[digitalradio] Linux Journal Guest Editor, KG4GIY Talks about Ham Radio

2010-01-06 Thread Mark Thompson
RAIN Report: Linux Journal Guest Editor David Lane, KG4GIY, talks about featuring ham radio in the January 2010 issue. (11 minutes) www.therainreport.com/rainreport_archive/rainreport-1-2-2010.mp3

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-11-01 Thread Robert Ellis
On Oct 31, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Charles Brabham wrote: > > I've tried out Ubuntu and Puppy linux ( on different machines ) and > had no major problems with either of them. I like DSL Linux too. > > I've got to admit though that working with Linux is like wearing > cowboy boots - the best part of

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-11-01 Thread Per
Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 10:35:07 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come! Okay, I've got 9.1 up and running off the Cd. Into the Synaptic Package Manager; but I can't find any of the ham programs (wsjt, fldigi, etc). Under the "ALL", scroll all the way down with

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Loyd Headrick
31, 2009 9:09:57 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come! I've tried out Ubuntu and Puppy linux ( on different machines ) and had no major problems with either of them. I like DSL Linux too. I've got to admit though that working with Linux is like wearing cowboy boots

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Charles Brabham
ssage - From: Alan Wilson To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come! For linux ham, I would recommend Linux Mint where you can install the o/s on your computer and download and install ham apps easily

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Marty W8AKS
trieve the packages? Thanks and 73 Marty W8AKS - Original Message - From: James French To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 18:29 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come! I would recommend Ubuntu 9.04 to start with. It's wha

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Tim N9PUZ
The Ubuntu "Wubi" installer offers a similar option as well. You can install it on top of Windows as you would a Windows application. Tim, N9PUZ Alan Wilson wrote: > > > For linux ham, I would recommend Linux Mint where you can install the > o/s on your computer and download and install ham a

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Alan Wilson
For linux ham, I would recommend Linux Mint where you can install the o/s on your computer and download and install ham apps easily. If you want to run off a small O/S via cd or flash go with Puppy. Fldigi works good with either...gud luck, Alan On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Marty W8AKS wrote

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Kurt Tuttle
Sat, 10/31/09, Per wrote: From: Per Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come! To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 2:59 PM   I'm using ubuntu 9.10 here now and its great. You can install fldigi through synaptic, fldigi 3.11.4 is on the mirro

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread James French
Tim, Your correct. I wasn't paying attention to the latest upgrade as I normally give the newest versions a few weeks before I upgarde to them. James W8ISS = On Saturday 31 October 2009 14:50:44 Tim N9PUZ wrote: > James French wrote: > > I would recommend Ubuntu 9.04 to start with. > > I hav

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Per
Z To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 7:50:44 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come! James French wrote: > I would recommend Ubuntu 9.04 to start with. I have not downloaded it yet but I believe Ubuntu 9.10 was released this past week. Tim, N9PUZ

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Tim N9PUZ
James French wrote: > I would recommend Ubuntu 9.04 to start with. I have not downloaded it yet but I believe Ubuntu 9.10 was released this past week. Tim, N9PUZ

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread James French
I would recommend Ubuntu 9.04 to start with. It's what most of us here locally are using. Ubuntu is a variatnt of Debian which is the basis for a couple of other 'flavors' of Linux. Ubuntu and Debian come with WSJT, fldigi, and gMSFK as supported software installs. You'll also have other Amatuer

[digitalradio] Linux Here I come!

2009-10-31 Thread Marty W8AKS
I have a backup laptop that I want to install Linux on for learning and probable switchover when XP support goes away. I did not realize how many different flavors of Linux there is. Can the group recommend a flavor that is favorable to ham radio. Any recommended ham radio programs would also

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-28 Thread Rick
I uninstalled hamlib, tried to use the more current source with no luck as it does not compile according to the instructions. So I reinstalled hamlib from the binary package repository, reinstalled the older fldigi and it comes up by locating the program in the appropriate subdirectory. I also

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Darrel Smith
Rick, I am sorry you are having all these problems while it worked for me on 7.10 first time. Have you looked through the messages in Dave's group. There may be an answer there or somebody may be able to help you. Darrel On 27-Nov-07, at 4:59 PM, Rick wrote: Thanks Howard, I did try 1.3

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Roy G. Jackson
Rick, As I said, I am no Linux or Ubuntu expert. Here is what I did, though. For the older version 1.37 (or what ever) of the fldigi program, I simply installed it using the Synaptic Agent. I then had to navigate to usr/bin directory, find the fldigi file and click on it to run it. You should a

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Rick
Thanks Howard, I did try 1.37 but no difference. It unrolls OK and all that, but then the executable file is not operative. Very frustrating. This seems to be the problem with Linux. There is some "little" thing that just does not work. In the past I was able to download binaries and get them t

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Howard Brown
Yes, I did but the program will not start anyway. Howard K5hb - Original Message From: Darrel Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:44:00 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Darrel Smith
You must trash the .fldigi folder when upgrading to 2.0 I have found. Darrel On 27-Nov-07, at 8:33 AM, Howard Brown wrote: Rick, I tried to upgrade from 1.37 to 2.04 and had a similar problem. I will email you a tar/gz of 1.37. I am not sure it works with FLARQ but it does include PSK250 so

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Howard Brown
. Howard K5HB - Original Message From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:51:33 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu It seems impossible that this stuff doesn't work, but

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Howard Brown
extracted the single file to this directory. Then I double click on the program and it runs. This is as simple as it gets. Maybe version 2 is different? Howard K5HB From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:41:16 PM Subject: [digitalradio]

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Rick
It seems impossible that this stuff doesn't work, but it must be some "little" thing that I am missing. I did discover the use of control H to toggle the hidden files. The program unfortunately doesn't do anything and it does not seem to do an installation and there is no fldigi in the usr/bin

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-27 Thread Roy G. Jackson
Good morning, Rick. I am not an Ubuntu expert by any stretch of the imagination. I have been playing around with it a bit, though. I also downloaded the fldigi package using Synaptic. The installer does not put an icon on your desktop, or an item in your menu. Here's what I had to do: Use your

Re: [digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-26 Thread Darrel Smith
Rick I have downloaded and installed all those apps on my kubuntu 7.10 with little problem. When I start the download it asks me if I would like to use "Ark" which I do then extract the file to my home folder and everything works right away by clicking on the icon in the home folder. For f

[digitalradio] Linux packages for Ubuntu

2007-11-26 Thread Rick
I am trying (yet again) to use Linux in a practical manner. With my older computer the newest version of Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) has the correct drivers for my 22" Samsung Monitor. I have downloaded fldigi, geoid, fl_logbook, and flarq. I double click on the binary .tgz and it brings up Fil

[digitalradio] Linux amd PSKMAIL ?

2007-09-02 Thread Andrew O'Brien
On 9/2/07, Leigh L Klotz, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1. Stick CD into computer > 2. Reboot > > How much simpler can it get? > I have found it to be that simple with FL-DIGI but Rick and others have run in to conflicts with video cards or soundcards. It is not always as simple as I h

Re: [digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces

2007-08-28 Thread Andrew O'Brien
> > 73 de Per, sm0rwo > > - Original Message > From: Andrew O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:30:49 PM > Subject: [digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces > > I'm interested in

Re: [digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces

2007-08-28 Thread Jose A. Amador
Andy, I am using two transformers, 0ne 1:1 ratio, 600 ohms (RX), and another 10 kohms : 600 ohms (TX), plus a TIL111 optocoupler for PTT from COM 1 (should say /dev/ttyS0...) using the RTS line to close the PTT contact thru the optocoupler's transistor. It has worked well with fldigi and gmfsk

Re: [digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces

2007-08-28 Thread Darrel Smith
Andu, I connect the computer to my TS-480 directly with no interface on the input and output audio using fldigi with no problems. I can use either the comm port or the usb-rs232 adapter for keying the rig. I have used this setup for psk31, RTTY and pskmail. I think the TS-2000 is similar

Re: [digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces

2007-08-28 Thread Per
st 28, 2007 8:30:49 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces I'm interested in playing around with a few digital mode applications that require linux. My digital modes interface, the Microkeyer, requires device drivers that will not work on

Re: [digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces

2007-08-28 Thread Howard Brown
is the only sound card program I have used which is TOR. BTW, I use an old Rigblaster M8, still works fine. Howard K5HB - Original Message From: Andrew O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:30:49 PM Subject: [digitalr

[digitalradio] Linux capable digital interfaces

2007-08-28 Thread Andrew O'Brien
I'm interested in playing around with a few digital mode applications that require linux. My digital modes interface, the Microkeyer, requires device drivers that will not work on linux. I'm not sure I have the energy to build an interface, so I am wondering if there are any basic interfaces out

Re: [digitalradio] Linux WINE users who use Win XP Ham Digital Programs

2007-06-06 Thread Rick
Thanks for your quick response, Howard, I do have gMFSK, gpsk31 and kpsk as test programs to try and figure out why I can not get fldigi to work. It is not the fault of a single program, but there may be incompatibilities with these programs and my computer components. I can get RigCat to work

Re: [digitalradio] Linux WINE users who use Win XP Ham Digital Programs

2007-06-06 Thread Howard Brown
ee forever. Howard K5HB - Original Message From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 8:46:15 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Linux WINE users who use Win XP Ham Digital Programs Some backgro

[digitalradio] Linux WINE users who use Win XP Ham Digital Programs

2007-06-06 Thread Rick
Some background: I have two computers that I use with a KVM switch. The older Emachines (Pentium 4/512 Meg RAM), has been returned to Windows XP as I was not able to get it to run my widescreen LCD adequately with Linux OS with the Intel on-board video. The newer computer is an HP (AMD 4600+ At

Re: [digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Walt DuBose
Maybe not so much in the U.S. but many in Europe and elsewhere in the world they do. Walt/K5YFW Leigh L Klotz, Jr. wrote: > I think gmfsk does mt63 so it shouldn't be hard for fldigi to do it. > Does anybody but MARS use it? > Leigh/WA5ZNU > > > > Announce your digital presence via our DX

Re: [digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Leigh L Klotz, Jr.
I think gmfsk does mt63 so it shouldn't be hard for fldigi to do it. Does anybody but MARS use it? Leigh/WA5ZNU

Re: [digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Paul L Schmidt, K9PS
Clarification... "Except MT63" was reference to fldigi. Paul L Schmidt, K9PS wrote: > Except MT63... > > Darrel Smith wrote: >> I agree with Per that Fldigi does every mode you would want for digital >> modes although I use cocoamodem on my Mac for day to day use as it has a >> few features fldi

Re: [digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Paul L Schmidt, K9PS
Except MT63... Darrel Smith wrote: > I agree with Per that Fldigi does every mode you would want for digital > modes although I use cocoamodem on my Mac for day to day use as it has a > few features fldigi does not have yet and macros are easier to set up > quickly for net use. > > Darrel >

Re: [digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Darrel Smith
I agree with Per that Fldigi does every mode you would want for digital modes although I use cocoamodem on my Mac for day to day use as it has a few features fldigi does not have yet and macros are easier to set up quickly for net use. Darrel On 6-Feb-07, at 12:59 PM, Per wrote: fldigi d

Re: [digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Alex Flinsch
On Feb 6, 2007, at 3:31 PM, Kurt wrote: > I have a older computer that I am thinking about setting up and using > Linux(want to try it). Is there a lot of software for digital modes > for > linux, I mainly do PSK31,Hell and RTTY. > Any help/suggestions would be welcomed. gmfsk -- http://gmfsk

Re: [digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Per
fldigi does all that and more: http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html Here's more than you probably need: http://radio.linux.org.au/ How old is the pc ? 73 de Per, sm0rwo --- Kurt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a older computer that I am thinking about > setting up and using > Linux(want to

[digitalradio] Linux software

2007-02-06 Thread Kurt
I have a older computer that I am thinking about setting up and using Linux(want to try it). Is there a lot of software for digital modes for linux, I mainly do PSK31,Hell and RTTY. Any help/suggestions would be welcomed. 73 Kurt K8YZK

[digitalradio] Linux Kernel Developers Offer Free Driver Development

2007-01-30 Thread Dave Bernstein
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/30/044203&from=rss

Re: [digitalradio] Linux digital software

2006-12-12 Thread Harv Nelson
give this knoppix CD a spin ... its pretty much a copy of my debian system and desktop. its about as PNP as they come. http://hamshack-hack.sourceforge.net/ Harv, n9ai On 12/12/06, Michael P. Brininstool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I actually enjoy the Linux vs. Windows debate, but will not c

Re: [digitalradio] Linux digital software

2006-12-12 Thread kd4e
Michael P. Brininstool wrote: > I actually enjoy the Linux vs. Windows debate, but will not continue it > here. > I have been using Unix/Linux mostly for the last 20 years, and 2 years ago, > got rid of my last windows installation. I will never go back.. > > I have an ICOM 720A and an ICOM 7

Re: [digitalradio] Linux digital software

2006-12-12 Thread Ing. Nestor Alonso Torres
Michael P. Brininstool wrote: > > > I actually enjoy the Linux vs. Windows debate, but will not continue it > here. > I have been using Unix/Linux mostly for the last 20 years, and 2 years ago, > got rid of my last windows installation. I will never go back.. > > I have an ICOM 720A and an I

[digitalradio] Linux digital software

2006-12-12 Thread Michael P. Brininstool
I actually enjoy the Linux vs. Windows debate, but will not continue it here. I have been using Unix/Linux mostly for the last 20 years, and 2 years ago, got rid of my last windows installation. I will never go back.. I have an ICOM 720A and an ICOM 756 Pro II and have the serial to CIV inter

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-07 Thread w6ids
Howard W6IDS Richmond, IN - Original Message - From: Kevin O'Rorke To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!! Totally Off subject, but every time I try to do a "reply", bec

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-06 Thread Kevin O'Rorke
Totally Off subject, but every time I try to do a "reply", because of all the @[EMAIL PROTECTED]&* add's on the right hand side of the message, it is impossible to get my text in the right place. is there any way of getting rid of those adds'?? Kevin VK5OA

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-06 Thread Roger J. Buffington
DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA wrote: > Roger, > > All of these things have a LOT to do with digital operation. The > rules, the modes, the operating systems and programs are all a vital > part. Sorry, I disagree. You could transplant this Windows v. Linux thread into the photography and ot

RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-06 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
-Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KV9U Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:33 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!! Roger, All of these things have a LOT to do with

RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-06 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
, Walt/K5YFW -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger J. Buffington Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:57 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!! [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-06 Thread KV9U
Roger, All of these things have a LOT to do with digital operation. The rules, the modes, the operating systems and programs are all a vital part. Some moderators get extreme about some issues and some are more open minded, but moderators can be dictators and if you don't like the tone, the o

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-06 Thread list email filter
Not the moderator, but my comments are below. Erik KI4HMS/7 Roger J. Buffington wrote: > What does any of this have to do with digital radio? Mr. Moderator, why Perhaps because digital modes usually require the use of computers? Though I do agree the school yard king if the hill stuff gets

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-06 Thread Roger J. Buffington
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I personally have never had *any* problems installing things I want > to run in Linux. I am not married to any windows applications either > though. There are Linux alternatives for nearly every windows > solution out there, to include programs that I want to

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-05 Thread Brad Gillis
>It always amuses me that somehow it is ok to hunt for 5 hours for a windows >driver that only works half right but it's not ok to have to >spend 10 minutes >looking at a *nix log and changing a config file, goofy. The problem isn't >that Linux is hard to use it is that people have >significa

RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-05 Thread manaen
>From: "Michael P. Brininstool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2006/11/29 Wed AM 10:12:23 CST >To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!! > >From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mai

RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-12-01 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
orrectly and running correctly. Walt/K5YFW -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael P. Brininstool Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:12 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the deb

RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-30 Thread Michael P. Brininstool
_ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin O'Rorke Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 5:47 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!! Seriously, until Linux programs can be inst

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-30 Thread Ing. Nestor Alonso Torres
Kevin O'Rorke wrote: > > I know some geeks out there will say "get a pre-compiled version". You > cannot find one for your distro, or not one at all. > Seriously, until Linux programs can be installed as easily and reliably > as Windows programs (I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD AN INSTALLATION PROBLEM IN >

RE: [digitalradio] LINUX PROGRAMS INSTALLS

2006-11-29 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
t: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:42 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] LINUX PROGRAMS INSTALLS YES YES YESTRYING TO INSTALL SOMETHING NEW IS A BOOGER ! IS ALSO MY REASON FOR NOT SWITCHING. DAVID/WD4KPD

RE: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-29 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
where I use the computer for "FUN". 73, Walt/K5YFW -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin O'Rorke Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:47 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Win

[digitalradio] LINUX PROGRAMS INSTALLS

2006-11-28 Thread David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD
YES YES YESTRYING TO INSTALL SOMETHING NEW IS A BOOGER ! IS ALSO MY REASON FOR NOT SWITCHING. DAVID/WD4KPD

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-28 Thread Brett Owen Rees VK2TMG
John, I run one of each in my shack - Windows XP for VHF APRS AGWPE/UI-View and Linux for HF fldigi. That way I get to run the best-of-breed software on each, and get to make use of my available sound cards and serial ports. The linux box is very quiet RF-wise on HF. I install my debian systems f

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-28 Thread Salomao Fresco
Hi to all on the Group! Just like Kevin put it! I've tried mty way aound several distros of linux, and stumbled on the same problems, installation, libraries and the rest. For the moment I have SuSe 10 installed on another disk of my main computer it works allright, network and dsl setup was a br

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-28 Thread Kevin O'Rorke
JOHN said > I have this mental picture of linux users hunched over their > computers, eyes red and glazed , looking for WMD (What Microsoft > Did), toiling for hours to make unsupported software run. > > Sorry Guys, I'm with Bill Gates, he developed an operating system that > mostly works, an

Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-28 Thread Harv Nelson
CUltist! ...Sorry John, I missed something. I don't even know the prayer yet or the secret handshake. if its gotta be a religious argument. keep in mind that a "cult" is the first step toward legitimacy. I speak as both a "user" and as a former tech at a "Help Desk" in a 99% windows shop. I us

[digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!!

2006-11-28 Thread John Bradley
hmm I didn't think linux was a cult until now!!! "some things you must be prepared to deal with if the "help desk" at you ISP knows you are running Linux, they will treat you like a leper. They will tell you that you MUST run Windows and buy their over priced modems.(check if t

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-17 Thread Paul Metzger
Cool, I loved using Linux, I almost never turned on my windows computer unless a friend or fellow work employee had handed me something which would only operate on windows. I gave up with the stability of widows long ago. And having to run the Spyware/Adaware/Virus Software, I don't m

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-17 Thread Harv Nelson
one of my projects up here is trying to convince people that it would be a good idEA TO MAKE A "hotspot of the whole of bayfeild county as is now being done in places like philadelphia, Milwaukee and Minneapolis.  This project might be a neat one for hams in places threatened with BPL. harv

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-17 Thread kd4e
> Strange as it seems, I have been using Linux as my ONLY home operating system > since 1991 and have never needed any MS OS applications except for a few > amateur radio applications. > > Most Linux applications have been easy to install and operate. Only lately > have I excerienced a Linux a

RE: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-17 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
d on Linux. Walt/K5YFW -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 3:18 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features. In the past, the comment was made that the Linux OS had s

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-16 Thread KV9U
Danny, It depends upon the politics of the country. As a farmer, and one who follows this kind of thing fairly closely, it is clear to me that there is currently enough food to go around although there is going to come a time where we simply can not support the world population which is increa

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-15 Thread Danny Douglas
;KV9U" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features. > Harv, > > Just because they are not immediately available, doesn't mean that they > won't become available when they increase the ma

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-15 Thread KV9U
Harv, Just because they are not immediately available, doesn't mean that they won't become available when they increase the mass production. They actually believe that the price can go down with more numbers. We may have to pay a bit more, but then again, very few in the developed world would

Re: [digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-15 Thread Harv Nelson
if these are the laptops you speak of, http://laptop.media.mit.edu/ .THey won't be available to the likes of you and me ... I already asked!harv, AI9NL - now N9AI On 10/14/06, KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In the past, the comment was made that the Linux OS h

[digitalradio] Linux Adds Real Time Features.

2006-10-14 Thread KV9U
In the past, the comment was made that the Linux OS had some subset versions that did allow for Real Time applications. I wonder if this new development would mean that you could call R-T interrupts from the Kernel even though it says that it is real time support in the kernel which makes it ea

[digitalradio] Linux Packet

2006-02-26 Thread N6CRR
Any of the Linux heads reading this reflector know of a good Linux based sound card Packet program? I hate to fool around with Wine to get something going and gMFSK does not support packet. Tips, pointers, get a hardware TNC? 73 Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias

RE: [digitalradio] Linux. Was: email to Internet without a PC ?

2006-02-24 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
Title: RE: [digitalradio] Linux. Was: email to Internet without a PC ? The partitation naming is actually what the IBM PC Bios did but Microsoft changed that and eventually the Bios providers followed. The Linux, BSD, Unix and Nics all use the designations so that the systems are pretty

[digitalradio] Linux. Was: email to Internet without a PC ?

2006-02-23 Thread Alan NV8A
On 02/23/06 05:00 pm Paul L Schmidt wrote: > I've had several dual-boot systems at work (my system at home is > Linux-only), and never messed up an MBR. Back in the days of the > LILO loader, I messed up a few installations from time to time, > but it wasn't from dual-booting, and it wasn't too b

Re: [digitalradio] Linux for Windows addicts

2006-02-22 Thread Kristoff Bonne
Gegroet, Kristoff Bonne schreef: In addition to the hints given by some other people, you can also take a look at "qemu", which is a free PC emulator. The main focus is to run it on a linux host but you can also run it on a windows box. Oeps. Forgot the URLs: Main project page: http://fabric

Re: [digitalradio] Linux for Windows addicts

2006-02-22 Thread Kristoff Bonne
Gegroet, Andrew O'Brien schreef: Please excuse the Linux rookie questions. I wonder if there is an easy to manage CD bootable Linux program that one could download for a CD burn? Sometime ago a member here (Harv, I think) was kind enough to mail out a CD that did this, it had a few sound card

Re: [digitalradio] Linux for Windows addicts

2006-02-22 Thread Arthur J. Lekstutis
Are you referring to this? http://hamshack-hack.sourceforge.net/ Later, Artie Lekstutis KC2MFS >Please excuse the Linux rookie questions. I wonder if there is an >easy to manage CD bootable Linux program that one could download for a >CD burn? Sometime ago a member here (Harv, I think) wa

Re: [digitalradio] Linux for Windows addicts

2006-02-22 Thread John Becker
Andy I have been using Fedora and really like it. You can download it at this address or I can burn you a copy of the CD's that I already. http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/iso/ John, W0JAB At 12:44 PM 2/22/06, you wrote: >Please excuse the Linux rookie questions.

[digitalradio] Linux for Windows addicts

2006-02-22 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Please excuse the Linux rookie questions. I wonder if there is an easy to manage CD bootable Linux program that one could download for a CD burn? Sometime ago a member here (Harv, I think) was kind enough to mail out a CD that did this, it had a few sound card glitches so I stopped using it.

Re: [digitalradio] linux

2005-02-22 Thread Harv Nelson
Trouble may arise from the fact that AFU is configured to work with the German variant of a "qwerty" keyboard ... the "=" sign is a shifted 0 (zero) on that keybard (I think). Give that a try while you're waiting for the new CD. BTW: I forgot that today is a Post Office holiday, so no mail out t

Re: [digitalradio] linux

2005-02-21 Thread David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD
I DID ! said it couldnt find the needed module. i have another standard knoppix live cd, and it works ok in english. it was a problem only with the AFU version. david/wd4kpd Chuck Mayfield wrote: >At 12:25 PM 2/21/2005, you wrote: > > > > >>anyone have a link for download of the Knoppix

Re: [digitalradio] linux

2005-02-21 Thread Chuck Mayfield
At 12:25 PM 2/21/2005, you wrote: >anyone have a link for download of the Knoppix live cd with the ham >programs built in that is in English ? > >have the German version, but no fun to play with. > >david/wd4kpd Try starting it with "knoppix lang=en" Regards, Chuck - AA5J -- No virus foun

Re: [digitalradio] linux

2005-02-21 Thread David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD
thank you very much Harv... vry new to linux, and havent installed anything to HD yet. have tried the afu/knoppix, mandrake,and suse live cd's. only knoppix seems to work, except for the AFU version only plays in German. is what you are offering similar? cant do much on HD as yet. david Ha

Re: [digitalradio] linux

2005-02-21 Thread Harv Nelson
Hi David, Stand by for a couple days, I'll put a copy of "Harv's Hamshack Hack" in the mail for you ... is your address OK on QRZ.com? 73 Harv, AI9NL On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:25:50 +, David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > anyone have a link for download of the Knoppix

[digitalradio] linux

2005-02-21 Thread David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD
anyone have a link for download of the Knoppix live cd with the ham programs built in that is in English ? have the German version, but no fun to play with. david/wd4kpd The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ http://dxcluster.blogspot.com";>http://feeds.feedburne

Re: [digitalradio] Linux adapting

2005-02-12 Thread Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)
Jerry wrote: > > Remember when Windows 95 first came out? There were some ham programs > that ran under MS-DOS. Think maybe a few SSTV applications (Mscan?) > and maybe an RTTY application or two. The question back then was when > are you (the author) going to have a Windows version of **

Re: [digitalradio] Linux in amateur radio/KVM switches

2005-02-11 Thread Jim Lowman
Harv Nelson wrote: > > On the Linux users issue: >Hams tend to be among the cheapest of cheapskates. Look for a lot >more LINUX in the hamshack very soon. > > This becomes more evident daily, as I read a number of ham-related mailing lists. A couple of years ago, we were just getting ham

Re: [digitalradio] Linux adapting

2005-02-11 Thread Leigh L Klotz, Jr.
Try gMFSK, xlog, and hamlib, as described in a recent QST. There is an online reprint (not from qst) if you google for it. Leigh / WA5ZNU On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:03 am, Jerry wrote: > Still Linux is a learning curve, and an old Geezer like me does not > comprehend some parts of using Linux, but I

Re: [digitalradio] Linux adapting

2005-02-11 Thread Harv Nelson
Hi Jerry, What flavor of LINUX are you running? Check out this link: http://he.fi/archive/linux-hams/200411/0066.html follow the bread crumbs. You might also want to give N9NU's site a look. He had some QSSTV specific install instructions there ... about 1/4 down the page: http://www.n9nu.n

Re: [digitalradio] Linux in amateur radio/KVM switches

2005-02-11 Thread Alan NV8A (ex. AB2OS)
Someone else mentioned the cost of cables. The QVS package I use included the cables. I no longer recall the price of the unit. Alan NV8A On 02/11/05 11:36 am I wrote: > As for KVM switches: I have a 2-port QVS KVM (purchased at MicroCenter) > that works fine for me. I am sure they do a 4-

Re: [digitalradio] Linux in amateur radio/KVM switches

2005-02-11 Thread Harv Nelson
Hi Rick! For the past few years I've been using the D-Link DKVM-4 KVM switch. I think they go for about $35 (do a "Froogle"). Keep in mind that you will need a set of cables for each of the systems you attach to the switch. I have some that are "molded" and have the all the wires in one bundle

Re: [digitalradio] Linux in amateur radio/KVM switches

2005-02-11 Thread Leigh L Klotz, Jr.
You can also use VNC, which is a free program that gives you a copy of one computer's screen on another. You can run it either way, with the kbd and display hooked to your windows machine and the server on Linux, or vice versa. You can also do both, just bring up the client on whichever mach

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