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 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…
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…
Updates… RUMLog, WSJT, WFView… MacOS
It’s been a while since I’ve run RUMLOG…. but I’ve been using WFView and WSJT-X together with no issues. I wasn’t keen on the logging abilities of WSJT, so I’ve…
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…
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…
MacOS, The X6100, and digital modes
Last time I discussed getting the X6100 working with logging software, and a computer-based display (Wfview). It worked with the 7300 and the Xeigu when plugged into my MacBook Pro…
For lack of a service monitor…
Recently, I had reason to try and check performance on a radio I had acquired, but I had neither a service monitor, nor a second radio like it available (I’m…
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…