Author Archives: k9wkd
New blog start. What happened??
I had to rehome my blog on a new server since macOS Catalina is no longer supported by Apple or Brew on my Late 2011 Mac Mini… Sadly, I thought I had backups of my earlier posts but that has … Continue reading
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DMR2YSF – Use your DMR radio with Yaesu System Fusion
This article assumes that you have a DMR radio and a Hot Spot running PI-Star already enabled for use with DMR. Let’s assume that you have a DMR radio and that you are interested in checking out the activity on … Continue reading
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Using a Heil Headset with the Xiegu G90
I want to use my Heil Pro-Micro headset with my Xiegu G90 when operating portable. Normally I would go to the Heil website for information on interfacing my headset to a radio and unfortunately Heil does not have any information … Continue reading
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Xiegu G90 – 20W HF (160M – 10M) SDR Transceiver
First of all I don’t know how to pronounce the name but I am saying XI-Goo. This radio is a very compact HF SDR transceiver (160M to 10M). I have only started playing with it but so far I am … Continue reading
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The 13 Colonies Special Event
The 13 Colonies Special Event occurs annually around the 4th of July. The point of the event is to celebrate our independence from England. It is an event that I look forward to each year. There are stations operating from … Continue reading
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FT-857D Serial Data from Microphone Jack
I added an auto tuner to my go box. While that works great the tuner needs to be connected to the same port on the radio (FT-857D) that is used for connecting to a computer for CAT control. In fact, … Continue reading
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ARRL Field Day 2020
Well the ARRL Field Day is over. It was a very different event this year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be different. No large gatherings meant there wouldn’t be any 33A stations this year. At least I didn’t hear … Continue reading
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Bill’s Shack-in-a-Box
I like the idea of operating a portable HF station. I have on a number of occasions packed up a radio and all of the necessary items to operate remotely (battery, antenna, coax, etc.) It is always an effort and … Continue reading
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KiwiSDR – What is it?
The obvious answer here is that KiwiSDR is a Software Definable Radio but what I think sets it apart from other SDRs is the ease of accessing them over the Internet with a well developed user interface that is controllable … Continue reading
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Remote Amateur Exams
COVID-19 has stopped many activities that we all considered to be part of our normal existence. From going to work, dining out, to taking an Amateur Radio exam. Some clever hams using tools that were developed for the class room … Continue reading
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