Post by account_disabled on Mar 12, 2018 1:52:33 GMT -6
Hi,
I finally got rid of my last Windows XP install that was my shack computer. The machine was upgraded to Windows 7 with a fresh format of the hard drive. This gave me an opportunity to make a list of all the ham software I installed. It also got rid of an unsupported operating system that was bound to be hijacked into a botnet eventually.
Documenting every single step of the setup would take too long and I don't expect everyone wants my exact configuration. Learning how to get ham software talking to each other on your own is valuable since you can use that knowledge to do new and interesting things. So I present this list mainly as an overview of the software interactions that I find useful. Nothing here is new and unique so an internet search will probably get you any answers if you get stuck on setup.
Windows 7 Ultimate - Remote Desktop enabled so I can operate from my Mac. This is useful even connecting from another Windows machine. You never have to worry about CPU load if you like to surf the web or watch videos while you operate. Note that the Home versions of Windows 7 don't have a Remote Desktop server.
Meinberg NTP 4.2.8 - This ensures the real-time clock in the computer is always very accurate. K1JT modes pretty much require this. It's also nice to log accurate times. My computer would normally drift a whole minute over a week with the built-in Windows time sync. With a proper NTP client like this I'm never more than a few milliseconds off.
Trusted QSL 2.0.3 - For ARRL's Logbook of the World.
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I finally got rid of my last Windows XP install that was my shack computer. The machine was upgraded to Windows 7 with a fresh format of the hard drive. This gave me an opportunity to make a list of all the ham software I installed. It also got rid of an unsupported operating system that was bound to be hijacked into a botnet eventually.
Documenting every single step of the setup would take too long and I don't expect everyone wants my exact configuration. Learning how to get ham software talking to each other on your own is valuable since you can use that knowledge to do new and interesting things. So I present this list mainly as an overview of the software interactions that I find useful. Nothing here is new and unique so an internet search will probably get you any answers if you get stuck on setup.
Windows 7 Ultimate - Remote Desktop enabled so I can operate from my Mac. This is useful even connecting from another Windows machine. You never have to worry about CPU load if you like to surf the web or watch videos while you operate. Note that the Home versions of Windows 7 don't have a Remote Desktop server.
Meinberg NTP 4.2.8 - This ensures the real-time clock in the computer is always very accurate. K1JT modes pretty much require this. It's also nice to log accurate times. My computer would normally drift a whole minute over a week with the built-in Windows time sync. With a proper NTP client like this I'm never more than a few milliseconds off.
Trusted QSL 2.0.3 - For ARRL's Logbook of the World.
For More Details:
Video Production Cost