AmateurLogic Episode 57

Show Hosts

• George Thomas (W5JDX)
• Tommy Martin (N5ZNO)
• Peter Berrett (VK3PB)

Topics

• Peter APRS Tracker video
• George Repairing Noisey TS-2000 IF Filters
• Tommy Segment How to setup DVAP Pi

Links

• Fox Delta Amateur Radio Projects & Kits http://www.foxdelta.com/
• Welcome to Argent Data Systems http://www.argentdata.com/
• APRS.fi http://aprs.fi/
• Kenwood TS-2000 receiver crackling noise problem http://www.k2dsl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/TS-2000-receiver-crackling-noise-problem-Repair-procedure.pdf
• DV Access Point Dongle http://www.dvapdongle.com/
• Raspberrypi http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Sponsors

• GigaParts: http://www.gigaparts.com For a limited time, use the promo code ALTVFREE7 at checkout.
• MFJ Enterprises Inc. http://www.mfjenterprises.com
• Icom HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver http://www.icomamerica.com/hf-vhf-uhf

After Show Net

• Dodropin* (Echolink node 355800)

DVAP Pi Notes

• Burn the Raspian OS to the card
• raspi-config and expand to use full file system
• Recommend change pi password
• Config to start in desktop
• reboot
• Config wifi
• open an LXTerminal (DO NOT use Root Terminal) window and run: sudo apt-get install qt4-dev-tools & [enter].
• in LXTerminal window run: “curl -O http://opendstar.org/tools/DVAPTool-1.04-rpi.tgz”
• sudo tar xzPf DVAPTool-1.04-rpi.tgz
• Create ~/.config/autostart
• sudo pico DVAPTool.desktop
• [Desktop Entry]
• Type=Application
• Encoding=UTF-8
• Name=DVAPTool
• Comment=DVAP Application
• Exec=/home/pi/DVAPTool -open
• Terminal=false
• Categories=Applications
• Copy to the /home/pi/.config/autostart folder
• reboot
• config call sign
• reboot again