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[John Pugh <john.pugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/31/2011 10:43 AM, Steve Conklin wrote:
> I ended up with a lot of extra space in a suitcase, so I brought some
> ham gear.
> 
> I have my Softrock Ensemble RX/TX SDR, and have quisk running on my
> laptop. Quisk is unpackaged for Debian/Ubuntu, but it makes a pretty
> easy demo with the softrock.
> 
> I also brought my HT and arrow handheld antenna, so weather permitting,
> we could
> sit by the pool and listen to some satellites.
> 
> I also have my KX1, but I've never had a good experience trying to make
> contacts in a hotel environment.But if anyone at UDS wants to borrow it
> and throw a wire over a palm tree, let me know and I'd be happy to work
> that out.
> 

Didn't think of bringing my arrow antenna, but I did bring my IC92-AD
for what it's worth.

Would be interested in seeing the SDR in action.

JP