Grid Down or Google down?
Hello Operators. On December 14 2020 billions of people around the world, woke up to their email and other google services being inaccessible. This wasn’t […]
Digital Communications
Xiegu G90 & Winlink Express
Hello Operators Some time ago I was able to get the Xiegu X5105 up and running with Winlink Express. This was a big deal because […]
Xiegu X5105 Xggcomms Digimode-4 HF WeatherFax App on Android
Hello Operators This is another post and video featuring the XGGComms Digimode-4 audio and cat control interface for the Xiegu X5105 and G90. In this […]
Try JS8Call this weekend
Hello Operators.This is perhaps the best weekend to try JS8Call. ATM 40m is open for global comms with relatively low power. Almost all JS8Call activity […]
The Magic of radio
Good morning Operators.Normally I’m trying to share practical things about amateur radio and alternative means of powering our stations at home, and in the field. […]
Less is more! JS8Call 40M Mesh Network
Hello Operators.For the last 24 hours, I’ve bewn running an experiment. An experiment where I am only operating at 25 watts output, but doing so […]
JS8Call Version 2.0 Released
Hello Operators. JS8Call Version 2.0 has been released. This new version has some very cool features including three new Speed Modes, Type Ahead and Much […]
Geostationary Amateur Satellite for EMCOMM QO-100
Hello Operators. Earlier today I received an alert from AMSAT UK on YouTube. They posted a video presentation about the new geostationary amateur satellite QO-100. […]
Portable JS8Call Saturday 12 OCT 2019
Hello Operators. On Saturday October 12 2019, I’ll be operating JS8Call portable, on 40m, during daylight hours. I’ll be operating /P as oh8stn/p with the […]
PAT WinLink Connection over HF on Raspberry Pi
Hello Operators Many operators have been frustrated and duped trying to use Pat winlink on Raspberry Pi, to connect to winlink gateways over HF. View […]