diff --git a/docs/equipment/antennas.md b/docs/equipment/antennas.md index b38b08c..2487eae 100644 --- a/docs/equipment/antennas.md +++ b/docs/equipment/antennas.md @@ -1 +1,15 @@ # Antennas + +There are a huge number of antennas available, commercially as well as DIY that can get you on the air. + +## V/UHF + +For VHF, it's quite common to use a 'white stick' colinear at home - they generally buy you a few dB over a dipole to help your range and are built to handle permanent, exposed installation for a number of years. + +For multiband antennas like most colinears on the market, you can run two bands simultaneously - you need a unit that interfaces multiple radios to the single antenna known as a diplexer. This will prevent RF from/to other bands from running down the coax to damage your radios. + +In my station, I use a Diamond V-2000 with an MX-2000 triplexer. + +## HF + +The most basic system is a dipole of some variety. diff --git a/docs/linux.md b/docs/linux.md index 2fcb96c..0914cb5 100644 --- a/docs/linux.md +++ b/docs/linux.md @@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ Instead of using `apt install x`, it is possible to run a graphical piece of sof Have a little look through your application launcher to see if there is an app catalogue, application store, package list or similar. +On the Raspberry Pi, it's as below. To find it, go to the Raspberry Pi menu (Raspberry Icon, Top Left), Preferences and select Add/Remove software. + +![Featherpad Installation](static/img/install-featherpad.png) + ## Filesystem Layout In a Windows system, the very top of your computer's filesystem is most often the C Drive, represented as C: commonly. Windows also neatly shows other drives as similar folder structures - CD Drives often start at D:, Floppy drives at A:. @@ -112,7 +116,9 @@ You'll need to run a command called `usermod` as the root user to grant your reg ### Editing text as root -The path of least resistance for many is to use the command line - if you know what file you need to edit, you can do that using a command line text editor. +The path of least resistance for many is to use the command line - if you know what file you need to edit, you can do that quickly and directly using a command line text editor. + +The GUI offers some choices - my preferred method is below. ##### GUI @@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ Search for featherpad, select the checkbox and press apply: ![Featherpad Installation](static/img/install-featherpad.png) -The Raspberry Pi ships with Featherpad - this is a lightweight text editor. You can open Featherpad from the application launcher and use the file->open menu to get access to files all round the system: +You can open Featherpad from the application launcher and use the file->open menu to get access to files all round the system: ![Featherpad Open File](static/img/featherpad-open.png)