I was interested in building a kit radio and had heard of a company called Elecraft. After checking their page today, seems they have open sourced their DSP source code used in some of their HF rigs. Users are free to modify the code and post to web site to share with other users.
They and TenTec are the last of American made and assmebled hame radio equipment makers left.
Wonder how this will spur interest in custom DSP desgined radios. There's also a link from the elecraft page to a samll and inexpensive DSP development platform.
Murdock: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has Linux opertaing systems. And those operating systems have to be guarded by men with compilers. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. McBride? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for BSD and you curse Red Hat. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that BSD's death, while tragic, probably saved desktops. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves desktops...You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at LAN parties, you want me on that kernel list. You need me on that weekly Debian update. We use words like l33t, code, haxor...we use these words as the backbone to a life spent defending something. You use 'em as a Slashdot punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very apt-get I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a orphaned package and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
LPBN: Did you order the Debian swirl red?
Murdock: (quietly) I did the GNU OS you sent me to do.
LPBN: Did you order that Debian swirley thing to be red?
Murdock: You're goddamn right I did!!
Of course, for clarity, they had to edit it a bit.
Now, as far as your driver troubles, are you using the November 2002 drivers? If so, please, download the FireGl drivers. Click on Linux, then FireGL, then the first card on the list. You could also follow this link.
They were updated last month, will work with your Radeon 8500 (I have both a 9700 Pro and a 8500), perform better, and have fixed Xv video support. They also convert nicely with alien if your using Debian (which I am).
The cards, as per the article, point out that they are identical (besides the DVI daughterboards) to the consumer versions, with "optimizations" done to the hardware, plus the optimized drivers. You'll notice that neither card has a beefier heatsink
I wonder if the "hardware optimizations" are FUD, since you can get the FireGL and Quadro orkstation drivers from their websites for free.
I'm sorry for having to reply to myself, but the link to rage 3d shows that ATI has recently called for Linux Catalyst driver beta testers.
They're not saying if they are going to support all the multimedia features, like TV Out, capture, but it lookm s like it might be going in that direction. You have to sign a NDA to be elgible.
People have always bitched on the mailing lists that their AIW cards were half-ass supported, so this might be the turning point as far as these cards are concerned.
It doesn't bother me that much who has the fastest card. All I know is that this sort of competition is great in the Linux arena. With the recent trends in 3d animation studios transition to Linux, they can't ignore the need for high quality drivers.
Nvidia has really polished up their Linux drivers recently, and in response ATI has done the same.
This means Linux is one step closer to gaining a foothold on the desktop. Hopefully this will will spur interest 3D gaming on the linux platform.
One can dream of the day of playing Battlefield 1942 on Linux. I'm using the Liux FireGL drivers on my Radeon 9700 Pro, and so far, they work great for playing RTCW ET.
No one (without subpoena or warrant) has a right to that kind of information without consent.
I agree with your sentiments 100%, but who the hell knows what's in that particular EULA.
Reminds me of a story. I usually need something to read while I, umm, poop. Be it newspaper, magazine, catalog, or the fricking ingredients to a shampoo bottle. One time at work, I grabbed the first thing off my boss's desk and headed for the can. It was the EUAL for Windows Office 2000. I caught myself falling asleep in under 3 minutes. It should be mandatory reading for insmoniacs, but would probably cut into the profuts of the major pharmacuetical companies. Yikes, was that TMI?
Call me when that train is on a direct head on course with said power plant!
Now that is bad!;)
No you idiot! It would be so much worse if Dr.Evil was in the first car of that train (as it's heading towards the nuclear power plant) screaming "Fricking laaaaaaaaaser!"
Taco:Yes, of course! The Holy Slashdot of OSDN! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Cowboy Neal carries with him. Brother Neal! Bring up the Holy Slashdot!
AC's chanting: Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.
Brother Neal: Armaments, chapter two, verse nine to twenty one.
Brother Neal: And Saint Stallman raised the Slashdot up high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy Holy Slashdot that, with it, Thou mayest slashdot Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy'. And the Lord did grin, and the AC's did feast upon first posts, trolls, GNAA posts, and...
Taco: Skip it a bit, Brother.
Brother Neal: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou click on the holy link called Slashdot. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, clickest thou holy Slashdot of OSDN towards thy server, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
Taco:Yes, of course! The Holy Slashdot of OSDL! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Cowboy Neal carries with him. Brother Neal! Bring up the Holy Slashdot!
AC's chanting: Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.
Brother Neal: Armaments, chapter two, verse nine to twenty one.
Brother Neal: And Saint Stallman raised the Slashdot up high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy Holy Slashdot that, with it, Thou mayest slashdot Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy'. And the Lord did grin, and the AC's did feast upon first posts, trolls, GNAA posts, and...
Taco: Skip it a bit, Brother.
Brother Neal: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou click on the holy link called Slashdot. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, clickest thou holy Slashdot of OSDL towards thy server, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
Please let me know how I am violating your privacy:
Ring, Ring.
Hi 10V calling, need orders for a tight asthmatic.
(Telemetry Medic transfers me to the doctor.)
Hi, this id Dr. Evil, go ahead with your presentation.
ME: I have a 14 year old female found A+OX3, tripoding, complaining of shorteness of breath for 2 hours. Patient speaks in phrases and states this is the worst astham attack she has had yet, and doesn't have her MDI (meterd dose inhaler) with her.
Lungs sounds are diminished bilat with expiratory and inspiratory wheezing heard.
Vital signs are 140/90, pulse 120 regular, respiratins 30 and labored, EKG shown sinus tachycardia with no ectopy. Pt has a HX of astham with one intubation in the past, medicines are albuterol, and she denies any allerigies.
We would like to give back to back nebs en route and 0.3 mg Epi (1:1000) SQ.
Dr. Evil: Sounds good to me, back to back nebs and 0.3mg Epi SQ and transport.
Me: Thanks doc. (click)
our FDNY issued telemetry radios are unencrypted, so are the cell phones that the voluntary hospitals use.
We never use names, don't have to. We never use addresses, don't have to, the dispatcher knows where we are.
No sarcasm intended, but I hope the above presentation answered your questions.
Interference instantly gone when hams are only really useful.
Hams were the first pioneers of almost all the radio technology you take for granted. You like WiFi? Who do you think tinkered in that frequncy range to begin with? Who do you think you still share that 2.4Ghz band with? Sattelites? Etc, etc.
but they continued to work and emergency personnel went off their powered radio systems anyway. Show me the problem.:)
Umm, FYI, we lost power to the EMS repeaters for a good 30 mins, twice. Repeaters work off of AC, and if they go down, all the little portable radios that EMS personnell rely on make grat paperweights.
I'm a ham, had a radio that day, and was able to communicate that day at work with a few battery powered repeaters. The operators on the other were ready and willing to help out in any way possible.
Your missing the point. Ham radio is there for YOU when you need it most. It's not just blackouts, eathquakes, search and rescue, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, biblical plagues, it's so much more.
Almost all the hi tech radio technology you use on a daily basis, has had some direct influence from ham radio. You like WiFi? Who do you think were the primary experimenters in that frequeny range? Who do you think you still share some of that band with?
What's the best way to get some young people interested in technology and have some direct hands on experience building their own gear?
Ever see somebody make a repeater out of 2 battery opertaed hand held radios that can extend the range of other portables for miles? Ham's do that on a daily basis when public service departments (Fire, EMS, Police) don't have the resources to do so.
It's just not widley publicized for some reason. I guess it makes sense to take pictures of firefighters in bunker gear (I'm not knocking them) than to see some guy hunched over a couple of radios relaying important info.
I'm a paramedic in NYC, and when the lights went out, I went straight into work at the hospital.
Before I left the house, I took along my HTX-245 Radio Shack dual band radio ($49 on clearance). I tried several repeaters, and an operator on one, informed me that the repeater was up on battery power, he was standing by with a working landline, and was available to us for phone calls in case we needed to contact our telemetry physician.
The admins and my boss at the hospital were very impressed, more so when the EMS radios went down, and my HTX-245 600mw radio was our only link that time in the field.
Slashdot Mirror
'We don't say those kind of words,' she shrills, refusing to even spell obscenities
;)
I guess she won't be saying McBride or SCO anytime soon either.
I've been using Debian for more than a couple fo years, and I cant't remember when they didn't have a
Ham Radio section
I just think that's cool.
I was interested in building a kit radio and had heard of a company called Elecraft. After checking their page today, seems they have open sourced their DSP source code used in some of their HF rigs. Users are free to modify the code and post to web site to share with other users.
They and TenTec are the last of American made and assmebled hame radio equipment makers left.
Wonder how this will spur interest in custom DSP desgined radios. There's also a link from the elecraft page to a samll and inexpensive DSP development platform.
73's
N2PDB
Reminds me of a sig I once saw here on Slashdot.
;)
Going to the Univeristy can make you knowledgeable, but it cannot make you wise.
Murdock: You want answers?
LPBN: I think I'm entitled to them.
Murdock: You want answers?
LPBN: I want the truth!
Murdock: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has Linux opertaing systems. And those operating systems have to be guarded by men with compilers. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. McBride? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for BSD and you curse Red Hat. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that BSD's death, while tragic, probably saved desktops. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves desktops...You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at LAN parties, you want me on that kernel list. You need me on that weekly Debian update.
We use words like l33t, code, haxor...we use these words as the backbone to a life spent defending something. You use 'em as a Slashdot punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very apt-get I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a orphaned package and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
LPBN: Did you order the Debian swirl red?
Murdock: (quietly) I did the GNU OS you sent me to do.
LPBN: Did you order that Debian swirley thing to be red?
Murdock: You're goddamn right I did!!
Of course, for clarity, they had to edit it a bit.
Alas, I wasn't sure which one, but there's always Carmack's games.
The time stamp clearly shows August 11 2003.
Now, as far as your driver troubles, are you using the November 2002 drivers? If so, please, download the FireGl drivers. Click on Linux, then FireGL, then the first card on the list. You could also follow this link.
They were updated last month, will work with your Radeon 8500 (I have both a 9700 Pro and a 8500), perform better, and have fixed Xv video support. They also convert nicely with alien if your using Debian (which I am).
Since I'm also seeing a lot of this, a note to the uninformed/misinformed who did RTFA or even much of the blurb, please don't point out the obvious.
It's as about as redundant as asking if a one legged duck swims in circles.
The cards, as per the article, point out that they are identical (besides the DVI daughterboards) to the consumer versions, with "optimizations" done to the hardware, plus the optimized drivers. You'll notice that neither card has a beefier heatsink
I wonder if the "hardware optimizations" are FUD, since you can get the FireGL and Quadro orkstation drivers from their websites for free.
I'm sorry for having to reply to myself, but the link to rage 3d shows that ATI has recently called for Linux Catalyst driver beta testers.
They're not saying if they are going to support all the multimedia features, like TV Out, capture, but it lookm s like it might be going in that direction. You have to sign a NDA to be elgible.
People have always bitched on the mailing lists that their AIW cards were half-ass supported, so this might be the turning point as far as these cards are concerned.
It doesn't bother me that much who has the fastest card. All I know is that this sort of competition is great in the Linux arena. With the recent trends in 3d animation studios transition to Linux, they can't ignore the need for high quality drivers.
Nvidia has really polished up their Linux drivers recently, and in response ATI has done the same.
This means Linux is one step closer to gaining a foothold on the desktop. Hopefully this will will spur interest 3D gaming on the linux platform.
One can dream of the day of playing Battlefield 1942 on Linux. I'm using the Liux FireGL drivers on my Radeon 9700 Pro, and so far, they work great for playing RTCW ET.
No one (without subpoena or warrant) has a right to that kind of information without consent.
I agree with your sentiments 100%, but who the hell knows what's in that particular EULA.
Reminds me of a story. I usually need something to read while I, umm, poop. Be it newspaper, magazine, catalog, or the fricking ingredients to a shampoo bottle. One time at work, I grabbed the first thing off my boss's desk and headed for the can. It was the EUAL for Windows Office 2000. I caught myself falling asleep in under 3 minutes. It should be mandatory reading for insmoniacs, but would probably cut into the profuts of the major pharmacuetical companies.
Yikes, was that TMI?
Arrrr Matey, light the canons and blow them uptight anglo uppity software developers to smithereens!
I'll stay with the turtle (Debian), 'cause we all know what happens at the end. The turtle poops all over the hare (SuSe). /me makey jokey joke/
It's like Mama said! "Never go sticking your laptop into some dirty...." Oh wait, firewalls and laptops.
Never mind.
Pfft!
;)
Call me when that train is on a direct head on course with said power plant!
Now that is bad!
No you idiot! It would be so much worse if Dr.Evil was in the first car of that train (as it's heading towards the nuclear power plant) screaming "Fricking laaaaaaaaaser!"
That, my friends, is bad.
Pfft!
;)
Call me when that train is on a direct head on course with said power plant!
Now that is bad!
Taco:Yes, of course! The Holy Slashdot of OSDN! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Cowboy Neal carries with him. Brother Neal! Bring up the Holy Slashdot!
AC's chanting: Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.
Brother Neal: Armaments, chapter two, verse nine to twenty one.
Brother Neal: And Saint Stallman raised the Slashdot up high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy Holy Slashdot that, with it, Thou mayest slashdot Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy'. And the Lord did grin, and the AC's did feast upon first posts, trolls, GNAA posts, and...
Taco: Skip it a bit, Brother.
Brother Neal: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou click on the holy link called Slashdot. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, clickest thou holy Slashdot of OSDN towards thy server, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
Taco: Amen
Taco:Yes, of course! The Holy Slashdot of OSDL! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Cowboy Neal carries with him. Brother Neal! Bring up the Holy Slashdot!
AC's chanting: Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.
Brother Neal: Armaments, chapter two, verse nine to twenty one.
Brother Neal: And Saint Stallman raised the Slashdot up high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy Holy Slashdot that, with it, Thou mayest slashdot Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy'. And the Lord did grin, and the AC's did feast upon first posts, trolls, GNAA posts, and...
Taco: Skip it a bit, Brother.
Brother Neal: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou click on the holy link called Slashdot. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, clickest thou holy Slashdot of OSDL towards thy server, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
Taco: Amen
Please let me know how I am violating your privacy:
Ring, Ring.
Hi 10V calling, need orders for a tight asthmatic.
(Telemetry Medic transfers me to the doctor.)
Hi, this id Dr. Evil, go ahead with your presentation.
ME: I have a 14 year old female found A+OX3, tripoding, complaining of shorteness of breath for 2 hours. Patient speaks in phrases and states this is the worst astham attack she has had yet, and doesn't have her MDI (meterd dose inhaler) with her.
Lungs sounds are diminished bilat with expiratory and inspiratory wheezing heard.
Vital signs are 140/90, pulse 120 regular, respiratins 30 and labored, EKG shown sinus tachycardia with no ectopy. Pt has a HX of astham with one intubation in the past, medicines are albuterol, and she denies any allerigies.
We would like to give back to back nebs en route and 0.3 mg Epi (1:1000) SQ.
Dr. Evil: Sounds good to me, back to back nebs and 0.3mg Epi SQ and transport.
Me: Thanks doc. (click)
our FDNY issued telemetry radios are unencrypted, so are the cell phones that the voluntary hospitals use.
We never use names, don't have to. We never use addresses, don't have to, the dispatcher knows where we are.
No sarcasm intended, but I hope the above presentation answered your questions.
Interference instantly gone when hams are only really useful.
:)
:)
Hams were the first pioneers of almost all the radio technology you take for granted. You like WiFi? Who do you think tinkered in that frequncy range to begin with? Who do you think you still share that 2.4Ghz band with? Sattelites? Etc, etc.
but they continued to work and emergency personnel went off their powered radio systems anyway. Show me the problem.
Umm, FYI, we lost power to the EMS repeaters for a good 30 mins, twice. Repeaters work off of AC, and if they go down, all the little portable radios that EMS personnell rely on make grat paperweights.
I'm a ham, had a radio that day, and was able to communicate that day at work with a few battery powered repeaters. The operators on the other were ready and willing to help out in any way possible.
Please visit www.arrl.org for more information.
Nice troll BTW.
Your missing the point. Ham radio is there for YOU when you need it most. It's not just blackouts, eathquakes, search and rescue, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, biblical plagues, it's so much more.
Almost all the hi tech radio technology you use on a daily basis, has had some direct influence from ham radio. You like WiFi? Who do you think were the primary experimenters in that frequeny range? Who do you think you still share some of that band with?
What's the best way to get some young people interested in technology and have some direct hands on experience building their own gear?
Ever see somebody make a repeater out of 2 battery opertaed hand held radios that can extend the range of other portables for miles? Ham's do that on a daily basis when public service departments (Fire, EMS, Police) don't have the resources to do so.
It's just not widley publicized for some reason.
I guess it makes sense to take pictures of firefighters in bunker gear (I'm not knocking them) than to see some guy hunched over a couple of radios relaying important info.
Please check out www.arrl.org to find out more.
I'm a paramedic in NYC, and when the lights went out, I went straight into work at the hospital.
Before I left the house, I took along my HTX-245 Radio Shack dual band radio ($49 on clearance).
I tried several repeaters, and an operator on one, informed me that the repeater was up on battery power, he was standing by with a working landline, and was available to us for phone calls in case we needed to contact our telemetry physician.
The admins and my boss at the hospital were very impressed, more so when the EMS radios went down, and my HTX-245 600mw radio was our only link that time in the field.
73's N2PDB
... to help figure out why California's Redwoods are dying off at an alarming rate.
Probably has nothing to do with Aaaarnold and the rest of the celebs driving around in diesel guzzling
Hummers.
They have enough trouble keeping their nuclear stockpiles in check here on earth!
How the hell are they supposed to keep them safe from those darn homosexual Martians?