[amsat-bb] rasbarry pi

Fri Feb 14 23:00:53 UTC 2020

The TH-D74 has CAT?

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 15:42 Dmitry Mizin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Also installed Gpredict for Buster. Went beyond just opening it up - this
> RPi is at heart of my portable setup - using it with TH-D74A for downlink
> and IC-706MKIIG for uplink controlled with Gpredict, Hamlib and via USB. At
> some point i also did the build of the most recent Gpredict (there were
> couple additions to the program not yet in the deb file) - once all
> prerequisites were installed, built out went without any issues.
>
> Just for those curious - TH-D74 required me to build Hamlib from source on
> RPi as the one in the repository did not have support for this radio.
>
> Gpredict is great program and in some way I like it even more than SatPC32.
> The only feature it is missing is fine adjustments for VFO on the radio.
> But I figured out how to work it.
>
> Dmitry, N6DNM
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 7:48 AM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Gpredict is very easy to install on a Raspberry Pi.  I did so on the
> > "Buster" version of Raspbian.  There is a .deb file to download and it
> just
> > installs and runs.  Disclaimer:  I have not tried to use it more than
> just
> > to see that it started up ok and displayed satellites.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Burns WB1FJ
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:49 PM Joseph Armbruster via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > > James,
> > >
> > > Look into up-board.org, should suite you better than a RPi.  It's not
> > > cheap
> > > but it's not expensive either, considering what you're getting for the
> > > size...
> > >
> > > 73's,
> > > Joseph Armbruster
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:12 PM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <
> > > amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > You could install Ubuntu instead of Raspian, I guess. Gpredict is in
> > the
> > > > repositories.
> > > >
> > > > At any rate: GIYF.
> > > >
> > > > Hans
> > > >
> > > > BX2ABT
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > P.S. I always think it is funny that people want something cheap,
> small
> > > > and lean like an RPi and still expect something like the whole clunky
> > > > Windows system with its software to work on it. The RPi was designed
> > > > with the maker/educator in mind and that almost automatically means
> > > > using a Linux based distro.
> > > >
> > > > So please, if you want to start tinkering with RPis or other single
> > > > board computers (SBCs) then start changing your thinking and that
> means
> > > > no more Windows. If you don't want to change, then don't consider low
> > > > cost SBCs an option.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2/14/20 2:52 AM, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > > > > I answered you when you asked this on January 29th, but will
> provide
> > > more
> > > > > detail as to why this isn't possible without quite a bit of effort.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Raspberry Pi uses an ARM-based processor, generally running
> some
> > > > > distribution of Linux. SatPC32 is written for computers using
> > x86-based
> > > > > processors running Windows. There is a possibility you could get it
> > > > > running, slowly, with a lot of effort through use of x86 emulation
> > and
> > > > the
> > > > > Wine compatibility layer, but it would require quite a bit of
> rather
> > > > > advanced work.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gpredict is the software you want to use for satellite tracking and
> > it
> > > > > works great on the Raspberry Pi. Unfortunately it's not in the
> > Raspbian
> > > > > repository, so it does require some work to get it installed.
> Without
> > > > > knowing what operating system or what version of the Raspberry Pi
> you
> > > are
> > > > > using, I can't direct you to the proper guide.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73,
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul, N8HM
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 1:37 PM James Brown via AMSAT-BB <
> > > > amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Is anyone running sat 32  on a raspberry computer? If so how
> would I
> > > set
> > > > >> it up?
> > > > >> Jim KI6WJ
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