The next headset interface
Original Prototype The original prototype worked fine. clear loud audio…. and one size fits… one… cabling. I would have to reconfigure wiring for any radio – and currently that would…
Just another logging project…
Not long ago, I had a friend ask about an easy way to create an ADIF (Amateur Data Interchange Format) for submittal to LOTW. He had some older files, or…
A Box for Going Places
I’m not normally one to do much with “Go Boxes.” My general opinion of them is primarily that they have their place, but if it takes 2 people to lift…
UMRLog…. updates
I’ve started calling this UMRLog. For now, it’s Icom only. I’m trying to simplify some of the controls and tailor it for contest logging, like field day. Maybe POTA. Lou…
Chrome Browser as rig control and logging…
…because, why not? About a year ago, I bought a Quansheng UV-B5 radio. The fact that the firmware was “open” allowed a host of different features and modifications made it…
Crosspoint Menus
Less tech, more code. I need to test the power supply module I bought (+12 in, +/- 5 out)….. soon. I also need some real buttons to use for the…
Another Crosspoint Update
My brain’s been churning on this one. I want to drive the MT8816, which requires 8 different bits plus a strobe and reset, I need discrete inputs and outputs, I…
Update on the 8816 Crosspoint Switch Project
Finally got my SN74LV8153 chips. Did some coding in the background, but without this chip, it wasn’t value added to mess with it. Mouser is 20 or 30 miles away.…
Yet ANOTHER Project… the MT8816 Crosspoint Switch
This one’s been in the works for a long time. I’ve always wanted to play with some sort of audio routing device. I’ve worked on a number of different airplanes.…
More 705 accessory updates
In addition to the dewalt battery adaptor, I have also started using a 12 lithium jump start pack. In both cases, I had to kludge power cables…. This is a…