Fldigi on raspberry pi9/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() If you want to set up a server/gateway on a Raspberry Pi or PC, here’s the software: Winlink Express is like a standard email client and looks like this: In short, it does just about anything you can do with a computer and a few radios.Īll this in something about the size of a bar of soap, all on 5v/1A minimal power.Ĭlient stations (using a laptop or a home computer) only need Winlink Express and/or Pat, Outpost, or Airmail. It forwards to other BBS stations along the 223.6 packet backboneįor RF forwarding of BBS messages to most parts of Northern California and beyond. It allows users to upload and download files such as IC-213 forms, It can forward BBS messages and route them automatically over RF or the internet It has an HF port serving ARDOP for the Winlink system on 80M and 20M (check for the latest frequencies) It offers tunneling to distant nodes over TCP/IP. It has 2 VHF ports (so far), serving a packet node, full-service BBS with forwarding, and Winlink Gateways on two VHF frequencies. ![]() But that’s just for starters! It runs on 5V / 1A DC and can be powered on 12V by about. Everything together fits comfortably in a backpack.So what does this thinga-ma-bob do exactly? Well for starters it does just about everything a Windows machine (without M$, thanks to Linux) and a Kantronics TNC can do. As backup and supplement I use another powerbank with a rollable solar panel which has a USB 5 Volt and 12 Volt output. I use a logarithmic-periodic 4-element antenna for 144/430Mhz and an AlexLoop for KW.įor the power supply I use the battery built into the IC-705, the Raspberry Pi hangs on a powerbank and the iPad has a built-in battery anyway. On the road I use the hotspot mode in the Raspberry Pi, control it with the iPad via VNC and use a large photo tripod with a holder for the radio, computer and the antennas. Thanks Jason, very good work.Īt my place in the radio room I use a small tripod for the IC-705 and to the Raspberry Pi I connect monitor, keyboard and mouse. Jason, KM4ACK has developed a great script which allows you to install all important programs on the Raspberry Pi, almost fully automatic. There you can find extensive information about QRP operation, amateur radio and the Raspberry Pi. Installing programs under Linux is not always easy and here I recommend to check out the YouTube pages of KM4ACK and OH8STN. The PI3 is completely sufficient for the programs I use. In addition it happened from time to time that some external devices (e.g. I tested the PI4 for a while, but it gets too hot and has a much higher power consumption. I myself currently use a PI3 for this purpose. But the Raspberry PI has also proven to be very useful as a wireless computer. The use with Windows or MacOS is very easy. This is perfect for WSJT-X, FLDigi, SSTV, Packet Radio and much more. Audio, CAT (TRX control) and GPS are transmitted with only one USB cable. Due to its size, built-in battery and connectivity, it is especially well suited for portable operation and digital modes. The many possibilities of the IC-705 as a portable KW/50/144/430-Mhz multimode transceiver are impressive. The performance and functionality of a base station in one hand. October 2020 in General by Karl-Heinz Krawczyk ![]()
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