I have a bit of experience, not at a very deep level, with previous iterations of the Raspberry Pi, (2, 3B, 3B+, 0, W), and they have *all* been fun to mess around with. After a couple years, my interest waned, and I kind of moved on to other things, but just the same ordered one of the Raspberry Pi […]
Update: Before you get started with this post – want to warn you that it is long and probably somewhat boring – the areas outlined below have been covered many times elsewhere on the Internet and, I’m sure, in a lot clearer fashion and with tons of pictures/illustrations. You might want to consider having a look at the CHIRP beginner’s […]
Last month, (March, 2019), we bought a 2015 Forrest River Salem Cruise Lite Travel Trailer, Model T231RKXL to replace our old 1996 5th Wheel. (We still have the old one, slowly transferring all of our “gear” into the new one that will fit). The old one is just over 30′ long, all of which is livable space, and the new […]
I am rebuilding a post from 2017 that was lost after the old blog was hacked/infected. In early 2017, I kept seeing YouTube videos and post from other Amateur Radio Operators about using relatively inexpensive boom microphones and foot switches of more than just reasonable quality – they were all very pleased with the results. I am always alert for […]
OK, so last September I decided to see what I could learn about Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) as my first incursion into the digital voice part of the Amateur Radio Hobby. This was primarily a financially driven decision and there were several relatively inexpensive DMR handhelds that were on the market. Other digital voice radios include DStar, (primarily ICOM), System […]
I’ve mentioned it several times, I am slowly but surely getting involved in the various digital modes associated with the Amateur Radio hobby, but more recently in digital voice. In my case, that means Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) is where I’ve chosen to put part of my study/energy. Unfortunately, a couple of the 2017 posts on this subject were totally […]
Harbor Tool & Freight is selling three different sizes of “Apache” cases that are very durable, and great “bang for the buck”. This 3800, (the largest), was $29.99 and I had a 20% off coupon on top of that, making it an even better deal. I am certain I will be returning, (armed with coupon), to buy another of these. […]
This event occurred Feb 13, 2018 I’m going to start this post by saying there is *nothing* exciting about sending an email in the times we live in – until you can’t… Then it suddenly can become *very* important depending upon your circumstances. The Internet does go down – when it does, Hams have a means of sending email via […]
This event occurred Jan 31, 2018 A project I’ve been thinking of doing for a long spell now is to build a kind of “hotspot” for Ham digital communication on UHF. Glad I waited – technology has been jumping greatly in this arena. Ham Radio Outlet is now selling the Zumspot which was exactly what I needed to pair with […]
This event occurred Dec 22, 2017 Heidi and I were participating in the Sandra Net – and then suddenly we were not. Had to trot to the living room where we had our “backup” VHF radio connected to the J-Pole antenna to complete the net. Well, will take my time. Also want to do the Mars Mod on this radio […]