[karc] Re: Eric's Raspberry Pi presentation
- From: "George" <gsansom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pwsomers@xxxxxxxx>, <karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 16:42:56 -0400
Well said Phil.
My interest, in case anyone hasn't clued in yet, is in the digital world,
packet included. As Ron mentioned we need to 'get on the air' and make the
club more of a real Ham club. One of the things I have been doing for quite
awhile now is promoting the use of the packet frequencies for something
useful. There was lots of activity back in the day but after awhile
watching paint dry lost its appeal. Enter the world of Winlink 2000 (WL2K)
and the various modes that make it a really useful tool for Amateur radio in
times of disaster as well as for just for plain old hamming. Real emails to
real people by real radio.
The Raspberry Pi looks like a great little computer to run an RMS Gateway
and I have just found out that, as Eric said last night, 'someone has
already done it'! K4GBB in Florida has figured out a way to make the
Raspberry Pi Linux system act like a Windows RMS Packet gateway. All that
is required is a Raspberry Pi, a TNC-2 or TNC-x a power supply, antenna and
internet connection. I hope to be able to work on this use for the RPi over
the next few months. Not sure about the learning curve but I will give it a
go and maybe look for some help from more experienced Linux users.
WL2K is accessible through an RMS Packet gateway to all licensed Amateurs
using 1200 baud packet. Some versions of the software is free, others have a
cost attached for the full version without restrictions. A bit of setup on
a Win XP or later machine and you are good to go. I recommend Paclink or
RMS Express. All the details are at www.winlink.org
My RMS Packet gateway VE3GWS-10 is already on 145.070 Mhz. and available
24/7. VE3JCQ-7 can be used as a digi if you aren't able to reach me
directly. Please feel free to use it, even if you have to use a dumb
terminal program. We hope to have a better way to connect very soon. All
of the parts are available and the work has started.
Stay tuned for more details.
73
George
VE3GWS
-----Original Message-----
From: karc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:karc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Phil Somers
Sent: October-04-12 3:07 PM
To: karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [karc] Re: Eric's Raspberry Pi presentation
> I'm sure everyone who attended the meeting joins me in thanking Eric for
an enthusiastic and informative presentation.
If we haven't already done so, I would suggest we invite Eric to become a
member of the KARC Freelist.
Eric certainly provided an extremely interesting presentation on the
Raspberry Pi. But I think it was his infectious enthousiasm and keen sense
of experimentation that was the most impressive. I think we should build on
this enthousiasm, and experiment with interesting ways to use the Raspberry
Pi and other related technologies in our ham radio hobby. We need lots more
of this sense of experimentation in high technology coupled with basic
electronics to restore much of the excitement that seems to have been
derailed by the Internet, computers, smart-phones, etc. And for those that
think that these Raspberry Pi, Arduino and similar gadgets are too
difficult, then I hope that Eric has dispelled this myth. The best way is to
try it. You will quickly see how easy it is, and how addicting it can be.
Thank you Eric.
... Phil VE3HST
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