PlayOnLinux offers the benefit of installing unrelated Windows™ programs on separate virtual drives, also called «bottles» in CrossOver, a commercial offering similar to the free (as in beer) PlayOnLinux. Here, a slightly different set-up will be presented, as I prefer the use of PlayOnLinux - a front-end for Wine - over using bare metal Wine. It was Ulf Schneid, DK5TX, who made me aware of this by courteously sharing his story on the net, accompanied by Wine instructions. ![]() Minor updates are free of charge for an unlimited period of time. The number of supported contests is fair, but could be better. The name may sound elusive, but Win-Test happens to be the only full-featured contest logging program offering some support for running on Linux, albeit under Wine and at the price of a licensing fee. However, getting set for RTTY contesting under GNU/Linux is kind of challenging. The required signal-to-noise ratio lies between a moderately low -5 to -9 dB in any case, much lower than the +10 dB for SSB! These characteristics render late-night RTTY contesting especially gentle towards family members and nearby neighbours. What is more, you even do not need to listen to RTTY stations in order to work them. There is no need to type a lot, nor do you need to shout your voice hoarse. ![]() ![]() (RTTY) Contesting on GNU/Linux with Win‑Test Serge Stroobandt, ON4AA Copyright 2015–2019, licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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