Skyview - cannot access - Help Please

Mind sharing the info?
There are lot of HAM enthusiasts in this forum like @keithma, @caius, @geckoVN, @SweetPea11, @Dxista, and many more, who will be interested.

‘Ham/ham’ please - It’s neither an abbreviation or an acronym so HAM is inappropriate :smiley:

/edit - I have a couple of Pis running amateur radio stuff, one is a QRSS grabber and the other is a receive only APRS i-gate. I’ve also used Pis for WSPR and other data modes with fldigi. I’m always keen to know what other things I can use them for in the hobby.

Easy Raspberry Pi Build for Ham Radio Digital Operations | Build-a-Pi Easy Raspberry Pi Build for Ham Radio Digital Operations | Build-a-Pi - YouTube

KM4ACK has assembled a great build for a Pi that runs most desired software - it worked for me right off the blocks. I’ll keep one Pi dedicated to PiAware 1090 and the other is my portable connection to a CRKits 40m WSJT-X FT8 transceiver for QRP use http://crkits.com/ - KM4ACK has a HotSpot configuration so you can use a tablet to control the Pi from nearby. Easy as Pi Access Point WIFI hotspot - YouTube Most of the software his build installs is detailed in videos on his YouTube channel.

I just sent for the QRPGuys transceiver for 20/30/40m FT8 QRPGuys DSB Digital Transceiver Kit - QRPGuys

I’m quite happy with SOTAbeams antennas for field use https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ with these dedicated FT8 transceivers or my Elecraft KX2.

Bret/N4SRN

I prefer to call them “Amateur Radio Operators” rather than HAM

I keep looking at that kit, it does seem like a fun little build.

I must admit that ‘ham’ seems a bit too American for me - I prefer amateur radio to ham every day of the week :wink: but that’s my British stiff upper lip kicking in :smiley:

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I’ve had this long standing but low level desire to get a license. Even bought and studied part of the book but it was a slowww slog for me.

KB4ERT is also a HAM Radio Operator or Amateur Radio Operator…

KB4ERT

There are too many packages out there, but the ‘new trend’ is to have an image, just like Piaware, with the most common/popular packages pre-installed.

A few that I know of are:

PiSDR

W3DJS
http://bit.ly/W3DJSRasPiv2ImgCompressed

YAPI
Can’t find the URL right now, sorry.

Great information. Thanks for posting.

73, kn6hh

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