APRS Vol 5. The Saga Continues
Maiden voyage was a flop. No tracks appeared at all – I’m not 100% sure if it transmitted, but I’ve had a feeling the audio was weak. Add to that…
Revisiting APRS… vol 4.
I’m far from done. Let’s start there. But… I have made a LOT of progress since I started smoking the first TNC board. Smoked a turkey in that timeframe, too…
APRS – Update 2, or is it Vol 3?
Normally, I’d just edit the previous post when it’s the same day,. but this has a lot to unpack. I pinged a few fellow nerds who I know are prone…
APRS – Update 1
I’ve been doing a LOT of troubleshooting and trying to figure this thing out. Ordered a new breadboard (old one had some shorted lines), and a bunch of wires. Ordered…
APRS… haven’t tackled this in a while
My anytone 578 is acting up. Seems like a bad oscillator. I could do one of two things… I could take it out and try and track down the issue,…
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…
A different radio challenge…
I came across a GR1225 Motorola repeater. We had a use for it, but no one knew what it was set up for. I no longer own a windows XP…
DMR Radio Programming Tool
or “Stupid Excel Tricks”, Part 1 So, the CPS (programming software) for both the Anytone 878 and Connect Systems radios is atrocious… well.. in my opinion. I’m used to Astro…
Stupid Astro tricks, Part 1
Will there be a part 2? we’ll see. At one time, I had several XTL-5000 radios in my truck – and accessories like VRS750s (vehicular repeater) and System 9000 PA…
Mobile Install 3.0… Equipment Installation
In this installation of my rambling… how did I physically install the radios. This one is not entirely groundbreaking. Both pros and well disciplined amateurs have been using modular or…