Supporting Amateur Radio in Essex
This evening’s meeting at SEARS, the South Essex ARS, was an excellent talk on the subject of Software Defined Radios running “GNU Radio”, presented by Henry 2E0XHK Unforeseen gremlins got into the works with Henry’s Linux machine refusing to talk to the projector, but that gave the attendees a chance to socialise and have a tea…
This is the second of a three-part look at some ways to use a Raspberry Pi for amateur radio purposes. For this article, I’ll be looking at how to turn the Raspberry Pi with a £10 USB dongle into a receiver capable of decoding live transponder data from nearby aircraft and showing them on a…
The Raspberry Pi mini-computer celebrated its sixth birthday in March 2018, and there were a series of coordinated Raspberry Jam get-togethers all around the world to celebrate the anniversary of this ground-breaking British computer. The 4th of March 2018 saw the Southend Tech Festival run the Southend Raspberry Jam #12, at the Hive Business Centre,…
This is the first of a three-part look at some ways to use a Raspberry Pi for amateur radio purposes. First off, I’m going to start with using the Pi as a basic software-defined radio (SDR). What is a Raspberry Pi? It’s a £30 computer motherboard. Connect to a screen, keyboard and mouse, and you’re…
For those not familiar with Raspberry Jam events, they’re tech get-togethers that take place around the country as meeting places for those with an interest in Raspberry Pi computing, coding, robotics, engineering, kit building and technology in general. As amateur radio is a technical hobby, there’s quite a bit of cross-over, and it makes a…
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On Tuesday the 15th of September 2015, members of the Thurrock Acorns gathered for their monthly club meeting. Speaker for the evening was Peter Onion, talking on the subject of the increasingly popular Raspberry Pi. Peter started with an outline of why the Raspberry Pi was created, very much with the aim of a low-cost…
Saturday the 30th of May 2015 saw the sixth Southend Raspberry Jam take place at the Tickfield Centre, and a team of Essex Hams were there to promote the hobby. The event is organised by the team from SOSLUG, the Southend-on-Sea Linux User Group, and was a great event aimed at encouraging people of all…
Tuesday the 7th April 2015 saw a packed CARS club night at Oaklands Museum in Chelmsford. In a meeting of two halves, the evening started with a talk by Peter G0DZB on the Raspberry Pi. This tiny computer costs around £30 and is an exceptionally versatile bit of kit. Peter outlined the basics of the…
Today was a busy day for several Essex Hams, who were taking part in the Southend Raspberry Jam. This is a regular event put on by the good folk at SOSLUG (The Southend Linux User Group), at the Tickfield Centre in Southend. The event concentrates on Raspberry Pi, Linux and Arduino projects, but also includes…
Got an interest in the Raspberry Pi, Linux or Ardunios? Southend’s Raspberry Jam this weekend could be for you. Saturday the 21st of February 2015 will be the fifth Raspberry Jam hosted by SOSLUG (the Southend-on-Sea Linux User Group), and all are welcome to attend. At the Jam,, you’ll find a variety of talks, show…
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