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VK3API > BBS 05.01.14 10:42l 30 Lines 1196 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 100607VK3API
Read: GUEST
Subj: Re: VK6API > Raspberry Pi
Path: IZ3LSV<IK2XDE<DB0RES<DB0ANF<CX2SA<GB7CIP<VK3API
Sent: 140105/0654Z @:VK3API.#MEL.VIC.AUS.OC #:554 [Lilydale] FBB7.00g
From: VK3API@VK3API.#MEL.VIC.AUS.OC
To : BBS@WW
Hi Warren
Thanks for the comments. There is already a large rack of radios running
APRS the FBB bulletin board, the IRLP and various other services on lots
of bands.
Funnily enough they are not such a drain on the power because I have a
couple of solar cells charging up a battery or two and that pretty well
powers the shack for all but the depths of winter.
I have corresponded with Ray on various occasions with regard to packet
and (quite) a few years ago when I was a VK2 he was a forwarding partner.
The big consumer of power around my QTH is computers. I mentioned in
another bull that I am trying to get everything off the old clunkers and
onto the raspberry pi's. Slowly I am succeeding but it is a pretty steep
learning curve.
Linux is slowly demystifying but I just sort of get used to one variation
and the next bit of software I want to play with runs on a different
distro and I am almost back to square one.
Oops... Power is flickering... wind is around 80 to 90 knots here at the
moment and I have already lost the 40/80 dipole... The computer I am
typing on is not on the shack 12volt rail...
More later
73's Tony VK3API
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