%TOC% ---++ Introduction Linux and ham radio go together very well. They share much of the same spirit of freedom, independence, and "do it yourself" attitude. Perhaps not surprisingly, there is a great deal of radio-related software available for Linux, much of it high quality, FreeSoftware, and free of charge. Some of this software is interesting even to non-hams - satellite tracking programs, for instance, or PC programs for listening to special modes, or for receiving WEFAX (weather faxes). Linux also offers a great deal of engineering-related software, such as circuit-design and diagramming programs. Linux is beginning to get broader attention in the amateur radio community. See, for instance, "Digital Dimension", March 2004 _QST_, where Stan Horpeza WA1LOU writes, "In the days that followed the posting of my _Linux_ Surfin' columns, I received more mail than about anything I've written in over a quarter of a century." ---++ GNHLUG Involvement [[http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/][It has been announced that the Hosstraders event itself has been discontinued.]] GNHLUG usually had a booth at [[http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/][Hosstraders Hamfest]], to spread the word about Linux and GNHLUG, and (when possible) to demonstrate radio-related Linux software. We used our Organizational.ArtWork, banners, business cards, Organizational.BrochureWare and current Linux distributions. We were there for Spring 2006. See [[http://www.mail-archive.com/gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org/msg14218.html][Hosstraders report]]. We sampled the first year of [[http://www.near-fest.com/][NEAR-Fest]], too. However, we reached the conclusion that the time for GNHLUG involvement in hamfest has passed. Linux was gone mainstream; handing out CDs and advocating Linux is no longer needed. This decision was reached mostly independently of the Hosstraders/NEAR-Fest transition. See also: HosstradersAnnouncement, PastHosstradersPhotos ---++ More Stuff More information on radio-related software for Linux is available at many sites on the Web. ---+++ Software Directories These sites are directories (listings) of radio-related software for Linux. If you are looking for a program to do a particular thing, try looking here. * http://radio.linux.org.au -- this is the website we print out and bring with us to Hosstraders * http://www.n9nu.net/linux/linux.php -- another listing, with an emphasis on the Mandrake distribution ---+++ AFU-Knoppix http://www.afu-knoppix.de/ A German ham, Hubert Fink (DG7MGY), has created a customized version of the Knoppix Linux system, called AFU-Knoppix. Knoppix (and AFU-Knoppx) are "Live CD" systems. You can boot (start) you computer, and run all the software, right off the CD, with no installation required. AFU-Knoppix includes many ham and GPS applications ready to run, complete with icons on the desktop. It has most of the standard Knoppix applications as well. ---+++ Harv's Hamshack Hack http://hamshack-hack.sourceforge.net/ Another Knoppix-plus-ham Live CD, created by Harv AI9NL. It appears to be tracking Knoppix releases more quickly then AFU-Knoppix. Harv is also an English-speaker, which makes his stuff easier to read for people who don't read German. ---+++ Debian-Ham http://debianham.sunsite.dk Debian-Ham is a floppy-based Linux ham radio software system. It was conceived as an alternative to to K1EA's well-known "CT" program for Microsoft Windows. ---+++ Debian Dxpedition Disk http://home.iae.nl/users/reinc/dxpedition_disk.html This is a CD-based system designed for ham radio operations, especially DX Expeditions. It relies upon the use of a USB Memory Drive (commonly called "key drives" or "pen drives") to store data, config files, and the logging program TLF. It enables anyone to slip a CD into a laptop and boot into a Linux system with ham radio software loaded without touching the hard drive. TLF is a very full featured contest loging program, and worth using at the base station as well. [[http://astore.amazon.com/gracoproducts-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=4][graco bassinet]]
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