[OZAPRS] DreamPlug as an IGate???

Ray Wells vk2tv at exemail.com.au
Sun Jul 10 16:03:15 EST 2011


I have also considered the SheevaPlug for the Igate and it's still on my 
to-do list

Ray vk2tv

On 10/07/11 15:09, Steve wrote:
> soundmodem is what you want. I've been using it on VHF for years and it
> was brilliant for that.
> Recently, I've been using it for HF, and it seems to be OK for that too.
>
> See recent discussions between Damien and I. The plug computers are
> probably very good for this purpose and I'm seriously thinking of
> turning my Sheevaplug into one - and replacing my existing X86 machine.
> A unit with audio in/out on-board would be a bonus I'd say.
>
> I've run Xastir + soundmodem for VHF on equipment much less capable than
> the unit you linked to. For field use (such as JOTA, etc), I still use a
> 300MHz laptop with Xastir and soundmodem with Xubuntu, so these 1.2GHz
> beauties will work a treat I reckon.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Steve.
>
>
> On 07/10/2011 02:53 PM, Steve Page wrote:
>> Just curious if it is possible to use one of these "plug computers" as
>> an IGate. It appears to have an Audio In / Out jacks... so Linux -
>> AGWPE - XASITAR.
>>
>> http://www.spinifex.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=208
>>
>> But isn't AGWPE only for Windows? Is there an alternative to AGWPE? Is
>> it even worth while?
>>
>> Just a thought.
>> Steve - VK6HV
>>
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