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FT8 on an original iMac G3?!?

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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GQRX (Nooelec & RTL-SDR utility) on Raspberry Pi OS & AntiX Linux

March 6, 2021March 26, 2021
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Ham Radio

First Posted 3/6/2021 Welcome to the fifth and final installation of the Linux for Hams series of posts! Today we will be installing one of the most popular Software Defined Radio applications, GQRX, on our Linux machines. I’m going to be

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Qtel (Echolink Client) on Raspberry Pi OS & AntiX Linux

February 27, 2021March 26, 2021
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Ham Radio

First Posted 2/27/2021 Welcome to the third installation of the Linux for Hams series of posts! Today we will be installing the most popular Linux Echolink Client known as Qtel onto our machine. I’m going to be using Raspberry Pi

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CHIRP on Raspberry Pi OS & AntiX Linux

February 21, 2021August 1, 2021
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Ham Radio

First Posted 2/21/2021 Welcome to the second installation of the Linux for Hams series of posts! Today I will be taking a copy of my beloved Baofeng UV-82 programmed by the 220MhzGuys about 6 years ago, and cloning it onto

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