I void warranties – LDG Tuner connector upgrade
Disclaimer…. This one’s not a kludge. I have an LDG tuner – one of the 100W models, perfect for QRP or barefoot operation. It has… had… UHF connectors. As you…
More from the Hillbilly Antenna Range: 98 (cent) proof of concept
Once upon a time, someone made a product like this as part of a kit, so this isn’t a major revolution- but I’m not sure if anyone sold this product…
WFView and USB Controllers
I’m frugal… well, ok… I’m cheap. I’ve been running WFView for a while – and I like it because of the cost. you know.. free. In previous posts, I’ve posted…
Portable HF Digital Modes and MacOS Update
I sold the Xiegu – turns out another ham was planning on a mountaintop DXpedition of sorts, so it worked out for both of us. I ended up picking up…
Yet another new OS for radio things
Yeah, I’m drinking the Mac kool aid now. While I still have Linux doing some things and windows PCs around, I bought a Mac for school and because I like…
Adventures in Linux
I know that linux in the ham shack is not a new topic, and has been beat to death. I’ll keep beating that dead horse and document the issues I’ve…
SteppIR Antenna and Station Integration (Update)
Well, the original configuration (SteppIR controller passing commands between the radio and PW-1) worked… for a while. I suspect there was some collision or synchronization that fell out of timing…
SteppIR Antenna thoughts
Background Last year, I acquired a SteppIR “SmallIR 80” antenna… This is their “SmallIR” 20 – 6 vertical, with an additional coil for 30/40/80 meters. I don’t know if it’s…
Still working on the Icom Project
It has been a LONG time since I seriously did any C programming… and structures were something we only vaguely touched on in class. I’ve already used up about 60%…
Icom External VFO and Control – revisited and revised
Well, I’m back to the Arduino <–> Icom projects. I just acquired an Icom 7300 – and found (according to others, as well) that it and the 7610 bury a…