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Just how doe's one install onto this stupid linux. It has to be the most newbie un friendly piece of crap . the wondoze people are so much smarter they have a system that tells you where it put it :). Ok some sort of black magic happened I started wsjt-x and it is now version 2 please excuse the ram...

VK6AKT wrote:Hi Andy
Thanks for the test version 2 working fine on my Pi
Ken

Hi Ken where did you find ver2 for the PI? please

2.4Ghz transverter nearly done. Here is my Spectrian Amp board with 40w@2.4Ghz on 13.8v@3.4A More photos of my transverter in progress here... https://photos.app.goo.gl/4mVCWhHF8yfzTSbR9 I have one of these I would love to use but I have heard that they are not very efficient how did you get yours ...

VK5PJ wrote:wow... that's some real progress you two, congrats 4RF and 4MIL...

Thanks to you Pete for sparking the interest in this little project and all the ongoing updates on information

VK4RF and I made a QRA64A contact on 52.065 using our PI's Thanks for the test Rick

VK4RF wrote:Finally crack it.
VK4RTT 6mtr beacon on Pi

well done

my sound card settings for signal link and miniprosc

Pi watching 50.293 WSPR seeing the odd meteor ping

VK5PJ wrote:now I guess I should provide full disclosure.. I work with Linux most days as part of my IT job BUT only from the Linux CMD line (shell via SSH) on our enterprise system so all this GUI stuff we are doing with the PI is all new to me.. so I am learning as I go along too.

VK4EA wrote:

VK4MIL wrote:

Screenshot from 2018-10-12 18-24-52.png

VK4RTT 6m beacon on my Pi IC7000 and my new MiniproSC interface

give that bloke a license, clever stuff


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VK4RTT 6m beacon on my Pi IC7000 and my new MiniproSC interface

How to get a 'screen shot' in linux and in particular on your PI... In the main menu, go to 'preferences' then 'add remove software' In the new window that opens, type 'screenshot' into the search and hit enter. In the list returned in the right section, look through the list to find 'screenshot ap...

Audio in WSJT-X now firstly you need to know there is NO Microphone input on a Raspberry PI base board, it has a headphones port so you can play audio but no input. This means you either need an external USB sound card or rig with direct Audio. For the audio side I use Creative Sound balster USB's ...

now for GQRX SDR software you need to download the archive (TAR) http://gqrx.dk/download/gqrx-sdr-for-the-raspberry-pi I put mine is /usr/local/share I think, then you can run it from the CMD window or create s desktop link (another new experience for me on Linux) Works great with a RTL dongle and ...

VK4EA wrote:

VK4MIL wrote:Well low and behold you have to add a Different suppository .... snipped

I bet things moved better with a bit of help from the suppository [emoji848]


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Yes it did move a bit easier Peter

Well my PI journey well I bought the kit from little bird arrived yeah baby lets get this thing going. . . . . . Hang in there Col, persistence will get you there, it can be done. Computer types sometimes forget that those less skilled than themselves may want to have a crack at these things. Sadly...

Well low and behold you have to add a Different suppository to get updates and even then it say's hey do you trust this site It's working now thanks for the encouragement once I learn how to screenshot i'll post

Hi PJ, Many thanks to yourself and Colin 2CSW this thing is driving me crazy I tried the search in add / remove software but I cannot select the magnifier icon left click right click fist into keyboard nothing selects the magnifier I will continue to press on . The offer of team viwer sounds great b...

Well my PI journey well I bought the kit from little bird arrived yeah baby lets get this thing going. I could not have been more disillusioned with how simple it could be followed the booklet that didn't work as per the screenshots it came with a nice little usb thingy with no instructions it is a ...