Installed Direwolf (from sudo apt-get install Direwolf), and it installed cleanĪs you search for info on it (should you), you’ll see that it says (based on you compiling it yourself) that there will be a nf file in the home directory (/home/pi/nf) but guess what? It doesn’t show up ANYWHERE when installed this way (LOCATE is your friend in *nix, sudo apt-get install locate ). The USB-Serial cable and USB Soundcard are into the powered hub The powered USB Hub is plugged into the Pi My RTL-SDR adapter is directly plugged into the Pi Installed Direwolf, added a USB sound card, a powered USB hub, and a USB to Serial cable. Sooooo I thought, WHY NOT!ĭid a bunch of searching on stuff, had an older VHF radio laying around to use (144.39 mhz in the USA for VHF APRS), and a TNC attached to it I had previously used for an emergency WinLink setup. Where I’m at, there’s not a lot of digipeaters or IG’s (internet gateways) around that it can hit. Picked up an Anytone HT a while back which is APRS capable. Got it working great (Moving right on up the ‘ladder’ of Rank as it were quite well).Īs you see from my handle here, I’m an Amateur Extra radio operator.
2 months ago got the bug, so I set up a PiAware out in my building.
