Regarding the RPi, I like experimenting with it
but as a shack computer the idea of a separate
computer unit plus monitor plus keyboard seems a
bit of a kluge.
Just now my shack computer is an 11" 2010 MacBook
Air with 250GB SSD. It runs both Windows 10 and OS
X 10.11.4, so I can use the many ham apps (such as
EZNEC) unique to Windows and not requiring too
much computing power. A real plus is that it can
sit in front of my K3 or KX3 and I can still see
the rig's front panel over the top of the
computer's monitor -- and the monitor is plenty
large enough for the digital modes, and the
keyboard is full size.
My most compact RPi set up now is an RP2 with a
small keyboard with trackpad and a 7" HDMI
monitor. Due to the separate boxes that takes up
more space than the 11" MacBook Air, while having
a smaller-than-normal keyboard and a screen which
is a challenge to use.
So I just don't get all the enthusiasm for using
an RPi (or BBB) as the shack computer to support
the Elecraft utilities, etc. No problem with
Linux (which I can run on the MBAir, and do run on
my RPi2), just with the physical arrangement.
73, Phil W7OX
On 4/8/16 10:10 AM, Roger Klein wrote:
Add me as well for running on the Pi, this would be useful to have.
Roger N5RWK
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