On Tue, 4 Feb 2014, Craig Simpson wrote:
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 5:55 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> At a BLUG planning meeting this past summer, I brought a handheld ham
> radio and floated the idea that such radios would be helpful in
> coordinating things during LinuxFest NW. Has anyone been doing any
> thinking along these lines?
>
> I encourage everyone with even a smidgen of interest in radio to get
> their license.
We could agree on a 2m regency for the show. Not sure if there are repeaters
in the area. Been meaning to break out my handy-talkie for a while now.
What ham radio linux applications are "you" using out there my Linux peeps?
There are repeaters in the area, but I have a very hard time hitting any
of them with an HT. I think it would work if we coordinate with the clubs
to identify some unused simplex channels and use those. How large an area
do we expect our radios to cover?
For programming various radios, CHIRP is quite nice. See
http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
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David Griffith
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