LHS Episode #412: WFView Deep Dive

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LHS Episode #412: WFView Deep Dive

Hello and welcome to the 412th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we have a fantastic interview with Elliott, Phil and Roeland, developers of the WFView project. WFView is an open source rig management application which implements rig control, network access, audio transport, full display view and more. It's open source and cross platform and available for download today. We hope you check out the project and enjoy the podcast.

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

  • WFView

  • Interviewees

  • Elliott Liggett, W6EL

  • Phil Taylor, M0VSE

  • Roeland Janson, PA3MET

  • Topics

  • wfview is a program that allows many modern Icom ham radio transceivers (such as the IC-7300, IC-9700, IC-7610, IC-R8600 and many others) to be controlled via a computer. wfview shows the gorgeous spectrum display on whatever display is connected, including projectors, touch screens, and TVs. wfview allows for full radio control from a computer keyboard and basic control from a numeric keypad. wfview can run on hardware ranging from the $35 Raspberry Pi to laptops to desktops. wfview is designed for the Linux operating system but could probably run with minimal modifications on other platforms. wfview supports rig control over ethernet/wifi as well as over the traditional USB serial CIV bus. The project’s goals are simple: Develop a free and open-source program for ham radio and SWL users to enjoy using modern radios on modern operating systems, free of charge, and with open source code.

  • Resources

  • https://lhs.fyi/sW (WFview)

  • https://lhs.fyi/sX (User Manual)

  • https://lhs.fyi/sY (Forums)

  • https://lhs.fyi/sZ (Gitlab)

  • https://lhs.fyi/t0 (YouTube)

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

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