[amsat-bb] FoxTelem with Linux?

[Paul Stoetzer]

"The method that Paul N8HM mentioned will probably also work, but you
will lose audio output from your speakers."

I have used the module-virtual-source method and, while it's true that
you lose the audio output to speakers from Gqrx, you can send the
audio to the speakers from FoxTelem.

73,

Paul, N8HM
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 10:04 AM Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net> wrote:
>
> I assume it is a distro running PulsAudio and that all audio is working.
> In your next post please tell us what distro you're using, that would be
> helpful.
>
> 1) First install pavucontrol. Fire it up and also start GQRX and Foxtelem.
>
> 2) Pavucontrol has 5 tabs, go to the "Recording" one.
>
> 3) You will see something like "ALSA plug-in [java]: Alsa Capture
> from .....". (Foxtelem is a Java application, hence the mention of Java).
>
> 4) Click on the rectangle that comes after "from" and you will get a
> number of choices depending on the number of sound cards. It will
> probably be two options only.
>
> 5) pick the options with "Monitor of" in front of it. If correct you
> will see the VU-meter below it come to live, which means that Foxtelem
> should be picking up audio.
>
> 6) Be proud of yourself for putting an old laptop to good use and start
> enjoying it.
>
> If it doesn't work out mail me directly and I can provide you with some
> screen shots. The method that Paul N8HM mentioned will probably also
> work, but  you will lose audio output from your speakers.
>
> HTH,
>
>
> Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
> On 10/24/18 11:42 AM, Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I have just got an old Toshiba A100 laptop running on Linux.
> > I have GPredict, gqrx and FoxTelem running.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas on how to get gqrx feeding audio to FoxTelem?
> > Thanks,
> > 73,
> > Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
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