[Moon-net] Custom WSJT/Linux

[Joe Taylor]

Hi Lucien and all,

Congratulations on your success in modifying WSJT/Linux for 
your particular station needs!!

F1TE wrote:
> Hello Linux users
> Now I drive antennas-motors directly by WSJT in GS232 protocol.
> With a little modification in Fortran module "astro0.F90", I write
> directly in file "azel.dat", moon tracking data in GS232 format, "Waaa
> eee".
> But other protocols are easily adaptable.

...

> More explanations via direct.
> Has anyone tried to use the current file AZEL.DAT to use a standard
> WSJT?
> 
> WSJT / Linux is super.

In case others may be interested in doing similar things, 
here are a few comments, and an answer to your question:

1. Full access to the WSJT source code is available to anyone.

2. WSJT can be compiled for Windows, as well as Linux and 
FreeBSD, using freely available open-source compilers and 
other software tools.  You can make program changes and 
"compile it yourself," while still maintaining use of your 
preferred operating system.

3. At K1JT I run WSJT (or more frequently, MAP65) together 
with a simple GUI-driven program called "Station.py", 
written in Python.  This program was written explicitly for 
my own station configuration and hardware, but it might give 
you some ideas about how to do similar things for your own 
station.  At K1JT it provides point-and click bandswitching 
over all amateur bands from 1.8 MHz to 10 GHz, as well as 
antenna selection, pointing control, etc.  A screen shot is 
available at 
<http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/Station.jpg>.
I would be happy to make the Python code available to anyone 
interested.

	-- 73, Joe, K1JT