Network Engineering & Ham Radio Ramblings
First Posted 12/31/2021 Earlier this year, I purchased thepibay.org with the intention of creating a WordPress site that encourages Information Technology & Information Security pros to do Raspberry Pi related projects in disadvantaged communities. Thinking about it more, I figured
Read moreFirst posted 12/11/2021 It only took 7 years of procrastination and excuses since getting my tech license in 2014, but as of today, I finally have a General ticket! Not only do I have the new license finally under my
Read moreFirst Posted 10/3/2021 After finally taking the plunge into DMR, I was fascinated with the ability to use my mobile transceiver and WD9BBE’s repeater here in Chicago to make QSOs from afar via the Brandmeister network. The ability to log
Read moreFirst Posted 8/19/2021 I’m super happy to report that I’ll be taking quite the detour from my regular reading list to focus on these awesome Baby University titles with my brand new daughter who was born this past weekend! As
Read moreFirst Posted 3/5/2021, updated 7/18/2021 Welcome to the fourth installation of the Linux for Hams series of posts! Earlier this year, I wrote quite a bit about how I’m a big fan of the Anytone 578 radio, but I’m not
Read moreFirst Posted: 7/11/2021 Last month on ARRL Field Day, I made an attempt at doing 10m FT8 on a budget with mixed results. That was frustrating, but after a few minor changes, I’ve made twenty 10m FT8 contacts between 14
Read moreFirst posted 6/26/2021 Update 7/11/2021: Turns out I had an antenna issue, after getting that squared away, I was able to get many FT8 contacts off my balcony! Full story is now at https://kd9cpb.com/10m-ft8 You may have noticed it’s been
Read moreAs always, opinions in this post are solely those of my own, and not necessarily those of any organization I am currently affiliated with or have been in the past. First posted 6/20/2021 A few weeks ago, I went to
Read moreAs always, opinions in this post are solely those of my own, and not necessarily those of any organization I am currently affiliated with or have been in the past. First posted 5/7/2021 I really love my Google Cloud Platform
Read moreAs always, opinions in this post are solely those of my own, and not necessarily those of any organization I am currently affiliated with or have been in the past. First posted 4/25/2021 Exactly 14 years ago, I passed the
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