[arm-allstar] Fldigi

[John]

Great information, Ron. I'll be interested in participating once my BBB is
up and running. As a matter of fact, think I'd better order my second BBB
right now. Great concept.

John
WB5NFC


On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Ron Wenig <rwenig at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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
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