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First Time Using Lemmy (lemmy.ko4abp.com)

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I live in upstate New York, I have a general class license, and this is my first time using Lemmy (or any federated social for that matter).

My mobile rig is a VR-N7500 "50W" VHF/UHF. It uses Bluetooth control from my phone, and it does APRS.

My QTH rig is a Xiegu G90 on a 40m EFHW powered by micro solar. I mainly do FT8, as well as a little VARA HF WinLink. (I'm a bit mic shy and my antenna setup isn't that great.)

I'm interested in POTA (and maybe SOTA).

Hope to meet some friendly folk!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yeah I used natively wrong. I meant without needing something like a digirig in the middle. Connected directly to the computer.

I actually managed VHF Winlink using the digirif and a baofeng, but man it was unreliable. Going to try it with my mobile QYT KT908Plus and see if its any better.

I would love to use my linux chromebook and the X6100 box to make a mobile packet station, but im not really sure where to start.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If you have a Linux distro installed, you could install Pat. It's an email client. It works with some of WinLinks stuff, if I remember correctly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I used PAT for my VHF winlink. I like it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the X6100 runs Linux, it's possible you could install Pat onto it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen people override the firmware and install linux on the X6100, but I am hesitant to do that with such an expensive radio.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough!

Still an interesting idea for possible future endeavors.

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