, a lot of the cool stuff is still 
Windows and probably Mac. But yes, it depends a lot on what a ham wants 
to do. If it's not hardcore ham-specific especially, there are lots of 
Linux options.

I was one of those crazy AMPR folks, hooking TCP/IP into packet radio 
and forwarding email over VHF, UHF and even HF! wa1yml.ampr.org at the 
time. I think some of the Linux kernel code is still available, I should 
look. :-)

Dave, wa1yml (but in Denver, not 1-land)

Nate Duehr a écrit :
> Jed S. Baer wrote:
>> I know there's at least one HAM on the list.
>>
>> I'm not a HAM operator. There's a blogger I frequent who is setting 
>> up an
>> old machine, and wants to use it for HAM operations. I of course
>> commented that he should use Linux. Anyone who knows about using Linux
>> for HAM, either reply here, and I'll point him to the archives, or
>> comment over at this place.
>>
>> http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/08/kind-of-good-deal.html
>>
>> Thanks,
>> jed
>>
>
> Jed,
>
> I'm a ham operator, but I don't really use Linux for hamming... too 
> much software available for Win/Mac platforms that performs better 
> than the Linux/open-source equivalents.  But I've played with some of it.
>
> Ask him what he wants to do (some things are good, some things aren't 
> on Linux).
>
> Debian and derivatives (by far) have the best ham stuff and the most 
> updated from upstream... the debian-hams list is also quiet but active 
> enough that there's life there...
>
> There was also a Live CD "ham radio distro" at one point, but I can't 
> recall what its name was.  It was debian-based, but was targeted at 
> booting from CD, doing some radio stuff, and then taking the CD out... 
> didn't seem too useful to me, since I would have to mess around with 
> mounting storage for things like logging contacts, etc.
>
> What's your friend's callsign?  Since I'm a club president, I pretty 
> much have to say this, but... he can give me a call if he wants!  :-)
>
> Have him send me an e-mail off-list and I'll give him other contact 
> info.  Or if he's not e-mail centric, have him leave a voice message 
> for me on the club's voice mail.  303-840-4272.  (Colorado Repeater 
> Association -- our yucky website I haven't updated in a long time is 
> at http://www.w0cra.org )
>
> Nate (Amateur Radio callsign: WY0X)
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