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Flex Radio and CQRLog on Linux

Warren Gaspar
Warren Gaspar Member
edited September 13 in Third-Party Software
Has anyone got this working?  I have been poking at this for a while, have 6500 with Maestro trying to access from CQRLog, WSJT-X and AlarmeJT.  To me this would be the ultimate ham station but I haven't been able to figure the interface to the Maestro via TCP.  Hoping someone has this working.

Warren
KC0GU

Answers

  • Mark Erbaugh
    Mark Erbaugh Member ✭✭
    edited February 2020
    Wouldn’t it make more sense to talk to the radio via TCP/IP, rather than the Maestro. The M and the PC can both be clients of the radio.
  • Warren Gaspar
    Warren Gaspar Member
    edited January 2018
    Mark,

    Might work although would require writing an interface program I believe.  The 3 apps all use legacy CAT/DAX interface so if Linux would do Serial-TCP CAT and DAX-TCP audio all would work.

    I think that Linux is capable of this on its own but the only serial to IP I found is commercial and they want $300/port (not happening).  Since I running Linux Mint 18.2 SmartSDR is out unless I use a VM or WINE.  I have not been able to WINE to work so for now I'm trying to load DAX and CAT into a VM on a bridged network in the hopes that Linux will talk to VM (win7) will talk to 6500.

    Warren
  • Mark Erbaugh
    Mark Erbaugh Member ✭✭
    edited February 2020
    It would be nice if someone would port CAT and DAX to Linux. I think, given the device structure of Linux that that would relatively simple for someone familiar with Linux devices.
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited January 2018
    IMHO, nothing is relatively "simple" to do in Linux. If it was, Windows would be a relegated to a boutique desktop operating system.
  • Ria
    Ria Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2018
    This is where I would disagree wholeheartedly with Tim... it's rare, but it happens. :)
  • KC9EI - Dave
    KC9EI - Dave Member ✭✭
    edited January 2018
    As one who has been doing the computer stuff since since the abacus, I agree with Tim on this one. Sorry Ria.
  • Ria
    Ria Member ✭✭✭
    edited August 2018
    As one who has been using Linux and writing software (including drivers and kernel modules) since 1995, I still disagree with Tim. I think there were still abacuses then though. :)
  • AI7FP
    AI7FP Member ✭
    I have this working. The directions are long so I have posted them to Google Drive. The link is as follows:
    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6ITcmf3i-hDfkZWaDBTTXdoWmNlTGh0RUZCMTZidnZKUFlVNXZSSVFRS2pHdXFqWGVBSUE?resourcekey=0-kaY-RQ5VwPPMcDn8I0ZXlA

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