Setup WSJT-X using HamlibServer for Rig control & How to setup WSJT-X to directly log into MiniBook Direct Rig control using the Callsign Entry box
Category: Software
MiniBook now QRZ ready! and more!
Now that MiniBook is used more and more by myself, but also by others, I keep getting feedback on how things should be improved or added or even removed!. MiniBook is getting more and more mature 🙂 QRZ lookup and Logbook Although I always wanted MiniBook to be an offline program. I have deviated from…
MiniBook Source Available
Why I Decided to Make MiniBook Public When I first started building MiniBook, it was just a personal project — a lightweight, no-nonsense logbook that did exactly what I needed without all the clutter of bigger applications. I never really planned to release the source publicly. But as the project grew, I ran into some…
Getting Back into Digital Voice Modes: DMR, D-Star, and Yaesu Fusion
Recently, I’ve been diving back into digital voice modes like DMR, D-Star, and Yaesu Fusion. These technologies remain a fantastic way to connect with other radio enthusiasts worldwide. As part of this renewed interest, I set up my own XLX server: XLX880. Using a Raspberry Pi 5, I configured an XLXD server to power the…
MiniBook – Just a Simple Logbook
The Story Behind MiniBook: A Compact, No-Installation Logbook Solution MiniBook was created with a clear vision in mind: to provide radio enthusiasts with a compact, straightforward, and portable logbook solution. Unlike many of the heavier, installation-required programs on the market, MiniBook was designed to be lightweight and easy to use—just unzip, run, and you’re…
MiniBook – Just a Simple Logbook
The Story Behind MiniBook: A Compact Logbook Solution MiniBook was created with a clear vision in mind: to provide radio enthusiasts with a compact, straightforward, and portable logbook solution. Unlike many of the heavier, installation-required programs on the market, MiniBook was designed to be lightweight and easy to use. With MiniBook, logging a QSO is…
CI-V Tuning aid for ICOM Radios
Updates 17-04-2024: Firmware v0.2 Almost every HF radio from ICOM has a Tuner connector, you know that white 4-pin connector at the back of your radio. Via this connector you can give a command with a switch so that your radio sends out a nice reduced carrier to safely control a tuner. For most 100-200W…
Add game Wordle to your BPQ (LinBPQ only)
I have written a tutorial on how to install an Application like Wordle for LinBPQ. BPQ Applications (Wordle)
LinBPQ & Direwolf installation
Over the past 2 weeks I have been busy getting the following things done: Transferring a Windows BPQ32 configuration to LinBPQ for the RaspberryPi. Communicating with an AEA PK-88 TNC in KISS mode. Install Direwolf on another RaspberryPi. Communicating with an ICOM IC-7300 (built-in sound card and USB Serial port for PTT). And then let…
LinBPQ installation for RaspberryPi
This will install LinBPQ for the RaspberryPi Either 32bit or 64bit version of Raspbian can be used for this setup UPDATE & UPGRADE RPI sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y INSTALL NECESSARY SOFTWARE & LIBRARIES sudo apt install git libpcap0.8-dev:armhf libasound2-dev:armhf libz3-4:armhf zlib1g:armhf libminiupnpc17:armhf screen -y DOWNLOAD LINBPQ SOFTWARE git…