We have an IRLP node here in abbeville. It's run by a friend of mine Kris KD5QYV. http://wotipka.com/KD5QYV/ It's pretty neat being able to talk all around the world from your truck on the drive to work.
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 16:17:28 -0800 (PST), Justin W. Pauler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, > > While I have not seen the receiver web applet before, there is another type > of similar setup I think you'll find interesting. Instead of just being able > to listen, what if you could actually use the end station to receive AND > transmit! A handful of clubs from around the world have taken time to connect > a full ham station to a PC and allow other operators to use it from across > the Internet. > > Believe it or not, we actually are fortunate enough to have such a station > here in Baton Rouge! The station is provided by LSU and the Highland Road > Observatory, and for those who might be radio savvy, features a Kenwood > TS-2000 configured for Satellite, terrestrial repeater and world wide H.F. > use. Through the magic of a very nice client and a simple NetMeeting session, > you can control every aspect of the radio and transmit and receive as well. > I've had several chances to use this setup and it works quite well. For more > information visit: http://www.bro.lsu.edu/radio/. > > Being new to the group, I'm not sure what has been discussed before and what > hasn't, but I'll throw this one out there just in case. One of the neater > things we've been playing with is VoIP Ham Applications, IRLP, > http://www.irlp.net and EchoLink, http://www.echolink.org in particular. I've > had an IRLP station setup locally for more than a year and I love it, I can > connect across the world and make contacts, or across the state, assuming > that area has a node (or radio connected to the Internet). Best of all the > IRLP system uses Linux (originally Redhat, but Debian and Fedora are in the > process of being adapted) for the computer sending and receiving from the > Internet. If anyone has any questions or if there is any interest I'd be > happy to provide more information either on or off list. > > Just something else pumping up the hobby... > > Justin W. Pauler > > --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:59:09 -0800 (PST) > To: [email protected] > Subject: [brlug-general] for the Hams, and future hams: DX on a web page > > > > Now this is really cool! > > There are a number of DXers out there who have hooked > up a radio receiver to their PCs and allow others to > tune it via a web applet. > > And, the web applet looks like a full featured radio > receiver, with all kinds of knobs and buttons!!! ;) > > Not only that, but there are others listening in as > well, so you can chat with them. > > WARNING: The web applet actually controls a piece of > hardware sitting out there on the Internet somewhere, > so know what you are doing first and then ask for > permission from the others listening before tuning > freqs or changing settings. RTFM and be polite!!! > > Great way to get your feet wet without buying > anything. > > http://dxtuners.com > > John > PS: Apologies if someone has posted this before, but I > just had to share this. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Adam Melancon Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us Personal: http://www.melancon.org
