Linux-Hams archive - February 1999: Re: [Fwd: KCT board registers adress]

Re: [Fwd: KCT board registers adress]

Steve Meuse (onoktnks.ltnxuz@oteresearch.gr)
Thu, 04 Feb 1999 18:53:19 -0500

At 12:14 AM 02/05/1999 +0000, Bernard Pidoux F6BVP wrote:
>Hi,
>
>There are still too few satellite tracking software and utilities
>available for Linux system. To my knowledge, no Linux software can drive
>azimut elevation rotors and pilot a transceiver (frequencies and modes).

<snip>

>Developping such a driver for the Kansas City Tracker / Tuner could open
>the way for
>porting programs like WiSP to Linux. (WiSP is a complete package for
>satellite tracking and packet communication using PACSAT protocols that
>was written by Chris Jackson G7UPN.
>It is only available under Windows).

Have attempted to run WiSP under WINE? You just might be suprised!

-Steve n1jfu

P.S. I seemed to have received this message 3 times....