In an effort to resuscitate an older pc running windows XP (R.I.P.) I'm trying to get acquainted with Ubuntu. I made some headway today with FlDigi but need advice regarding a substitute for SatPC32 that will run under Ubuntu and handle CAT control,of my FT-847. Any other Ubuntu ham programs like logging, digital modes etc. that anyone can recommend us appreciated.
73 Rick W2JAZ
GPredict will work just fine, although I suggest you download the manual and study it, as it's got a few arcane functions in it.
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 06/18/2014 02:27 AM, Richard Lawn wrote:
In an effort to resuscitate an older pc running windows XP (R.I.P.) I'm trying to get acquainted with Ubuntu. I made some headway today with FlDigi but need advice regarding a substitute for SatPC32 that will run under Ubuntu and handle CAT control,of my FT-847. Any other Ubuntu ham programs like logging, digital modes etc. that anyone can recommend us appreciated.
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Quoting Richard Lawn who wrote on Tue 2014-06-17 at 22:27:
In an effort to resuscitate an older pc running windows XP (R.I.P.) I'm trying to get acquainted with Ubuntu. I made some headway today with FlDigi but need advice regarding a substitute for SatPC32 that will run under Ubuntu and handle CAT control,of my FT-847.
Another plus for gpredict here for the part of predicting satellites and calculating doppler shift.
But..
When I look up controlling an FT-847 with gpredict I end up at sites like http://www.neodux.com/read/HOWTO:_Configure_Hamlib_for_Linux_Hams_-_Part_2 which show it can be done "easy" when you are comfortable with running things from the linux command-line. And as a recent starter this may be intimidating to you.
Just a note so you're aware of this, I have no idea of your level of knowledge.
Any other Ubuntu ham programs like logging, digital modes etc. that anyone can recommend us appreciated.
For software defined radio Gqrx can be great. Not available via the ubuntu ham software repositories, look it up on http://gqrx.dk/ how to add it to ubuntu.
Koos van den Hout
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