Compiling WSPR 1.0 by K1JT on Ubuntu Linux
Here's how I managed to compile WSPR from the sources. This may or may not be helpful to you. No guarantee, no warranty, no nothing.
( These instructions are valid (?) for WSPR Version 1.0_r977 by K1JT )
My Linux system is running Xubuntu version 8.40 LTS. You will need many software packages, including ( but not limited to ) Python, gcc, numpy, Pmw, libportaudiov2, libsamplerate0 and gfortran.
Most of these packages can be donwloaded using Ubuntu's package-manager.
Remember to load the development libraries for portaudio and libsamplerate as well.
NOTE: My system had most of them already, so the list above is not complete. Please send me an email if you find something missing from te list.
- Open a shell ( command prompt ) and download WSJT
project from the svn
directory ( WSPR is a part of WSJT package )
mkdir src
cd src
svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/wsjt
cd wsjt/branches/wspr - Run command ./configure If there are any errors ( for example due to missing libraries ), fix them before continuing.
- Now, if the Penguin is with you, you should get all files compiled by typing make If all goes well, you should now have new directories "build" and "WsprMod" under your current directory.
- Start WSPR by typing command python wspr.py
You
should see a screen looking somewhat like this::
- NOTE! Remember to enter your own station details under Setup => Options !! ( There are many bogus K1JTs on the air these days, don't be one of them... )
- I hope that these notes will help you if you choose to try the compile. It may not be easy but it sure is rewarding when you succeed. That's HAM radio!
