Tag: ham radio winlink

Decentralized OTA Micro Blogging

Jan 13, 2023

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Julian OH8STN

in Asynchronous Messaging, Data comms, Digital Communications, Education, Emergency Communications, Grid Down Communications, Ham Radio, Off-grid Comms, Survival & Preparedness

Over-The-Air Micro blogging with ham radio might be the answer to censorship. Hello OperatorsBy now many of us have heard about or read about the censorship campaign outlined in the Twitter files release. Many of us won’t be surprised by this as we are sanctioned social media when sharing topics deemed “no-go”, on various social…
Microsoft Surface or Raspberry Pi field computer?

Nov 3, 2021

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Julian OH8STN

in ALE Automatic Link Exchange, APRS, Digital Communications, Digital QRP, Emergency Communications, Field Comms, Field Radio, Ham Radio, Icom IC-705, Lab599 Siscovery TX-500, Microsoft Surface, Off-grid Comms, Raspberry Pi, Xiegu G90, Xiegu X5105, Yaesu FT-818/FT-817

Hello Operators.In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with a Microsoft Surface for ham radio data mode comms. At the top of my list was the Microsoft Surface Go 2 tablet for use with modes like Winlink, FT8 with JTDX, JS8Call, and other ham…