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IPv6-only fun with Echolink & Wireshark

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023
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Ham Radio, Homelab

First posted 4/2/2023 As 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. I recently revived my NAT64/Tunnelbroker.net homelab and

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FT8 on an original iMac G3?!?

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023
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Ham Radio

First posted 2/5/2023 Ever since sharing the picture of me cleaning my shower while doing an FT8 QSO over at the WSJT-X + Raspberry Pi 4 + VNC write-up, I’ve had many people ask about getting silly mobile devices to

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IPv6-only Windows XP with working DNS & web browser in 2022

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022
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Homelab

First posted 11/20/2022 As 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. Due to a certain mandate from Uncle

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Cisco ASA NAT64 + Cloudflare DNS64 + Mikrotik tunnelbroker.net IPv6-only fun

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022
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Homelab

First posted 11/20/2022 As 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. The Homelab Hiatus is over! I renewed

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Growing a QSL card collection on a budget with only a Technician license

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022
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Ham Radio

First Posted 6/25/2022 Did you know it’s possible for anyone in the US48 to communicate with amateur HF radio operators in other US states, the Caribbean, and South America with only a technician license? Thanks to the ten meter (10m)

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RPi 4 WordPress server with Cloudflare Free via Dynamic WAN IP

December 29, 2021December 31, 2021
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Homelab

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

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New license, new radio!

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021
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Ham Radio

First 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

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Diving into DMR hotspot traffic with Wireshark

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021
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Ham Radio

First 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

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Homelab Hiatus

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021
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Homelab

First 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

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qdmr (DMR code-plug utility) on Raspberry Pi OS & AntiX Linux

July 18, 2021December 12, 2021
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Ham Radio

First 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

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