Network Engineering & Ham Radio Ramblings
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
Read moreFirst 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
Read moreFirst 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
Read moreFirst 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
Read moreFirst 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)
Read moreFirst 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
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