Category: Ham Radio

First posted 12/23/2024 The double hamstick dipole situation on my roof was great, but a fairly sizable hailstorm in late spring resulted in almost everyone in our neighborhood needing a new roof (fortunately the antennas & PVC structure survived the

First posted 2/16/2024 The first brand-new computer I ever built for myself had an Abit AAX8E motherboard with a late 2004 Pentium 4 3.2ghz (single-core!) processor, and still remains in my basement to this day. The CMOS battery on it

First posted 10/1/2023 It’s been a very busy summer over here, after a good year and a half since moving away from the condo balcony antennas, I’m finally happy with my setup at the new QTH. Unlike my previous 10m

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

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)

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

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

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