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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
kd9cpb
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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Working 10m FT8 with only a technician license and sub-$100 used radio

July 11, 2021July 12, 2021
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Ham Radio

First 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

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An FT8 attempt was made

June 26, 2021July 11, 2021
kd9cpb
Ham Radio

First 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

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Using NX-OS 10.1.2’s new two-stage configuration commit with Netmiko

June 20, 2021June 21, 2021
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Homelab

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. First posted 6/20/2021 A few weeks ago, I went to

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Automating startup/shutdown of a GCP eve-ng homelab with VPN tunnel

May 7, 2021May 13, 2021
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Homelab

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. First posted 5/7/2021 I really love my Google Cloud Platform

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Don’t injure yourself sprinting towards IT certifications

April 25, 2021May 8, 2021
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CCNA Candidate Toolbox

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. First posted 4/25/2021 Exactly 14 years ago, I passed the

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