[App_rpt-users] Raspberry pi status

[Bill South]

It's one thing to do a proof-of-concept and roll out some files and then say "have a nice day but no support is provided".  All too often I see that in the technology and experimentation world, which may be fine for some, but less than ideal for other, less technical folks.  Doug has gone way beyond that point by not only doing the proof-of-concept but also providing a number of scripts to make the install smooth on the BBB (my BBB install was SO much easier than my first ACID install).  Beyond that Doug has set up a very detailed web site to answer just about any question one might have about setting up Allstar on a BBB.  But above even that effort Doug has explained many of the various configuration facets of Allstar that previously had been something of a mystery.  He not only explained some things in his BBB web page that were simply not all the clear before related to general Allstar setup, but when asked (and I for one did ask several questions of
 him) he responded to those questions with clear, concise responses.  Aside from the BBB-specific documentation itself, his web site is an excellent learning experience related to Allstar configuration overall.

Experimentation is certainly a cornerstone of ham radio and all those who have put forth these various solutions on different platforms are to be commended for the efforts, as some of us don't have the expertise or time to do that ourselves but still wish to be involved in this new technology.  It just seems to me that Doug went the extra mile to put together the BBB setup (after more than a little testing on the RPI platform first) then provide significant and detailed documentation to help all of us.  Thanks Doug for your extra efforts in this regard.


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On Thu, 2/5/15, Robert Newberry <N1XBM at amsat.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Raspberry pi status
 To: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
 Date: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 8:39 AM
 
 I'm not
 sure why some has to get ridiculous with the German goose
 step references.
 I personally appreciate all of the work Doug
 and I'm sure others have put into the BBB. It's
 cheap and you can have a basic node and even a few more
 advanced features on the air in less than an hour for cheap
 money.
 My BBB has been rock solid and Doug and others
 on this list have provided support that has gone above and
 beyond anything I expected!
 With that said if someone wants to experiment
 that's great and I like to do the same things. I've
 been on this list for a while and I kept hearing about the
 BBB and never considered it until recently. I can tell a lot
 of work went into that.  There are some advanced features
 that have been scripted so all you have to do is follow the
 prompts. An example would be using a powered USB hub and
 making a image onto another USB flash drive while your
 system is live.  This is great since my system is at a
 remote site. So I can make a complete image remotely so if I
 loose a micro sd card. I can insert a new one and restore my
 card again.
 It would be great to see advances using the RPi
 since that is what ham radio is about. 
 Bob / N1XBM
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