https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/ 2026-04-15T14:25:44+0000 https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/ https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/lib/tpl/adoradark/images/favicon.ico text/html 2024-11-26T01:25:48+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=ares_d1&rev=1732584348&do=diff Oregon ARES District 1 Net For a number of years I served as a net control station on the Oregon ARES District 1 Net. The Net runs every day from 7:30 to 8:00 PM, Pacific Time. The Net operates on linked repeaters of the Amateur Radio Relay Group with the following frequencies: 147.320, 442.325, 444.400, and 147.040 text/html 2023-05-14T16:41:04+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=darsmaster&rev=1684082464&do=diff DARS: Distributed Amateur Radio Station NOTE: This subject is in the early stages of development. Expect it to change substantially and often. [Related Topics] * SDR Primer -- the basics of Software Defined Radio for Amateurs * SDR in action -- my experience with Software Defined Radio text/html 2019-11-05T02:39:27+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=hamsoftwareforlinux&rev=1572921567&do=diff Running Amateur Radio Software on Linux Here is where I share my experience with installing and using Ham software on Linux computers. Linux Use A discussion of how we might increase the use of Linux in Amateur Radio Logging I'm switching from a paper log to one on the computer, using text/html 2018-10-04T18:55:08+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lin-topic_pdfs_on_linux&rev=1538679308&do=diff Working with PDFs on Linux Topic for Jan. 11, 2018 (KC7MM, NCS) What is a PDF? Portable Document Format, from Adobe Systems * Intended for exchanging documents indpendent of application programs. Contains: * Text * Images * Possibly bookmarks, JavaScript, video elements text/html 2026-02-12T23:51:47+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=linux&rev=1770940307&do=diff Linux in Amateur Radio I use Linux for all my computer activity. That's not always easy when it comes to ham radio, because so much ham software is written to run only on Windows. I do what I can to foster production and use of ham radio applications for Linux: text/html 2025-02-20T18:44:26+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=linuxusernet&rev=1740077066&do=diff Linux User Net The Linux User Net meets every Monday at 8:10PM Pacific Time on the linked repeaters of the Amateur Radio Relay Group. Its purpose is to promote the use of Linux-based computers in Amateur Radio. Items of interest... * Linux in the news. Links to news items from the weekly Linux User Net. text/html 2019-04-01T01:21:27+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun-topic_dars_1&rev=1554081687&do=diff Introduction to DARS: Distributed Amateur Radio Station Going full digital with Ham Radio Linux User Net topic notes for for April 1, 2019 (KC7MM, NCS) The future is binary Amateur Radio is going digital. With the advent of affordable digital electronics, it’s only a matter of time before analog radios disappear from retailers’ shelves, and all new rigs are based on SDR. text/html 2019-01-15T03:27:24+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun-topic_discussions&rev=1547522844&do=diff Discussion Sessions January 14, 2018 Varied topics on Linux for Amateur Radio. (KC7MM) * Build a Raspberry Pi Panadapter Article in CQ magazine, Nov. 2018. YouTube video on software intallation (Broken link) * Why TARPN? -- Article in CQ magazine, Nov. 2018. Terminal Amateur Radio Packet Network. text/html 2018-10-03T02:26:49+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun-topic_linux_vendors&rev=1538533609&do=diff Linux Vendors: where to buy a Linux computer Topic notes for July 26, 2018 (KC7MM, NCS) Probably the majority of users of Linux on the desktop started with a system that come with Windows, and then installed Linux either beside Windows or in place of it. Bun not everyone wants to do that. One might like to have the convenience of firing up Linux right out of the box, on hardware that is known to be compatible. text/html 2018-09-29T01:44:34+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun-topic_optimize_rpi&rev=1538185474&do=diff Optimize Raspberry Pi for your particular use Topic Notes September 3, 2018 (KC7MM, NCS) Operating system options * Use Raspbian Lite, install only the applications you need. * Other official OS images * Unofficial images for special purposes * 10 examples * NextCloudPi * Detailed list * Pirate Radio FM transmitter 1MHz - 250MHz Python script for music server text/html 2018-10-03T01:50:07+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun-topic_optimize_shell&rev=1538531407&do=diff Making the command line work for you Topic for October 1, 2018 (KC7MM, NCS) * Working at the command line is a scare item that anti-Linux trolls trot out to make Linux sound hard to use. * Of course, we who use Linux know that pretty much everything on a Linux system can be done through a text/html 2020-09-14T18:10:08+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun-topic_sdr_dongles_with_linux&rev=1600107008&do=diff Using SDR dongles with Linux Discussion thread for the Linux User Net Part 1: Introduction Topic for December 3, 2018 (KC7MM, NCS) Uses Receive and digitally process RF signals * APRS * Satellites: AMSATs, weather * Computer-based spectrum analyser, panadapter text/html 2019-02-05T21:50:35+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun_topic_split_station&rev=1549403435&do=diff Split Station Topic notes for January 21, 2019 (KC7MM, NCS) The problem: * For a fixed station, the best location for the radios and antennas sometimes is not the best spot from which to operate them. * When travelling away from the station, the capabilities of available radios and antennas are generally lower, compared to those of base stations. The lower the frequency, the more this so. text/html 2020-09-09T18:37:27+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun_topics_by_date&rev=1599676647&do=diff Linux User Net: Topics by Session Date The complete text of Linux User Net topics is available at kc7nyr.com [ Linux User Net: Discussion Topics by Subject ] 2020: July through December September 7, 2020 Streaming RTL-SDR reception over a network (KC7MM) August 31, 2020 PineBook Pro, AutoTux distro. JACK audio connection kit, JackTrip text/html 2023-03-28T23:43:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun_topics_by_subject&rev=1680046999&do=diff Linux User Net: Discussion Topics by Subject [The complete text of Linux User Net topics is available at kc7nyr.com ] Android * LineageOS install on old Android phones (K7SAK) September 10, 2018 Boot loaders, GRUB * Working with boot loaders in Linux (K7SAK) September 23, 2019 Command line, terminal * Making the command line work for you (KC7MM) October 1, 2018 text/html 2020-09-09T18:41:58+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lun_topics_links&rev=1599676918&do=diff Linux User Net: Links for discussion topics [Listed here are links related to discussion topics on the Linux User Net.] Audio recordings of the Linux User Net sessions are available for listening at kc7nyr.com. For more topics and discussion, visit The Linux User Net Group at groups.io. September 7, 2020 text/html 2020-08-24T02:47:26+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=programs&rev=1598237246&do=diff Programs I write computer programs. I work primarily in Python 3. Programming for Amateur Radio My programs Completed * A Python 3 class to work with a FlexRadio FlexControl. Allows the use of the FlexControl with any Python program. [Download] In progress text/html 2022-05-20T16:20:02+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=sdrmaster&rev=1653063602&do=diff Software Defined Radio In Action The intent of his section is to document my experience with Software Defined Radio (SDR). I run only Linux on my computers, so my use of Software Defined Radio -- and my observations about it -- will be in that general context. SDR has become my area of strongest interest in Amateur Radio. text/html 2026-02-17T03:07:52+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1771297672&do=diff Amateur Radio and related activities for KC7MM My name is Russ. I'm an Amateur Radio operator, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission with the call sign KC7MM. Featured * Linux in the news. Links to news items from the weekly Linux User Net. * How to run an OpenHamClock server on Linux. Host you own. text/html 2022-07-28T20:01:51+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kc7mm.muuvum.com/wiki/doku.php?id=weather&rev=1659038511&do=diff Weather and Climate Understand * Meteorology Course (YouTube) * Book: Sverre Petterssen, Introduction to Meteorology. Classic textbook by a pioneer in the field. (I've had my copy since I took M&O 101 in 1966 -- it's a keeper.) At Amazon Observe * Skywarn spotters * Book: Steven Burt,