ECOM Digital Station – Part 3 FL suite of programs & JS8call
In this part we will install the FL Suite of programs. The reason I’m doing this step next is FL Digi is a good way to test if our radio interface is working correctly before we move on to PAT / ARDOP.
For our purposes I’m going to install these software packages via the Raspian Repos which aren’t the latest greatest versions, but then they will be automatically updated when the Raspberry Pi gets updated.
If you want to install the latest greatest versions KM4ACK has a you tube video that details the procedure here.
Let’s start by making sure our PI is up to date.
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sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade |
We need to make sure we can talk to our serial ports for CAT control. Run the following commands:
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sudo apt-get install libgconf-2-4 sudo usermod -a -G dialout ve6sar |
If you run the command “groups” you should see your user name followed by dialout and sudo
Now to install the software. Hit Y when prompted after running this command
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sudo apt install fldigi flrig flwrap |
You should now have them installed, if you look under Ham Radio in the applications menu you will see them. For setup and use of FLDigi and FL Rig there’s lot’s of tutorials on the internet.
Now for JS8call
Navigate over to the JS8call download site and copy the link for the latest Raspian version of JS8call. Then either download it via your PIs browser and run it or from the command line: Make sure you paste the correct link in after wget.
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cd Downloads wget http://files.js8call.com/1.1.0/js8call_1.1.0_armhf.deb sudo dpkg -i js8call_1.1.0_armhf.deb |
Now you sound have JS8call installed under Ham Radio in the program menu
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