KB1OIQ - Andy's Ham Radio Linux download

Latest Version:
- Version 26d: April 2025

Version 26
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Version 26 can be installed on top of Debian Live, Raspberry Pi OS, or any supported flavor of Ubuntu Linux. The supported Linux flavors are listed in the GETTING_STARTED document. An installation script does all of the work.

Please download and READ the installation instructions:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/kb1oiq-andysham/files/v26d/GETTING_STARTED

Watch a video of Andy (KB1OIQ) as he talks about AHRL during a ham radio convention in MA in the summer of 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwuKZK1dKcU&t=2086s

Features

Version 26: uses an installation script instead of a customized ISO file
Contains a large number of amateur radio programs
Amateur Radio menu customized for ease of use
Nothing proprietary (as far as I know)
Software comes from the Ubuntu repositories, PPAs, and source tar files
Now available for the Raspberry Pi 4/5!
GNU Radio Companion and gqrx
FreeDV (free digital voice)
Packet radio software linpac and AX25
Software defined radio receiver with RTL2832 USB dongle
Digital Radio Mondiale (dream)
Learn CW via the Wordsworth method
FT8 via wsjt-x
js8call, js8spotter
Arduino IDE and libraries, plus Fritzing
To update the ham radio software, just run an updated copy of the AHRL installation script!

Project Samples

Software defined radio with gqrx and RTL2832 dongle

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Additional Project Details

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

X Window System (X11)

Registered

2011-05-13

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