Message #1215

[2E0AIV]

I also run Ubuntu 10.4 - there is plenty of free software in the respositorys - and you can run echolink under wine as well as many other windows software, but no point in using linux if you are going to run it as an emulator all the time.  I dont know what your understanding is of linux, but i have run ham radio programs on linux, although it is not for the beginner or faint hearted lol .

Depends if you just want to quickly get on the air then a small windows computer will prob suit you better as a starter, and then leave your main machine for when you have some time to configure and play around with the Ham Radio Linux software.

Remember, as i like to say , Ham radio is about experimentation and if you want to buy a black box and hook it up to your windows box then fine, but that takes all the fun out of running your system.

Have fun
Andy