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xnec2c and cutecw
by Jerry DeLisle April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020

Seeing this on the list Ben posted, I have actually used this one a lot. A few years back I modified these to size the windows a little better for my laptop. I just had these on one of my local machines, dont know if I still have it. I could do tweaks on these if anyone notices some need. Is it out on a git repository somewhere. I have not looked yet. Jerry KF7RCC

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Self Introduction: David Sastre
by David Sastre April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020

Hello, First off, my apologies for the poor etiquette of not introducing myself before. My name is David Sastre, I work as a Cloud Architect for Red Hat in the EMEA region. My background is in system administration, identity management, security and automation. These days more focused in OpenShift and all things containers. I have always had an interest in ham radio, but never had enough time, motivation or money at the same time to commit to it properly. Now might be a good time. As a complete newbie to this field, I'm reading a lot, preparing to take my exam and get licensed. In my country, Spain, there are a few amateur radio associations, I'm a member of the URE (www.ure.es) where I've been assigned a temporary listening-only indicative (EA6325URE) until I get the definitive one. In the meantime, I've been using some of the already packaged software available in Fedora, and filled a couple of BZs (nothing really relevant), in order to, at least, have something to prove my interest in this SIG and my willingness to contribute. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1815664 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1815481 I'm also interested in the (obviously) closely related field of electronics. I'm completely self-tought, so may I ask the group to bear with me while I learn the ropes. Cheers!

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direwolf 1.6 prerelease in copr
by Matt Domsch April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020

Direwolf soundcard-based TNC is approaching a 1.6 release. I've been running it as an APRS digipeater and igate from my home in Austin for several months, and it's been working great. I'm waiting for the actual 1.6 release before updating any of the Fedora mainline repos. I've now built it in copr for Fedora 31, 32, and rawhide. $ sudo dnf copr enable mdomsch/direwolf $ sudo dnf install direwolf This packaging adds a system service to run direwolf in the background, with logs into /var/log/direwolf. I've also updated my copr build of CubicSDR to pick up the new hamlib 4.0 pre-release that was pushed there recently. $ sudo dnf copr enable mdomsch/CubicSDR $ sudo dnf install CubicSDR Thanks, Matt N5MLD

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unretiring CubicSDR from Fedora rawhide
by Matt Domsch April 12, 2020

April 12, 2020

CubicSDR provides a panadapter experience, showing the RF spectrum for the band you have selected. I use it with my Yaesu FTDX3000D radio frequently, along with an inexpensive RTL-SDR adapter. I've prepared CubicSDR to be unretired from Fedora rawhide (F33), now that wxGTK 3.1 is available in rawhide. Package review ticket here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1821987 Reviews appreciated. Thanks, Matt

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GQRX broken dependencies in Fedora 32
by David Sastre March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020

Hello, Probably a known issue, but, on a recently upgraded system, I'm facing an error trying to install gqrx due to broken dependencies, as gqrx depends on an older version of GNURadio: # rpm -q gnuradio gnuradio-3.8.0.0-5.fc32.x86_64 # dnf install gqrx Last metadata expiration check: 0:22:37 ago on Fri 20 Mar 2020 12:20:24 CET. Error: Problem: conflicting requests - nothing provides libgnuradio-analog-3.7.13.5.so.0.0.0()(64bit) needed by gqrx-2.11.5-7.fc31.x86_64 - nothing provides libgnuradio-blocks-3.7.13.5.so.0.0.0()(64bit) needed by gqrx-2.11.5-7.fc31.x86_64 - nothing provides libgnuradio-pmt-3.7.13.5.so.0.0.0()(64bit) needed by gqrx-2.11.5-7.fc31.x86_64 - nothing provides libgnuradio-runtime-3.7.13.5.so.0.0.0()(64bit) needed by gqrx-2.11.5-7.fc31.x86_64 - nothing provides libgnuradio-digital-3.7.13.5.so.0.0.0()(64bit) needed by gqrx-2.11.5-7.fc31.x86_64 - nothing provides libgnuradio-fft-3.7.13.5.so.0.0.0()(64bit) needed by gqrx-2.11.5-7.fc31.x86_64 - nothing provides libgnuradio-filter-3.7.13.5.so.0.0.0()(64bit) needed by gqrx-2.11.5-7.fc31.x86_64 (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages) Please, let me know if this show be reported as a bugzilla or by opening an issue in other system. Regards.

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Anyone using lpsk31?
by Richard Shaw March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020

I fixed lpsk31 after a failure to build from source due to the GCC 10 update but after talking to the developer, he doubts it sees much use with more modern alternatives. Even a RPi can run fldigi. Anyone object to me retiring the package? Thanks, Richard KF5OIM

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Intent to retire lpsk31
by Richard Shaw Feb. 21, 2020

Feb. 21, 2020

I fixed it one last time but I seriously doubt anyone is using a curses based psk program at this point but I wanted to put it out here before retiring the package. Thanks, Richard KF5OIM

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CubicSDR & direwolf in rawhide/F32
by Matt Domsch Jan. 30, 2020

Jan. 30, 2020

I've killed off CubicSDR for rawhide/F32, as we aren't going to get a new wxGTK 3.1 in this release (or the forseeable future), and CubicSDR has a ton of abrt crash reports which cannot be addressed until the distro has wxGTK 3.1. Direwolf in rawhide currently fails due to upgraded gpsd APIv9. It may be as simple as bumping the API compatibility test from v8 to v9, but upstream needs to review and confirm that before I'd just patch it and pray. https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/issues/241 Thanks, Matt N5MLD

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fldigi/flrig alpha builds for Fedora/RHEL/CentOS
by Richard Shaw Jan. 9, 2020

Jan. 9, 2020

Please let me know if there's interest so I know if this is something I should continue to do. I setup a COPR for Fedora (29->Rawhide) and EL 8 to build the alphas that Dave regularly posts to the linuxham list so even if you don't have the ability to build them from source yourself you can still participate in the testing of these alpha releases. https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/hobbes1069/NBEMS-testing/ Currently I'm only building fldigi and flrig as I believe they are the most popular projects in the NBEMS suite of programs by far, but I'm willing to add others if there is interest. Keep in mind these are alpha and there may be dragons :) So make sure you know how to downgrade a package if needed. Currently I'm building the packages manually when I see the emails, there is nothing automated at this time. If I miss one you want to test a simple email ping is usually sufficient. Thanks, Richard KF5OIM

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Bob@fedoraunity still around?
by Geoffrey Marr Aug. 13, 2019

Aug. 13, 2019

Hi Fedora hams, Is Bob@fedoraunity still around? I am trying to get added to the Fedora Amateur Radio SIG and have contacted him twice to no avail. I would like to update the SIG page and try to bring some more light to this group, but want to be sure I am an official member before doing so. Geoff Marr IRC: coremodule

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