W3DJS Raspberry Pi Ham Radio Image v2.0 Released

Fellow Hams and Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts,

I am pleased to announce the release of version 2 of the Raspberry Pi Ham Radio Image I've been working on. It has additional applications since version 1, such as Pat WinLink for EmComm, wxtoimg for receiving weather images from NOAA satellites, and D-RATS for D-Star users. I have also included a number of ham-radio related wallpapers you can set the background to. See below for more information.

I have confirmed this image starts up successfully on the Raspberry Pi Model 2 B as well as newer Raspberry Pi boards. However, some of the applications require more CPU power than the Model 2 can provide, so YMMV.

You can download it from either: http://bit.ly/W3DJSRasPiv2ImgCompressed or via BitTorrent. Thanks to fellow Ham Norm Schklar, WA4ZXV, for hosting the image on his Google Drive.

Please send me any comments or concerns via email to w3djs@arrl.net.

-Dave Slotter, W3DJS


Version 2 of Raspberry Pi Ham Radio Image by W3DJS

General Ham Radio Applications
HamLib - Ham Radio Control Libraries
grig - graphical user interface to the Ham Radio Control Libraries
CHIRP - Radio Programming Software
APRS Message App for JS8Call - GUI to send APRS messages via JS8Call
QTel - EchoLink client
QSSTV - Slow Scan TV (e.g. "Fax")
Gpredict - Satellite prediction
FreeDV - Free digital voice vocoder
BlueDV - Client for D-Star and DMR
WsprryPi - WSPR software
ADS-B Flight Tracking Software
Pi3/4 Stats Monitor - by W1HKJ
VOACAP - HF propagation prediction
GPS Support
Auto WiFi Hotspot - Automatically turn your Pi into a WiFi hotspot when in the field!
wxtoimg - NOAA weather imaging software
twHamQTH - an online callsign look up program
twclock - a world clock and automatic ID for amateur radio operators
acfax - Receive faxes using your radio and sound card
colrconv - convers client with sound and ncurses color support
d-rats - A communication tool for D-STAR
fbb - Packet radio mailbox and utilities
gcb - Utility to calculate long and short path to a location
glfer - Spectrogram display and QRSS keyer
Xdx is a DX-cluster client
DXSpider - DX Cluster Server
fccexam - Study tool for USA FCC commercial radio license exams.
gnuais / gnuaisgui - GNU Automatic Identification System receiver
hamexam - Study guide for USA FCC amateur radio (ham radio) license examinations.
hamfax - Qt based shortwave fax
inspectrum - tool for visualising captured radio signals
predict-gsat - Graphical Predict client
splat - analyze point-to-point terrestrial RF communication links
wwl - Calculates distance and azimuth between two Maidenhead locators

Antenna Ham Radio Applications
antennavis - Antenna Visualization Software
gsmc - A GTK Smith Chart Calculator for RF impedance matching
nec2c - Translation of the NEC2 FORTRAN source code to the C language
xnecview - NEC structure and gain pattern viewer
yagiuda - software to analyse performance of Yagi-Uda antennas

Digital Mode Ham Radio Applications
WSJT-X - Weak Signal (FT8, FT4, etc.) by W1JT
GridTracker - Graphical mapping companion program for WSJT-X or JTDX
JTDX - Alternate client for Weak Signal (FT8, FT4, etc.)
JS8Call - Messaging built on top of FT8 protocol by KN4CRD
JS8CallTools - Get Grid coordinates using GPS
(FLDigi is in its own section below.)
gnss-sdr - GLONASS satellite system Software Defined Receiver
linpsk - amateur radio PSK31/RTTY program via soundcard
multimon - multimon - program to decode radio transmissions
multimon-ng - digital radio transmission decoder
psk31lx - a terminal based ncurses program for psk31
twpsk - a psk program

Software Defined Radio
CubicSDR - Software Defined Radio receiver
cutesdr - Simple demodulation and spectrum display program
GQRX - Software defined radio receiver
SDRAngel - SDR player
lysdr - Simple software-defined radio
quisk - Software Defined Radio (SDR)
SoapyAudio - Soapy SDR plugin for Audio devices
SoapyHackRF - SoapySDR HackRF module
SoapyMultiSDR - Multi-device support module for SoapySDR
SoapyNetSDR - Soapy SDR module for NetSDR protocol
SoapyRemote - Use any Soapy SDR remotely
SoapyRTLSDR - Soapy SDR module for RTL SDR USB dongle
SoapySDR - Vendor and platform neutral SDR support library
SoapySDRPlay - Soapy SDR module for SDRPlay
Support for RTL-SDR
Support for SDRPlay SDR
Support for HackRF SDR

APRS Applications
Xastir - APRS GUI client / Digipeater / Igate
YAAC - Yet Another APRS Client
DireWolf - Software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder
aprsdigi - digipeater for APRS
aprx - APRS Digipeater and iGate
soundmodem - Sound Card Amateur Packet Radio Modems

FLDigi Application Suite from W1HKJ
flrig - Rig Control program which interfaces with fldigi
fldigi - Digital Modes Communications
flaa - RigExpert Antenna Analyzer Control Program
flamp - File transmissions via Amateur Multicast Protocol
flarq - ARQ data transfer utility for fldigi
flcluster - Telnet client to remote DX Cluster Servers
fllog - Logbook application which can use same data file as fldigi
flmsg - Editor for ICS 213 Forms
flnet - Net Control Assistant for Net Activities (Check-In Application)
flpost - NBEMs post office
flwrap - File encapsulation and compression for transmission over amateur radio
flwkey - Winkeyer (or clone) control program for K1EL Winkeyer series

Logging Applications
TrustedQSL - LotW client
CQRlog - Ham Radio Logging Application
PyQSO - Logging software (written in Python)
klog - The Ham Radio Logging program
tlf - console based ham radio contest logger
tucnak2 - VHF/UHF/SHF Hamradio contest log version 2
twlog - basic logging program for ham radio
wsjtx_to_n3fjp - Logging adapter to allow WSJT-X to log to N3FJP
xlog - GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators

WinLink Applications
Pat WinLink - WinLink for Raspberry Pi (and other platforms)
ARDOP support for Pat WinLink
ARDOP-GUI - Provides graphical representation of ARDOP connections
Find ARDOP - Retrieves local ARDOP sources by KM4ACK
AX25 support for Pat WinLink
PMON - a PACTOR® Monitoring Utility for Linux

Morse Code Applications
aldo - Morse code training program
cw - sound characters as Morse code on the soundcard or console speaker
cwcp - Text based Morse tutor program
xcwcp - Graphical Morse tutor program
cwdaemon - morse daemon for the serial or parallel port
ebook2cw - convert ebooks to Morse MP3s/OGGs
ebook2cwgui - GUI for ebook2cw
morse - training program about morse-code for aspiring radio hams
morse2ascii - tool for decoding the morse codes from a PCM WAV file
morsegen - convert file to ASCII morse code
qrq - High speed Morse telegraphy trainer
twcw - sends morse code via the sound card or serial card (Needs RTC installed)
xdemorse - decode Morse signals to text
rscw - Receive CW through Soundcard

*** Ham Radio Wallpaper also included in image ***

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Cool Beans.

Keep up the good work.

 

THANK YOU, SO MUCH, FOR ALL OF THIS GREAT WORK.

 

Could you (re)post the torrent link? HRCC just did a video on you so you're going to get some traffic...

 

Torrent link ???

 

Torrents have very legitimate uses. For smaller projects in particular, they can lighten server loads and provide faster downloads.

 

I'm a new HAM and never really used QRZ but I made sure to log in to thank you! I'll share your image on my local HAM group's page.

 

Correct! We put up a torrent to distribute the load when everyone tried to download from Google at once, causing the server to seize up and start rejecting traffic.

 

David,
I really appreciate this image. Thanks for your work. Is there a doc explaining how to switch it from hotspot to LAN? I can get onto it via it's hotspot. I can turn the hotspot off and on but I can't work out how to activate the ethernet after the hotspot is off.
Alan

 

Hi Alan.

Thank you for reaching out about this issue. This has been a common one, unfortunately.

To remove the auto Wi-Fi hotspot and make all networking perform "normally", do these two steps on the Raspberry Pi console:

sudo systemctl disable autohotspot.service​

In the /etc/dhcpcd.conf file remove the line that was added ("sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf"):

nohook wpa_supplicant
​

That's it as far as removing it. You can now reboot and wait for the GUI's WiFi menu to become populated with the local SSIDs or go to the console again and run sudo raspi-config and select 2: Network Options, followed by N2: Wi-Fi and enter in your WiFi SSID and passphrase. In addition, the Ethernet will also behave normally.

Hope this helps!

73,

 

Wow - thanks - I was sooo close - looking at that nohook line (but no cigar). Just got my licence here - as soon as I get a QSL card together I will send it. Thanks again
Alan
73
VK2FMET

 

*sigh*
again, where's the torrent link?

nevermind found it on the groups.io thread, but no ones seeding.

 

I am and four others. Are you sure you got the correct torrent?

 

I never saw the torrent link in the message. Just the google link.

Mojo

 

got it downloaded. I'll seed it when I get home from work.