The Raspberry Pi

I have a Pi 3 B+ that I'm going to try using as my shack "computer".

We'll see how it works out... while I was an expert in unix, it's been about 20 years since I did any serious work, other than minor "shell scripting" of various sorts (ksh mostly. lately a little bash).

So far, I've got a 32Gig SD card that boots up a later version of debian (? I think. I'm not up on the nuances of the various distros, images etc that one can load for linux generally, and the rpi specifically)

On that I've downloaded, and built, hamlib, flrig, wsjtx and gpredict.

WSJTX 2.2.1 runs, but am having trouble figuring out what ports it is using.

For this, I'd like to hook up my IC-706 using my xgcomms audio/cat cable that connects into the DNC port on the back of the rig.

Using this, WSJTX seems to "hear" when I choose a default audio port, but I've not figured out the vox, nor a rig interface, that will work.

More later as I work though this.

The good news is that the IC-706 is "up" again, and I actually copied some signals (WSJTX did decode some stations)..... I feel like the station is slowly coming to life after a long summer hiatus.

new operating position

Well, at least a new desk.

Moving on from my trusty FT-736R, I'm going to stay "low power" for now.

Had this old desk, obtained from my father-in-law's old office. A desk he inherited from the previous office occupant.

After some sanding, a beautiful top emerged, and thus will be featured a little more prominently during radio operations.