Posted: November 9th, 2009 | Author: KDØFRY | Filed under: Education | No Comments »
If you’re a ham in the Kansas City metro area, I highly recommend subscribing to Larry’s List. I haven’t been a subscriber for all that long, but it’s already proven to be a valuable resource.
Think of Larry’s List as a channel for all of the amateur radio-related news in the metro area. You’ll find commentary, opinion, and event announcements all flowing through the list. At the very least, it’s a great source of information, but it can also be a forum for discussing ideas or getting in touch with others that share your same interests.
Posted: November 3rd, 2009 | Author: KDØFRY | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
I got Ubuntu 9.10 up and running this past weekend so I could start testing out some Linux software, and I was amazed how much was available. I assumed there would be a lot of obscure stuff out there that I would run across eventually, but there was a separate category for amateur radio right in the software manager!
I’ve used Linux a decent amount in the past, but it was usually for work, or just playing around with it at home on a spare machine for the heck of it. Since OS X is my primary OS, I didn’t see enough of an advantage to having a dedicated Linux machine (OS X is officially UNIX, so very similar to Linux under the hood). After seeing this, I’m going to have to start taking Linux a little more seriously.
It may be a little while before I can review any of the Linux software, but I’ll have some posted on my software page as soon as possible.