I've only tried a few Amateur radio Android apps. Here's the ones that I've found to be useful so far: Repeaterbook for the USA & Canada (they make another one for Europe). UTC Nixie. QRZdroid. NCDXF beacon. Locator (for Lat/Long & VHF grid location, & other location-related stuff). HamGPS (for Lat/Long & VHF grid location, & other location-related stuff). Ham radio tools (band limits, altitude & lots of other stuff). As I don't currently have a data plan, these apps work offline, or mostly offline.
One thing that I haven't found, but would love to, is an Android or GNU/Linux app that listens to CW & converts it into English. I've tried one or 2 apps, that try to do this, but fail miserably. So, if anybody finds one, please let me know. Thanks, Elcaset On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > As a FOSS/Linux nut and a ham, call is KP4DJT, yes I was licensed in > Puerto Rico for those who recognize the prefix, I enjoy anything that mixes > the two. Indeed for many years the best software for amateur radio was on > Linux, this has slipped somewhat, which is sad because the other OS is > still > in my opinion the same as a car with the hood welded shut. But the masses > demand it because that is what they all run. > > While living in Tampa, I helped keep the local amateur packet radio network > running, all of our switches were Linux based and allowed the use of > multiple > protocols. (Not so for those running something on the other OS) It was fun > times, and I am looking forward to getting back into some of that here. I > live > a bit far north to attend your activities, and also I am a field service > engineer > and most of the time I travel (was in Maui this week) to places well > outside > of driving distance to the meetings. > > One of the things I am always looking for is ham radio apps for my Android > boxen. As that is what I carry on the road now. I am going to try to get me > something lighter than my X200 so I can go back to carrying a Linux box > too. > But I also have to watch the weight, they do not give frequent flyer miles > for > baggage fees... B-[ > > > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 3:44 PM, elcaseti . <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Also on the subject of Gnu/Linux and Amateur radio, "Linux in the Ham > > Shack" is a podcast, & they also have an irc channel. > > > > http://lhspodcast.info/ > > > > Cheers, > > > > Elcaset > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 01:42:05PM -0700, Tyrell Jentink wrote: > > > > While looking at topics that are a fusion between Linux and other > > > > hobbies... I'm a pretty big fan of ham radio, and there are plenty of > > > > projects in ham radio that use Linux; AX.25 Soundmodem Drivers for > both > > > > packet and APRS, Broadband-Hamnet (Formerly HSMM-MESH), and > > > > telemetry/telecommand all come to mind as interesting topics that > > > actually > > > > DO relate to Linux, Unix, and Computers in general. > > > > > > Tyrell for next speaker! I would love to learn about this! > > > > > > Given that the firefox phone project is in Portland, that > > > PersonalTelco makes free wifi goodness for the city, and my > > > own satellite computation delivered by microwaves project(*) > > > the sooner we all get savvy about radio and open source, the > > > sooner we free the pipes that connect our free software. > > > > > > Keith > > > > > > (*) http://server-sky.com > > > -- > > > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy > > http://www.freegeekseattle.org/ > > https://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/topics?hl=en > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > -- > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > Glass, five thousand years of history and getting better. > The only container material that the USDA gives blanket approval on. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy http://www.freegeekseattle.org/ https://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/topics?hl=en _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
