It's nice to hear some good words about linux. It's a great operating system. The advances in the user interface in the last few years have been very dramatic. Linux is now easier to use then Windows. There are 4 or 5 different interfaces and you can use any or all when ever you want. (You just log off, select a different desktop interface and log back on). I prefer ubuntu myself and you can select and install all of the popular ham software directly from the free software catalog. The installation is all automatic.
I've been working with Windows literally from day one of its first version. Windows always had a lead over linux. It was more stable and easier to use. Now the tables are turned and the reverse is true. Windows 7 is pretty good. Better than any Windows version yet. But linux, especially my favorite - ubuntu, has been on an accelerated development curve. And in the last few releases, it has become a stunner. Its beautiful, stable, logical, easy to get the hang of and has just about every kind of software you need - completely free. You can install ubuntu linux right on your Windows machine without changing anything permanently. Its incredibly simple. I suspect there are a number of linux fans lurking about here. If you have any questions about how to use linux with your K2 or K3, I'll bet the answers will come quickly. I use several of the linux PSK31 programs and they work great and were a snap to setup and get working. I'm always happy to answer questions if anyone wants to try linux needs help getting started. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 6/2/2011 9:09 AM, Charles wrote: > On 02/06/11 12:35, Jeff Cochrane wrote: >> What I want to be able to do is to run a logging program, update& control >> my K3 and do other general around the shack work. > I am currently running Linux Ubuntu 10.10 and CQRLOG on my Acer 5742Z > laptop in the shack. CQRLOG is fully integrated with the K3 and > certainly makes DX chasing a lot easier. I recently demonstrated the > setup at my radio club when my friend John G3BFP (FOC) nabbed a Russian > op who was in Taiwan on 20m. The antenna was a bit of wire up a nearby > flagpole. I doubt if we would have found him without the help of CQRLOG. > > I have not used Microsoft Windows for the last twelve years and the > Linux GUI has improved considerably in that time. > > The current setup is the best operating system and the best logging > program that I have experienced and it is all free of cost. > Never had a virus of any kind since leaving Windows behind :-) > > Charles > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
