Actually as I read up and brush up for my June exam I am becoming interested in the satellite communications aspect. Thus I think that after I get my ticket again, I will create a PPA with the current software so that "HAMs" can take any Ubuntu install and install all the necessary software they want/need.
The only thing that makes me sad is the that the ARRL and other groups seems to think that MS Windows is the only OS they need to support. Joe On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Ed Nisley <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 2011-05-06 at 17:56 -0400, Chris Knadle wrote: > > even an inactive ham that has 15 year old equipment sitting around can > > still be a very useful thing if a disaster happens. > > That used to be true, but these days the assorted levels of government > want a cadre of trained and deployable communicators. IMHO, the ARRL has > been desperately selling this concept to ensure amateur radio remains > relevant, but it looks very much like an unpaid job to me: all the > requirements with none of the benefits. > > Untrained folks showing up with an HT get turned away. No lie. > > Which is why I'm largely a tinker... > > -- > Ed > http://softsolder.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jun 1 - Zimbra > Jul 6 - Jul 2011 > Aug 3 - Scala - 100th MHVLUG meeting >
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