[Leaplist] Fwd: Port Saint Lucie Amateur Radio Association

[Patrick]

John Simpson wrote:
> On 2009-03-01, at 0909, patrick wrote:
>>
>> I volunteer, as I have my truck, and have been there to Port St. 
>> Lucie, as my Brother and Sister-in-law live in their Port St. Lucie 
>> home, which I have visited a few times.
>
> i can't do the driving (i doubt my car would survive the trip) but if 
> you want to go down, i'm willing to take the ride.
>
>
>> I would be able to bring a couple computer systems, in the 300 MHz to 
>> 1900MHz range that can demonstrate loading times for Linux LiveCDs, 
>> and  the FOSS most advantageous to HAMs, with some help from any 
>> other HAM in LEAP-CF who knows more about HAM programs in Linux.
>
> i can bring the machine i had at the hamcation, as well as my radio... 
> the radio and hookup wires are all still in the pelican box (which is 
> where they live when i'm not actually using them) and the computer is 
> on the shelf in my closet, untouched since i packed it up at the end 
> of hamcation.
>
>
>> Hopefully, fldigi could be demonstrated, although perhaps most of the 
>> Port St. Lucie folks saw it running at Orlando Hamcation 2009, so 
>> other ideas and demos might be best.
>>
>> I can drive down in my Ford F-150 pick-up, or, ride with someone 
>> else, splitting expenses...
>>
>> A neat thing might be to demo Open Source apps. for:
>>
>> -  Antenna design for Long wire, Yagi, Cubical Quad, and Vertical  
>> monopole  designs.
>
> i haven't done much with antenna design software, that's more your 
> "thing" than mine.
>
>
>> -  Ham Logging and print out of blank or completed forms (Open Office 
>> templates?)
>
> even better... phil, what was the logging software we used that one 
> year at field day, where the computers found each other on the network 
> and kept each others' logs up to date automatically?
>
>
>> -  QSL card design in Open Office, GIMP... (Any templates?)
>
> i'm not aware of any, but i'm sure it can't be that hard to make some 
> up... i remember making custom business cards at one time by printing 
> them on 120-pound card stock with a laser printer. the tricky parts were:
>
> - laying out the page with blocks of the correct size. i don't 
> remember the exact dimensions, but i remember i was able to print 12 
> cards on each sheet of paper.
>
> - cutting them to size after printing, which means using a 
> straight-edge paper cutter and making sure it was lined up correctly.
>
> - dealing with the fact that laser printer toner does eventually flake 
> off of business cards, especially when carried around in your pocket. 
> (i never did figure that part out.)
>
>
>> -  Circuit design software
>
> again, no experience.
>
>
>> -  Balun and Unun design for impedance matching
>
> not sure what this has to do with linux per se...
>
>
>> I am compiling a listing, towards an objective of making a CDrom, of 
>> Open Source design applications and programs for HAMs, and, in my 
>> search, may find an Open Source compilation, and anyone can chime in 
>> here!
>
> you could also use the puppy CD that phil made for the hamcation, and 
> add a bunch of these programs to it. i *think* i still have a "ham 
> linux" CD from last year, i remember it had a lot more programs on it- 
> that might be a good list to start from, or the last version of harv's 
> disc... just make sure we have current versions of each program, and 
> that at least one of us knows how to use each one.
>
> something else to add to the list... xastir, for doing APRS.
>
> here's another idea- why not master your own "ham linux" CD, not just 
> for this one meeting, but also as a regular online thing? "harv" 
> hasn't updated his disc in years, so there's certainly room for 
> somebody else to step up to the plate, especially if you're going to 
> keep on top of updates and so forth.
>
> if you want to do this, i'll donate the web hosting and set up a 
> mailing list where you and your users can talk about support and 
> suggestions.
>
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I am for the trip.

I have a paper cutting board. like new...

The CQRLOG program is one such logging program, in Linux.

Lots more that I am finding out, in my search.


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