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Random Wire Review 83: March 29, 2024
Links «» Update on uninterruptible power for a hotspot «» Build notes for a hotspot with a Nextion display «» Gadgets «» User error with FTM-300DR Contents 1 — LINKS: System Fusion, WIRES-X, inexpensive C4FM radio, and a Faraday-cloth antenna 2 — UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER FOR HOTSPOT I looked at a few devices suggested by reader… Continue reading
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Random Wire Review 82: March 22, 2024
A little Field Day, a new-to-me radio, a new hotspot build, using the hotspot while mobile, and more. Contents 1 — FIELD DAY: JUNE 22-23, 2024 Straight from the ARRL website: 03/15/2024 The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is “Be Radio Active.” The event will run on June 22 – 23, and it will… Continue reading
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Random Wire Review: March 15, 2024
MMDVM hotspot for YSF-to-DMR (failed) / hotspot YSF2YSF (succeeded) / Mike & Key Hamfest / Unboxing Yaesu FTM-300DR Contents 1 — HOTSPOT UPDATED FOR YSF2DMR WORK I’ve been working on updating my cheap hotspot and it has been a bit of a convoluted journey. Translation: there was no simple, push-button way to get this done. TL;DR — I… Continue reading
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Random Wire Review: March 8, 2024
File server update, setting up WIRES-X, Baofeng on the bench, and my journey into amateur radio A note about Bob Heil K9EID/SK The news of Bob Heil’s passing hit me harder than I expected. I had not realized how much I enjoyed his presence in our hobby. It was more than just what he knew… Continue reading
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Random Wire Review: March 1, 2024
Articles and sites, dipole antenna kit, backing up AllStarLink node settings, plus a deeper drive into building a file server This edition of the Random Wire is a bit heavy on computer-y things. In our modern amateur radio world, there is precious little we can do without computers, so I think it’s entirely valid to… Continue reading
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Random Wire Review: February 23, 2024
Some articles, listing to air traffic, evaluating software, fixing Tailscale, experimenting with a Palm Pilot, and updating my DMR hotspot Contents 1 – Interesting articles 1.1 – Why We Need “Shortwave 2.0” Listening to astronauts talk from space was my entry into radio, and before I was a licensed amateur, I listened to a lot… Continue reading