[arm-allstar] Fldigi

[Ron Wenig]

Hello BeagleBone enthusiasts,

I wanted to update everyone on something a small group of us has been 
experimenting on.  Each of us has a second BBB node that we connect to 
each other with and send digital data to each other using the digital 
program Fldigi.  We haven't yet come up with a practical use for it 
except to see if it would work.  We could expand it's use by connecting 
a radio and using it as a portable digital data station that could be 
used in an area that may have been effected by an event and has limited 
communications.  It can be used as the last mile to provide an RF link 
to another station that has an Internet connection.

Right now my station has 2 computers with audio line in connected to 
line out and out connected to in.  One computer has Fldigi running using 
the internal sound card.  The other computer has Iaxrpt running also 
using the internal sound card.  To transmit I press the transmit key on 
Iaxrpt then on the other computer use Fldigi to send a message out to 
the other connected node.  The reason I can't use just one computer is 
Iaxrpt will unkey if it is not the active program.

The next plan is to hook up a radio to the BBB and use a second radio 
with a SignaLink.  This would then become the portable digital data 
station.  Using RF we wouldn't have to use Iaxrpt.

Is anyone else doing anything like this with the BBB.  In the back of my 
mind I'm thinking of trying something with packet.  I have a couple of 
TNCs laying around that I'd love to put to use.  Possibly setting up an 
old fashioned Bulletin Board System maybe running in the BeagleBone.  
I'm not sure if there is an Arch Linux Packet BBS program out there or 
if it could run along side of the Allstar program.  For now if you would 
like to try Fldigi connect to node 40892 and give it a try.  I usually 
have Fldigi running and parked on 1500 on the waterfall.  Just make sure 
you aren't connected to any other node.

73, Ron NY3J